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U.N. Guards Fly To Zion
Shaky, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery The United Nation's first International Police Force 49 men bound for Palestine to help protect the truce-pose just prior to departure by plane for the Holy Land. The volunteers from seven countries carry revolvers but no ammunition. Recruited from seven nations the men are all volunteers and constitutes the nucleus what may eventually be. Recruited from seven nations the Men are all volunteers and constitute the nocuous of what may eventually be. A guard force of nearly 5,000 United Nations soldiers in the army of peace.
Miss Press Photographer Of 1948
Shaky, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery Against picturesque hotel pool background, lovely and scantily clad lassies strut their stuff for the judges in the annual Miss Press Photographer of 1948 Beauty Contest. A very eye-filling winner is a lone star charmer, Peggy Sullivan.
The Battle Of Peekskill
The Battle Of Peekskill Forty-eight person are injured as anti-communists and red sympathizers clash following a concert by the negro singer, paul robeson. Only the presence of 900 police prevents worse violence, but many cars and buses are stoned.
Marjoe Gortner 4 Year Old Ordained Minister
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery. Four-Year-Old Minister Marjoe Gortner, four-year-old ordained minister, known as the miracle child evangelist, performs a wedding ceremony for a sailor and bride. The youngster has caused a furor in religious circles.
18000 Mummers In A Parade
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery The weather held up King Momus, but when he struts he outdoes himself with the biggest and most lavish Mummers parade of all times. Two million spectators view the glittering procession of fun makers.
Queen of the Press Photographers
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery Pretty Jeanne Crow, 21-year-old lovely from Florida, wins the nod of the judges and is chosen Queen of the Press Photographers. Forty contestants vie for the title, but Miss Crow wins for very good reasons.
Revelry Marks Arts Ball
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery A mermaid loses her tail,and other hijacks mark the annual Chelsea arts ball at royal Albert hall. 6,000 Art students drink, dance and make merry, and at midnight the rioting gets out of hand.
Destroyers Come Out Of Mothballs
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery With world tension mounting, the navy takes the wrappings off four hundred of the smaller craft. They are being readied for instant service-just in case.
Puppets: Hidden Camera Sees Kids Steal The Show
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery A study in facial expression as German youngsters see a Punch and Judy show during the holidays. It's audience reaction that would make an actor's mouth water. The children really get into the puppets and their reactions are worth a thousand words. Audio is in German.
Ski Jumpers Soar In Meet
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery DOS Winter's high in thrills-ski jumping! The fans are out to see the top-notch jumpers take off in spectacular leaps (and spills) in the merge ski club's annual meet. Peter Hugsted of Norway wins top honors.
Aviation In The News
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery - DOS Spectacular scenes of pilot less ramjet aircraft being tested by navy. Suspended beneath plane's wing, Gorgon IV is controlled from ground as it sets new endurance marks. Some great aerial shots. Plane Flies Faster Than Sound Believed to be the fastest plane in the world, the Air Force's XS-1 rocket plane makes a test flight in California. The sleek supersonic craft carries only a limited fuel supply, so is taken aloft in the modified bomb bay of a B29 and dropped o ut in mid air. Again int eh cockpit of the rocket plane is Captain Chuck Yeager, who has piloted every test since it was developed.
Mindszenty: World Protests Trial
Shaky, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery The world stands aghast as the death sentence is asked in a communist court for Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, primate of the Catholic Church in Hungary. In New York, Cardinal Spellman denounces the mock treason trail as a blow against civilization. Cardinal Spellman speaks: There is no use to save Cardinal Mindszenty life for from the very hour he was taken away in the black of night from his home, his flock, his aged mother. Cardinal Mindszenty became the victim of torturing and drugging that put him beyond the reach of Rome of human help. For if we fail to learn a lesson from Cardinal Mindszenty martyrdom. We shall fail ourselves. And ourselves face communists conquest and annihilate ion. So long as my heart beats and breath lingers in my body. I shall never cease, pray and labor to protect America and war and work against communism and all the evils growing from rugged roots. For I believe that rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
Constitution: Giant Plane Sets World Record
Shaky, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery The navy commissions its 92-ton transport after which it carries 90-person non-stop across continent in nine and one half hours-the largest payload in history. Navy's Biggest Airplane Burbank, California - The wraps are taken off the new Lockheed "Constitution" - 168-passenger plane built for the Navy and soon ready for test flights. the 92-ton craft will be able to fly to Tokyo in 19 hours.
