Fire Kills 200 (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1944)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. FIRE KILLS 200: CLEVELAND, OH - Explosion at liquid gas plant causes worst fire in city's history, destroying 50 city blocks injuring several hundred and causing $5,000,000 damage. 2. F.D.R. COVERS NEW YORK CITY: In Al Smith style, President Roosevelt tours four boroughs of New York City in an open car. War bases and Ebbets Field are visited in Brooklyn. Hunter College (WAVE Training base in the Bronx), Harlem, Times Square, and the garment district complete the itinerary.—In his evening address before the Foreign Policy Association at the Waldorf-Astoria, he endorses a 'League of Nations' which he believes the "judgment of the seasoned and mature American public" is prepared to accept. 3. DEWEY ASKS FOR A CHANGE: PITTSBURGH, PA - Thomas E. Dewey states that since "the Communists and the PAC have kidnapped the Democratic Party, resentful Democrats are joining the G.O.P. in demanding a change in The White House." 4. H.M.S. SEA FORTS: Guarding the Channel Roads near London, are huge steel and concrete boxes jutting out of the sea on high stilts. On duty, the ack-ack crews drive off mine-laying enemy planes, and detect jet bombs. Off duty, they throw Ludo dice. 5. OHIO STATE 26, GREAT LAKES 6 (National, except Atlanta): COLUMBUS, OH - Season's record crowd of 73,000 watch unbeaten gridiron giants in titanic clash which features dazzling runs, terrific line play, and pass interceptions. (LOCAL – ATLANTA) GA. TECH BEATS NAVY 17-15. (LOCAL – CANADA) CALAIS-DOVER GUN DUEL ENDED. (LOCAL – CANADA) U.S. TO GET PLANES BUILT BY CANADIANS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library