August 12, 1957.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Universal Newsreels ; Release 66

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

Spies.

Holland (Historical Place).

United States.

Local Subjects:

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

Spies.

Holland (Historical Place).

United States.

Genre:

Newsreel

Physical Description:

1 online resource (7 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Neighborhood:Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Universal Pictures Company, 1957.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

TOP-RANKING RED SPY CHIEF CAPTURED Rudolf Ivanovich Abel is arraigned in Brooklyn, charged with being a Colonel in Russia's secret service, and the highest-ranking Red spy ever arraigned in the United States. HOOVER'S BIRTHDAY. Former President Herbert Hoover celebrates his 83rd birthday in San Francisco aboard the S.S. President Hoover. SHIP LAUNCHING. In Holland, the greatest sideways launching in European ship-building makes a big splash. SNARK STAND-IN. In Florida, the Air Force tests a guided missile launching platform with a low-cost dummy stand-in for the giant Snark. COAST COIFFURES. San Francisco's hair stylist Grive creates much ado about hair-do's with his original ideas, ranging from Parakeet feathers to a Swept-Wing styling complete with rear lights and bumper! WORLD OF SPORTS TAM O'SHANTER GOLF. In Chicago, Sam Snead and Dick Mayer go into the last round of the world golf championships. Snead misses a last-putt chance to tie, and Mayer takes the crown. GOLF CUP HYDROPLANES. On Seattle's Lake Washington, the unlimited hydroplanes thunder in torrid competition for the Gold Cup, most coveted speedboat trophy. The winner, Miss Thriftway. ALL-STAR FOOTBALL. The New York Giants, pro grid champions, battle the College All-Stars in pouring rain at Chicago's Soldier Field. The pros win the grid season preview, 22-12.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).

OCLC:

859525051