The Fiftieth State (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1959)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. THE FIFTIETH STATE - In a multiple pen signing at the White House, President Eisenhower proclaims and acclaims HAWAII, the 50th state, and unfurls the new Old Glory that will fly on July Fourth, next. 2. THE ROCKEFELLER WEDDING - Steven Rockefeller takes his bride in Soegne, Norway, in the happy climax of a modern fairy tale. 3. ARLINGTON HANDICAP - Round Table sets a new world record for the mile and three sixteenths in a photo finish at Chicago's Arlington Park. 4. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO - The burning of the luxury liner Morro Castle provided a grim end to summer 1934. Summer had its happier moments, too: James Farley opened a new Post Office in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Lawson Little began his big career on the links. Vanderbilt Yacht, Rainbow, came back after two losses to sweep four in a row and retain the America's Cup over the British entry Endeavour. A new plane came off the drawing board for a successful flight and back to obscurity; another inventor tried his wings and went down. The "God Old Times" had their tragic, happy and zany moments.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library