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News in Brief: Pope John XXIII Blesses Candles
News in Brief: Pope John XXIII Blesses Candles Pope John XXIII presides over traditional ceremonies marking the feast of the purification of Mary. He receives offerings of huge, richly decorated candles from churches and religious institutions all over the world. Pope enters a room and sits on throne. Various clergy (looks like priests, cardinals, some nuns) are there. People bring candles to the pope and bow or kneel.
House Hearing: Johnston Praises Motion Picture Code
Title card: House Hearing - Johnston Praises Motion Picture Code. Adult Caucasian males seated in gallery; middle-aged and elderly adult Caucasian males and Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan (D-PA) seated on the dais in a U.S. House of Representatives Postal Operations Subcommittee. Committee members seated on the dais, a couple of men in FG looking at camera. Middle-aged and elderly adult Caucasian men seated in gallery. Hands of adult Caucasian male typing on stenotype. President of the Motion Picture Association of America, Eric Johnston, speaking to the camera, explaining self-regulation by the motion picture association's is not a matter of "don't film that", but encourages filming by the basic standards of decency and morality. The MPAA code preserves diversity, variety, and keeps the screen open to the treatment of many subjects. Johnston decries the notion of government censorship of film, and appeals to Americans' ability to make their own choices and make up their own minds.
Sports: Jet Boat Defies Rules
Sports: Jet Boat Defies Rules Demonstration of a new 'aqua-jet', an inboard speedster without propeller or rudder that has streaking speed, incredible maneuverability. With only 3 inches draft, and no prop to snag, the boat skims through dense swamp grass, and across dry land! Innovative. Why didn't this catch on? Interesting high angle view of wake from jet engine.
Russian Fair: Castro, Cuba Wooed By Reds
Russian Fair: Castro, Cuba Wooed By Reds USSR Deputy Premier Mikoyan visits Cuba, to officially open a Soviet fair, as part of a broad-scale program to win the goodwill of Castro and Cuba. Fidel Castro tours the fair with Mikoyan, who despite isolated hostile demonstrations, seems to have made significant progress. Men speak at microphones to outdoor crowd. People, including Castro, tour and look at exhibits. (Communist, Communism)
News in Brief: Hawaii Volcano Razes Village.
News in Brief: Hawaii Volcano Razes Village. Puna Volcano. The worst eruption in a month of flame and thunder. A river of fire overflows natural barrier, and pours down a slope through the village of Kapoho, bringing destruction on a mile-wide front. Smoldering volcano. Danger sign, lava spurting in background. Lava, smoke seem to threaten buildings. Person uses water hose to try to protect a building. Steam clouds rise from the water (presumably where volcanic material has gone into the water).
News in Brief: Carnival Preparations
News in Brief: Carnival Preparations The artisans of Viareggio work overtime to complete preparations for the 1960 edition of the traditionally gargantuan, gala pre-Lenten celebration of Mardi Gras. Monster papier-mache puppets and animated caricatures get the finishing touches. Workers paint giant figures, including two huge caricature heads representing President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev.
News in Brief: Woman Walking Champ
News in Brief: Woman Walking Champ A British lady doctor completes an epic hike from the northernmost tip of Scotland to Land's End in Wales, 1028 miles in 23 days. A boost for the equality of the sexes, and the superiority of her natural health food diet. Dr. Barbara Moore, a woman in her fifties (?) ,walks along road, motorcycle and cars following her. Children smile and wave. Pan rocky coastline. Night, same woman walking. Her feet walking. Crowds greet her and she shakes hands with someone.
News in Brief: Pygmy Hippo New To Zoo
News in Brief: Pygmy Hippo New To Zoo Totota, a rare male pygmy hippo, takes up quarters in the Washington Zoo - good news for zoo officials and for the few lady pygmy hippos in this country. Totota's the first male on the scene in five years! Sign, "National Zoological Park." Young children lean against railing to look at animals. Various animals in cages: elephant, rhinos, giraffes. The pygmy hippo (also behind bars).
News in Brief: Egyptian Youth Festival
News in Brief: Egyptian Youth Festival President Gamal Abdel Nasser watches a national youth festival, featuring exhibitions of judo, military drill, and parachute jumping by teenage boys and girls. Boys judo. Nasser, wearing sunglasses, watches from reviewing stand. Girls march by camera, carrying guns. Parachutist lands in desert area, struggles to control billowing chute.
Sports: Westminster Kennel Club Show
Sports: Westminster Kennel Club Show The opening of the annual Westminster Kennel Club show, bringing together over 2,500 of the elite of dogdom in 85 categories, from the exotic such as the saluki, to battalions of beagles and poodles and such. All seeking the most coveted honors of the dog-show world. Man unloads cage from vehicle, people walk with their pets on leashes. One woman carries a tiny dog in her purse. Dog show scenes. People grooming dogs. School-aged girl with two dogs.
Rocket Report: President Inspects Missile Test Center
Rocket Report: President Inspects Missile Test Center As controversy over America's defense status mounts, Ike pays his first visit to the missile test center at Cape Canaveral, a personal inspection by the commander-in-chief of the nation's mightiest defense 'hardware'. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, uniformed men, and others check out missiles, including (according to the VO) the new Pershing missile.
Sports: World Bobsled Championships.
Sports: World Bobsled Championships. At Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. Eugenio Monti pilots his four-man bob sled down the winding, treacherous course to outspeed entries from a dozen nations and brings Italy its first team title in 30 years. Bobsled teams zip down course past spectators. Winning team (?).
Sports: Westminster Dog Show Finals.
