19541950s NEWSREELS
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INDO-CHINA - WOUNDED EVACUATED FROM DIEN BIEN PHU LS- AMERICAN BOMBERS WITH FRENCH PILOTS TAKE-OFF AND BOMB RED POSITIONS . MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARE DROPPED BY PARACHUTE ON SURROUNDED FRENCH TROOPS AT DIEN BIEN PHU.
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MONTAGE- WOUNDED FRENCH SOLDIERS ARE CARRIED OFF HELICOPTERS IN STRETCHERS AND FLOWN TO A HANOI HOSPITAL.
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MS- PRESIDENT IKE IS PRESENTED WITH A REPLICA OF A SERIES'E' BOND, MADE IN FLOWERS BY MRS.HUBERT HUMPHREY.
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MS- GENERAL MAXWELL TAYLOR MEETS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILSON AT SEOUL,KOREA AIRPORT.
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FORT LEE CELEBRATES IT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND ALSO IT'S ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY. MS- PEOPLE LINE UP TO SEE THE 'GLEN MILLER STORY' AT LOCAL THEATER.
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MS- AS THE 'DIRECTOR ROLLS THE FILM BY HAND,THREE LADIES MODEL 1900'S BATHING SUITS.
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MS- 3 LADIES SIT ON FLOOR AND SIMULATE ROWING A BOAT.MS- PLAQUIE COMMEMORATING 1ST MOTION PICTURE CIRCA 1910, IS PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR OF FORT LEE.
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KIDS IN SPORTS - 6 YEAR OLD MOTORCYCLIST. MS-
MOTHER OF BOY ADJUSTS HIS HELMET AND WIPES HIS NOSE. |
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MONTAGE- 6 YEAR OLD SPEEDS THROUGH HIS OBSTACLE COURSE IS KISSED BY YOUNG GIRL AT FINISH LINE.
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ANNUAL JUNIOR RODEO IN JOHN JAY,OREGON.
YOUNG GIRL HOLDS ON TO DEAR LIFE AS SHE RIDES A BRONCING CALF. MONTAGE- GIRLS AND BOYS ARE THROWN BY YOUNG BULLS AND PONIES. |
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CU- PRESIDENT IKE MAKES A SPEECH ABOUT AID TO KOREA.
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SAAR ACCORD - FRANCE,GERMANY COAL DISPUTE NEARS END. MS- GERMAN CHANCELLOR ADENAUER ARRIVES AT MEETING AS DOES DEGASPERI OF ITALY AND SPAAK OF BELGIUM.LS- ADENAUER ADDRESSES DELEGATES
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MONTAGE- NEW BOEING 707 IS TESTED. WORKERS RIDE OUT TO THE RUNWAY AFTER THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED BEFORE TAKE-OFF..
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MONTAGE- AIR FORCE SCIENTISTS COLLECT INSECT SPECIMEN IN A COLVERT IN KOREA TO COMBAT PLAGUE.
CU- INSECT AS SEEN UNDER MICROSCOPE. |
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LS- PLANE SPRAYS INSECTICIDE OVER KOREAN FIELD TO NIP THE EPEDEMIC IN THE BUD.
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MS- TEACHER OF THE YEAR - PRESIDENT IKE SHAKES HANDS WITH WILLARD WEATHERBURGH AS TEACHER'S 4 CHILDREN AND WIFE LOOK ON.
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LS- MONTE CASINO IN ITALY- IS RESTORED AFTER DESTRUCTION DURING WWII.MS- WOMAN POSES WITH LARGE BASKET OF LAUNDRY ON HER HEAD, AS LITTLE CHILDREN PLACE FLOWERS ON MONUMENT TO GIS WHO DIED THERE.
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BOXING - 12,00 FANS WATCH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR BOXING AT CHICAGO STADIUM. LS- U.S.BOXER KNOCKS OUT BELGIAN WITH ROUNDHOUSE PUNCHES
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HORSE RACING AT PIMLICO,MARYLAND - MS- FBI DIRECTOR J.EDGAR HOOVER,HOUSE SPEAKER MARTIN AND MARYLAND'S GOVERNOR MCKELDON ARE THERE.
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CU- A SAILOR CHECKS HIS SCRATCH SHEET.LS- 'HASTY ROAD' BEATS 'CORELATION' BY A NOSE.
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RAIL BATTLE - TYCOON, ROBERT YOUNG CLAIMS NEW YORK CENTRAL CONTROL. MS- NEW YORK CENTRAL SPECIAL ARRIVES IN ALBANY WITH YOUNG ABOARD. HE GIVES VICTORY SIGN AS HE GETS OFF.
