Europa Sinks After Storm (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1946)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. U.N. AND BIG FOUR ADJOURN — VOTE NEW YORK SITE: NEW YORK - Ending their present session on a note of optimism, the United Nations, and the Big Four Ministers Conference, adjourn until 1947. Secretary Byrnes reveals census of U.S. troops abroad at final General Assembly session, where delegates vote to accept Manhattan site offered by John D. Rockefeller. Britain's Bevin and Russia's Molotov both sail for home on the Queen Elizabeth. 2. EUROPA SINKS AFTER STORM: LE HAVRE - The former German luxury liner, turned over to the French and renamed "Liberte," rests on the harbor bottom where she sank part way after ramming the sunken hulk of the "Paris" during a severe storm. 3. FLOODS SWEEP NORTHWEST: KENT, WA - Heavy rains and melting snow combine to bring about the worst floods in more than a decade in Western Washington valleys, where many acres of rich farmland are inundated, and hundreds are homeless. 4. FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS — BEARS WIN PRO GRID TITLE: NEW YORK - Pro football finals! The Chicago Bears, sparked by Luckman, topple the N.Y. Giants in National League play-off at the Polo Grounds. Frank Filchock stars for the losers, passing for both Giant touchdowns. Final score: 24-14. 5. RIOT ENDS SCHOOL THRILLER: PHILADELPHIA - Rioting breaks out at the West Catholic-Northeast High School football game, even before the final whistle blows. Hundreds of fans swarm out on Franklin Field to take part in melee. Northeast High won the game, 33-20. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADIANS NIP MAPLE LEAFS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library