19541950s NEWSREELS
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KIDNAP PROTEST - ANTI-RED LEADERS IN GERMANY ABDUCTED.
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PROTESTOR SHOUTS ANGRILY ACROSS BERLIN WALL AS CROWD OF PROTESTORS ARE HELD BACK BY POLICE.
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MEDAL OF HONOR - SERGEANT 1ST CLASS BOWLER MISE OR OLA LEE MIZE RECEIVES CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR IN KOREA.
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MISE'S ENTIRE REGIMENT PAS IN REVIEW IN HIS HONOR.
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MONTAGE- CARDINAL SPELLMAN AND GENERAL VAN FLEET ARE AT RAILROAD SIDING IN NEW YORK TO SEND OFF 3 TRAINS BEARING AID TO KOREAN PEOPLE. SPELLMAN CUTS TAPE TO START THE TRAINS ROLLING..
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LS- 'THUNDERBIRD' DIVISION MARCHES DOWN 5TH AVE.
NEW YORK IN PARADE AFTER THEIR RETURN FROM KOREA. |
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MS- MAYOR WAGNER AS OFFICIAL HOST WATCHES FROM REVIEWING PLATFORM.
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INVENTION - INVENTOR CARRIES SMALL HELICOPTER WEIGHING JUST 86 POUNDS AND MADE FOR UNDER $100.
LS- INVENTOR STRAPS HIMSELF IN THE 'GYRO-GLIDER', ROTATES THE PROP WITH HIS HAND, AND IS TOWED ALOFT BY A CAR. |
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FASHION SHOW FOR WORKING MAN - MS- MALE MODEL STANDS ON A FORKLIFT AND MODELS EAGLE CLOTHING TO OUTDOOR AUDIENCE.
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DEAF MUTES SING HYMNS IN PANTOMIME. LS- PASTOR LEADS THE CHURCH IN SIGN LANGUAGE HYMN SINGING.
THE ENTIRE CONGREGATION IN TORONTO ARE DEAF MUTES. |
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MS- DEAF MUTES USE SIGN LAUNGAGE IN SILENT SONG.
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MS- AUDREY HEPBURN AND MEL FERRER MAKE PITCH FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
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VOL 27/564
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GENEVA PARLEY- WORLD HOPES CENTER ON PEACE IN ASIA. MONTAGE- SECRETARY OF STATE DULLES ARRIVES IN GENEVA AS DOES CHINA'S CHOU-EN-LAI AND RUSSIA'S MOLOTOV.
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MS- FORMER NKVD AGENT NICHOLI KOPLOV TELLS OF HIS MURDER MISSION IN WEST BERLIN ORDERED BY USSR.
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CU- TINY CIGARETTE CASE THAT FIRES A CYANIDE BULLET IS SHOWN. MS- KOPOLOV SHAKES HANDS WITH HIS INTENDED VICTIM.
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CU- SCIENTISTS OF THE BELL LABORATORY IN NEW JERSEY SHOWS A SOLAR BATTERY WHICH CONVERTS LIGHT INTO POWER. MS- LIGHT REFLECTED ONTO A SOLAR BATTERY POWERS A TINY FERRIS WHEEL.
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LS- IN A SPRING TRADITION,2000 YEARS OLD, GERMAN FARMERS STUFF 6 HUGE WOODEN WHEELS WITH HAY AND SET THEM ON FIRE AND ROLL THEM DOWN A STEEP HILL.
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THE ROLLING FIREBALLS LIGHT UP THE NIGHT SKY. THE FARMER IS SAID TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HARVEST IF THE WHEEL CROSSES HIS FARM.
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MUSCULAR DISTROPHY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL BIRTHDAY PARTY - CLOWNS ENTERTAIN KIDS ON WHEEL CHAIRS.
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MRS. AMERICA PAGEANT OF 1954 IN MIAMI.
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HORSE RACING - 30TH RUNNING OF THE 'WOOD MEMORIAL'
AT JAMIACA NEW YORK - AERIAL (PAN) 42,000 FANS CROWD STADIUM.LS- 'CORELATION' WINS. |
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VOL 27/565
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AVALANCHE - 9 KILLED IN MOUNTAIN TRADEGY. LS-
SKI PATROL BRING IN DEAD BODIES ON SLEDS. |
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ASIA PEACE - INITIAL ATTEMPT BLOCKED BY REDS. LS-
USSR'S MOLOTOV AND GROMYKO,FRANCE'S BIDEAU,EDEN OF ENGLAND,CHOU-EN-LAI OF CHINA AND DULLES OF THE U.S.ARRIVE AT MEETING IN GENEVA. |
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MONTAGE- HEAVY DUTY MACHINERY AND VEHICLES OF U.S.ARMY ORIGIN GO ON SALE IN CALIFORNIA IN OPERATION 'CLEAN SWEEP'.
