Preview of Space for U.S. Astronauts (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1959)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. PREVIEW OF SPACE FOR U.S. ASTRONAUTS - At Langley Research Center, Virginia, the 7 Astronauts chosen for America's man-in-space program inspect developments in the passenger satellite program, and get a taste of zero-gravity in a special flight. 2A/B/C/D. COLIN KELLY 3RD - Son of America's first combat hero of World War II, enters West Point, a distinguished name in the class of '63, but he is there strictly on merit, after passing a competitive exam. / PRESIDENT DE GAULLE IN AFRICA - President De Gaulle tours former French colonies in Africa, now heading towards independence. His "fence-mending" trip to meet the colonial problem comes while another crisis looms at home with the withdrawal of U.S. warplanes from French bases. / SAAR REUNITED WITH GERMANY - The rich industrial region of the Saarland, under French economic control since World War II ends, and is reunited with West Germany in a major shift of frontiers in Free Europe. / EUROPE'S LARGEST BRIDGE - And France's first toll bridge, is readied for its gala dedication with a final load test. Long lines of heavily laden trucks and tankers crawl across it in an impressive demonstration. 3. SPORTS — NATIONALS WIN ALL-STAR GAME – 5-4 - The 26th All-Star Classic, at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, turns into a see-saw slug-fest, as the Nats break a 3-all tie in the bottom of the seventh, the A's pull ahead in the next frame, and the Nats surge back in a thrilling rally capped by Willie Mays' booming triple.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library