19541950s NEWSREELS
NEWS STORIES: DECEMBER 21-29, 1954
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HOLIDAY SAFETY (12/22/54)
PAN WRECKED EARLY 1950S CARS IN JUNKYARD. GRILLS FORWARD. |
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CU SIGN: "WELCOME TO NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS"
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SPOKESMAN PAUL JONES SPEAKS ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY DURING THE HOLIDAYS
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NEW YORK MAIL (12/21/54)
PAN EXTERIOR OF NEW YORK CITY POST OFFICE |
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MAN TOSSING MAIL BAGS FROM CONVEYOR.
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CONVEYOR LINE WITH WORKERS HANDLING MAIL.
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MAN OPENS MAIL CHUTE. PILES OF MAIL DROP OUT. PAN TO STACK OF MAIL.
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MAN OPENS MAIL CHUTE. PILES OF MAIL DROP OUT. PAN TO STACK OF MAIL.
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CU STAMP CANCELLING MACHINE WITH THOUSANDS OF LETTERS FLOWING THROUGH.
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CU WOMEN PIGEON HOLING MAIL. SORTING MAIL INTO BOXES.
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CU LETTER TO SANTA
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TILT DOWN POST OFFICE BUILDING TO CROWD OF MAILMEN ON STEPS
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PAN TO BEVY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING THEIR SHOTS.
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THRONG OF MAILMEN LEAVE TO DELIVER MAIL.
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TITO VISITS INDIA (12/21/54)
PRIME MINISTER NEHRU & PRESIDENT RAJENDRA PRASAD AT TRAIN STATION |
| 00:02:18 138.74 |
TRAIN ARRIVES & STOPS. YUGOSLAVIA'S MARSHAL TITO EXITS TRAIN.
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NEHRU & TITO SHAKE HANDS.
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TITO STANDS IN LIMO, SALUTES AS THEY PASS HONOR GUARD TROOPS.
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| 00:02:53 173.71 |
HOT WEATHER CHRISTMAS (12/21/54)
PAN HOLLYWOOD BUILDINGS. |
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PAN TO POST OFFICE SIGN ON BUILDING. TILT DOWN POSTMAN CARRYING MAIL BAG, WIPES HIS BROW AS HE WALKS IN HOT WEATHER.
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WOMAN PUSHING STROLLER WITH CHILD.
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS WALKING ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD.
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| 00:03:16 196.63 |
CU MAN ON MOTORCYCLE DRIVES ALONSIDE CAB.
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CU CHRISTMAS SIGN. PAN TO GIRLS IN SHORTS CARRYING CHRISTMAS TREE.
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| 00:03:27 207.28 |
BOYS WITH MOM SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS TREE.
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| 00:03:33 213.82 |
FEMALE SALVATION ARMY WORKER STANDS BY DONATION POT, GIRL IN SHORTS PUTS MONEY IN POT.
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| 00:03:37 217.56 |
CU SALVATION ARMY GIRL WIPES BROW.
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BURMESE PREMIER ARRIVES (12/23/54)
BURMESE PRIME MINISTER, VISITING CAMBODIA, OFFERS SERVICES AS PEACEMAKER BETWEEN EAST AND WEST. |
| 00:03:48 228.71 |
PLANE TAXIING IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF PHOM PENH.
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| 00:03:52 232.11 |
BURMESE MILITARY BAND PLAYS.
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CU SOLDIER WITH CYMBALS.
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| 00:03:57 237.9 |
BURMA'S PRIME MINISTER U NU IS GREETED AS HE EXITS PLANE.
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| 00:04:03 243.2 |
CU CAMBODIAN PREMIER
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| 00:04:07 247.33 |
CU TROOPS, U NU REVIEWS HONOR GUARD.
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U NU & OFFICIALS WALK TOWARD CAMERA AND SALUTE SOLDIERS
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| 00:04:31 271.62 |
SIEGE IN CAMBODIA (12/23/54)
CAMBODIAN SOLDIERS LAY SIEGE TO MILITARY POLICE POST IN PHOM PENH. |
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VARIOUS SCENES FORT & SOLDIERS, ARMORED CARS, TANKS ROLLING DOWN STREETS.
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IKE TO AUGUSTA (12/23/54)
MEN USE DAISY CHAIN METHOD TO LOAD IKE'S LUGGAGE ONTO THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE, THE COLUMBINE, AT WASHINGTON'S MILITARY AIRPORT. |
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IKE ARRIVES, GREETS PILOTS
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IKE & MAMIE POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
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CROWDS OF PEOPLE WATCH
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IKE AND MAMIE WALK UP RAMP, WAVE AS THEY ENTER PLANE.
