Anglo-U.S. Amity. U.S.-British Pledge United Front (1961)
1961 · Newsreel · 6 min
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1) At White House, Macmillan meets with JFK; Wise Men pose (2) Soviet films of rocket test, animals, mice, dogs; capsule parachutes to ground; high altitude test only, not space orbit (3) Siberia visited by Khrushchev, given sheep, corn (4) B-47 bomber test of remote control system (5) Bonx Zoo (6) Sports - Germany vs Holland women's soccer (complete newsreel).
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★★★★ · Dogs in Space! Khruschchev's Sheep! Polar Bears Praying! · Christine Hennig · 2005-10-30
Newsreel clip from 1961 featuring a dull story about talks between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold McMillan. More interesting are the stories that follow it, which involve Russian dogs into space, Khruschchev being presented with a sheep at a Siberian agricultural festival, automatic pilots for NATO B-47s, a zoo workers strike, and a German womens soccer tournament. These last two stories are narrated in a smarmy fashion reminiscent of Chevrolet Leader News. A lighter-hearted slice of the Cold War. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: ****.…