Universal Newsreel Volume 25, Release 574, Part 2

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The original release sheet reads: 1. MISS UNIVERSE / FINNISH BLONDE WINS WORLD BEAUTY CROWN: LONG BEACH, CA - The most beautiful girl in the world . . . eighteen-year-old Armi Kuusela, of Finland, chosen from lovelies of thirty nations. Presented with a jeweled crown once worn by an Empress, Miss Universe is the winner of a starring film contract, among other honors. 2A/B. INTERNAL REVENUE POSTS FILLED: NEW YORK - Secretary of the Treasury Snyder inducts three new local district directors, to succeed political incumbents. / NEW JET INTERCEPTOR "STARFIRE," UNVEILED: CALIFORNIA - The "Starfire", our most powerful single-engine plane, is displayed. Radical armament . . . all rockets, no guns . . . and electronic control, to smash any foe. 3A/B. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — WEIGHT LIFTERS SHOW MUSCLES: NEW YORK - Double-barreled event in the grunt and groan category. Olympic hopefuls compete for a berth on the Helsinki team. Winner is John Davis of Brooklyn, undefeated in world competition including last Olympics—for 14 years. Also on agenda—Mr. America contest: Be-muscled he-men ripple their torsos, to the delight of the girls. / OLYMPIC TRIALS: LOS ANGELES - At Olympic team trials, records fall, as top field and track men battle for places on this year's Olympic team. Winners include Mal Whitfield, Harrison Dillard, and other amateur stars. Heartbreak for favored Craig Dixon in the hundred-ten-meter hurdles. He stumbles, falls, at the next to the last hurdles. One of the strongest U.S. teams ever . . . emerges to face Russians for the first time in international competition. (LOCAL – MINNEAPOLIS/CHICAGO) SINGING GOOD-WILL AMBASSADORS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library