Sports: Westminster Dog Show Finals. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. The creme de la creme of dogdom are chosen in the finals of the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Champion of champions, a British import, Pekinese champion Chik T'sun of Caversham, best in show! Audience (mainly older, Caucasian, and more women than men). Various owners pose with their winning pets; they include Scottish Terrier, corgi, four Yorkshire terriers. Swarm of photographers. Woman holds her very fluffy Pekingese dog for the camera.
Sports: Golden Gloves Semi-Finals
Sports: Golden Gloves Semi-Finals In New York, the Golden Gloves semi-finals, with 135-pounder Vince Shomo showing style and power in his bout vs. James Brown, and heavyweight Jimmy Howard winning on sheer blasting power. Boxers boxing. Ref pulls them apart. Middle aged woman among spectators. Men in crowd applaud. James Howard vs. Lee Carr (?). Good low angle shot of boxer falling to the mat.TKO. Knockout. All African American athletes here.
25 Years Ago: The Great Depression
25 Years Ago: The Great Depression. Victims of the Depression, destitute miners at Uniontown, Pennsylvania, make their homes in idle coke ovens in a mountainside, almost like caves. Poverty (though their spirits don't look broken). Children. A few African American adults among the mainly white people shown.
Sahara A-Blast: France Tests Her First Atomic Bomb.
Sahara A-Blast: France Tests Her First Atomic Bomb. France explodes her first atomic bomb, despite objections from the Afro-Asian nations, and the disapproval of both the United States and Russia (U.S.S.R.). A fireball with the destructive power of the Hiroshima a-bomb signals the French claim to membership in the 'nuclear club' of nations. Buildings, tanks, airplanes in desert. Man sits at control panel. Clock ticks to 6:30. Explosion is shown already in progress (not the very beginning of it).
News in Brief: Mr. K. In India.
News in Brief: Mr. K. In India. Nikita Khrushchev visits India, at the start of another barnstorming tour of the Orient. In New Delhi, a quarter of a million line the Soviet leader's route from the airport. Prime Minister Nehru (?) waits, along with crowd. Khrushchev shakes hands with men. People from crowd dump a basket of flower petals (?) on Nikita's head (they seem a little over-enthusiastic so the act looks potentially violent). Khrushchev and Nehru ride in open car past crowds on streets, led and followed by men on horseback.
News in Brief: Cardinal Stepinac Funeral.
News in Brief: Cardinal Stepinac Funeral. Thousands of Yugoslavs fill Zagreb Cathedral for the last rites of Cardinal Stepinac, in his lifetime a symbol of steadfastness against Red Communist oppression of the Church. Mourners fill church, press in to view body lying in coffin in cardinal's robes. Procession as men carry the casket; a few people reach up to touch the casket.
News in Brief: 'Oscar Day' Proclaimed.
News in Brief: 'Oscar Day' Proclaimed. Mayor Wagner proclaims April 4th, date of the Academy Award ceremonies, as Academy Award Motion Picture Day in New York City. Artist Avram Winfield, meanwhile, is honored for his 1960 competition-winning Academy Award poster. Exterior City Hall. The mayor shows off paper that says "Proclamation" in large letters, rolls it up and hands it to actress Maureen O'Hara. They shake hands. Artist puts finishing touches (or pretends to) on poster that says, "1960 Academy Awards, Monday April 4, NBC TV" with "NBC Radio" smaller underneath.
News in Brief: Largest Blimp Wrecked.
News in Brief: Largest Blimp Wrecked. The world's largest blimp is wrecked when a gust of wind causes the huge gas bag to brush against the huge housing in which it is being berthed. Workers inspect the wrecked remains of what was clearly a very large blimp. Gigantic.
Sports: Squaw Valley Ready
Sports: Squaw Valley Ready Squaw Valley, California, presents a gleaming face of snow and glorious winter terrain in readiness for the 1960 Winter Olympics. Scenes of the spectacular fourteen million dollar plant specially built to provide a dream setting for the classic event. Aerial view of area. Men walk on skis down a hillside, apparently packing the snow. Downhill skiers. People ice skate on speed skating rink and figure skating rink. Olympics symbols, statue, signs.
Sports: Track And Field Upset.
Sports: Track And Field Upset. AT THE N.Y.A.C. GAMES IN NEW YORK. Miler Jim Beatty comes from obscurity to win a photo-finish upset victory over America's number one miler, Dyrol Burleson, the upset of the season. Hayes Jones wins an historic double in the sixty yard hurdles and sprint events. Indoor track and field meet. Spectators applaud. African American athlete (apparently Jones) hold up his fingers in V for victory (or peace) sign. A group of five Caucasian men in tuxedos, all in a row, watch the action, their heads turning in unison. Very close finish in running race -- Beatty comes from behind to win at the last second. Crowd seems excited. Winner (white guy) holds trophy and smiles.
Defense Debate: Ike Blasts Charges As 'Despicable'
Defense Debate: Ike Blasts Charges As 'Despicable' At his White House press conference, President Dwight D. Eisenhower comments on the current and bitter defense debate. Ike denounces personal criticism of his intentions as 'despicable'. Caucasian male reporters; shot of hand writing in reporter's notebook. Ike (nat sound) speaks angrily. Group of press photographers aim and adjust their lenses. Ike: "If anybody, anybody believes that I have deliberately misled the American people, I'd like to tell him to his face, what I think about him." The president continues, "This is what I believe we've been trying to do with all our might, and I get tired of saying that defense is to be made an excuse for wasting dollars. I don't think we should pay one cent for defense more than we have to. But I do say this, our defense is not only strong, it is awesome, and it is respected elsewhere."
Drew Draws Named Appalachian Father Of The Year
Shaky, dark in spots blurry in contrast and imagery General Eisenhower makes the award of 'Father of '48' to journalist Drew Pearson, who then explains the significance of the day. Appalachian - Father Of The Year.