The "Human Bomb" (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1965)

Description

The original release sheet reads: THE "HUMAN BOMB" For ten days, Nguyen Van Chin, a South Vietnamese civilian, was a walking booby trap while doctors pondered on how to remove a live grenade from his back. Finally, a bomb-proof operating room was constructed with sandbags. Using six-inch scalpels and probes, a team of three doctors spent 13 anxious minutes removing the live grenade and turning it over to a bomb disposal unit. Asks Van Chin: "When can I go home?" PRINCESS MEG TOURS Princess Margaret of Britain is Seeing America at last and she begins in San Francisco - first stop on her three-week official visit. She rides a cable car and a Hovercraft and visits a nuclear laboratory before continuing her nation-wide tour. SPORTS FOOTBALL ARKANSAS PARBOILS RICE: The Arkansas Razorbacks me it 20 straight victories as they grind Rice into the dust...31 to 0. Jon Brittenum and Bobby Burnett star for Arkansas as the Razorback defensive squad stops all Rice attacks. UCLA IS NEARER ROSE BOWL: The California team take on the Washington Huskies and they have to come from behind - 24 - 14 at the Half - to squeak through 28 to 24. Gary Beban runs for sixty yards and then passes for sixty more to score two late touchdowns. Everything is coming up Rose Bowl for UCLA.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library