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HOLIDAY EXODUS, CHICAGO (12/24/54)
EXTERIOR BUS DEPOT. |
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INSIDE BUST STATION, PEOPLE IN LINE FOR TICKETS
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MOM FIXES KIDS CLOTHING
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PEOPLE ON ESCALATOR
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"UNION STATION" SIGN ON EXTERIOR TRAIN STATION BUILDING
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PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE AT RAIL TERMINAL. HOLIDAY TRAVEL.
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CU MOM FEEDS BABY AS SHE WAITS
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PEOPLE LEAVE FOR TRAINS
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PEOPLE LEAVE FOR TRAINS
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EXTERIOR CHICAGO AIRPORT
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CROWD SEATED AT AIRPORT TERMINAL WAITING ROOM.
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AT RESERVATION DESK, TELLER CHECKS WOMAN'S TICKET.
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THREE SOLDIERS CHAT AS THEY AWAIT PLANE.
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CU MAN POSES WITH CHILD IN ARMS.
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TRAVELERS WAIT TO BOARD PLANE
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HITCHHIKER WITH SUITCASE THUMBS A RIDE. POV PASSING CAR.
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BASTOGNE ANNIVERSARY (12/23/54)
TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE |
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BASTOGNE, BELGIUM TODAY. VARIOUS VIEWS STREET SCENE
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TANK MONUMENT IN TOWN SQUARE
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CU STATUE OF AMERICAN GENERAL MACAULIFFE
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KIDS PLAYING IN FRONT OF NEW BUILDINGS
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FOOTAGE FROM 1944 OF DESTROYED BUILDINGS DURING BATTLE IN WWII
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WRECKED VEHICLES IN FRONT OF BUILDING
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GERMAN PANZER TANK ROLLING ACROSS FIELD. CU TANK DRIVER ATOP TANK
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GERMAN INFANTRY MARCHING
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LS TOWN OF BASTOGNE
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U.S. INFANTRY ON ROAD, ENTERING TOWN.
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AIR FILLED WITH SUPPLY PARACHUTES
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GERMAN OFFICER GIVES COMMAND TO FIRE ARTILLERY
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PAN GERMAN GRAVEYARD OF SS TROOPS
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| 00:08:02 482.44 |
MONUMENT TO BATTLE ON HILL OVERLOOKING TOWN
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LIBERTY MILESTONE
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CU SIGN: "WE REMEMBER"
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PARIS DEBATE (12/24/54)
EXTERIOR FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING IN PARIS |
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CROWD OUTSIDE STANDING IN LINE. WAITING TO GET INSIDE TO LISTEN TO DEBATE ABOUT REARMING GERMANY. POLICE FORCE PRESENT.
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WOMEN WAITING, WOMAN WITH INFANT.
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PEOPLE START MOVING INTO BUILDING.
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POLICE GUARDS WATCHING.
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MEN IN GROUP, PEOPLE WALKING INTO BUILDING
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PEOPLE WAITING, POLICE WATCHING.
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COFFEE FOR DRUNKS (12/23/54)
CAR WITH DRUNK DRIVER DRIVING DOWN ROAD IN NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK |
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DRUNK SINGING "AULD LANG SYNE" AS HE DRIVES. SEEN FROM REAR SEAT OF CAR
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| 00:09:22 562.63 |
CAR COMES TO HAULT ALONGSIDE ROAD.
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POLICE CAR WITH SIREN SOUNDING TOWARDS CAMERA. PULLS ALONG SIDE CARE. POLICE GET OUT.
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POLICE CAR WITH SIREN SOUNDING TOWARDS CAMERA. PULLS ALONG SIDE CAR. POLICE GET OUT
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POLICE DRAG DRIVER FROM HIS CAR, PLACE HIM IN POLICE CAR.
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POLICE CAR DRIVES AWAY, CU "POLICE" WRITTEN ON TRUNK OF POLICE VEHICLE
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CU SIGN ON POLICE STATION
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SINGING DRUNK IS PULLED BY COLLAR INTO STATION BY POLICEMAN & BROUGHT TO DESK.
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SINGING DRUNK IS GIVEN BLACK COFFEE TO "SOBER UP". AUTO SAFETY
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SPECIAL REPORT #28 (12/24/54)
STUDENTS WALKING UP STEPS. PAN TO NYU SIGN |
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SPECIAL REPORT #28 (12/24/54)
STUDENTS WALKING UP STEPS. PAN TO NYU CATHOLIC CENTER SIGN |
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STUDENT SEMINAR ON PEACE. GROUP SEATED AROUND TABLE WITH FATHER ANDREW O'REILLY SPEAKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT PEACE.
