Flood Disaster (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1963)

Description

The original release sheet reads: FLOOD DISASTER: DAM BREAK REACHES $15 MILLION Remarkable pictures made from a KTLA helicopter as the Baldwin Hills dam in Los Angeles gives way and sends 300,000,000 gallons of water roaring down the valley. Thousands of homes are ruined beyond repair or severely damaged. Authorities had several hours to warn the residents and only three lives were lost. What caused the break? There are several theories, but it will be up to the courts to decide who pays the damage-if anyone. THE SINATRA STORY: KIDNAPPERS CAUGHT. RANSOM RECOVERED The third act curtain in the Sinatra kidnap drama. The FBI arrest three accused kidnappers of Frank Sinatra, Jr., and recovers most of the ransom money. All within 3 days. it's a happy ending to what might have been a tragedy. SPORTS FOOTBALL The New York football Giants take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Eastern Division Title and go on to win under the superb direction of quarterback Y.A. Tittle. He tosses needle-eyed passes when the chips are down. With the help of Frank Gifford and other top receivers he launches an offensive that the Steelers are helpless against. Now the Giants take on the Chicago Bears for the national crown.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library