Nanking Deserted As Thousands Flee Reds
Shaky, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery The Chinese Nationalist capital becomes a ghost city as the government and thousands of citizens use every means of transportation to evacuate the city. Chinese Communist forces massed across the river threaten to take over hourly.
Cops Capture Crowd: Berlin Force Has A Bag Of Tricks
Gilbert and Sullivan to the contrary - a policeman's lot is a happy one... At least in West Berlin. President Kennedy's mother is the guest of honor as 100,000 see 5,000 cops put on a show that has everything - even a police dog soccer team!! West Berlin A stadium in West Berlin showcasing the West Berlin Policemen staging a show to a jammed packed crowd. MS - A policeman crawls through a cloth covered tube, dives through a paper covered fence, running through water filled swimming pools. MS - Five or six policemen piled on top of a motor cycle driving around the stadium. MS - Looking up Rose Kennedy, mother of the President stands up and waves to the crowd in the stadium. MS - German Shepard police dogs and their trainers playing and hitting a ball with their noses. MS - The crowd applauding. MS - Marching flag barrios putting on a performance.
Indonesia: UN Hears Arguments On Attack By Holland
Jumpy, grainy, dull in contrast and imagery DOS The stale-mate over Indonesia poses a grave problem for the United Nations, with the Dutch balking at heeding the UN demands. Delegates of both nations concerned have a hearing before the security council, on the eve of adjournment. DELEGATE SPEAKING: Mr. President today, the security council states it's a tragic situation that the negotiations between the Netherlands and Republic of Indonesia which have so long been carried on endless patience and exertion and on which the committee of good officers have spent over a year of strenuous effort has broken down desperately. And that the Netherlands government has at long last has seen itself obliged to take the measures necessary to put an end to disorder in the Republican parts of Indonesia. INDONESIA DELEGATE SPEAKING: That the policy of the United Nations that culminating in a second war in Indonesia. Has been an invention of the Dutch from the very start
Nicklaus Takes Pro Golf Title
Jack Nicklaus, the 23-year-old golf whiz, out drives and out-putts the field to take the PGA title and add it to his Masters and Open crowns. He wins $13,000 to become the years second best money winner - next to Arnold Palmer. Dallas, Texas Camera panning the golf course in Dallas, Texas. MS - Golfing fans. MS - Arnold Palmer swings at the golf ball. MCUS - A young Jack Nicklaus walking on the course wearing a beak cap. MS - Jack Nicklaus putting in the back ground are the golf fans with their umbrellas open, it's over 100 degrees in the sun. MS - Jack Nicklaus putts his ball into the hole winning by 2-strokes. He becomes the 4th golfer in history to win the Masters, the Open and the PGA. He wins a $13,000 prise.
A Rodeo Is Such A Nice, Quiet Sport
Men of the Rodeo circuit ride high, wide and handsome at the Salinas California events - even if they do bite the California dust on occasion. The prize money is substantial in this line of work, but there are certain fixed expenses - like hospital bills. Salinas, California First cowboy comes out on a bucking bronco and his hat flys off his head and a few seconds later he flys off the horse. MS - Second cowboy and he gets spun around pretty good and then he flys off the horse. MS Brahma Bull comes bucking out of the gate and the cowboy does not stay on to long. MS - Next cowboy and the next bull and not before long he flys off. MS - The last rider stays on the bull and finely jumps off.
