Texas Disaster (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1947)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TEXAS DISASTER / DEATH TOLL IN HUNDREDS AS FIRES RAGE IN CITY RIPPED BY BLASTS: TEXAS CITY, TX - (Special Release) First pictures of the worst American disaster in 30 years! Indescribable scenes of devastation and death hover over this port city following the explosion of a nitrate-laden ship which set off other blasts and 3,000 persons are injured. Another ship blows up the next day, further hampering rescue efforts and heroic work by firemen. Ambulance carry their grisly loads to morgues; hospitals are overflowing. Gov. Jester and Gen. Wainwright direct the fight, as dense clouds billow over the stricken city. 2. GLOBE FLIGHT MARK SET: NEW YORK - Less than 79 hours after taking off from LaGuardia Field, Milton Reynolds and his crew of two are back after circling the globe in their converted Army A-26 attack bomber. The newsreel camera also shows their stop-over in Tokyo. 3. EMPEROR GOES DEMOCRATIC: TOKYO - Breaking all precedent, Emperor Hirohito goes down onto the playing field to congratulate members of opposing soccer teams. Later, he and royal family attend sports show on palace grounds. (LOCAL – CANADA) ARCHBISHOP LAID TO REST.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library