British Rail Crash (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1946)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ADM. KIMMEL TESTIFIES: WASHINGTON - The Admiral who was relieved of his command following the Pearl Harbor disaster, tells the senate committee that he failed to receive information that would have put the navy on a complete war alert. 2. UNO OPENS SESSIONS: LONDON - Paul Henri Spaak of Belgium is elected first president of the assembly after a spirited election. The new president declares the Assembly open for business. King George welcomes the delegates at a banquet proceeding the opening session. 3. DEMOBILIZATION PLANS: WASHINGTON - General Eisenhower, Chief of Staff, tells the country that no eligible veteran will be kept in uniform a moment longer than necessary. Any man who had a right to expect discharge by June 30 will be home or on his way, the General says. 4. BRITISH RAIL CRASH: DURHAM, ENGLAND - Ten persons die when the London-Newcastle express ploughs into a freight train near here. Coaches are splintered and piled 20 feet high. 5. FISHING SWEEPSTAKES: MIAMI - A resplendent marine pageant opens the $10,000 fishing contest—an annual affair. If the fish bite as well as the anglers go after those prizes it will really be something. But the gaily decorated boats are the real highlight of the event. 6. FLASHING BLADES: NEW YORK - One hundred and forty of the East's fastest skaters flash around the track at Madison Square Garden in the 22nd Annual Silver Skates finals. Some spectacular spills enliven the hot competition. (LOCAL – CANADA) ASSEMBLY LINE HOUSES. (LOCAL – CANADA) COLOURS RESTORED.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library