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News in Brief: Continental Circus.
Video quality is distorted throughout. Audio seems fine. News in Brief: Continental Circus. Incredible animal acts steal the show in two crack continental circuses, in Berlin and Moscow. Super-stars are a band of monkey musicians, and a troupe of tigers who happily splash about in a fantastic aqua-ballet. Variety of animal tricks. Monkeys (chimps?) dressed in clothes. Performing dog. Animal trainers in pool of water with tigers.
Sports: Barrel Jumping
Video quality is distorted throughout. Audio seems fine. Sports: Barrel Jumping The annual world barrel-jumping championship, won for the umpteenth time by the perennial and astonishing Leo Lebel with a giant leap. Ice skaters try to jump over barrels, most crash and slide into padded wall.
Sports: Alpine Slalom
Video quality is distorted throughout. Audio seems fine. Sports: Alpine Slalom One hundred top skiers from 14 lands warm up for the winter Olympics in Squaw Valley on a savagely difficult slalom course, tackling 72 gates in a 200 foot drop! Some spills.
Sports: Golden Gloves.
Video quality is distorted throughout. Audio seems fine. Sports: Golden Gloves. Sunnyside Gardens. This year's Golden Gloves gets under way with enthusiastic amateurs slinging leather before a wildly enthusiastic crowd. Action and excitement fills the bill. Boxing matches. Knockdowns.
Ike Blasts Defense Critics.
Ike Blasts Defense Critics. At his first White House press conference since his three-continent tour, the President reacts personally and strongly to a question on criticisms of America's defense policies. Press photographers. Voice of woman reporter (off screen, then on) asking question. President Dwight D. Eisenhower looks annoyed, asks, "Are you asking a question or making a speech?" Continues (nat sound), defends himself against accusations of being partisan. "...I don't take it very kindly that the implied accusation that I'm dealing with the whole matter of defense on a partisan basis. First of all, I don't have to be partisan. And second, I want to tell you this: I've spent my life in this and I know more about it than almost anybody, I think, that is in the country because I've given my life to it and on the basis of doing what's good for the government and for the country. I believe that the matter of defense has been handled well and efficiently in the proposals that will be before the Congress... and I think those people that are trying to make defense a partisan matter are doing a disservice to the United States." Angry, defensive.
News in Brief: Airlift From Ice Island.
News in Brief: Airlift From Ice Island. Ice station Charlie, hundreds of miles north of Pt. Barrow, Alaska, begins to break up in raging storms. The 8-square-mile floe carries scientists and 10 tons of equipment and apparatus, all airlifted out in a desperate race with the angry Arctic. Night shot of ice station. Men (bundled up) move cargo; their breath is visible in the cold. Bulldozer. Tent with light glowing from inside. Interior of station, men sit at tables eating.
News in Brief: Automation In The Nursery.
News in Brief: Automation In The Nursery. A humorous prediction of the future, with scenes of what an automated nursery might be like, with one nurse bringing up a brigade of babies entirely by push-button! Baby is lifted by crane-like machine out of crib, lowered back in. "Nurse" operates "control panel" with flashing lights. Bottle is lowered into crib, baby grabs it.
Twenty-five Years Ago.
Twenty-five years ago (1935). Storms and floods scourge the nation. In the Mississippi valley, whole counties are desolated by floods. Aerial floods. People in boat. In Texas, a biting cold wave, blizzards and a sudden tornado take a shocking toll. Dead cattle. New York City digs out from under its worst snowstorm since the blizzard of '88. Tractor (?) pushes mounds of snow. Florida, on the other hand, stages a sunshine fashion show. Women model bathing suits, other clothes. In the sports world, Glenn Cunningham shows his mastery in running the mile (indoor track meet), beating off Jean Venzke's challenge. Athlete of the year - none other than Dizzy Dean. Connie Mack (?). Ford Frick (?). Dean (?) eats chicken. An oddity in the news, a compact, rear-engine car tested on Hollywood streets - twenty-five years ago! Invention. Skeleton of car (no panels or body to it yet) drives along with five people in it.
Hawaii Volcano: Villagers Flee Fiery Torrents.
Hawaii Volcano: Villagers Flee Fiery Torrents. The villagers of Kapolo flee a river of molten rock bearing down from six volcanic fountains of fire. A shallow ravine diverts the lava into the sea, where the clash of ocean and white-hot flame produces a gigantic spectacle. It's Hawaii's second major eruption in recent months. Daytime shots of debris spraying into the air. Some scenes show buildings or people in foreground, including person who shuts trunk and quickly climbs into car, presumably evacuating. Fiery stuff falling onto trees. Huge clouds of steam rise from water.
