California Floods Follow Spring Rains (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1958)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CALIFORNIA FLOODS FOLLOW SPRING RAINS - Over a week and a half of torrential rains, gale winds, hail and snow leave California suffering from the worst floods in 50 years, with new storm on the way to add to the State's woes. 2A/B. EASTER MESSAGE - In Rome, Italy, Pope Pius XII addresses a quarter of a million Easter pilgrims, calling on world leaders to sacrifice for peace. —IN NEW YORK - The Easter Parade is washed out by the heaviest rain in 40 years! / BIGGEST NON-A BLAST - Canada sets off one of the mightiest non-atomic explosions ever, to blast out a Pacific Coast shipping hazard, with 1,375 tons of high explosive. 3. FASHION PARADE - In Toronto, Canada, the first showing of high fashion Paris originals on this side of the Atlantic. The "trapeze" line, bold geometry and short hems, is featured. 4A/B. SPORTS — TRACK RIVALRY SETTLED - At Big Springs, Texas, sprint rivals Dave Sime and Bobby Morrow meet in a long-awaited contest. Sime edges Morrow by a foot and a half, despite 20 mph winds. / MASTERS' GOLF - At the Augusta, Georgia, National Course, a new star from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Arnold Palmer, defeats the old masters in the 22nd annual Masters' Golf Championship.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library