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This Week in Universal News: An Invention to Protect Yourself from Grapefruit, 1937

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This week we’re featuring Professor I.M. Nuts, a gentleman who demonstrates his spectacular inventions in several Universal News stories. In this story, Prof. Nuts shows off a gadget that will prevent you from ruining your day while eating grapefruit. According to Nuts, “every home should have at least half a dozen”! Have you ever had … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: An Invention to Protect Yourself from Grapefruit, 1937

This Week in Universal News: NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1967

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This week in Universal News, it’s “another great day for the Irish” at the New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade.  In attendance were Robert Kennedy, Mayor John Lindsay, Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and James Farley, Postmaster General under Franklin D. Roosevelt and one of the first successful Irish Catholic politicians in the United States. From … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1967

This Week in Universal News: New Cocktail Gadgets, 1935

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This week in Universal News, fashionable ladies demonstrate the latest gadgets at the National Wine and Liquor Show in Chicago, including cocktail mittens and a portable keg tap that makes beach picnics a breeze. The soundtrack for this reel no longer exists, but you can read the script below to get a sense of how … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: New Cocktail Gadgets, 1935

This Week in Universal News: Mardi Gras, 1965

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This week in Universal News, New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras. Be sure to look closely at 0:40 to catch a glimpse of a Beatles fan surrounded by a gaggle of clowns. From the release sheet: THE ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS STORY: The charming, old City of New Orleans, forever young in spirit, whoops it up for … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: Mardi Gras, 1965

This Week in Universal News: Summer Fashion Preview, 1961

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This week in Universal News, designer Marc Bohan makes his debut with the House of Dior. The summer preview featured “less flutter and more shape”, with retro 1920s styles. From the release sheet: HOUSE OF DIOR SUMMER PREVIEW: Preview of the House of Dior’s summer, 1961 collection, the sensationally successful showing that marks the Paris … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: Summer Fashion Preview, 1961

This Week in Universal News: A London Smog Helmet, 1959

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This week in Universal News, a woman sports a space-age helmet to protect herself from the London smog. Really, what more is there to say? From the release sheet: SMOG HELMET IS SNUG: A Martian-type head gear startles Londoners. A pretty girl demonstrates and tests the new anti-smog device. A plastic bubble that supplies air-conditioning … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: A London Smog Helmet, 1959

This Week in Universal News: The Beatles Come to America

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To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the British Invasion, we’re posting our weekly Universal News story a few days early! On this day, fifty years ago, the Beatles landed at Beatles landed at New York City’s recently renamed John F. Kennedy airport. Here’s the report from Universal, complete with John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s trademark charm, … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: The Beatles Come to America

This Week in Universal News: The 1964 Winter Olympics

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Are you ready to stay in for two weeks to watch the skiing, figure skating, and curling that comprise the 2014 Olympics? To prepare, here’s a story about the games held fifty years ago. The 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria opened January 29, 1964 and closed February 9th. From the release sheet: WINTER OLYMPICS … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: The 1964 Winter Olympics

This Week in Universal News: Apollo 1 Disaster

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On January 27, 1967, the first Apollo mission ended in disaster. Fire broke out during a launch rehearsal, killing pilots Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. From the release sheet: ASTRONAUT DISASTER Apollo astronauts Roger Chaffee, Edward White, and Gus Grissom are all killed in a flash-fire aboard their grounded space capsule. Investigators theorize … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: Apollo 1 Disaster

This Week in Universal News: Beaux-Arts Ball, 1931

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On January 23, 1931, architects dressed up as the buildings they designed for the Beaux-Arts Ball in New York.  In this week’s featured story, they are pictured  from left to right, A. Stewart Walker as the Fuller Building, Leonard Schultze as the Waldorf-Astoria, Ely Jacques Kahn as the Squibb Building, William Van Alen as the Chrysler Building, … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: Beaux-Arts Ball, 1931