Floods and Winds Devistate 4 States (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1963)

Description

The original release sheet reads: FLOODS AND WINDS DEVISTATE 4 STATES A massive clean-up job underway in four southern states in the aftermath of floods that sent a dozen rivers overflowing their banks. Tornadoes followed in some sections and authorities fear the disaster will approach that of 1957. U.S. RECOGNIZES NEW SYRIA REGIME The seventh revolution in Syria since the French relinquished their mandate in 1941 sees a clique that favors Egypt's Nassar take power. The U.S. recognizes the government as long as they pledge to recognize their international obligations. LAND MINE DOWNS TWO PLANES A defective fuse triggers an aerial land mine prematurely and sends fragments flying that set two planes on fire during an Elgin Air Proving Ground test. Both pilots bail out in this dramatic record. SKIERS SLASH RECORDS IN FRANCE The down hill tests at Chaminox bring out Europe's best who set new speed records in the downhill. For the first time helicopters give us a bird's eye view of the proceedings. YESTERDAY'S BIG STORY December 15, 1939. The German pocket battleship Graf Spee is chased into Montevideo harbor by three British cruisers. She must leave the neutral port or be interned and her Nazi captain chooses to scuttle the Graf Spee rather than let her fall in British hands.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library