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Universal Newsreel Release Dates Feb 23, 1961 - Mar 20, 1961
Headline
Universal Newsreel Release Dates Feb 23, 1961 - Mar 20, 1961
Clip Code
CI-20115
Description
Universal Newsreel Release Dates Feb 23, 1961 - Mar 20, 1961
Keywords
Resolution:
SD
Width:
720
Height:
480
Decades:
1960s
Years:
1961
Summary:
Feb 23, (Release 17)- SPACE PROGRAM ADVANCES: the Project Mercury astronauts are weeded down to three candidates; Europe's gala carnival merry-making; Ray Patterson wins the New York Golden Gloves.TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGOAmateur rocketeers attempt a mail-carrying ROCKET PLANE; a tribute to movie pioneer CARL LAEMMLE, SR.; fashions inspired by international affairs.
Feb 27, (Release 18)- King Mohammed V of Morocco dies, to be succeeded by his son; Queen Elizabeth's tour of India is welcomed; ROYAL FAMILY'S FILM NIGHT; BIRTHDAY SCENES OF JAPAN'S PRINCE HIRO; DIOR SUMMER FASHION PREVIEW; the German Alpine Championships at Garmisch.
Mar 2, (Release 19)- KENNEDY LAUNCHES PEACE CORPS at his news conference; MILLION MOURN MOROCCO KING MOHAMMED V; KENNEDY JOINS VARIETY CLUBS: At the White House, President Kennedy is presented with a membership card in the Variety Clubs; PARIS FASHION PREVIEW; BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING: the PITTSBURGH PIRATES and LOS ANGELES ANGELS.
Mar 6, (Release 20)- TORNADO RIPS CHICAGO; the 100th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration in the nation's capital; Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on a mammoth tiger hunt in Nepal; the President of the French National Assembly arrives; NIXON VISITS IKE at Palm Springs; the Knights of Columbus track meet; in Detroit, the 58th Annual Bowling Congress opens.
Mar 9, (Release 21)- POLARIS SUB has set an underwater cruising record of 66 days and 22 hours; X-15 SETS NEW SPEED RECORD of 2,905 m.p.h.; GAS TURBINE DREAM CAR is exhibited; the International Flower Show draws throngs; EASTER FASHION PARADE in a Spanish Monastery Garden; WOMEN JOCKEYS RACE IN FRANCE; bull riding in Mexico.
Mar 13, (Release 22)- President Kennedy outlines the program and goals of the Peace Corps.TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From the Ohio Valley and Western Pennsylvania north to Maine; one of the worst flood disasters.
Mar 16, (Release 23)- India dispatches 4,700 crack combat troops to join United Nations forces in the Congo; ICE RESCUE ON ST. LAWRENCE; Mayor Willy Brandt of West Berlin meets President Kennedy in the White House; the Eastern Golden Gloves finals; CANADA DEFEATS U.S.S.R. IN WORLD HOCKEY.
Mar 20, (Release 24)- President Kasavubu of the Congo is hailed by throngs in Leopoldville on his return from Madagascar; over 2,000 film notables attend the annual Golden Globe Awards Banquet; the Air Force marks the introduction of its first supersonic jet training plane; Spring hat fashions; INTERNATIONAL WEIGHT LIFTING: 8 records are shattered in Moscow.