News in Brief: Riots Send Kishi Off
News in Brief: Riots Send Kishi Off A mob of left-wing students demonstrates at the airport to protest Premier Kishi's flight to Washington to sign a new mutual security pact with the U.S. Secretary of State Herter and Vice-President Nixon greet the envoy on arrival. Night, lighted sign says "TOKYO" - at airport. Protestors inside airport wave flags or banners, link arms and rock while singing or chanting. Barricade made of furniture blocks a stairwell. Helmeted men (police?) escort some people away. Night, United Airlines plane taxis, Washington, DC.; U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter and Vice President Richard Nixon talk (both wear hats), then greet Japanese dignitaries who are deplaning.
Election Day In Switzerland
Jumpy, flashing, not clear or sharp in contrast and imagery In the quaint Canton (state) of Appenzell voting is still conducted in the time-honored fashion-by the voters raising their hands in a open-air election. There is no secret ballot here. The new president of the assembly takes his new oath of office, and this is followed by the swearing of allegiance by the members of the new government.
Coal Mine Explosion
Jumpy, flashing, rolling not clear in contrast and imagery Twelve miners dead and scores hurt, following an underground blast which shattered the mine buildings. The cause of the explosion, which sent many to hospitals is unknown.
News in Brief: Mountbatten Wedding.
News in Brief: Mountbatten Wedding. England's most glittering wedding since that of the queen herself calls a dazzling roster of the elite to Romsey Abbey where Lady Pamela Mountbatten marries Douglas Hicks. One of the bridesmaids is Princess Anne, and young Prince Charles joins in a toast to the newlyweds. Traffic cop (?) in snow. Crowd with snow-covered umbrellas. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Noel Coward arrive as guests. Earl Mountbatten, father of the bride. Press photographers in the snow. The bride and groom pose. Children in winter coats wave. Prince Philip and young Prince Charles. Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. Exterior mansion (Mountbatten estate Broadlands). Interior, bride and groom cut wedding cake. Prince Charles and Princess Anne join in the toast. The royals pose with the couple.
SPORTS: Thomas High Jumps Again.
SPORTS: Thomas High Jumps Again. At the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus games in Boston Garden, John Thomas, the high jumping phenomenon of Boston University, returns to competition, setting a new mark for the meet in his first appearance since the injury last march that threatened to end his career. Thomas pulls on a sweatshirt afterward. Track and field meet.
SPORTS: Fox Grove Ski Meet.
SPORTS: Fox Grove Ski Meet. America's Olympic ski jumpers get in some last minute competition before the Squaw Valley Olympiad. The winner, Ansten Samuelsten of Steamboat Springs with two soaring leaps. Ski jumpers use wooden ramp (with U.S. flag at bottom) to jump; after all, this is the flat Midwest. Bundled-up spectators clap. CU smiling Samuelsten, a man with Nordic good looks (in this cataloguer's opinion!).
SPORTS: East-West Pro All Stars.
SPORTS: East-west Pro All Stars. The pro grid all star game, with Johnny Unitas showing why he's the N.F.L.'S Athlete of the Year as his blazing aerials lead the West to a 38-21 triumph over the East. Huge crowd in stands. Unitas interception (well, it bounces out of intended receiver's hands and to an opponent) leads to touchdown for the East. Unitas passes to Ray Berry for TD for the West. Spectators (including African American men) smile and applaud, also plenty of Caucasians. Tommy McDonald receives pass for score. Y.A. Tittle passes to Lenny Moore, who scores. Unitas completes long TD pass to Moore.
FAR EAST DEFENSE: Ike, Kishi Sign New Japan Security Pact
FAR EAST DEFENSE: Ike, Kishi Sign New Japan Security Pact In unprecedented and historic ceremony at the White House, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Japan's Premier Kishi sign a new 10-year security treaty elevating Japan to the status of an ally and full equal of the U.S. Exterior White House, day, bare trees. Ike speaks (nat sound), praises the pact as culmination of goals from 1957, mentions complete equality, mutual understanding, shared aims. Kishi (?) signs. Secretary of State Christian Herter (?) signs. Handshake between Kishi and Ike. Group of press photographers. Ike and Mamie walk away from the event, holding hands.
