61 Die in Boston Airliner Crash (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1960)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 61 DIE IN BOSTON AIRLINER CRASH 61 out of 72 aboard die in the crash of a turbo-prop airliner just after take-off from Boston’s Logan International Airport. The wreckage lies in the shallows of Pleasant Park Channel, target of an intensive investigation of the cause of the tragedy. COURIER SATELLITE LAUNCHED From Cape Canaveral, a Thor-Able-Star rocket carries the 500 pound Courier satellite into orbit, the newest space-age-communications device. It carries equipment to receive and re-broadcast transmissions from Earth on command. MOVIES’ CHARITY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED In Hollywood, all aspects of the Motion Picture Industry are represented at a luncheon that kicks off the 19th Motion Picture Permanent Charities, a cooperative fund raising effort that has supported scores of nonsectarian charities with a million dollars a year in each year of its existence. WORLD SERIES OPENS The World Series opens in an exultant Pittsburgh, with Forbes Field jammed to the rafters by Pirate fans in high glee after a 33-yaer pennant drought. The Yankees, riding high on a fifteen game winning streak, are brought to earth with a jolt as their defense crumbles before a smashing Pittsburgh attack. Final score, 6-4. Next game: the Yanks roar back to a shattering 16-3 revenge!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library