1958-1959MILITARY
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ARMY NEWSREEL NO. 2 "OBSOLETE" FILM. A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS QUITE AMERICAN IN NATURE TAKING PLACE IN GERMANY.
AMERICAN ACTIVITIES IN GERMANY. |
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TITLE: JUVENILE SPEEDSTERS- MS- THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION BAND PARADES AT A SOAPBOX DERBY NEAR OSBERG, GERMANY. MEN IN PARADE CARRY THE SOAPBOXES
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| 00:03:50 107.77 |
MS- YOUNG MEN GREASE THE AXELS AS OFFICIALS WEIGH THE CARS.
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| 00:04:14 131.77 |
MS- THE YOUNG DRIVERS PUSH THEIR CARS UP STARTING RAMP MADE OF WOOD. 2 BOYS RIDE DOWN THE RAMP AND ONTO THE 1/4 MILE SPEEDWAY.
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MS- GI RUNS UP TO THE TRACK AND WAVES FRANTICALLY TO ONE OF THE BOYS TO SPEED IT UP.
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| 00:04:54 171.77 |
MS- AN OFFICIAL WITH CHECKERED FLAG WAVES IT AS A RIDER FINISHES. MS WINNERS POSE IN THEIR SOAPBOXES
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| 00:05:28 205.77 |
TITLE: ALPINE ADVENTURE - AMERICAN COUPLES ENTER SKI LODGE IN MAGESTIC YENNER MOUNTAIN, GERMANY.
LS- 2 SEATER PLASTIC BUBBLE CABLE CARS GOING UP AND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. |
| 00:05:55 232.77 |
MONTAGE- SCENES OF THE RESORT AS SEEN FROM THE MOVING CABLE CAR. MONTAGE- THE AMERICAN COUPLES LOOK DOWN AT A BREATH-TAKING VIEW OF THE ALPS.
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| 00:07:21 318.77 |
TITLE: WHAT'S NEW IN EUROPE? THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION ARRIVES. MS- PARATROOPS BOARD A PLANE.
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| 00:08:13 370.77 |
MS- THE PARATROOPS STAND UP AND HOOK UP FOR THE DROP. AT SIGNAL THEY JUMP. MS-A LOCAL FARMER SITS ON A TRACTOR AND LOOKS UP AT THE ACTION
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| 00:09:16 433.77 |
TITLE: UNUSUAL OCCUPATION - CU- SPECIALIST ANTHONY LEFTI, LOCKSMITH OF THE VERDUN QUARTERMASTER SUPPLY DEPOT WORKS ON A SMALL MECHANISM AT HIS DESK .
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| 00:09:41 458.77 |
CU- LEFTI'S HAND TURNING A COMBINATION LOCK ON A SAFE. LEFTI LISTENS ON A STETESCOPE AS HE TURNS DIAL. HE OPENS THE SAFE. CRACKS SAFE
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| 00:10:25 502.77 |
MS- TONY TRIES HIS SKILLS ON THE DOOR OF AN ANCIENT CASTLE. HE PICKS THE LOCK AND IT OPENS AN ARMORED KNIGHT COMES OUT, SHAKES TONY'S HAND
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| 00:10:51 528.77 |
TITLE: REMEMBRANCE DAY - ELECTRIC TRAM PULLS UP TO A STATION IN ETTLEBRUCK, LUXEMBOURG
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| 00:11:00 537.77 |
.MAJOR GENERAL W. PAUL JOHNSON ARRIVES AT WITH FAMILY TO ATTEND A CEREMONY HONORING GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON. CITY OFFICIAL GREETS HIM.
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| 00:11:23 560.77 |
MS- PRINCE PHILLIP OF LUXEMBOURG ARRIVES TO OFFICIATE AT CEREMONY
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| 00:11:41 578.77 |
MS- SOLDIERS CARRY FLOWERS WHICH THEY PLACE AT THE PATTON MEMORIAL
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| 00:11:58 595.77 |
TITLE: COMBAT TV - ABC TV DEMONSTRATES A HAND HELD COMBAT TELEVISION CAMERA ON A 'BATTLEGROUND'.
