New U.S. Air Defenses Guided Missiles (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1955)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. NEW U.S. AIR DEFENSES GUIDED MISSILES ring Chicago, newest of America's cities to be guarded by batteries of Nike air destroyer rockets. Crews maintain 24-hour alert from underground bastions, ready to send their lethal charges hurtling aloft within minutes of any alarm.—RADAR TOWERS AT SEA near completion, extending America's defense perimeter far into the Atlantic. Similar to off-shore oil drilling platforms, "Texas Towers" 100 miles out will house 30-man crews and the latest radar equipment. Watchmen of the sea frontier. 2A/B/C/D. NEWS AROUND THE WORLD KOREAN RIOTS CONTINUE as mobs seek to force the withdrawal of Communist Czech and Polish members of the truce inspection commission. U.S. troops stand-off rioters with tear gas. / INDIANS MARCH ON GOA, Portuguese enclave on Indian soil, in a demonstration of "passive resistance" to force cession of the colony to India. Border guards open fire, killing 22. / HIGH FLYING HELICOPTERS soar over the French Alps in training exercises for mountain rescue work. A new sky frontier conquered by the "whirly-birds" against a setting of scenic grandeur. / DOG OF THE YEAR is honored for heroism in Chicago. Taffy, a brave cocker spaniel, rescued his little master, 3-year-old Stevie Wilson of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, from a fall into a frozen lake. 3A/B. SPORTS WEST EUROPEAN CANOE CHAMPIONSHIPS on the canal at Zaandam, Holland. Top honors go to the Austrian boatmen in the 2-man Kayak race, covering 6 miles in 43 minutes. / SWIM MARK SHATTERED TWICE in the same race by 2 Dutch mermaids, teen-agers who topple the standing mark for the one-mile free-style. The new record, only 22 minutes, 5½ seconds.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library