Sky Spills Death (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1952)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SKY SPILLS DEATH / FIVE DIE AS PLANE HITS NEW YORK BOROUGH: NEW YORK - For the fifth time in four months, death strikes from the skies in the metropolitan area of New York. A C-46 cargo plane carrying a cargo of flowers and lingerie plummets down onto a house in Queens, killing five persons and injuring scores. 2. MODEL U.N. CONFERENCE: LOS ANGELES - World government on the college campus. A model United Nations conference sponsored by the University of Southern California, and attended by students from many colleges and universities, including students from foreign lands. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt makes a special film address to the group. 3. GRAND NATIONAL / "TEAL" WINS ENGLISH STEEPLECHASE MARKED BY SPECTACULAR SPILLS: AINTREE, ENGLAND - The 106th running of the famed Grand National Steeplechase sees 47 starters, and only ten finishing. Spectacular spills mark the turf classic, of 4½ miles and 30 grueling jumps. The second choice "Teal" wins by five lengths to make racing history. The favored "Freebooter" goes down nearing the finish line.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library