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Universal Newsreels, Volume 40, 1967
Common Market. Johnson Pledges aid To Latin Bloc.
Second Summit Conference at Punta del Este Uruguay in April 1967. President Johnson pledges increased support for the Latin-American common market at the opening of the 19-nation Western Hemisphere summit conference in Uruguay.
Vietnam Round-Up.
Operation Pershing knocks out a VietCong village in a “search and destroy” mission. Refugees left their burned out shacks for housing in nearby detention camp. Shows body of soldier of the North Vietnam Regular Army Yellow Star Division killed in attack on village. Three war correspondents are wounded by a VietCong booby trap as they travel a path south of Saigon. CU of David Snell, American Journalist, that was wounded in leg and right hand. CU of “dust off” medical helicopter. LS, of Peace Bridge over the Ben Hai River at the 17th parallel linking North and South Vietnam. CU of damage to bridge during a skirmish making the area a “no-man’s” land.
Israel-Syria Border War.
A land-and-air battle in Tiberius, between two warring border nations, Israel and Syria, It developed into a tank, mortar, and finally air “dog fight.” Syria claims: 70 Israelis dead on the ground and five planes downed. Israel shot down six Syrian Russian-built MIGS. Israeli aircraft gun-camera footage confirms the “kills” of the Syrian MIGs. Israeli planes shoot down Syrian aircraft in dogfight.
Seattle-New Boeing Jetliner
The latest thing in twin-jet airliners, the Boeing 737 attracts a crowd. It’s designed for short “shuttle” hops up to 1300 miles, carries 101 passengers, and cruises at a speed of 580 miles an hour. Shows a Boeing 737 taking off and in flight. Entered passenger service in February 1968.
Spring In The Himalayas-Nation of Bhutan.
With strange and exotic dancing and picnicking, Spring is celebrated in the Himalayan Mountain nation of “Bhutan,” near the Tibetan border. Tibet refugees, people from neighboring Sikkim and Bhutanese make it a gala and festive welcome, 12,000 feet above sea level!
A Rare Church Ceremony In Rome-Papal Baptism.
A rare Papal ceremony is seen in Rome’s Basilica of Saint John Lateran as Pope Paul VI baptizes two children. It’s a traditional pastoral duty and the Pontiff explained its renewal by urging a “new impulse” to religious life in the city. Various shots of Pope Paul VI.
Lifeboat Race.
Off Kings Point, Long Island, New York Merchant Marine cadets row lifeboats against eight-man crews from Norwegian American Luxury liners. The cadets win by over a half-minute in the mile-long pull. It’s training for an upcoming inter-Academy rowing meet in Maine, where entries from Maine, Buzzards Bay, and Texas will compete.
German Chess Whiz.
6-year old Jutta Hempel of Flensburg, West Germany takes on a dozen local chess masters in a mass-match, simultaneously. She’s a phenomenon, winning nine, drawing one, dropping only two, She’s been playing since she was five and now feels ready for the world’s best!
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