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SPORTS: Strong man competition
SPORTS: Strong man competition In a bullfighting ring (arena), men who look like working-class guys lift heavy objects to show their weightlifting prowess. Man lifts a heavy-looking stone - on his back. Broad-shouldered man lifts a concrete cube by rolling it up his body to his shoulders. Man uses just one hand to lift a heavy cylinder. Male Spanish spectators applauding. Man lifts heavy sphere and rolls it around his shoulders. (This competition looks like the events from the "World's Strongest Man" competitions.)
Sports: Junior Rodeo
Sports: Junior Rodeo Teenage cowboys horsing around on horseback in the junior rodeo at John Day, Oregon. A muddy arena makes it slippery for horses, and both speeds and softens the boys' fast and fancy falls. Caucasian rodeo spectators, many of whom wear cowboy hats. Young men get thrown from bucking broncos. Boys ride steers and fall off into mud. Boy with crew cut and mud-covered face lies on his stomach, looks up. Here's mud in yer eye!
Tornado: 51 Dead In Wake of Mid-West Twisters
As Kansas City suburbs dig out in the wake of disasters, new twisters spawned at a record rate and torrential rains continue the siege of havoc stretched from Indiana to Texas in recent weeks, in which over 53 died, and property and crop damages mounted high into the tens of millions. Night, rescue workers sort through rubble. Day, people walk through piles of lumber and wreckage that used to be homes, try to salvage possessions. Truck with Red Cross on it. National Guard on patrol. Pan devastated neighborhood.
News in Brief: Sgt. Reckless And Recruit.
News in Brief: Sgt. Reckless And Recruit. At Camp Pendleton, California, a heroic Marine veteran of the Korean War, Sgt. Reckless, a supply horse honored for service under fire, gives a new recruit to the Corp. Sign: Camp Pendleton Riding Stables. Large handmade banner - "It's a Boy. Mother and Son Doing Fine." Baby horse scrambles to its feet beside mother; the foal apparently is named "Private Fearless." Sergeant Reckless - wearing a label naming her as such - runs with the young horse.
SPORTS: 3-Nation Bike Race.
SPORTS: 3-Nation Bike Race. A marathon bike race that make the old 6-day grind look like child's play. The course runs from Prague, north through Germany to Warsaw - an event for iron men that's a Middle European sports classic. Bicyclists starting race. Glitch in image. Various shots of cyclists pedaling in snowy weather, spectators watching even though snow is falling. Helicopter shot interior a stadium full of fans. Winner and others cycling in stadium. Winner shakes hands with man, apparently Polish leader Wladyslaw Gomulka.
Ike & Adenauer Meet At Gettysburg for Strategy Talks
Ike & Adenauer Meet At Gettysburg for Strategy Talks Ike welcomes West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to Eisenhower Farms for an informal no-protocol meeting at which conversation ranges from fine beef cattle to problems of Soviet policy and world disarmament. Small plane lands in grassy field. Members of the press look on. Dwight's son Major John Eisenhower shakes hands with Adenauer. Sign, Eisenhower Farms. WS farmland. Low angle shot spinning windmill. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, German Chancellor Adenauer and some other men tour the farm. Adenauer smiling.
News in Brief: Formosa Rioting.
News in Brief: Formosa Rioting. In the aftermath, U.S. officials survey damages to the Embassy and U.S. Information Agency, as police (or soldiers?) restore order in Taipei.
News in Brief: Royal Visit.
News in Brief: Royal Visit. Pomp and pageantry in Stockholm welcomes Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of Holland, as they arrive to visit Sweden's King Gustav. The Dutch royals disembark royal-looking watercraft, greet Swedish king. High angle view carriage riding past crowds on streets. Carriage pulls into royal palace, royals walk through. Crowds outdoors. On balcony, 4 young women and a boy (Sweden's princesses and prince, perhaps?). On another balcony, Queen Juliana wears a crown and a fur and claps with a woman and a man - the woman might be Queen Louise, formerly Lady Louise Mountbatten, and the man is likely Prince Bernhard.
News in Brief: Physically Handicapped.
News in Brief: Physically Handicapped. In Washington, D.C., the president honors the 'Handicapped Man of the Year,' Hugo Deffner, of Oklahoma City, and high school essay contest winners. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower shakes hands, individually, with young women who have won this essay contest, hands them a certificate wrapped like a scroll. People in audience (proud parents undoubtedly among them) applaud. Ike poses with the five teenage girls. Eisenhower poses with plaque and Hugo Deffner, who seems to be in a wheelchair.
News in Brief: Square-rigger.
Image quality is not good. News in Brief: Square-rigger. Like a breath out of the past, a square-rigged Norwegian sailing ship sails into New York harbor with 42 teen-age maritime cadets on board. Various shots old-fashioned ship sailing to modern city. Cadets pose, then climb rigging.
News in Brief: Expectant Storks.
Image quality is not very good (RGB colors). News in Brief: Expectant Storks. Here's a neat switch, storks awaiting the stork! The Austrian town of Rust is happy at the return of the fabulous birds nesting on top of chimmneys.
News in Brief: Fire Demonstration.
Image quality is not very good. News in Brief: Fire Demonstration. The Air Force plays host to the fire chief's field conference at Westhampton Long Island, with a spectacular demonstration of combatting airplane fires. WS fire billowing black smoke. Fire truck pulls up, spraying water at the flames. Firefighters in protective suits douse flames possibly using foam. Man without protective gear sprays foam.
News in Brief: Fish Story.