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IKE IN AUGUSTA (12/24/54)
PRESIDENTIAL PLANE TAXIS ON RUNWAY AS IT ARRIVES IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA |
| 00:13:16 796.9 |
CU SIGN "WELCOME TO AUGUSTA, GA"
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| 00:13:19 799.04 |
IKE & MAMIE EXIT PLANE, COME DOWN STEPS. JOINED BY WEST POINT CADET WILLIAM PETERS.
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| 00:13:36 816.54 |
IKE & MAMIE TO WAITING LIMO
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| 00:13:46 826.01 |
CHRISTMAS: KOREAN TROOPS (12/24/54)
ENTRANCE ARCH AT HEADQUARTERS OF FIRST MARINE DIVISION IN KOREA DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS |
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CU LARGE SANTA DECORATION ON ARCHWAY
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SOLDIERS WORKING ON NATIVITY SCENE
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CU STATUES IN MANGER OF CHRIST CHILD & MARY
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| 00:13:57 837.56 |
SOLDIER WORKING ON FRONT OF MANGER
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| 00:14:01 841.09 |
GIs DRAGGING LARGE CHRISTMAS TREE, SETTING IT UP.
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| 00:14:04 844.48 |
TRIMMING CHRISTMAS TREE, PLACING ORNAMENTS ON TREE
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| 00:14:16 856.45 |
GUARD WALKING ON DUTY IN BKDG AS MEN DECORATE TREE
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| 00:14:19 859.77 |
CHAPEL OF ALL FAITHS WITH CROSS AND STAR OF DAVID.
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| 00:14:25 865.49 |
GI PAY PROPOSAL (12/28/54)
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. |
| 00:14:28 868.34 |
SIGN ON DOOR FOR SENATOR MIKE MANSFIELD OF MONTANA
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| 00:14:29 869.95 |
SENATOR MANSFIELD SPEAKS ABOUT GI PAY RAISE WILL CREATE CAREER FORCE & AVOID NEED FOR UMT (UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING)
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| 00:15:54 954.52 |
HAGGERTY NEWS CONFERENCE (12/28/54)
HOTEL LOUNGE IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA BEING USED AS NEWS ROOM FOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS. |
| 00:16:01 961.76 |
PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SECRETARY JAMES HAGGERTY SPEAKS ON FRENCH SITUATION REGARDING ARMING OF WEST GERMANY.
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| 00:16:08 968.97 |
PAN REPORTERS IN ROOM.
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| 00:16:24 983.99 |
PRESS TAG, PAN DOWN TO TYPING, REPORTERS AT TELETYPE MACHINES,
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| 00:16:40 1000.59 |
AUSTRIAN POWS
VARIOUS SCENES AUSTRIAN WWII PRISONERS RETURNING FROM RUSSIA? BEING GREETED BY FAMILY. |
| 00:17:20 1040.05 |
TRAINED MARE
VARIOUS SCENES TRAINED HORSE DOING VARIETY OF TRICKS FOR OWNER. INCLUDING SERVING A BOTTLE OF CHAPAGNE. FETCHING OWNER'S BOOTS, EATING SPAGHETTI FROM DISH. ANIMAL ANTICS. STUPID PET TRICKS. |
| 00:17:59 1079.52 |
U.S. NAVY IN THAILAND
VARIOUS SCENES U.S. WARSHIP SAILING INTO HARBOR. THAI NAVAL HONOR GUARD & BAND. THAI CIVILIANS VISITING SHIP, SHOWN GUN OPERATIONS. |
| 00:18:44 1124.16 |
SAN BERNARDINO FIRE (12/28/54)
AERIAL SHOTS OF FIRE AT NIGHT IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. |
| 00:18:50 1130.59 |
APACHE INDIANS FROM TEXAS, THE FAMED MESCALERO FIRE-FIGHTERS FLOWN TO THE SCENE. NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS GETTING OFF SPECIAL AMERICAN AIRLINES TRANSPORT PLANE.
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| 00:18:59 1139.69 |
VARIOUS NIGHT FIRE SCENES.
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| 00:19:18 1158.96 |
DAY FIRE SCENES SHOWING FIRE FIGHTERS ENGAGED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SETTING UP FIREWALL.
