19541950s NEWSREELS
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Issue #71
WORLD NEWS. QUEEN ENDS 2 MONTH TOUR OF AUSTRALIA |
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PRINCESS MARGARET, A ROYAL COAL MINER WEARING COVERALLS AND KERCHIEF THE PRINCESS STARTS DESCENT INTO MINE WITH OTHER MINERS.
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RARE SCENE OF WIVES AS RED LEADERS VOTE VOTERS LINE UP AND CAST THEIR VOTES FOR UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES.
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SOVIET FOREIGN MINISTER MOLOTOV AND HIS WIFE CAST THEIR BALLOT AS DOES MALENKOV AND HIS WIFE.
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"LINDY" TAKES GENERAL'S OATH IN AIR RESERVE THE "SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS" TAKES OFF ON FAMOUS FLIGHT WITH CHARLES LINDBERGH ABOARD. OLD FILM.
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AIR FORCE SECRETARY TALBERT ADMINISTERS OATH TO LINDBERGH WHO WILL SERVE ON COMMITTEE SELECTING SITE OF NEW AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
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KOREA TO NEW YORK, KIDS CHOIR ON GOOD WILL TOUR 25 KOREAN WAR ORPHANS IN NATIVE DRESS BOARD PLANE IN KOREA FOR TRIP TO U. S. ON ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK THE CHOIR SINGS "HOW DO YOU DO".
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ROME, A NEW-TYPE AIR LIFT THE GREAT RICHIARDI MAKES A FEW SWEEPING GESTURES WITH HIS HANDS & HE RAISES HIS ASSISTANT OFF THE GROUND IN HIS GREAT LEVITATION ACT IN A ROME THEATRE.
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SPORTS! GOLF. SNEAD COPS 3RD MASTERS CROWN BILLY JOE PATTON TEES OFF AS GALLERY OF GOLF FANS WATCH. SNEAD TEES OFF. DEFENDING CHAMPION BEN HOGAN TEES OFF.
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HOGAN LOOKS ON AS SNEAD IS CONGRATULATED FOR THE WIN BY BOBBY JONES.
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ANNUAL JUNIOR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ANNAPOLIS NAVY BOYS FROM 2 TO 12 COMPETE IN RING. CU LITTLE BALD BOY WITH GIANT BOXING GLOVES AWAITS HIS BOUT.
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AS DOZENS OF KIDS IN TRUNKS AND BOXING GLOVES CHEER BOXER STARTS TO CRY WHEN HE IS HIT.
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ISSUE# 72
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WORLD NEWS. WEARY BATTLE OVER ROADS IN INDO-CHINA WORKERS REPAIR LAY TRACK ALONGSIDE AN OVERTURNED TRAIN SABOTAGED BY RED.
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AN EXPLOSION DAMAGES ROAD AND FRENCH SOLDIERS REPAIR IT SO AS TO KEEP TRAFFIC FROM HANOI TO HAIPONG HARBOR OPEN.
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BELGIUM VOTE OUSTS REGIME, SPAK FAVORED
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WIFE SEES TITO OFF FOR TURKISH TALKS TITO BOARDS TRAIN TO ANKARA.
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BOYS HELD 7 YEARS BY REDS REJOIN FAMILY MRS. LIDIA GEORGESCU RUNS ONTO PLANE AT IDLEWILD AIRPORT TO GREET HER 2 SONS. MOM, DAD AND THE 2 BOYS POSE FOR BEVY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS.
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WORLD'S OLDEST PASSION PLAY HELD IN ITALY CHRIST AND 2 THIEVES CARRIES CROSS DOWN ROAD IN REENACTMENT OF PASSION PLAY IN TINY ITALIAN VILLAGE OF SETSA, NEAR ROME.
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PONTIUS PILATE RIDE CHARIOT FOLLOWED BY ROMAN SOLDIERS. CROWD WATCHES IN AWE.
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FASHIONS FROM PARIS. GLOVES, BUT WHAT GLOVES MODELS WALK AMID THE GUESTS SITTING AT DINER TABLES AND SHOW FEATHERED GLOVE DESIGNS
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BASEBALL. "PLAY BALL"
IKE AND MAMIE ATTEND 1ST GAME OF YEAR. SIT WITH WASHINGTON OWNER CLARK GRIFFITH. |
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A'S MANAGER BUCKY HARRIS SHAKES WITH YANKEE MANAGER CASEY STENGEL. CU YANK'S ENOS SLAUGHTER SHOWS HIS BALD HEAD. IKE THROWS OUT 1ST BALL.
A'S PLAYER THROWS BALL BACK TO IKE WHO CATCHES IT |
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CROWD OF BASEBALL FANS FILL THE SEATS, SOME OF WHOM CATCH BAGS OF PEANUTS THROWN TO THEM BY VENDERS. CU FAN BITES INTO A HOT DOG AND HOLDS UP HIS DRINK WITH HIS OTHER HAND.