News in Brief: March Of Dimes Family Of The Year
News in Brief: March Of Dimes Family Of The Year John F. Collins, his wife and four children, are named the 1960 March of Dimes Family of the Year in New York. Stricken in 1955, Mr. Collins recently campaigned for the mayoralty of Boston from his wheelchair - and won! Mayor Collins, surrounded by family, receives a certificate from Basil O'Connor (?). They pose.
News in Brief: Instant Dry Cleaning
News in Brief: Instant Dry Cleaning. A futuristic fantasy from Hungarian film-makers shows how the poor soul of the future who gets himself mud-splashed will get himself, his suit and the bouquet he's bringing to his girl, instantly dry-cleaned. Funny. Man rushing past pedestrians with flowers in hand trips and falls on wet street (pratfall). The man and others step into a tank, walk through liquid, and emerge apparently dry. People queue up to pay for services; our hero rushes through, drops money, and runs off with bouquet in hand. Those wacky Hungarians.
Fashion Parade: Congress Wives Curtsy To Past
Fashion Parade: Congress Wives Curtsy To Past A unique fashion parade in the capital, as the wives of the nation's legislators portray the great ladies of bygone eras in authentic reproductions of original costumes, outside the Jefferson Memorial. Car pulls up in front of Jefferson Memorial. Four male photographers aim their cameras. Women show clothing from past eras. Mrs. William Fulbright in 1800s (Jacksonian era) dress. Mrs. Edmund Muskie in Eleanor Roosevelt-style dress., Mrs. Frank Church and Miss Nancy Gore (is this Al's sister? Seems likely - that is, Al Gore Jr's sister, Al Gore Sr's daughter) wear 1800s dresses with full hoop skirts and off-the-shoulder necklines. Mrs. William Foxmire (?) in 1910s attire; she adjusts her lace gloves.
SPORTS: Polar Bear-niks.
SPORTS: Polar Bear-niks. A group of ice-happy tovarisches carve a swimming hole in the surface of a frozen river and splash and cavort like so many frolicsome polar bears. Actually, the water's warm as borscht! Silly, foolish men wearing small Speedo-esque bathing suits -- and one woman, in regular swimsuit and bathing cap -- dive and swim in water exposed by cutting away ice. Even more foolish man dives into water and surfaces after apparently swimming under ice to another hole. Burly Russian man dries himself with towel.
SPORTS: Pre-olympic Skiing.
SPORTS: Pre-olympic Skiing. Final tune-up for Squaw Valley, two American girls tie for honors in the women's slalom - Penny Pitou of New Hampshire and Linda Meyers of California. One woman skier has minor glitch on slope but otherwise a good run, at least by the standards of the day. MS skier Penny Pitou after race. Young adults in crowd applaud. In the men's events, Adrien Avillard becomes the first non-Austrian to win the combined title since 1934 with a blazing performance on the challenging course. Men's downhill. Photographers. MS winner Avillard (?).
Algerian Crisis: De Gaulle Plan Sparks Strike, Street Fights
Algerian Crisis: De Gaulle Plan Sparks Strike, Street Fights The worst crisis for France since De Gaulle returned to power. Following the ouster of paratroop General Massu for opposition to Charles De Gaulle's moderate self-determination plan. A night of bloody clashes among Frenchmen ends with 20 dead, hundreds injured, a general strike, and hundreds of die-hard colonials barricaded in the streets, armed to the teeth, in fiery protest that shakes all France. Est. shot Algiers skyline -- looks pretty generic, can't tell there's rioting going on. Various shots armed men on patrol. Crowds with banner, flags. At some point, this story goes into a flashback to 1958, but it's hard to tell at what point exactly. Military men walk amid crowd (is this the present or a flashback?). VO refers to 1958 scenes as we see a really serious mob scene: rioters climb onto buildings (some climbing on ropes toward higher floors), push against fence, stand on cars, hurl objects.
News in Brief: Coal Mine Disaster.
Dull in contrast and imagery, occasional video glitches. News in Brief: Coal Mine Disaster. A time of suspenseful waiting and prayer, as rescue teams dig toward 440 miners trapped in a deep shaft for nearly a week. Rescuers are slowed by deadly gases and hard rock formations, and hope fades, but the digging continues. Caucasian rescue workers in gear. Black African miners (?) or rescuers eat and drink. Worried Caucasian woman sits with handkerchief in hand, girl or young woman behind her. Another white woman looking distraught, being comforted. Black African woman looking terribly upset.