Tragedy at Sea (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1965)

Description

The original release sheet reads: TRAGEDY AT SEA Rescue vessels arrive in Nassau with survivors of a fire at sea. They were passengers on the vacation cruise of the Yarmouth Castle which caught fire at midnight and sank. Upwards of 80 are dead or missing in the worst sea disaster in American waters since the Morro Castle. CUBAN EVACUEES ARRIVE IN U.S. Another mercy ship on a different mission arrives in Florida. a U.S. chartered vessel carries Cuban refugees stranded on the island when Castro ended the sea exodus. The U.S. will continue the sea evacuation until an airlift begins in a few weeks. "THE WAR LORD" PREMIERES IN DETROIT Things start popping in Detroit when fighting breaks out among Eleventh Century Warriors - but it's all in a good cause - the world premiere of "THE WAR LORD," a new Universal Pictures production that weaves a love story against a background of violence and warfare during the Dark Ages. Charlton Heston, Guy Stockwell and Henry Wilcoxon are on hand for the movie opening. SPORTS FOOTBALL MISSISSIPPI.....14 TENNESSEE......13 The stadium at Memphis is jumping as undefeated Tennessee takes on Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference. Tennessee scores first in a wide open game. Ole Miss ties it up, the Volunteers go ahead again, but miss the extra point to lead 13-7. Then Mississippi goes across in the last quarter but THEY make the extra point to end Tennessee's undefeated season - 14-13.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library