19 Dead as Train Plunges Into River (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1962)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 19 DEAD AS TRAIN PLUNGES INTO RIVER A railroad train carrying fans to a baseball game in Philadelphia is derailed outside of Harrisburg, killing 19 and injuring more than 100, many seriously. ALGERIAN LEADERS SLATED TO MEET Hopes of resolving the crisis in Algeria seem brighter. Dissident vice-Premier Ben Bella is hailed in Tiaret as he prepares for meetings with Premier Ben Khedda. QUEEN ELIZABETH IN PLYMOUTH The ancient British town of Plymouth gains an ultra-modern look as new municipal buildings are dedicated in the seaport town where Pilgrims set sail. NEW FOAM SMOTHERS FIRES A new gas-foam preparation is pumped on fires by a jet engine. It puts it out fast enough and then floats in the air in a chemical phenomenon. SPORTS AUSSIE YACHT IN FIRST U.S. TRIALS The Australian challenger for the America's Cup finds her sea legs after the long trip from Down Under. She will try to lift the famed yachting trophy from an American defender. "SEVEN-THIRTY" HAS THE [illegible] "Seven-Thirty" puts on an all-out dash [ineligible] the Delaware Handicap, richest [ineligible] from start to finish.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library