Satellite a Bust (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1957)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SATELLITE A BUST - Official films show the catastrophic launching attempt of America's first space satellite, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The giant Vanguard rocket barely lifts off the ground before it falls back and explodes. 2A/B/C/D. BRITISH TRAIN WRECK - In fog-shrouded London, Britain's worst train wreck in years takes nearly a hundred lives, with many more injured in the collision. / DUTCH AQUARIUM - The Amsterdam Aquarium, one of the world's most noted, celebrates its 75th Anniversary with a showing of some of its finest finny inmates. / GAS EXPLOSION - The town of Villa Rica, Georgia is virtually razed by a disastrous gas explosion. 12 are killed outright by the blast, which hit with A-bomb impact. / JET-COPTER - Holland proudly displays a new ram-jet helicopter. Tiny jets in the rotor tips give simplified construction an amazing maneuverability to the fiery whirlybird. 3. NEW AIR FORCE THEME - The Air Force gets a new theme song, a stirring refrain presented to the nation by top-flight service music-makers. 4. SPORTS — NOTRE DAME BEATS S.M.U. - At Dallas, the Fighting Irish go berserk against Southern Methodist in a wild scoring spree that at one point sees the Irish tally four times within 9 minutes! Final score, 54-21. (LOCAL – PHILADELPHIA) PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL GRID CHAMPS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library