Image quality is not very good. News in Brief: Fish Story. Amazing films of a rare life-form, the Actinia (half plant, half animal, says someone), which protect tiny coral fish and in return is fed by the little fish.
News in Brief: Earth Satellite.
Image quality is not very good. News in Brief: Earth Satellite. At Baltimore, first films of the Vanguard rocket and the artifical satelite it will carry in three stages into outer space. Various shots model of satellite and scale model of rocket. Rocket factory employees at work.
News in Brief: Model Air Show.
News in Brief: Model Air Show. In New York at Floyd Bennett Field, model-makers turn out en masse to show off tiny speedsters and radio-controlled craft in a real aerial circus. People prepare and show off their model airplanes. Planes take off and fly. One plane attempts to take off but just ends up spinning in circles; owner runs to catch it. Man's hands operate remote control. Model plane lands with a bump.
SPORTS: Golf.
SPORTS: Golf. At New Rochelle's Wykagyl Club, old pro Sam Snead finishes with a sensational 67 to take the Palm Beach tourney. It's the fifth Wykagyl win for the popular golfer. Ben Hogan tees off, then Sam Snead. Various golfers putt, some successfully. Snead reaches into trophy cup and pulls out check.
SPORTS: Track.
SPORTS: Track. At Compton, California, plenty of track & field thrills, and a big upset when Willie White noses out Bobby Morrow in the '100', Bob Gutowski wins the pole vault, while Australia's Merv Lincoln romps home to victory in the mile. Nighttime (?) track meet; starter fires pistol, sprinters race; after race, White and Morrow pose, looking friendly. Other events.
Exposition: 60 Nations Join in New York Trade Fair.
Same as Catalog # 515287. Exposition: 60 Nations Join in New York Trade Fair. In New Work, 60 nations join in the first United States World Trade Fair, a vast international exposition that showcases industrial goods, crafts, and agricultural products from all over the globe, and attracts record throngs to the Coliseum. Exterior, flags of many nations over a sign reading "United States World Trade..." New York dignitaries (not named - perhaps Mayor Vincent Impellitteri? and Senator Jacob Javits?) cut a large loaf of bread (like a ribbon-cutting ceremony, I guess). VS trade fair, well-dressed white people looking at exhibits. Various shots of signs from participating nations (Hong Kong, Canada, Great Britain, etc.).
News in Brief: Churchill Meets Envoys.
Same as Catalog # 515290. News in Brief: Churchill Meets Envoys. Sir Winston Churchill, asked by a Japanese envoy to support Japan's plea to stop planned H-bomb tests in the Pacific, replies with a statement of support for Britain's policy. Exterior of door with the street number 28. Churchill and two Japanese men (Matsushita and Mishi?) pose, smiling for press photographers. The men shake hands. (The statement by Churchill is not shown.)
News in Brief: Culinary Arts Are On Display In Chicago.
Same as Catalog # 515292. News in Brief: Culinary Arts Are On Display In Chicago. Culinary arts are on display in Chicago, a dazzling display of superb skill in cooking and decoration by chefs and party cooks. One highlight, a 'lobster symphony.' Lots of intricately designed/decorated foodstuffs, and men wearing tall chef hats. One item is a model of the Conrad Hilton hotel. Chef takes a bite out of "flower" that's apparently made of something edible. Pastry chef decorates a cake (could pass for wedding cake).
News in Brief: Princess Dedicates Memorial
Same as Catalog # 515293. News in Brief: Princess Dedicates Memorial. Princess Margret (Princess Margaret) of Holland dedicates a memorial to the Netherlands' 3500 merchant seamen who lost their lives during World War II (WWII) - a 148 foot harbor-side edifice.
Patterson Trains For Bout
Arriving from New York, heavyweight champ begins training for his Seattle, Washington bout with Pete Rademacher. Establishing shot - Crowds of people at the train station some are there to welcome Floyd Patterson. MS The press taking pictures. CU Floyd Patterson boxing a punching bag. CU Floyd shawdow boxing. CU A young boxing fan. Floyd Patterson with boxing gear on, smiling. MS Floyd doing a little boxing with a amature challenger, or sparing partner. Great shot of young african american boy drinking a bottle of Bubble Up soda. MS Boxing fans of Flloyd's applauding. CU Floyd Patterson signing autographs for young boys, 10 years old or so.
Trout Derby.
Big doing s on the Yellowstone river at Livingston, Montana. Where young and old cast about for prizes. Very pretty setting where adults both men and woman and children are fishing with their poles in the water. MS - One little boy around 8 years old catching a fish. LSOH - Fishermen wading in the river with poles in hand and casting rods. CUS - Man wearing a straw hat, beads around his neck and a casting rod in hand. MCUS - Gal with a nice figure standing at river's edge casting for a fish. CUS - A boy around 10 holding up a nice size fish. CUS - Fish laying in pans all weights are in. MCUS - Hank wins with a 4 lb. beauty trout.
Batting Duel - Ted Williams & Mickey Mantle
Boston's Fenway Park is setting for duel between Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams, with the Red Sox slugger increasing his margin over 'the switcher. Williams hits a home run. A near record crowd at Fenway Park. CUS - Casey Strangle and Mickey Mantle, in their New York Yankee baseball uniforms. LOHS - Baseball fans. MLS - Mickey hits the ball for a single. CUS - Ted Williams up at bat for the Red Sox, Tom Larson pitching. MS - Ted hits a home run, his 31st run for the season. At this time he was further ahead in the batting race.