Cardinal Spellman (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1967)

Description

The original release sheet reads: CARDINAL SPELLMAN Francis Cardinal Spellman, 78, dies of a sudden stroke. As Vicar General of the U.S. Armed Forces, he spent Christmas with the troops for the past 16 years. All 7 American Cardinals will attend his funeral. Pope Paul and world leaders express their sympathy. FIRE The main mail-exchange building in Melbourne, Australia, is swept by fire. Two thousand employees flee the burning building, two are rescued from the roof. A million dollars in damage is done by the flames. LBJ President Johnson frolics with his 5-month-old grandson, Patrick Lyndon Nugent, in the Chief Executive's White House office. The youngster is the son of the President's daughter, Luci, and her husband, Pat Nugent, and he loves to visit Grandpa. FOG Experimental simulating landings on a test-flight machine at the University of California, help develop new runway lights for safer landings at airports covered by fog. HELICOPTER A giant "Skycrane" helicopter lifts a 5-ton section of ski-lodge, transporting it from trailer truck to mountainside foundation in a matter of minutes. It's one of the biggest air lifts of its kind. TIGHTROPE French tightrope-walker Henri Rechatin attempts a tightrope balancing endurance records, cramped on a wire 360 feet over a lake, where he plans to stay for two weeks! FASHIONS Latest ski fashions for "snow bunnies" are shown and they include jumpsuits, stretch suits, and quilted racing jackets. For going to and from: a calfskin poncho. ARMY-NAVY Underdog Navy upsets Army, 19-14, in their traditional inter-Service battle in Philadelphia's Kennedy Stadium. Brilliant passing by Navy quarterback John Cartwright plus tight pass defense gains the win. Army's sophomore quarterback Jim O'Toole leads a Cadet fourth-quarter drive for two T.D.'s but it's too little, too late.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library