Straight Up "Vertijet" (Universal Newsreel, May 1957)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. STRAIGHT UP "VERTIJET" - At Edwards Air Force Base, Cal., the Air Force shows its newest experimental plane, a vertical take-off jet that never touches the ground. It takes off and lands from a tilting platform, gentle as a feather–but boasts delta-wing performance when airborne. 2A/B/C. IKE GREETS DIEM - Viet Nam's President Ngo Oinh Diem of Viet Nam is greeted by President Eisenhower at the airport–a rare honor–as the Asian anti-Communist leader arrives for a 4-day visit of state. / SWISS GUARDS - In the Vatican, 28 new members of the Swiss Guards, for centuries protectors of the Pope–are sworn in with traditional ceremony, in the presence of high Church dignitaries. / AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS - All Austria goes to the polls to elect the country's 3rd post-war President. Dr. Adolf Schärf is elected after a campaign of politeness–the sole issue, should the President be a politician? 3. WATCH FASHIONS, shown in Switzerland's Trade Fair–featuring stunning bracelets and rings with minuscule but precise timepieces concealed in them, as well as men's watches with built-in flashlights and parking timers. 4A/B. SPORTS — HYDROPLANE OUTING - The unlimited hydroplanes, big fellows of boat racing, have their first outing of the year on Lake Chelan. Slo-Mo-Shun V. Shanty I, and other famous names compete in the Apple-Cup-Race. The winner, Maverick, after a torrid speed battle. / MOTORBIKE HILL-CLIMB - The mechanized bronco-busters battle the law of gravity on a new, near-vertical course outside Lewiston, Idaho. 35 daredevils tackle the hill, but it's still mountain-goat country.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library