Civil Planes Grounded in Defense Alert (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1961)

Description

The original release sheet reads: CIVIL PLANES GROUNDED IN DEFENSE ALERT The largest air defense maneuvers ever held in the Western world has all civilian aircraft grounded for a 12-hour period. From Los Angeles to Idlewild, airports are strangely silent as nearly 3,000 flights, involving tens of thousands of passengers, are cancelled for the joint U.S.-Canadian defense test. Eighteen hundred fighters make more than 6,000 sorties in repelling "enemy bombers". FREE CHINA MARKS ANNIVERSARY Chiang Kai-Shek, leader of the Free Chinese on Taiwan, heads the celebration on the Ireland of the 50th Anniversary for the overthrow of the Machu [Manchu] dynasty. 10,000 take part in a colorful pageant. SHAH OF IRAN VISITS DE GAULLE The Middle Eastern ruler is received with all the pomp and ceremony at France's command as he arrives in paris for a 3-day state visit with his wife who was once a student in the city. FASHION PARADE Fashion designers in Spain are late entrants in the international haute couture sweepstakes. But for the Fall season they are making a big splash with some striking fashions. SPORTS FOOTBALL NOTRE DAME 30 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 The Trojans surprised everyone a week ago by almost upsetting Iowa, run up against something different as they meet Notre Dame and go down to a 30 to 0 whitewash. MICHIGAN STATE 28 - MICHIGAN 0 Michigan State appears to be on the way to national honors as they swamp Michigan 28-0. With a clutch of fast-moving backs, the Spartans dominate most of the gameand play an unbelievably smooth game of pigskin punishment.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library