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| 00:12:58 655.77 |
TITLE: MINIATURE TANK RANGE - CARNIVAL TYPE MOVING DUCKS ARE FIRED AT BY TANKS USING SPECIAL AMMO MS- A GI LOOKS THROUGH BINOCULARS TO SEE RESULTS CU- THE MOVING 'DUCK' FLOPS OVER WHEN HIT
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| 00:14:35 752.77 |
TITLE: RECORD BRIDGING - MS- AN OFFICER SHOOTS A FLARE INTO THE AIR TO START THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PONTOON BRIDGE BY 489TH ENGINEER BATALLION IN ATTEMPT TO BREAK RECORD.
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| 00:14:46 763.77 |
MONTAGE- GIS RUN TO THEIR TRUCKS AND UNFOLD A RUBBER RAFTS INFLATE IT AND PUSH IT INTO WATER AS OTHERS BEGIN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE BRIDGE SECTIONS.
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| 00:15:19 796.77 |
MS- LT. GENERAL JOHN UNCLE WATCHES THE SPEEDY GIS WITH MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF. LS- A FLARE IS FIRED AS THE LAST PIN IS PLACED INTO THE BRIDGE.
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| 00:15:42 819.77 |
MONTAGE- GIS JUMP WITH JOY AS THEY BREAK RECORD MS- A 20 FT LONG CAKE HELPS THEM CELEBRATE.
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| 00:16:16 853.77 |
TITLE: BOY SCOUT CAMPOREE - MS- BOY SCOUTS PITCH TENTS IN OUTSBOURG, GERMANY WOODS. SPONSORED BY
505TH AIRBORNE BATTLE GROUP. |
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LS- AN IMPRESSIVE TOTEM POLE IS LIFTED INTO PLACE BY THE SCOUTS. MS- A SCOUT COOKS UP SOME BACON AS OTHERS SIT AT PICNIC A TABLE TO EAT.
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| 00:17:00 897.77 |
MS- MAJOR GENERAL U.P. HARRIS, COMMANDING GENERAL OF 11TH AIRBORNE SHAKES HANDS WITH SOME SCOUTS
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| 00:17:35 932.77 |
TITLE: 'HONEST JOHN' - LS- ARMY WEATHER EXPERTS FOCUS THEIR INSTRUMENTS ON A WEATHER BALLOON FLOATING SKYWARD.
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| 00:18:19 976.77 |
LS- THE 'HONEST JOHN' MISSILE IS FIRED DOWN RANGE.
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| 00:18:31 988.77 |
TITLE: A VISIT TO FRANKFURT ZOO - 2 GIS PAY THEIR WAY INTO THE ZOO. MS- THE GIS THROW FISH TO SEALS WHO CATCH THEM IN MID-AIR.
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| 00:19:21 1038.77 |
MS- THE GIS VISIT A RHINO, THEN THEY HANDLE 4 CUBS AS A GROUP OF CHILDREN WATCH. MAMA LION IS NOT TOO HAPPY AND PACES BACK AND FORTH IN HER CAGE. THE GI FONDLES 2 OF THE CUBS.
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| 00:20:10 1087.77 |
MS- GI HOLDS A CHIMP WHO REACHES FOR THE OTHER GI AND HUGS HIM. EACH GI HOLDS A CHIMP IN HIS ARMS
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| 00:20:28 1105.77 |
TITLE: IT'S A DOG'S LIFE. LS- 6 K-9'S STAY PUT IN THE SNOW AS THEIR GI TRAINERS MAKE SEVERAL MOVES AROUND THEM. ANIMALS IN MILITARY
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| 00:21:00 1137.77 |
MS- WHEN THE TRAINER REPLACES THE DOG'S COLLAR WITH ANOTHER ONE, IT BECOMES A VICIOUS ATTACK DOG.
