Universal Newsreel (1957,30 59)

[Music] [Music] 9:00 a.m. Marine Airman Major John Glenn begins an attempt at a supersonic transcontinental flight his Crusader jet camera plane leaves Los alamitas California headed non-stop for New York with a sister plane three refuelings on Route His companion dropped out at the first each one slowed Glenn's jet from its better than a th000 mph top speed shortly afternoon Floyd Bennett Field was reached 2,460 Mi traversed elap time 3 hours and 23 minutes 8.4 seconds L's wife and children watch proudly as he taxied in holder of a new record that shaves more than 21 minutes off the best previous time average speed was nearly 727 mph not as fast as the sea level speed of South but fast enough to please the Marines the Navy and his two proud youngsters [Music] interested in foreign affairs from here it looks as though everything is in good shape at least the girls are the 1957 Miss Universe beauty pageant at Long Beach California offers ample evidence the contestants are an ey appealing cross-section of loveliness from every part of the globe New York Sanita pelky who stayed in the contest despite her father's death is one of the American is representing nearly every state in the [Music] 48 our national pride holds up well amidst this worldwide array of charm the coveted title of Miss United States goes to a Cinderella girl Maryland's Leona cage who had only $10 to her name on the threshold of Fame one of Britain's master cut sir Peter Roberts presents the president with a full chest of the finest British silverware on behalf of the industry's ancient company of cutlers the gift looks back to World War II and represents a tribute and appreciation to an ally and one of the great leaders of the Free World Chicago lawmen seiz a 4 acre field of marijuana retail value $4 million and they face the problem of disposing of the illicit crop before it goes to seed Sheriff Lan's answer call in the [Applause] Marines marijuana is a weed and spreads like crab grass once it goes to sea but three Marines armed with flamethrowers live up to the cor's boast they have the situation well in hand unique and dramatic films show the first demonstration of the Navy's mirror Landing system has installed aboard the carrier Saratoga a bright meatball of light to the right that guides in the p the curved optically ground liby or Ford mirror replaces the old Landing signal officer human judgment proved too slow for jet speed deck Landing 9 years of research perfected this Optical system which has already cut accidents by 1/3 and saved the Navy some $20 million it's cotton pick and time down south way down south in Colombia where they anticipate a harvest this year worth $10 million improved culation methods plus a healthy assist from Daredevil crop dusters have helped Colombian Planters to step up production [Music] sharply right under the branches these flying fumigators are flath hat and fancy Den sometimes skimming only inches above the fields [Music] low and slow man that's flying for you mothers who dream about returning from Europe with elegant new dresses and coats for the kitties here's good news in its new fall collection Yolanda plays a fairy godmother waving a wand to bring the latest Continental Creations in children's wear mother may miss a trip but sister won't miss a trick if these luxurious styles with all the fancy trimming so dear to a woman's heart at any [Music] age the hand embroidery and fine French laces are happily combined with the best in synthetic fabrics to provide a pleasing picture of high style for low lasses and little boys too if Junior doesn't get dizzy he'll be the life of the party [Music] over the party dresses party coats styled in the British Manner and tailored by Burker techs of [Music] London 3500 is the price tag on this number with mink lining Don't Panic a copy will cost [Music] $60 the girls didn't believe him when Ken toal said he could ski on shoe skis 15 in Long some of the cameramen were skeptical too but but seeing is believing Ken speeds through the trees at Cypress Garden zigzagging along at 40 per and one mishap could be fatal Ken has ways of getting back at Skeptics so you didn't believe [Music] him one good turn deserves another and so does a splash this one accentuates the negative [Music] people are convinced that Ken toar can do anything with a splash [Music]