Largest Radio Transmitter Is Dedicated (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1953)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. LARGEST RADIO TRANSMITTER IS DEDICATED: WASHINGTON - The Navy opens the largest radio transmitter in the world. Chairman David Sarnoff of RCA, an old Marconi operator, taps out the first message over the million-watt transmitter, which can contact a ship, plane or installation anywhere on the globe. 2A/B/C/D. AMMUNITION EXPLOSION: FRANCE - 200 hundred tons of high explosives go up near Strasbourg in one of the greatest munitions explosions since the war. 6 perish in the blast which shattered windows for miles around. / NAVY AIR POWER SHOW: CALIFORNIA - The Navy celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Wright Brother's flight with a show ranging from World War I Jennies to jets of today. A flashing display of precision flying by the famed "Blue Angels" thrills the crowd. / VARIETY CLUBS' AWARDS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the Variety Clubs present their 11th annual Humanitarian awards. To Dr. Selman Waksman, discoverer of streptomycin and to Jane Froman, whose comeback after a crippling plane accident makes her entertainment personality of the year. / SANTA CLAUS PARADE: SEATTLE - A gala Santa Claus parade officially opens the Yule season here. Tots are thrilled as 30 towering balloons representing favorite figures of fairy tales and comic books go by. Santa himself appears drawn by four real reindeer. 3A/B/C. FOOTBALL — ILLINOIS-NORTHWESTERN: EVANSTON, IL - Big 10 honors at stake as Illinois meets Northwestern. Ken Miller, J. C. Caroline and teammates display grid greatness—although they lose the Rose Bowl bid--as they trample Northwestern, 39-14. / PRINCETON-DARTMOUTH: PRINCETON, NJ - In the thirty-third edition of the classic Ivy League rivalry, the Big Green twists the Tigers tail, racking up the overwhelming score of 34-12. / MARYLAND-ALABAMA: COLLEGE PARK, MD - Mighty Maryland takes the field against Alabama, and then the Terps run up a 21-0 score to finish the season unbeaten, only major collegiate team with a perfect record. (LOCAL – KANSAS CITY) KANSAS-MISSOURI.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library