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MONTAGE- BUSINESS SECTION OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON IS EVACUATED IN CIVIL DEFENSE DRILL. LS- STREETS ARE EERIELY QUIET AFTER ALARM. LS- CROWDS FILL THE STREETS WHEN 'ALL CLEAR' IS SOUNDED.
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LS- GENERAL MAXWELL TAYLOR TURNS OVER 3 CORPS OF KOREAN TROOPS TO KOREA. LS- PRESIDENT RHEE OF SOUTH KOREA, THANKS THE U.S.
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SPORTS- GERMAN SPEDSTER CLIMBS INTO HIS TORPEDO SHAPED MOTORCYCLE TO TRY FOR SPEED RECORD.
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MS- YOUNG SPECTATORS DO A QUICK HEAD TURN DEMONSTRATING HOW FAST THE SPEEDSTER SHOT BY.
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MOTORCYCLE RACE IN SEATTLE - BIKERS SPEED THROUGH MUD AND WATER. MS- MUD COVERED DRIVERS TRY TO TRAVEL THROUGH DEEP MUD WITHOUT SUCCESS.
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VOL 27/566
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KENTUCKY DERBY - 'DETERMINE' WINS RICHEST PRIZE.
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MS- SOME OF THE 100,000 RACING FANS PASSING THROUGH THE GATES AT CHURCHILL DOWNS.
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MS- FANS ALONG THE RAIL JUMP UP AND DOWN IN EXCITEMENT. LS- 'DETERMINE'IS FIRST BRAY TO WIN SINCE 1875.
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MONTAGE- ARGENTINE CITIZENS LINE UP AT THE POLLS PRESIDENT PERON CASTS HIS VOTE - WINS ELECTION
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MS- MRS.LOFF-WHEELER TOLBERT IS 'MOTHER OF THE YEAR'.
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MONTAGE- A FORMER RAILROAD TUNNEL IN CALIFORNIA BECOMES STOREHOUSE IN ADVENT OF ATOMIC AGE. MS-
PRECIOUS RECORDS AND ARTIFACTS ARE STORED IN THE 246 FOOT LONG SUBTERRANIAN, AIR CONDITIONED CAVERN. |
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SCHOOL FOR HATS - CHICAGO PARKS DEPARTMENT ANNUAL HAT PARADE. MS- HUNDREDS OF WOMEN SIT IN AN AUDITORUM AND THEY MODEL THEIR CHOICE OF HATS.
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YOUNG MEN ON FLYING TRAPEZE - MS- 3 YOUNG BROTHERS AGES 8,9 AND 10 YEARS OLD SIT ON TRAPEZE BARS IN LIVINGROOM OF THEIR HOME WHERE THEY PRACTICE AS MOTHER KNITS.
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THE BOY'S UNCLE IS OLS SOMOROW OF THE SOMOROW GROUP FROM THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY WHO WAS CRIPPLED YEARS AGO IN A TRAPEZE ACCIDENT
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APPLE BLOSSOM QUEEN - DAUGHTER OF U.S.TREASURER IVY BAKER PRIEST,TERESA, IS CROWNED 'QUEEN SHENANDOH' TO LAUNCH APPLE BLOSOM FESTIVAL.
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THE 'QUEEN' KNIGHTS ED SULLIVAN WITH HER SWORD.
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VOL 27/567
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DULLES REPORTS - TELLS PRESIDENT IKE OF IMPASSE AT GENEVA.
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LS-VICE PRESIDENT NIXON MEETS DULLES AT AIRPORT.
MS- DULLES MEETS WITH PRESIDENT IKE AT WHITE HOUSE |
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CANADA'S CHIEF - GOVERNOR GENERAL ADDRESSES CONGRESS.
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MONTAGE- BALLOONS STUFFED WITH LEAFLETS,AND FILLED WITH HELIUM ARE RELEASED FROM BAVARIA,DESTINED FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST GERMANY.
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MS- FRENCH AND MORROCAN TROOPS CHECK PAPERS OF NATIVE MORROCAN TO WEED OUT INSURGENTS.
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MS- NORTH KOREAN PILOT WHO DEFECTED WITH A RUSSIAN MIG JET ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO.