Test Ban Pact: East-west Reach Historic Agreement
An atom test ban agreement has been initialed in Moscow, an historic milestone that acknowledges that man's future rests in his own hands. Pictures of past nuclear tests underline the awesome picture of doom presented by atomic power in war. After ten days of negotiations Gromyko, Harriman and Hailsham accept the agreement for their governments. Now each country must ratify the pact. Moscow, Russia NUCLEAR BLAST / NUCLEAR BOMB EXPLOSION Nuclear bomb explosion with a mushroom cloud. Aerial shot - The nuclear dust mixing in with the clouds. MS - Political high officials and peace makers sit down for an agreement. MS - Premier Andre Gromyko. MS - W Averill Harriman. MS - Vicount Hailsham. MS - All the men are sitting around a large round table.
Nixon At East Berlin Wall
Former Vice-President Richard Nixon visits the East Berlin Wall with his family. The man who once opposed Mr. Kennedy for the Presidency expresses himself in complete accord with United States policy. East Berlin, Germany Newsreel of Richard M. Nixon visiting the Berlin Wall with his family. EST- shots of the Wall, of Checkpoint Charlie. MS's - soldiers checking Nixon. MS's - Nixon acting as goodwill ambassador, surrounded by press.
New Fighting Ship Named For Halsey
The 'USS Halsey', a guided missile frigate, is commissioned in San Francisco. It is named for famed 'Bull' Halsey who routed and destroyed the Japanese fleet in campaigns during World War II. San Francisco, California The USS 'guided missile frigate' Halsey. MS - The Navy's big brass embarking on to the ship. MS - All the sailors and officers are aboard deck and there's an audience in attendance for the dedication off the ship seated in chairs on deck. MS - "Bull" Halsey standing at the podium addressing the officers, sailors and guest. MS - Sailor raising the American Flag.
Hovercraft Begins Ferry Runs
What is proving to be the sea vehicle of the future, the Hovercraft, starts ferry service between England and Wales. It rides the seas on a cushion of air and cuts the crossing from 45 to 10 minutes. Wales Invited guest embark into the Ferry Hovercraft. MOHS - The Hovercraft is making it's way across the channel. CUS - The two pilots of the Hovercraft. MCUS - Inside the craft as the passengers look out the window's as it leaves Western England to North Wales. MS - The Hovercraft coming towards the camera it comes to a stop and sets itself gently down.
The Case For Higher Education - Mountain Climbing School
Canada has started a mountaineering school in efforts to curb injuries and deaths among amateur climbers. The teachers are experienced guides who instruct newcomers in the basic rules of climbing. Canada The Canadian Rockies and a man climbing up the side of a mountain or large rock. MCUS - Students sitting down on a large boulder watching the instructor. MCUS - Students have short pieces of ropes in their hands practicing knot tying. CUS - A young lady maybe in her twenties climbing up a huge rock with a rope secured under her arms. MS - More students climbing on the pointed edges of huge rocks at the base of a mountain. MLS - A student along with his instructor climbing up a rocky mountain side. MLS - All the students made it to the top portion of a huge rock at the base of a mountain and wave. MCUS - An instructor straitening out his climbing rope.
This Is Fun? Amateurs Fight Battle Of Bull Run - Running of the Bulls
The annual summer madness is on in the streets of Pamplona as the locals chase the bulls through the streets - and vice versa. It's their way of celebrating the Feast of St. Fermin - and may the Saints preserve them! Pamplona, Spain Throngs running through the streets of Pamplona, Spain. MS - People standing on their balconys from their apartment building watching the people running from the bulls. MS - The bulls chasing the people. MOHS - One bull slips and falls. MWS - A crowded bull fight stadium jammed packed with people. MLS - The people come running into the ring and so do the people. MS - One of the bulls bucks a man and he goes flying and landing on his rear end, the bull butts a man with his head and he goes down. OHS - The crowd provokes the bull the bull goes after the men the men run for cover.