First Cavalry (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1967)

Description

The original release sheet reads: FIRST CAVALRY U.S. First Cavalry troops clash with North Vietnamese regulars on the central coastal plain of South Vietnam, near Bong Son. Heavy automatic weapons and sniper fire pin down our men. Two are killed, thirteen wounded. Four of the enemy are also killed. AUSTRALIAN FLOODS Queensland, in Northern Australia, experiences widespread damaging floods after three days of torrential rains. More than four thousand people are evacuated. Farms are ruined, many head of cattle are drowned. Up to fifty inches of rain pelted the area. RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS The world's largest helicopter, a Russian "Mil-Ten," shows its potential in London by lifting a bus, complete with 28 passengers. Nicknamed "The Flying Crane," the giant 'copter can handle up to twenty tons with ease. ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE Braving snow and low temperatures, some 120 thousand march up Fifth Avenue in the annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade. 122,000 marchers trudge the frigid three-mile route while more thousands along the route cheered the hardy procession. CELEBRITY SCULPTURES Italian journalist Bruno Marini's hobby is carving clay statuettes of famous contemporary figures. President De Gaulle joins Stalin, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Khrushchev...and Sinatra! RHODESIAN FASHIONS In Salisbury, Rhodesia, they observe their first "National Fashion Week," showing clothes designed and made there. Included in the collection: swim suits, play-suits, and slacksuits. Also evening dresses, cocktail trouser suits, and matching evening ensembles. NCAA BASKETBALL The Eastern Regional finals have Boston College matched against the University of North Carolina. The Tar Heels win, 96 to 80 and advance to meet Dayton. UCLA, with Lew Alcindor, is the tournament favorite, aiming for their third title in a row. SKI RACE World Cup Skiing Competition in Vail, Colorado, as France, led by incredible Jean-Claude Killy squeezes by a scrappy Austrian team. Austria's Erika Schinegger places first in the women's down-hill. Killy has already won the Men's Cup. The U.S. finished third. WELL RESCUE 2-year old Theresa Fragia is rescued from a 28-foot well in her Texas backyard, after spending nine hours trapped there. Rescue workers had to dig a parallel shaft, then tunnel through to the girl. She was miraculously unhurt except for a few scratches.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library