St. Louis Blitzed by Tornado (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1959)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ST. LOUIS BLITZED BY TORNADO - A tornado, the smallest yet most violent of all storms, cut a wide, destructive swath through the City of St. Louis. With a shrieking wallop it struck down lives and property in weird destruction. The smashing storm struct the same area where the worst tornado in St. Louis history, back in 1927, took a toll in excess of 100 lives. 2A/B/C/D. NEW YORK CITY HAILS WEST BERLIN MAYOR IN RAINY PARADE - But the dank weather does not dull the enthusiastic reception Mayor Willy Brandt receives. It’s the traditional tickertape treatment down the canyon reserved for heroes. With a Civic greeting at City Hall. / WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW - It’s the biggest of all canine shows with the aristocracy of dogdom at its best. An English-bred poodle was winner in the toy group and Elkhound takes top title in Hound group at the 83rd Westminster showing. / MARDI GRAS MERRIMENT - Carnival capers cover the streets of New Orleans. The Crescent City goes all out in one last splurge of gaiety before Ash Wednesday. / TOBOGGAN THRILLS - In the French Alps, World Champions compete in one-man toboggans that prove tough and troublesome. Many give up the race over the 5/8ths of a mile course, when the going gets too grueling. 3. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY - Crisis and revolution rack Europe. 40,000 storm the streets of Paris as the government topples. In Vienna, Fascist troops battle Socialist revolutionaries as the Dollfuss regime struggles for survival. One of the worst disasters in history, Northeast India's 8-minute earthquake. Taking 30,000 lives in an appalling scene of devastation Winter's White Weather–record lows across the United States. The nation's capital is blanketed by snow. New York is in the gripe of the lowest temperature in 150 years! And Niagara was a Frozen Falls. In Chicago, Lake Michigan became a solid block of ice and is transformed into a skating rink to the delight of the devotees of winter's outdoor sport.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library