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DODGERS AND GIANT TEAMS MARCH ONTO THE FIELD IN MILITARY FASHION AT NEW YORK'S POLO GROUNDS.
GENERAL AND MRS. MACARTHUR WAVE FROM STANDS. |
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MANAGERS ALSTON AND DUROCHER SHAKE HANDS BEFORE GAME. WILLIE MAYS & DON NEWCOMBE POSE AS MAYOR WAGNER THROWS OUT 1ST BALL.
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ORIOLES RETURN TO BIG LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLE'S PLAYERS RIDE IN MOTORCADE LED BY CAR WITH VICE-PRESIDENT NIXON AND WIFE, FOLLOWED BY CAR WITH CLARK GRIFFITH, CONNIE MACK AND MANY FLOATS.
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LONG LINE OF WORKERS REMOVE TAUPOLIN FROM FIELD AFTER RAIN. VP NIXON THROWS OUT 1ST BALL OF THE INAUGURAL GAME. PAN OF THE CROWDED BALTIMORE MEMORIAL STADIUM.
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ISSUE# 73
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WORLD NEWS. HOME FOLKS HAIL 45TH BACK FROM KOREA WILDLY WAVING AND ANXIOUS LOVED ONES GREET SHIP AS IT DOCKS. MONTAGE TEARS AND HUGS FOR THE SOLDIERS.
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GI ON TRIAL AS BETRAYER OF COMRADES CORPORAL EDWARD DICKERSON IS ESCORTED TO COURT BY MP'S AS HE IS ACCUSED OF INFORMING REDS OF ESCAPE PLOT WHILE A POW..
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EGYPT. NASSER BACK IN, NAGUIB OUT NASSER RECEIVES APPLAUSE FROM FOLLOWERS AS HE SUCCEEDS NAGUIB. NAGUIB SITS ON BED, WEARING ROBE, AFTER SUFFERING NERVOUS COLLAPSE.
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FRENCH TROOPS CLING GRIMLY TO DIENBIENPHU
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EASTER 1954 THOUSANDS GATHER FOR SERVICES IN HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
BEAUTIFUL WATERFALLS AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IS BACKDROP TO OUTDOOR EASTER SERVICE. |
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OUTDOOR EASTER SERVICE AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. 100,000 PILGRIMS GATHER IN SAINT PETERS SQUARE TO HEAR POPE PIUS XII EASTER MESSAGE FROM HIS BALCONY IN VATICAN.
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AERIAL VIEW OF SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL WITH THRONG OF EASTER PARADERS IN FRONT ON 5TH AVENUE.
WOMEN IN EASTER BONNETS CAN HARDLY MOVE IN CROWD OF 1 1/2 MILLION. |
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SPORTS! IKE AND TOP AMATEUR GOLF AT AUGUSTA IKE TEES OFF AND BELTS BEAUTY DOWN FAIRWAY.
FOLLOWED BY AMATEUR BILLY JOE PATTON |
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RED WINGS COP HOCKEY'S STANLEY CUP HOCKEY FANS JUMP OUT OF SEATS AS RED WINGS SHOT IS BLOCKED. HAPPY TEAMMATES SMOTHER RED KELLY AS HE SCORES FOR THE RED WINGS.
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ISSUE# 74
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WORLD NEWS. MCCARTHY VS. ARMY, THE SHOWDOWN LAWYER ROY COHN WHISPERS TO SENATOR MCCARTHY DURING HEARING.
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LAYERS OF CAMERAS FILM EVENT AS MCCARTHY COMES FACE TO FACE WITH SECRETARY OF ARMY STEVENS
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DULLES READY FOR 20-NATION GENEVA PARLEY DULLES BIDS FAREWELL AT WASHINGTON AIRPORT
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STEVENSON OUT OF HOSPITAL AFTER SURGERY NURSE BIDS HIM GOODBYE.
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TOURING ELIZABETH IN CEYLON NATIVE DANCERS PUT ON SHOW FOR QUEEN.
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BIG CITY SALUTE TO 45TH "THUNDERBIRDS"
AERIAL THE 45TH PARADES UP BROADWAY TO CITY HALL IN NEW YORK. CONFETTI POURS DOWN ON THEM. |
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FASHION BALL FOR CHARITY, APRIL IN PARIS MODELS WALK RAMP SHOWING GOWNS BY TOP FRENCH DESIGNERS, IN NEW YORK'S WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL JACQUES FATH, BALENCIAGA AND OTHER DESIGNS.
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MUTE CHOIR SILENTLY JOINS IN OLD HYMNS EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF THE DEAF IN TORONTO. THE CONGREGATION SING HYMNS IN SIGN LANGUAGE LED BY MINISTER. HE THEN LEADS A MUTE CHOIR.
