Viet Sweep (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1967)

Description

The original release sheet reads: VIET SWEEP "Operation Pershing" sweeps across the Bong Son plain in South Vietnam, to route a huge Viet Cong force. Village civilians are caught between the two fighting forces and several Viet Cong suspects are found, injured Villages treated, and the village is burned. CORAL SEA U.S. attack carrier Coral Sea is welcomed home in San Francisco after 109 days of war in Vietnam. Five thousand loved ones greet the happy crew. Fifteen pilots do not return. The carrier launched 83 hundred combat sorties against North Vietnam. LBJ SIGNS President Johnson signs into law, the 25th constitution amendment which assures continuity in the executive branch in case of disabled President or Vice-Presidential vacancy. Sixteen times in history, the U.S. has been without a Vice-President. QUAKER MISSION Seven American pacifists sail out of Japan aboard the yacht "Phoenix," bound for the North Vietnamese part of Haiphong. Despite Red Cross warnings and without State Department clearance, the Quaker-sponsored group intends to bring medical supplies. PAPER PLANES The First International Paper Airplane contest draws 11 thousand entries from all over the world. Four divisions of competition: duration aloft, distance flown, aerobatic, and origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. It's a fantastic "fly-off!" DIOR HATS Christian Dior's summer line of hats draws inspiration from Africa, complimenting current Kaftan and Bou Bou dress fashions. Diro's colors capture African sunsets and greenery, his stylings the continent's mystery and allure. FIGURE SKATING Dazzling figure skating highlights the First Canadian Winter Games at Quebec City. The games are patterned as a "minor Olympics." Ontario is the overall winner as Pair Dance, and men and women's figure skating gold medalists cut the ice. MOTORCYCLE The Third International Winter Motorcross motorcycle race is a tricky and dangerous sport in Vimperk, Czechoslovakia. The top riders of Europe are entered, and battle, snow, mud, jumps, and bumps in a rugged race that's not for the faint-hearted.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library