Commuter Train Derailed in N.Y.C (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1957)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. COMMUTER TRAIN DERAILED IN N.Y.C - Derailment of a 3-car train on New York Central tracks in the heart of Manhattan gives 168 a near-escape from disaster and snarls train service for 75,000. 2A/B/C/D/E. LIONS PARADE - San Francisco hails the Lions International, whose 40th Convention is signaled by one of the city's largest parades in years. / ANNE FRANK HONORED - German youths honor the memory of Anne Frank, Nazi concentration camp victim, with torchlight ceremonies. / COTY IN LUXEMBOURG - President Coty of France is greeted by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with lavish Old World hospitality on his state visit. / VERSATILE TRUCK - Spanish industry proudly shows a new truck designed to go anywhere and do anything, with 4-wheel drive and 12 speeds, amphibious. / WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL at Saranac Lake, N.Y., receives the annual visit of its Board of Directors, and announces a major expansion in services of the famous sanitarium. 3A/B. SPORTS — LE MANS AUTO RACE - The greatest of sports car races, the equivalent of 5 consecutive Indianapolis 500-mile races, sees a stunning performance as the winning car completes the course at an average 114 m.p.h. / BOXING - Palace of Sports, Paris, for a World Featherweight Championship fight between Kid Bassey, of Nigeria, and Frenchman Cherif Hamia, who ends up out on his feet.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library