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VARIOUS SHOTS SEARED GROUND IN AFTERMATH OF FOREST FIRE
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| 00:20:07 1207 |
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOMES WITH FIRE BLAZING IN THE BKGD
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| 00:20:20 1220.02 |
EGYPTIAN FLOOD
VARIOUS SCENES DAMAGE DONE BY FLOOD. NASSER VISITS STRICKEN AREAS. MORE OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS. TENT CITY FOR SURVIVORS. PACKAGES OF U.S. AID. |
| 00:21:15 1275.46 |
TUNNEL RESCUE (12/28/54)
LOOKING DOWN SHAFT INTO SEWER TUNNEL IN NEW YORK CITY. PAN UP TO FIREMEN. |
| 00:21:23 1283.68 |
FIREMEN BEING LOWERED INTO SHAFT IN RESCUE BUCKET TO ATTEMPT TO EXTRICATE 3 SANDHOGS TRAPPED IN TUNNEL.
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| 00:21:34 1294.75 |
FIREMEN WATCHING RESCUE OPERATION
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| 00:21:35 1295.97 |
CROWD AND AMBULANCE WAITING
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| 00:21:45 1305.08 |
FIREMAN GOES DOWN SHAFT WITH OXYGEN TANK
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| 00:21:49 1309.76 |
FIREMEN COMING OUT OF SHAFT WITH SURVIVOR
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| 00:21:57 1317.62 |
SURVIVOR TAKEN TO AMBULANCE. CLOSING DOOR ON AMBULANCE.
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| 00:22:03 1323.69 |
AMBULANCE DRIVES AWAY TO HOSPITAL
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| 00:22:19 1339.04 |
ALLISON & SHIGEMITSU CONFERENCE (12/29/54)
FOREIGN MINISTRY SIGNS IN TOKYO, JAPAN |
| 00:22:21 1341.93 |
CU SIGN FOR JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER
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| 00:22:24 1344.96 |
FOREIGN MINISTER SHIGEMITSU & U.S. AMBASSADOR JOHN ALLISON TALK. SHIGEMITSU ASSURES U.S. ENVOY THAT JAPAN'S DESIRE FOR TRADE RELATIONS WITH SOVIET UNION AND CHINA WON'T DETERIORATE PRESENT JAPAN - U.S. RELATIONS.
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| 00:22:59 1379.62 |
GENERAL TAYLOR AT KOREAM ORPHANAGE (12/29/54)
GENERAL MAXWELL TAYLOR'S LIMO DRIVES THROUGH GATE UNDER WELCOME SIGN AT ORPHANAGE. |
| 00:23:04 1384.93 |
KOREAN CHILDREN IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME RUN OUT TO MEET GENERAL & MRS. TAYLOR.
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| 00:23:15 1395.11 |
KIDS PUT ON CHRISTMAS PALY - PAGEAMT. INCLUDES TRADITIONAL KOREAN DANCES AND SONGS
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| 00:23:26 1406.84 |
KIDS WATCH DANCER PERFORM
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| 00:23:34 1414.67 |
LITTLE GIRL DANCES
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| 00:23:37 1417.7 |
KIDS WALK WITH TAYLOR AND WIFE.
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| 00:23:56 1436.81 |
DAIRY PRICE PROPOSAL (12/29/54)
NEWS CONFERENCE AT STATLER HOTEL IN WASHINGTON OF DAIRY GROUP |
| 00:23:59 1439.85 |
DAIRY INDUSTRY OFFICIAL, OTIE M. REED, PROPOSES PLAN FOR PUSHING CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS TO COMBAT SURPLUS PROBLEMS. PROPOSES PROCESSING TAX TO BE USED TO INCREASE DAIRY PRODUCTS CONSUMPTION.
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| 00:25:04 1504.58 |
CLARE LUCE ARRIVES (12/29/54)
AIRPLANE TAXIS INTO NEW YORK AIRPORT. |
| 00:25:06 1506.76 |
CU GIRL WAITING WITH FLOWERS FOR U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ITALY, CLARE BOOTHE LUCE.
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| 00:25:08 1508.72 |
AMBASSADOR LUCE ON PLANE STEPS, WAVES & RECEIVES FLOWERS
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| 00:25:14 1514.97 |
CROWD OF PEOPLE AT AIRPORT.
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| 00:25:18 1518.36 |
LUCE WALKS AWAY FROM PLANE
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| 00:25:23 1523.36 |
MAN WATCHING AS LUCE COMMENTS
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| 00:25:26 1526.76 |
CLARE BOOTH LUCE SAYS SITUATION IN ITALY IS MUCH IMPROVED COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO.
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