Universal Newsreel Volume 36, Release 27, Part 2

Description

The original release sheet reads: KING HASSAN AT WHITE HOUSE King Hassan II of Morocco arrives in Washington for a two day visit with President Kennedy. Union Station concourse is cleared for the welcoming ceremonies, after which there is a gala parade through the sunny, springtime-like streets of the nation's capital. ONE-MAN HELICOPTER A one-man helicopter called the "gyro-copter" is introduced in Florida as a possible boon to long-distance fishermen. Easily maneuverable and carrying a load of 250 pounds (pilot included), it operates about as easily as an outboard motorboat, but with far greater range. PIGEON RACE HERALDS OPENING OF "THE BIRDS" Alfred Hitchock's "The Birds" opens on Broadway, and the director with his new star Tippi Hedren, opens the cages for 1,000 pigeons. They take off for home in the Alfred Hitchock Homing Pigeon Handicap, celebrating the opening of the film. SPORTS BRITISH BOATING CLASSIC England's inter-collegiate sport classic, The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race starts off with favored Cambridge well ahead. But the Oxford crew, stroked by American Duncan Spencer forge ahead and cross the finish line an easy winner in the century-old rivalry. YESTERDAY'S BIG STORY In April 1945, Harry S. Truman was sworn in as President of the United States just four hours after the sudden death of Franklin D. Roosevelt shocked and saddened the free world. Men and women wept openly as the funeral procession moved slowly through the streets of Washington en route to the final resting place at Hyde Park, New York.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library