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Politics, USA: Canadidates Take The Spotlight
In Washington, Vice-President Richard Nixon confers with his running mate, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. Still resting from his hectic week at the G.O.P. Convention, Mr. Nixon is about to take off on his first campaign swing through the far west and Hawaii. At his Hyannisport, Mass., vacation headquarters, Senator John F. Kennedy meets with his running mate Senator Lyndon Johnson to discuss strategy plans for the campaign and the fall session of Congress, and hold a joint press conference. Massachuetts Newsmen standing ou-side John F Kennedy's Hyannisport, Massachusetts vacation headquarters. John Kennedy and Adli Stevenson standing together at the top of the stairs. CUS - Lyndon B Johnson and John Kennedy. MS - Lyndon B Johnson and John Kennedy smoozing with the press. Photographers snap away at JFK and LBJ in photo op. Washington, DC Vice President Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge with two other men, laugh. MCUS - Press taking pictures. MCUS - Vice Presient Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge.
Ike Greets Boy Scouts.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower makes a 130 mile round trip from Denver to the Colorado encampment of the International Boy Scout Jamboree, where he's hailed by 56 thousand scouts from all over the world. President Eisenhower and the Boy Scouts at the International Boy Scout Jamboree. Ike stands in car and waves as his motorcade passes the scouts lining the street. POV - From the motorcade shots of the Boy Scouts lined up waving at President Eisenhower. CPOV - President's motorcade coming towards the camera. President Eisenhower standing up in the convertible. CS - President's motorcade passing the camera, in the back ground you can see the beautiful mountains of Colorado.
Castro Ailing: Raul Hurries Home
Fidel Castro, ordered by doctors to take a complete rest from his activities as leader of Cuba's revolutionary government, temporarily steps out of the spotlight. He's shown in one of his last public appearances at the celebration of his movement's 7th anniversary. Brother Raul Castro, Fidel's heir apparent, is shown receiving a red carpet reception in Moscow, from which he hastened back to Cuba. Parade in Cuba, men march with flag, women parade. Cuba's army and citizens in a walking parade. MS - Fidel Castro standing on a podium. MS - Castrol's brother Raul on a podium in Moscow, Russia. CUS - Soviet audience applauding. MCUS - Raul hugs some Soviet woman.
Fashion Parade - Pant Suits & Dresses
Italy's new look: Italy launches a new look for 1961, with emphasis on the opulent and extravagant. Evening gowns are lavish in manner with costly fabrics, long trains, and dramatic mantles. Casual wear is off-beat and highly adorned, with fringes and literally 'loopy' effects galore. Model has a pastel color raw silk pant suit. CUS - Three women and one little girl watch the fashion models in action. MCU - Model is wearing a pink or peach fridge top and slacks (trousers, pants) to match. CUS - Model is wearing a velvet wrap around stole and a pant suit (tailleur). MCUS - Evening dresses are lavish with long trains and fitted bottoms, this one might be light blue. MCUS - Model looking in the mirror wearing a studded with rime stones, slip over top with a hood. She takes down the hood and it turns into a cowl collar, Model is wearing shinny suit trimmed in a dark blue or black thick piping. Model is wearing a looped wide fringe strapless dress. It could be a red or dark pink in color. MCUS - Two models wearing big fur trimmed dresses.
Aquarama 1960 Diving Cavalcade
In New York, a cavalcade of champion divers in thrills from the high board, followed by the wild antics of the Aqua-Maniacs, featuring 'the man with the iron stomach'. Diver performing a three summer salt dive. MS - This guy performs a summer salt twist dive. Looking down at the dive - He performs a spinning twist type of a dive. MS - Two men perform a back flip feet first dive. Then a comedy/humor team clowns around performing "stunts." MS - Its the Aqua maniacs, one is jumping rope of the high dive and into the pool . MS - This guy runs and does a side ways dive into the pool. MS - A beautiful belly flop is just executed. MS - He jumps, stops and bends down, turns and falls in the pool from the high dive.
