Kennedy on Telstar (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1962)

Description

The original release sheet reads: KENNEDY ON TELSTAR: EUROPE SEES NEWS CONFERENCE In the first formal test of the new communication satellite, President Kennedy's News Conference is carried "live" to European countries - a new era in instant global news. FIRST LADY AT PLAY: SHE JOINS ASTRONAUT JOHN GLENN AT WATER SKIING An intimate portrait of the Kennedys at play as a full complement of the family, from the President's father to a bevy of children, watch Mrs. Kennedy and Astronaut John Glenn put on a water-skiing exhibition. SPORTS P.G.A. GOLF TITLE: GARY PLAYER TAKES CROWN It's a battle right down to the last hole as Bob Goalby battles Gary Player for the professional crown. Player wins by one stroke on the 18th green while Arnold Palmer can do no better than 17th place. UNITED STATES DOWNS RUSSIA: RECORDS FALL AT TRACK MEET In an international exchange, a Soviet team meets a U.S. group in a California meet. The U.S. beats the Soviet trackmen, but the Russian's Valeri Brumel breaks his own world record with a leap of 7 feet 5". Jim Beatty of the U.S. sets an American record in the 1,500-meter run.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library