New Tornadoes Batter Mid-West (Universal Newsreel, May 1957)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. NEW TORNADOES BATTER MID-WEST - As Kansas City suburbs dig out in the wake of disasters, new twister spawned at a record rate and torrential rains continue the siege of havoc stretched from Indiana to Texas in recent weeks, in which over 53 died, and property and crop damages mounted high into the tens of millions. 2. ELIZABETH HAILED IN DENMARK - Copenhagen greets Britain's Queen Elizabeth with befitting pomp and panoply, and with a mass enthusiasm that rivals the remarkable receptions shown her in recent visits to France and Portugal. 3A/B/C/D/E. GRIPSHOLM WELCOMED - New York Harbor extends its traditional maritime welcome to the new Swedish motor-liner Gripsholm, Scandinavia's newest and largest entry in the Atlantic luxury fleet. / UNION TRADE SHOW - Kansas City, Mo., is host to the A.F.L.-C.I.O. Trade Show, with former President Harry S. Truman among the opening-session guests who witness displays of union-members' skills. / LAUNCHING WITH "NEW TWIST" - A Dutch shipyard solves the problem of launching a new 600-foot hull into a 700-foot channel, without having it run up on the opposite shore–one of the most spectacular launchings in years. / CAVIAR HARVEST - Russian fishermen reap a fabulous aquatic harvest in the annual sturgeon netting, hauling in hundreds of the huge fish from the Don River, to yield the bulk of the world's finest caviar. / SGT. RECKLESS AND RECRUIT - At Camp Pendleton, Cal., a heroic Marine veteran of the Korean war, Sgt. Reckless, a supply horse honored for service under fire, gives a new recruit to the corp. 4. 3-NATION BIKE RACE - A marathon bike race that make the old 6-day grind look like child's play. The course runs from Prague, north through German to Warsaw–an event for iron men that's a middle European sports classic.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library