Service Schools Graduations (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1959)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SERVICE SCHOOLS GRADUATIONS - Traditional commencement ceremonies at the Service schools. Highlights of the colorful and stirring observances include the graduation at West Point of Pete Dawkins with outstanding academic and athletic honors, one of the Military Academy's most distinguished graduates ever–and at Annapolis, the first midshipmen ever to be sworn in to the Army! 2A/B. CLEVELAND HIT BY FLASH FLOODS - Sudden torrential rains sweep Cleveland bringing flash floods that tie traffic and communications at the peak of rush hour. Many homes are devastated–property damages reach $2 million–and many are injured or suffer shock and exposure. / RED CHINA ELECTS NEW CHIEF - In Peiping, elaborately staged elections for Mao Tse Tung's successor as formal chief of state are followed by a "people's celebration" on a massive and truly impressive scale. 3. "PARTHIA" WINS RICHEST EPSOM DERBY - Derby Day, and the 180th running of Britain's turf classic is in the tradition of holiday mood, colorful spectacle, and stirring sports excitement as 2 British colts, faced by strong French challengers, fight out a sensational stretch battle. "Parthia," the winner, takes the richest Derby purse ever.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library