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| 00:21:19 1156.77 |
LS- THE DOG CHASES AND ATTACKS A WELL PADDED GI.
REFUSES TO LET GO UNTIL CALLED OFF BY TRAINER. |
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LS- THE GUARD DOG JUMPS SEVERAL FENCES ONE HIGHER THAN THE OTHER. HE THEN JUMPS THROUGH A HOOP.
HE POSES IN A BEGGING POSITION BETWEEN THE HOOP. |
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MS- A MEDICAL OFFICER HOLD UP A NEW VACCINATION GUN WHICH REPLACES THE HYPODERMIC NEEDLE
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| 00:22:17 1214.77 |
CU- THE MEDIC LOADS A NEEDLE THE OLD WAY BY INSERTING IT INTO RUBBER CAP OF THE MEDICINE
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| 00:22:20 1217.77 |
CU- WITH THE NEW AND MORE EFFICIENT WAY THE ENTIRE MEDICINE BOTTLE IS ATTACHED TO THE GUN.
CU- GI GETS A 'SHOT AND IS PLEASENTLY SURPRISED. |
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MS- MEDIC 'SHOOTS' MAN AFTER MAN IN QUICK ORDER
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| 00:22:44 1241.77 |
TITLE: UNUSUAL OCCUPATION, PARACHUTE RIGGER - A GI UNRAVELS A USED PARACHUTE ON A LONG TABLE AND SPREADS IT OUT FOR AN INSPECTION.
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| 00:23:12 1269.77 |
MS- AFTER A 2 MAN INSPECTION A RIGGER SEWS A RIP IN THE CHUTE. THE GI DEMONSTRATES THE ART OF REPACKING THE CHUTE.
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| 00:23:40 1297.77 |
MS- TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR FAITH IN THEIR PACKING EACH PACKER JUMPS WITH A REPACKED CHUTE PICKED AT RANDOM. HE GATHERS IT AND RETURNS TO REPACK IT
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| 00:24:26 1343.77 |
TITLE: KINDER DRIVING SCHOOL - GERMAN POLICE TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO DRIVE SAFELY, USING SMALL CARS ON A SPECIAL DRIVING COURSE CONTAINING MINIATURE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STREET SIGNS
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| 00:25:39 1416.77 |
TITLE: LUCKY 11TH - 8 GIRL WINNERS OF THE EUROPEAN BEAUTY CONTEST ARRIVE BY BUS AT THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION SCHOOL TO WATCH PARATROOPS TRAIN.
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| 00:25:52 1429.77 |
MS- A GI ESCORTS EACH GIRL TO VIEWING STANDS
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| 00:26:29 1466.77 |
MS- THE GIRLS WATCH PARATROOPS JUMP FROM A TOWER 00 26 24 MS- A GIRL GESTURES A KISS TO THE CAMERA.
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| 00:26:44 1481.77 |
MONTAGE- EACH GIRL IS FILMED EATING CHOW IN THE MESS HALL, THEN THEY PARADE IN SWIM SUITS.
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| 00:27:42 1539.77 |
TITLE: LAKE EIBSEE GARMISCH - LS- WATER SKIER ON LAKE GARMISCH DOES FANCY AND DARING MOVES AT HIGH SPEED.
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| 00:28:29 1586.77 |
LS- SKIER STANDS ON A CHAIR ATTACHED TO A ROUND WATER SKI AND DOES SOME TURNS. LS- 5 SHIERS FORM A PYRAMID. MONTAGE- SKIER JUMPS RAMP.
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| 00:29:07 1624.77 |
MS- BLONDE AND HER DATE SIT IN BEACH CHAIRS AND LAUGH HEARTILY AT SKIERS.
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| 00:29:09 1626.77 |
LS- GI SKIER DOES A NOSE DIVE OFF THE RAMP.
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