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MISS BERLIN 1954 - BEAUTIES IN SWIMSUITS COMPETE FOR TITLE.
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TALL GIRL FASHIONS - TALL MODELS SHOW FASHIONS ALONGSIDE GIRAFFE AT A RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS.
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MS- GIRAFFE REACHES OVER CAGE FENSE AND ALLOWS A MODELS TO PET IT'S HEAD.
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HILL CLIMBING MOTORCYCLE TOURNAMENT - LS- CYCLIST ATTEMPTS TO CLIMB STEEP HILL BUT ONLY GETS SO FAR WHEN CYCLE SPINS OUT OF CONTROL.
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LS- YACHT SEASON OPENS IN SEATTLE - GIANT FLEET OF SMALL AND LARGE SAILBOATS ASSEMBLE FOR OPENING OF SEASON. MS- HULA GIRLS DANCE ON BOAT DECK.
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TRUMAN IS 70 - SAY'S 'PRESIDENT MUST BE MASTER'.
LS- BESS,MARGARET AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMAN POSE BESIDES HUGE CAKE. MS- DEMOCRATIC LEADERS, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AND AVERELL HARRIMAN ARE THERE. TRUMAN MAKES A SPEECH. |
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MONTAGE- HUGE CROWD OF JAPANESE WATCH AS SACRED BELL IS RETURNED TO VILLAGE OF TARA.BELL WAS REMOVED BY MILITARY FOR IT'S BRASS BUT WAS CAPTURED BY US NAVY.THE NAVY RETURNED IT.
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HEAVY BELL IS MOVED BY GROUP OF POLICEMEN.
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LS- BILL SHERMAN IS GIVEN AWARD AT MEETING OF NEW YORK'S VARIETY CLUB MEMBERS.
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LS- NEW HOME OF FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION VETS AT MOUTH OF RHONE RIVER. LEGIONNAIRES STAND AT ATTENTION TO RECEIVE FRANCE'S HIGHEST DECORATION FOR THEIR EFFORT IN INDO-CHINA.
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MS- RETIRED LEGIONNAIRE FEEDS CHICKENS ON GROUNDS OF THEIR 200 ACRE FARM, AS OTHERS PLAY CARDS OUTDOORS.MS- LEGIONNAIRE CASTS SHADOW AS THEY WALK WITH THEIR CRUTCHES, ONE HAS MISSING LEG.
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JEWELRY FASHIONS IN NEW YORK - MS- MODELS SHOW ELEGANT GOWNS ALONG WITH ORNATE JEWELRY BY VANCLEEF AND ARPEL.
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MS- MALE MODEL WEARS NAPOLEONIC UNIFORM AS MODELS SHOW GOWNS, TIARAS AND OTHER JEWELRY.CU- MODEL WEARING DIAMOND JEWELRY POSES NEXT TO A GIRL PLAYING A HARP.
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ANIMAL CORNER - ALASKAN WOLF HOUND RAISES A TIGER CUB ALONG WITH HER OWN PUPPY.CU- HOUND GRASPS TIGER CUB WITH HER MOUTH AND GENTLY PLACES IT ALONGSIDE HER PUP.
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CU- TIGRESS WHO NEGLECTED HER TWO CUBS, LIES IN ITS CAGE. CU- TIGER CUB SUCKLES WOLF HOUND AS DOES THE PUPPY DOG.
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ELEPHANT TRICKS - MS- CIRCUS TRAINER LIES ON GROUND OF HIS CALIF.FARM AS ELEPHANT GENTLY LIES ON TOP OF HIM.
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CU- AFTER PLACING HIS HEAD IN THE ELEPHANT'S MOUTH, THE TRAINER IS PICKED UP AND CARRIED AWAY.
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ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY - MS- SURROUNDED BY SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN WHO BACKED IT, PRESIDENT IKE SIGNS IT. THE SEAWAY CONNECTE LAKE ONTARIO WITH THE ST.LAWRENCE RIVER.
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MONTAGE- ARMY TESTS NEW T-43 TANK, FIRING IT'S HUGE GUN.
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MS- ACTOR JOHN WAYNE IN 'GENGHIS KAHN' UNIFORM AND JUNE ALLISON RECEIVE 'WOMEN'S HOME COMPANION'
AWARDS. |
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MS- GENERAL VAN FLEET AND WIFE ARE MET AT SEOUL, KOREA AIRPORT,ON THEIR ARRIVAL,BY PRESIDENT RHEE OF SOUTH KOREA.