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MS- THE SAFE BEARING THE PROXY VOTE IS PLACED IN AN ARMORED CAR BY WORKERS. MS- STOCK HOLDERS ENTER THE WASHINGTON AVENUE ARMORY, VOTES ARE TAKEN AND PLACED IN BALLOT BOX.
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MONTAGE- MARIE DIONNE OF THE FAMED QUINTUPLETS, TAKES THE VOWS AS A NUN AS HER PARENTS AND SISTERS WATCH.
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LS- CONVENT OF THE SERVANT OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN QUEBEC HAS MASS FOR MARIE.
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LS- LINER 'UNITED STATES' SAILS INTO PORT WITH EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE OF ETHIOPIA AND FAMILY ABOARD. SELASSIE WAVES TO STATUE OF LIBERTY IN NEW YORK HARBOR.
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LS- PRESIDENT IKE GREETS EMPEROR SELASSIE AT WHITE HOUSE STEPS.
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ARGENTINE WOMAN RIDES 16,600 MILES FROM ARGENTINA TO CANADA ON HORSEBACK. LS- WOMAN ON HORSEBACK IS FOLLOWED BY A BURRO CARRYING HER BELONGINGS ALONG THE HIGHWAY TO NEW YORK.
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MS- GI IN GERMANY RECEIVES A LETTER FROM HIS FIANCEE WHICH IS NEARLY A MILE LONG. (PAN)OF THE CALCULATOR TAPE IS UNRAVELLED AND SPREAD OUT.
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER BLAST - SCORES DIE AS FIRE SWEEPS THE 'BENNINGTON'. LS- AS CARRIER HEADS FOR PIER, SAILORS ASHORE PREPARE STRETCHERS AND GURNEYS FOR THE WOUNDED AND DEAD.
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MONTAGE- COVERED BODIES OF SAILORS,MANY BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION, LIE ON STRETCHERS.
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MS- SAILOR SITS WITH HIS HEAD BETWEEN HIS KNEES AS HE WEEPS. CU- SAILOR POSES WITH BLACKENED FACE.
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CU- NEWSMAN JOHN DALY MAKES PITCH FOR THE KOREAN FOUNDATION AS SCVENES OF KOREAN WAR ARE SHOWN.
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LS- KOREAN PEASANT WALKS ALONG ROAD CARRYING SACKS OF CLOTHING ON HIS BACK.MS- LITTLE BOY WALKS ATOP RUBBLE OF DESTROYED BUILDING BARELY KEEPING HIS BALANCE.
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MS- KNEELING KOREAN WOMAN CRIES ALONGSIDE THE BODY OF A LOVED ONE.
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TOT KIDNAPPED - ABDUCTOR CAPTURED, 4 YEAR OLD RESCUED. CU- HEADLINES OF SAN FRANCISCO NEWS TELLS STORY.
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MS- LITTLE GIRL POSES WITH HER POLICE RESCUERS.
GIRL'S MOTHER HUGS HER AS GRAND PARENTS WATCH HAPPILY. |
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MS- KIDNAPPER,IRVING ARNOLD, WHO BOARDED WITH VICTIMS FAMILY, PEERS AT CAMERA FROM BEHIND BARS.
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MS- POPE SA LO TAC A VIETNAMESE RELIGIOUS SECT LEADER, ARRIVES AT FRENCH AIRPORT IN HIS UNIQUE COSTUME AND IS MET BY HIS VIETNAM FOLLOWERS.
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MS- OFFICIALS CUT RIBBON FOR A NEW MOVING PEOPLE CONVEYOR BELT FOR NEW JERSEY COMMUTERS MOVING THEM TO TRAINS CROSSING THE HUDSON RIVER.
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ANNUAL HEN DERBY IN FONTANA,CALIFORNIA - HEN PRODUCERS ENTER HENS IN EGG PRODUCING CONTEST.
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MS- LONG LINE OF HENS IN A LONG CAGE LAY EGGS THAT ROLL DOWN RACK, PICKED UP BY JUDGES CHECKING PRODUCTION. CU- HEN JUMPS OUT OF BOX AND LEAVES BEHIND A HUGE EGG.
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BLOCK STACKING CONTEST - MEN AND WOMAN SIT AT PICNIC TABLES AND STACK BLOCKS.
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FASHIONS - STYLES IN SUITS AND SUDS.MS- MALE MODELS SHOW SUITS AS THEY DRINK BEER AT BAR.
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JUMPING GROG JUBILEE AT ANGEL'S CAMP, CALIFORNIA.
MS- DAD HOLDS BABY IN ONE ARM AND A HUGE FROG IN THE OTHER . |
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MS- CONTESTANT PLACES FROG IN CENTER OF CIRCLE AND THE JUDGES MEASURE THE DISTANCE HE JUMPS OUT.
