Gas Blasts Rip Reno (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1957)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. GAS BLASTS RIP RENO - 2 die, 55 are injured as a series of explosions from a leaking gas main rock a four-block area in Reno, Nev. Fires in the wake of the blasts consume an entire section of the town, as units from all parts of the state are rushed in to fight the flames. 2A/B/C/D. JOINT MANEUVERS - Off San Diego, the Italian cruiser joins U.S. fleet units for the first Italo-American joint maneuvers in U.S. waters in 30 years. / AIR PROSPECTING - Over New England, a helicopter fitted with magnetic detectors and automatic recorders prospects from the sky, the easy way. / IKE AND IRAQ PRINCE — IKE CITES HOOVER - At the White House, President Eisenhower greets Prince Abdul Illah of Iraq, here to discuss events in the Middle East. — In Washington, D.C., President Eisenhower presents a citation to ex-President Hoover for his leadership in governmental reorganization. / NEW AMBASSADOR - In Rome, America’s newly appointed envoy, James D. Zellerbach, presents his credentials to President Gronchi. 3. FASHION IN SPAIN - Sunny Spain is the setting for a showing of Paris’ new Spring finery. Models and modes flew in for the gala showing of the latest French styles. 4. SPECTACULAR SLEIGH-RIDE - One man and one kid-style sled, and a terrific spectacle of speed and spills—the natural result when a man too large and a sled too small take on a curvy, glassy, tricky bob-sled run!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library