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WOMAN TAPS OUT HYMN ON HUSBAND'S PALM. HE IS ALSO BLIND. CU GOOD SHOT OF WOMAN DOING SIGN LANGUAGE. CU HANDS OF MAN DOING SIGN LANGUAGE
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ISSUE# 75
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TOP SPIES DESERT RED CONSPIRACY. AUSSIES RESCUE MRS. PETROV NEWSMEN CROWD AROUND RED GUARD WHO HAS TIGHT GRIP ON WIFE OF RUSSIAN TOP SPY, AS HE TRIES TO TAKE HER ABOARD PLANE AGAINST HER WILL
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ANGRY SPECTATORS TRY TO STOP RUSSIANS FROM DRAGGING MRS. PETROV ONTO PLANE. LATER THE CAPTIVE IS SNATCHED AT DARWIN AND REUNITED WITH HER DEFECTING HUSBAND.
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RED ASSASSIN REVEALS DEATH PLOT NICKOLI KOKLOV SOVIET SECRET POLICE CAPTAIN SPEAKS TO GERMAN OFFICIALS ABOUT ASSASSINATION PLOTS. CU A DUMMY CIGARETTE CASE WHICH FIRES CYANIDE DARTS IS SHOWN.
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GENEVA CONFERENCE UNDER WAY DULLES AND WIFE ARRIVE BY PLANE AS DOES SOVIET'S MOLOTOV. RED CHINA'S CHO-EN-LAI ARRIVES.
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS. MEET THE MISSUS, MRS. AMERICA CONTESTANTS WAVE FROM PATIO IN FRONT OF FLORIDA BEACH, PRIOR TO CONTEST. PAN CONTESTANTS PARADE IN SWIM SUITS BEFORE JUDGES.
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28-YEAR OLD MRS. WANDA JENNINGS, MRS. MISSOURI, WINS. GETS KISS FROM HUBBY.
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CLYDE BEATTY LIONIZED ON 25TH YEAR CLOWNS & PERFORMERS WAVE AT CAMERA. BEATTY SHAKES HANDS WITH ACTOR PAT O'BRIEN & ACTRESS MARIAN CARR WITH WHOM HE IS CO-STARRING IN MOVIE.
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AS PAT O'BRIAN AND CIRCUS PERFORMERS WATCH, BEATTY CUTS CAKE. CU FACE OF CLOWN EATING CAKE.
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PAT KENNEDY WEDS LAWFORD PATRICIA ARRIVES AT NEW YORK CHURCH IN WEDDING GOWN. MARION DAVIES IS AMONG INVITED GUESTS.
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PAN OF SPECTATORS BEHIND BARRICADES & LEANING FROM APARTMENT WINDOWS TO SEE ACTOR PETER LAWFORD AND HIS WIFE PAT EXIT CHURCH.
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SUN MAKES ELECTRICITY IN NEW BATTERY INVENTORS PEARSON, CHAFFEN & FULLER SHOW NEW SOLAR BATTERY. TOY FERRIS WHEEL TURNS ON SOLAR BATTERY POWER WHEN SPOT LIGHT IS TURNED ON
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HORSE RACING. THE WOOD MEMORIAL "CORRELATION" WITH WILLIE SHOEMAKER UP WINS.
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WOMAN HORSE RACE FAN, IN FUR COAT, CLAPS AND JUMPS UP AND DOWN.
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ISSUE# 76
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WORLD NEWS. THE GENEVA CONFERENCE LEADERS OF EAST AND WEST TACKLE THE FATE OF THE FAR EAST.
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COLORFUL RITES GREET QUEEN IN CEYLON TRIBAL CHIEFTANS IN THEIR CEREMONIAL ROBES ARE GREETED BY ELIZABETH.
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ANTI-POLIO WAR STARTS WITH SALK VACCINE DR. JONAS SALK SITS WITH LEADERS OF THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS, WHO APPROVED HIS VACCINE.
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YOUNG STUDENTS LINE UP AND GET SHOTS AT A SCHOOL. SOME GET VACCINE OTHERS GET HARMLESS SOLUTION IN STUDY.
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LITTLE BLACK GIRL GRIMACES UPON GIVEN THE SHOT.
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HIRE THE HANDICAPPED MAN WITH MECHANICAL HAND WORKS IN PRINT SHOP AS OTHERS SET TYPE.
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TALK BY GENERAL TAYLOR MAKES A HIT TAYLOR SPEAKS IN KOREAN TO NEW REPUBLIC OF KOREA TROOPS PRESIDENT RHEE THEN HAPPILY SPEAKS IN KOREAN AND ENDS WITH "I UNDERSTOOD EVERY WORD".
