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Newsreels: 1947 - June 19
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keywords: Princeton College, Graduation Day, President Harry S. Truman, Physicist Albert Einstein, Airline Travel, Pan American World Airways, Pan Am, Clipper America, Lockheed Constellation, Fashion Design, 1940's Hat Styles, Sports, Tennis, Bobby Riggs, Solo Tennis, Japan, Sumo Wrestling, Haguroyama, Pro Cycling, Bicycle Race, Bicycle Crash
Synopsis: President Harry S. Truman Urges Universal Military Training, Pan Am Clipper America Begins World Air Service, New Fall Hat Designs For Milady Take Center Stage, Tennis Player Bobby Riggs Demonstrates Solo Tennis, Battle Of The Sumo Wrestling, Bone Jarring Spills Mar Bicycle Race Classic...(read more)
- Date: 1947
- Duration: 00:06:58
- Sound: Partial
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Europe, Australia, Japan
President Harry S. Truman Urges Universal Military Training
President Truman receives an honorary law degree and then speaks on the issue of universal military training.
Pan Am Clipper America Begins World Air Service
A Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) “Clipper America” takes off from LaGuardia Field on the first leg of a new round-the-world passenger service. The plane is a Lockheed Constellation or Connie. City and airline officials bid god speed to the plane and to the well known publishers making the trip.
New Fall Hat Designs For Milady Take Center Stage
Florence Reischman displays her collection of fall millinery inspired by the new U-I picture, “Ivy,” starring Joan Fontaine. Milady will be definitely a la mode when topped with these alluring creations. Lady hat fashions in the 1940’s.
Tennis Player Bobby Riggs Demonstrates Solo Tennis
Bobby Riggs plays tennis with an invisible partner. This one-man tennis game, devised in Australia, proves unbeatable. Every time you hit the ball, it comes right back to you.
Battle Of The Sumo Wrestling
Sumo wrestling is strictly Oriental, and strictly unique. Some of these grunt-and-groan boys have looks which would kill, not to mention the novel holds and clinches they use.
Bone Jarring Spills Mar Bicycle Race Classic
A veritable plague of bone-jarring spills follows the speed demons in this thrilling cycle classic. Bad weather makes the course slippery, and down the bikes come. It hurts just to watch.
