Fleet Units to Suez (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1956)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. FLEET UNITS TO SUEZ: ENGLAND - As the West ponders means to counter Nassers' seizure of the Suez Canal, a vital threat to Britain's life-line to the Middle East, fleet units are removed from mothballs, and aircraft carriers hastily dispatched to the crisis area, to stand ready for action. 2. 1,900 M.P.H. ROCKET PLANE: CALIFORNIA - Ninety thousand feet over Muroc Dry Lake, the Air Force's newest experimental rocket plane, the X-2, accelerates to an incredible 1,900 m.p.h.–it's skin, of a new alloy metal, successfully withstanding the enormous heat produced by its speed, the "thermal barrier." An historic first, that's marked at the Air Force Association convention in New Orleans with the citation of test pilot Lt. Col. Frank Everest. 3A/B. ATOMIC FOOD PRESERVATION: ILLINOIS - At Argonne National Laboratories, atomic radiation produced by super voltage electron beams is used to preserve food in an amazing new process, that enable storage of meats and vegetables for months at room temperature. / MONKEY SHINES AT ZOO: DETROIT - A new miniature railroad goes into service at the 122-acre Detroit Zoo, with Julius the Chimp serving as conductor, while a trainload of kids spend a day with the animals, including friendly bears and ostriches. 4. WATCH FASHIONS: NEW YORK - Four centuries of progress by the veteran watch-makers of Switzerland are highlighted by a historical exhibition and very contemporary fashion show. The contrast from 10-pound "turnips" to minute gems for milady's wrist is stylishly set forth. 5. DARING DIVERS ANTICS: SEATTLE - The Diving Maniacs get Seattle's annual Seafair celebration off to a flying start with a combination of clowning and dare-deviltry that dissolves the crowd in mirth. Merry madcaps make a splash with high, wide and handsome antics off the high board.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library