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AVIATION NEWS. 9,000 PARACHUTE IN BIGGEST WAR GAMES DROP AT FROT BRAGG, NO. CAROLINA.
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SPECTATORS WATCH THE SKY FILL WITH PARATROOPS OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION.
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PARACHUTIST CHEATS DEATH IN SKY DRAMA CHUTIST JUMPS OUT OF PIPER CUB AND GETS HIS CHUTE SNARLED IN THE TAIL. ELS CHUTIST BEING DRAGGED THROUGH THE SKY AS SEEN FROM GROUND.
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TORN CHUTE BREAKS FREE & THE CHUTIST DESCENDS TOO FAST. SPECTATORS STRETCH THEIR NECKS TO SEE AS A SECOND CHUTE OPENS IN TIME.
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INGENIOUS GADGETS. ODD HOLDERS FOR ODD NEEDS SILLY SMOKING. CIGARETTE IN HOLDER WITH SMALL UMBRELLA ATTACHMENT.
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INVENTER ROBERT STERN SMOKES CIGARETTE WITH ATTACHMENT HOLDING GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE. CIGARETTE IN HOLDER WITH ASHTRAY ATTACHED. CIGARETTE HOLDER MADE FOR TWO
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CIGARETTE HOLDER WITH ALL CIGARETTES IN PACK ATTACHED. BUSY MAN CAN EASILY SMOKE PACK A DAY
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CLOSE UP ASHTRAY FULL OF CIGARETTE BUTTS
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STERN SMOKES CIGARETTE ON ATTACHMENT WHICH CURVES OUTSIDE WINDOW AS HE DRIVES CAR.
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BIZARRE MOTOR BIKE STREAKS TO NEW RECORD DRIVER GETS INTO TORPEDO-SHAPED VEHICLE AND IS GIVEN PUSH START. ODD VEHICLE SPEEDS DOWN ROAD.
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GROUP OF KIDS MAKE A QUICK RIGHT TURN WITH THEIR HEADS TO DRAMATIZE SPEED OF VEHICLE.
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ISSUE# 77
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WORLD NEWS. REDS QUIT AUSTRALIA IN PETROV CASE CU CHAINS ON RUSSIAN EMBASSY WHICH WAS HASTILY LOCKED WHEN RUSSIA BROKE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA.
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SMOKE RISES FROM EMBASSY AS SECRET PAPERS ARE DESTROYED. PILES OF LUGGAGE IS LOADED IN TRUCKS
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ARGENTINA HOLDS NATIONAL ELECTIONS TO CHOOSE VICE PRESIDENT. PERON CASTS BALLOT
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GIS HOLD RELIGIOUS RALLY IN LUTHER CITY CROWD OF GERMANS & GIS ATTEND OUTDOOR SERVICE IN CITY WHERE MARTIN LUTHER INAUGURATED PROTESTANT REFORMATION. STATUE OF LUTHER
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WHITE HOUSE NEWS.
IKE WELCOMES LADY SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA IKE CHATS WITH SENATOR BOERING IN OVAL OFFICE. |
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1ST LADY HELPS LAUNCH PALSY CAMPAIGN MAMIE RECEIVES BOUQUET ON WHITE HOUSE LAWN FROM LITTLE GIRL AND OTHER CHILDREN CRIPPLED BY DISEASE
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A REUNITED FAMILY THANKS IKE FOR AID MOM & DAD OF KIDS HELD CAPTIVE IN ROMANIA MEET WITH IKE IN OVAL OFFICE ALONG WITH THE 2 RELEASED BOYS.
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TRAPEZE KIDS DO HOMEWORK IN LIVING ROOM THREE SOMARO BROTHERS, 8, 9 AND 11 YEARS OLD DO EXERCISES ON TRAPEZE HANGING DOWN FROM CEILING AS GRANDMA KNITS AND PAPA WATCHES.
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ONE OF BOYS HANDS OUT PANCAKES AND THREE EAT WHILE HANGING ON THEIR FEET
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SPORTS! TOP GYM STARS IN AAU TITLE MEET JOE DIM WEI SHOWS HIS STUFF ON TRAMPOLINE. STAR ON STILL RINGS IS LEONARD HARRIS. DON PERRY SHOWS HIS WORLD RECORD FORM ON ROPE CLIMB.
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SKIPPY BROWNING TUMBLES TOWARD HIS 3RD TITLE.
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THE 1954 KENTUCKY DERBY 100,000 HORSE RACING FANS STREAM INTO HISTORIC CHURCHILL DOWNS.
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HORSE RACING FAN GESTURES WITH HIS ARM FOR HIS HORSE TO SPEED IT UP AS "DETERMINE" BECOMES THE 1ST GREY HORSE TO WIN DERBY.
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