Hawthorne Fire (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1967)

Description

The original release sheet reads: HAWTHORNE FIRE A mysterious series of explosions and fire wrecks a chemical plant in Hawthorne, New Jersey. Eleven workers are killed. An explosive dust, a by-product of corn starch, is believed the cause of the blast. Four bodies were recovered and the search continues. GOV. KIRK WEDDING Florida's Governor Claude Kirk takes a beautiful new wife in ceremonies at Palm Beach. The bride is Brazilian-German beauty Erika Mattfeld. Vice-President Nixon is a guest at the wedding reception and the bridal couple dance to a special song. DA VINCI Priceless Leonardo Da Vinci manuscripts are found in the National Library of Madrid by Dr. Jules Piccus, University of Massachusetts language professor. Some 700 pages and 200 drawings are included in the lost treasure, missing for a century and a half. TIBET KIDS PARTY At Pestalozzi Village, a children's orphanage near the Swiss Border, some twenty Tibetan orphans celebrate the Buddhist New Year. German orphans are invited to the party and are given ceremonial ribbons, Tibetan tea and cakes. The Tibetan children have been housed here since 1963. GERMAN FASHIONS Young fashion designing students from throughout Europe enter their outfits in a competition held in Berlin. The outfits show surprising professional line and inventiveness. Miss Maria Tissies of Hamburg wins first prize. WHALES NETTED A whale-hunting expedition off the coast of Seattle, Washington, is successful. Some ten killer whales are corralled in huge nets. The Seattle Aquarium will keep two young calves and release the other eight, which range from babies to full-grown bulls. HONG KONG WORKERS The Red Chinese village of Sum Chun is the major crossing point between Communist China and the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Here, the British and Red Chinese flags have flown peacefully, side by side, for 18 years. Workers cross daily and board trains at Lowu station. WINDSTORM Hurricane-force winds whip the Northeast, causing death and damage. In Boston: A 300-foot crane boom snaps, crashing down on ten parked cars at the MIT campus. Luckily, no one hurt. In New York: Pedestrians buck the wind and, in most cases, lose. A water main break sends a geyser five stories high and the winds spread the flood in a wide area.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library