Washington Spotlight (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1965)

Description

The original release sheet reads: WASHINGTON SPOTLIGHT The White House continues to explore all angles to end the Vietnam war. Ambassador-at-large Averell Harriman reports to the President and Dean Rusk on private talks he had in Moscow with Soviet leaders. Mr. Harriman held out little hope for peace from that source. The President takes time out to greet nearly 10,000 college students on the White House lawn. He hails the students, working in Washington during the summer, as "fellow revolutionaries" and says: "He, too, is impatient with the present." NEW FIREFIGHTER TESTED The Air Force has developed a new fire truck that is capable of smothering fire in a burning plane within ten seconds after it arrives at the scene. One of its turret jets throws a thousand gallons of water foam from 230 feet away. DEEP-DIVING SUB A SUCCESS With the mysterious ocean depths remaining as one of man's last unexplored frontiers, new research vessels are being developed. The Navy's "Alvin" is one of these and it makes a maiden dive 6,000 feet down off the coast of the Bahamas. FASHIONS THE "SQUARE" LOOK The summer in Paris has been unusually cold, but fashion designers have been staying ahead of the weather by unveiling their Fall coat and suit designs. The "SQUARE" look is not for squares!! but for the high-fashion conscious who like to stay ahead of the times and trends. SPORTS THIS IS A MODEL SPORT The Germans hold a competition for remote-controlled seaplane models and the entrants come up with planes that even outdo their big brothers. YACHTSMEN GO TO SCHOOL The famous yachting school at Clarksburg has trained 50,000 young men in the last 30 years. This latest crop or class shows how it is to be initiated into one of man's most adventurous sports.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library