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MS- GENERAL WILLIAM DEAN, FORMER POW, IS MADE 'ADMIRAL' OF PORT OF STOCKTON,MASS. BY 'KING NEPTUNE', IN A MOCK CEREMONY.
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FASHIONS - STYLES FOR SURF AND SAND - MS- MODELS SHOW NEW SWIM SUITS WITH BUILT IN GIRDLE.
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MS- GIRLS IN SWIMSUITS RUN DOWN STAIRS TO EDGE OF POOL, STOP SHORT AS THEY SEE THERES NO WATER IN IT. CU- GIRLS PLAY A GAME OF SCRABBLE AT POOLSIDE.
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BOXING - EZZARD CHARLES TRAINS FOR HIS JUNE TITLE BOUT WITH ROCKY MARCIANO. MS- CHARLES PUNCHES THE HEAVY BAG ,PLAYS CARDS WITH HIS TRAINERS.
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MS- HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP ROCKY MARCIANO ALSO TRAINS JUMPING ROPE AND PUNCHING THE SMALL BAG. ROCKY GIVES THE BAG A PUNCH KNOCKING IT OFF ITS SUPPORT.
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CU- ROCKY HOLDS UP HIS TWO TAPED HANDS AND THROWS A PUNCH AT THE CAMERA.
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SKI RESCUE CONTEST IN FRENCH ALPS - COMPETITORS RACE DOWN MOUNTAIN PULLING A RESCUE SLED EQUIPPED TO HANDLE MINOR INJURIES ON THE SLOPES.
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MS- CONTESTANT STRAPS AN 'INJURED' SKIER IN THE SLED AS OTHERS BANDAGE 'BROKEN' LIMBS. LS- SKIER RACES DOWN THE BUMPY HILL PULLING THE INJURED 'VICTIM'.
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MS- TOP ARMY OFFICERS AND FOREIGN OBSERVERS SIT IN STANDS TO WATCH BRITISH TANKS PERFORM.
LS- FLAME THROWING TANKS SHOOT A LONG STREAM OF FIRE ACROSS THE FIELD. |
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MS- GENERAL WILLIAM DEAN GREETS TROOPSHIP AS IT DOCKS IN SEATTLE. SHOW GIRLS DOING THE 'CANCAN'
ARE ALSO THERE. LS- SOLDIERS WAVE TO FAMILIES ON SHORE. |
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MONTAGE- MANUFACTURER WILLIAM BOEING IS IN THE AUDIENCE AS HIS WIFE CHRISTENS A NEW JET TRANSPORT AT PLANT IN RENTON,WASHINGTON.
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20TH 'ELDORADO' CHILDREN'S PARADE IN LAS VEGAS -
MS- LITTLE BATON TWIRLER DOES SOMERSAULT AS SHE PARADES DOWN THE AVENUE FOLLOWED BY YOUNGSTERS IN EARLY WESTERN COSTUME. |
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MONTAGE- FLOATS DEPICTING SCENES OF EARLY PIONEER DAYS. GIRLS DANCE IN INDIAN COSTUME.
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ROYAL TOUR ENDS - QUEEN ELIZABETH HOME AFTER AROUND THE WORLD TRIP.LS- ROYAL YACHT 'BRITANNIA'
PASSES UNDER LONDON,S FAMED TOWER BRIDGE. |
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LS- CHEERING PEOPLE ON HEAVILY PACKED TOUR BOAT GREETS 'BRITANNIA'. ROYAL FAMILY AND WINSTON CHURCHILL GREET THE QUEEN,PRINCE CHARLES AND PHILIP AT DOCKSIDE.
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LS- ROYAL PROCESSION RIDES DOWN LONDON AVENUE IN CARRIAGE TO THE CHEERS OF THE MASSES.
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LS- HUGE CROWD CHEERS THE QUEEN AND THE ROYAL FAMILY WHO WAVE FROM THE BALCONY.
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MODEL AIRPLANE SHOW AT FLOYD BENNET FIELD IN BROOKLYN.LS- BLIMP SLOWLY FLIES OVER FIELD.
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MONTAGE- KIDS PREPARE THEIR MODEL PLANES, INCLUDING A FLYING SAUCER. REMOTE CONTROL MODELS TAKE-OFF AND ZOOM AROUND THE FIELD, SOME CRASH.
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MAN CONTROLS MODEL WITH WIRES AS IT ZOOMS AROUND.
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RADIO CONTROL MODELS CRASH.
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