Twister Whips Thru Kansas Town (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1958)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TWISTER WHIPS THRU KANSAS TOWN - At least 15 are known to be dead and 60 injured in the wake of an El Dorado, Kansas tornado. Havoc is wrought to a 3-block wide, mile long area. Striking so swiftly and with such ferocity that some 250 houses were practically levelled. 2A/B/C/D. MACMILLAN AND PRESIDENT EISENHOWER fly via helicopter from the White House to John Hopkins University in Baltimore. For commencement exercises at which the leaders of the Free World receive honorary degrees. / NEW WEAPONS for the infantry are tested at Aberdeen, Maryland. At the Army's Proving Ground, the multi-purpose standard rifle and machine gun combine to replace 7 earlier weapons as demonstrated by their power. / TUGBIRD is the word for the newest adjunct of the versatile whirlybird. Outside Boston Harbor the Coast Guard shows how small craft can be towed to port at 18 m.p.h. by chopper-tug. / RICKETY RAILROAD a blotch on the 12-year rule by the Reds in East Germany. The "S-Bahn" network–serving all Berliners– is in sorry shape. Commuters must risk their lives on rides over unsafe tracks and dilapidated rolling stock. 3A/B. SPORTS — SACKS bring the chemise look to the softball diamond. As the "Sad Sacks" Atlanta's Lipstick League take the field in their new uniforms. Softball is getting softer 'n softer. Wow-eeee. / CLIFF-HANGER excitement marks proficiency tests at Spain's cavalry schools. Here the riders take their mounts down a 100-foot embankment. A grueling grind in the test for horse and horseman.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library