Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 40 Release 97-104

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Release Dates: Dec 1, 1967 - Dec 26, 1967Dec 1, (Release 97)- Poisoned bread kills 77 in Colombia; Averell Harriman meets Yugoslav President; Congolese President Mobutu celebrates the second anniversary of his power; AIRPORT DEVICE: a nylon net slows jets; "Miss Go-Go America"; Mike Reagan wins the motorboat marathon on the Colorado River; SKI-JUMPING; FOOTBALL: Packers vs. Bears.Dec 5, (Release 98)- Francis Cardinal Spellman, 78, dies of a sudden stroke; the main mail-exchange building in Melbourne, Australia, is swept by fire; LBJ frolics with his 5-month-old grandson; the University of California helps develop runway lights for safer landings at foggy airports; a helicopter transports a 5-ton section of ski-lodge; TIGHTROPE ENDURANCE RECORD; FASHIONS; FOOTBALL: ARMY-NAVY.Dec 8, (Release 99)- Many jam Saint Patrick's Cathedral for the funeral of Francis Cardinal Spellman; 35 construction workers are killed in the collapse of a Mexico bridge; FLOODS: angry seas pound the coast of Puerto Rico; FOOTBALL: BROWNS-GIANTS, COLTS-COWBOYS, RAIDERS-CHARGERS.Dec 12, (Release 100)- President Johnson's eldest daughter weds; the luxury liner Queen Mary is welcomed home; the first heart transplant patient improves; the "Met" announces its Greek bronze horse is a fake; Pope Paul ventures beyond the Vatican after surgery; France's new "aero-train" sets a world record; FOOTBALL: Gary Beban of UCLA wins the Heisman Trophy, RAMS-PACKERS..Dec 15, (Release 101)- The Big Four foreign ministers meet before the first NATO session in Brussels; NEW GIANT JET: the "Concorde"; Finland observes 50 years of independence from Russia; the largest telescope in Europe goes into operation; people flock to Bethlehem to observe Christmas; Santa places the star on top of the National Ch