MS- LITTLE GIRL STAMPS HER FEET DOWN HARD CAUSING THE FROG TO LEAP. |
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1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN BASEBALL UMPIRE, EMMETT ASHFORD, PUTS ON A DEMONSTRATION FOR THE FANS.
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MS- EMMETT SWEEPS HOME PLATE WITH A FLAIR AND CALLS THE PLAYS IN A COLORFUL MANNER.
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SAINT PIUS X - MILLIONS REJOICE AT CANNONIZATION.
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MONTAGE- BODY OF POPE IS CARRIED THROUGH HUGE CROWD IN ROME'S PIAZZA SAN PIETRO.POPE PAUL XII BLESSES THE CROWD AS HE IS CARRIED THROUGH THE CROWD ON HIS THRONE.
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| 00:32:41 1909 |
INDO-CHINA - FRENCH WOUNDED ARE EVACUATED FROM DIEN BIEN PHU ON STRETCHERS AFTER THEIR RELEASE BY REDS.
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FRENCH NURSE, JENVIEVE DE GALLARD,'THE ANGEL OF DIEN BIEN PHU' WHO REFUSED RELEASE TO STAY WITH THE WOUNDED, IS HONORED AS SHE ARRIVES IN FRANCE.
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LS- NAVY'S NEW 'POGO STICK' PLANE TAKES-OFF VERTICALLY.
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MONTAGE- ROYAL CANADIAN F-86 SABRE JET LANDS AFTER 62 OF THEM COMPLETED TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
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ANIMALS- 3 SEA OTTERS CAPTURED ON SISKA ISLAND IN THE ALEUTIANS, ARE 1ST IN CAPTIVITY.HEAD FOR ZOO.
SMALL LIVE CRABS ARE FED TO THE OTTERS. |
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MONTAGE- MEMBERS OF ANNAPOLIS GRADUATING CLASS PARADE BEFORE 'COLOR GIRL OF 1954'
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175TH EPSOM DOWNS DERBY - AMERICAN COLT WINS IN BRITISH CLASSIC. LS- QUEEN ELIZABETH ARRIVES AT STADIUM. MS- AMERICAN JOCKEY JOHNNY LONGDEN RIDE AN IRISH HORSE.
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LS- AMERICAN HORSE 'NEVER SAY DIE' WINS DERBY.
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GENEVA IMPASSE - BIG 5 CONFER ON STRAYEGY IN ASIA.
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MS- U.S.ADMIRAL JOHN CARNEY MEETS WITH MILITARY OF NEW ZEALAND,AUSTRALIA AND BRITAIN TO CONSIDER GROUP ACTION IN INDO-CHINA.
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FASTEST MAN ON EARTH - LT.COLONEL JOHN STAT RIDES A ROCKET SLED ON A METAL TRACK TO TEST SAFETY EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE SPEEDS AT 421 MPH.
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CU- CAMERA VIEW SHOWS STAT'S FACE DISTORTION AT THAT SPEED.
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MONTAGE- FRENCH GENERAL COTY JOINS AMBASSADOR LODGE AT CEMETERY IN NORMANDY WHERE 9800 GIS FELL DURING WWII INVASION. SOLDIERS WALK AMID THE MANY CROSSES, CHILDREN HOLD BOQUETS OF FLOWERS.
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MARSHALL TITO OF YUGOSLAVIA IS RECEIVED IN ATHENS GREECE BY KING PAUL, DURING 'GOOD WILL' VISIT.
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'TRUE VOW KEEPERS CLUB' HOLD IT'S 29TH ANNUAL MEETING IN KANSAS. COUPLES MARRIED 50 YEARS OLD OR OVER MEET.THE CLUB BOASTS OVER 100,000 MEMBERS
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MONTAGE- ELDERLY COUPLES SPORT COLORFUL HATS IN A PAPER HAT CONTEST.
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LS- LS- DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT ANDERSON GIVES OUT DIPLOMAS TO GRADUATION CLASS AT ANAPOLIS.20,000 WATCH AS MIDSHIPMEN FLIP THEIR HATS.
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SPORTS- WES SANTEE RUNS MILE IN 4.06 MINUTES.
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MONTAGE- 200 WILD HORSES OWNED BY RANCHER IN GERMANY ARE DRIVEN INTO A CORRAL WHERE DOZENS OF MEN TRY TO PHYSICALLY CATCH THE 1 YEAR OLD HORSES
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6 MEN GRAB A HORSE AS ONE OF THEM GRASPS IT'S TAIL. THESE ARE THE ONLY WILD HORSES IN EUROPE AND ARE OWNED BY ONE FAMILY FOR 600 YEARS.
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