Universal Newsreel Volume 26, Release 492

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 1,000 DEAD AS TEMBLOR DEVASTATES GREEK ISLES: GREECE - A Mediterranean earthquake ravages the Ionian Isles, the worst natural disaster since ancient times. Widespread casualties and incalculable property damage brings misery to the Golden Isles. 2A/B/C/D/E. DEEP SEA RECORD SET: FRANCE - Scientists using a new bathysphere explore the briny deep, setting new record for oceanic descents--some 6,000 feet below the sea. / TOP MILITARY COMMAND SHIFT: WASHINGTON - New blood for the nation's top command posts as new members of the Joint Chiefs are sworn in. Chairman Adm. Radford, Naval Chief Adm. Carney, and Army Chief Gen. Ridgway take the oath. / PRESIDENT PLAYS GOLF: DENVER - The nation's number-one golfer shows his form on the Colorado links, before ending his vacation in the mountain state. / TRIPLET CALVES BORN: PENNSYLVANIA - Rare triplet calves, Minnie, Moe and Mack, beat the statistics of dairy breeding. The multiple birth is a 100,000-to-1 chance that came to pass. / ROTOR RIDE: MONTREAL - Riding the Rotor is the latest thrill in a Canadian amusement park. Riders inside the huge whirling drum find centrifugal force enables them to walk on walls. 3. PRO LIONS TOP ALL-STARS: CHICAGO - Pre-season football! At Soldier Field, 93,000 see the pro grid, "Lions," 1952 NFL champs, defeat the College All-Stars in a thriller. (LOCAL – BUFFALO/WASHINGTON, D.C.) REED FOR TAX CUTS. (LOCAL – DETROIT) FERGUSON BLASTS REDS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library