The War in Vietnam (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1965)

Description

The original release sheet reads: The WAR IN VIETNAM "Operation Piranha" throws an assault force of US MARINES against a pocket of VietCong on the Batangan Peninsula, 20 miles south of Chu Lai. With helicopters and amphibious craft, the MARINES push Red forces inland where South VietNamese troops await them. In one of the fiercest hand-to-hand engagements of the War, more than 100 VietCong are vanquished. PICK OF BEAUTY CROP The new "Miss America" is chosen at Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the fairest of them all is "Miss Kansas - 19-year-old Deborah Bryant. Selected over 49 other candidates for the title. Miss Bryant aims to become a Doctor of Medicine. If she reaches this M.D. goal - her patients ought to find being ill little less painful...Long Live the Queen. SPORTS SPAIN - AUSTRALIA WIN US TENNIS TITLES Manuel Santana becomes the first player from Spain ever to win the tennis championship of the United States and Margaret Smith of Australia proves that she is TOP woman player as she adds the American title to the Wimbledon crown she already wears. Santana sets back Cliff Drysdale of South Africa, while Miss Smith takes the measure of Billie Jean Moffitt of the United States.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library