Kennedy Tours West (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1962)

Description

The original release sheet reads: KENNEDY TOURS WEST On a whirlwind tour through the West, President Kennedy takes part in conservation dam projects and visits Yosemite National Park. He presides at dedication ceremonies at the huge Oahe Reservoir project at Pierre, S.D., and the Fryingpan-Arkansas projects at Pueblo, Colorado. He winds up his busy tour at the New irrigation dam being built at Los Banos, California. INDIA CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Prime Minister Nehru presides at India's 15th Anniversary of Independence and tells 100,000 Indians that they must pledge themselves to fight any encroachment by Red China on her northern border. BEAUTY IS AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR "Miss Australia," a 21-year-old beauty, is the victor over 51 other beauties in the "MISS INTERNATIONAL" Beauty of 1963 Contest. Herself a refugee from the Reds, she intends to work with refugees. ALONZO STAGG--100 YEARS YOUNG "The Grand Old Man" of football marks his 100th Birthday as dinners are held in his honor from coast-to-coast, He gave up tennis in his 80's and stopped mowing his lawn when he was 98. SPORTS "JAIPUR" WINS TRAVERS STAKES It's a two horse race right from the start at "JAIPUR" and "RIDAN" battle it out together neck-and-neck. The pace smashes the Travers' record set by MAN 'O WAR in 1920 and equals the track record. "JAIPUR" has wings on his hooves.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library