'On-and-On' Wins Brooklyn Derby
Racing in a sea of mud at Aqueduct during one of New York's worst storms in years, 15-1 shot 'On-and-On' stages a sensational drive in the home stretch to overtake 'Greek Star', leader from the post, and win the $110,000 Brooklyn Handicap. Horse racing and the many fans who turned out on this rainy day. MSOH - Horses ridden by their jockeys on a very wet track. MS - The spectators with their umbrellas open. VS spectators with umbrellas. Horse racing on muddy track. MCUS - A track fan looking through binoculars. MSOH - The horses line up at the gate. Off they go. MS - Horses are running on the track , Greek Star and On And On battle to the end. MS - It's On And On winning by a head. Number 7 wins; that horse's jockey looks very intense on the home stretch. Wins $70,000 purse. MS - Horse and jockey in the Winners Circle
March Of Events In Congo Crisis
As United Nations forces take up positions across the vast reaches of the Congo and the center of crisis shifts to rebellious Katanga Province, Belgium gives a heroic welcome to the first contingents of paratroops to return. King Baudouin greets the pares at the airport, and the city hails them as they parade through. Paratroopers carrying their rifles disembark from the plane. MS - People standing on the balcony at the air port terminal. MS - Paratroopers stand at attentions ready for a review. MS - King Baudouin reviews the Paratroopers. He stops and salutes them. CUS - King Baudouin stops and speaks with the wounded paratroopers. MCUS - Paratroopers have a walking military parade and they get a very warm welcome with flowers. CUS - Two African and 2 Caucasian delegates have a cordial greeting, they all shake hands.
Coast-To-Coast Via Moon.
In a preview of space-age global communications, scientists make a long distance telephone call from New Jersey to California by bouncing the voice signals off the moon. It's the forerunner of a similar system that will use a network of artificial satellites. Technological advances. First. Transmitter satellite dishes that will take the voice signal and bounce that to the moon. CUS - The horn shape receiver will handle reply s from the California end of the conversation where the sending and receiving apparatus is actually 1/2-million miles away. Pan from satellite dish to moon (visible in daytime). Animation shows how the signal will be transmitted to moon. MS - Animation of the earth looking up at the moon. Arrows shoot from the earth representing radio signals. The moon's surface acts like a giant reflector bouncing the radio signals back to earth. CUS - Scientific technicians checking out system panels. CUS - Scientist operating the control panel then it closes in on a close up of his hand on a dial. CUS - Person to Person Call - VIA the man in the moon. Bill Jakes, "This is Bill Jakes at Bell Telephone Laboratories coming right back to you Walt, I read you loud and clear, coming in very fine...ah...what is the length of time you calculate for your voice to get out to me? Over." Walt, "It seems to me that it takes about 5 seconds for me to get a reply back from you, over" Bill Jakes at Bell Telephone Laboratories, "Ah, Yes.... That would sound like its going 2 -1/2 seconds one way and 2 - 1/2 seconds the other way."
Herbert Hoover Honored.
Aboard the ship named for him, former President Hoover is honored by San Francisco's business leaders just before his 86th birthday. Among those present are Senator Knowland and fleet Admiral Nimitz. The name sake ship of Herbert Hoover is the setting of a 86th Birthday Tribute to the former President in San Francisco. MS - A long table is set up with food. And of course all the guest are helping themselves to some of those goodies. MCUS - In the spot light are President Hoover's grandchildren. One little boy is being held on the edge of the table and he cuts his grandpa s cake. MS - All the guest are seated at tables and the Former President makes a short speech.
Italy Goes All Out For 1961 Hats Off
Italy's stylists continue their all-out campaign to launch a new look for 1961, parading an army of hats and head-pieces which indicate they'll do anything to be different. VS models show off a variety of hats. Three young models leaning on a brick wall. MCUS - The model takes off the belt to her woolen suit. On her head she is wearing a bee hive type hat. MCUS - The second model has a high type pill box hat with a brim. MCUS - This model takes the hat of a gentleman's hat and putts it on her own head. It sort of resembles a guy's fishing hat. MCUS - This model is wearing a double decker hat, one side is a brushed wool (sort of like a lamp shade) and the top part of the hat ( looks like a bowl with a bow.) VO says it's all a matter of taste. MCUS - This hat resembles a fur coolly hat.
25 Years Ago - Will Rogers and Wiley Post
25 Years Ago - Will Rogers and Wiley Pos Will Rogers and Wiley Post are shown as they begin their flight to the Arctic which was to end in tragic death. MSs of the two men, Post with eye patch, by airplane.
25 Years Ago - Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel
25 Years Ago - Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel MCUS - Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel review half a million troops in alpine maneuvers. MCUS - Mussolini and the king stand around and talk, Mussolini looking as stern as ever. Tanks, soldiers.
25 Years Ago - Italian troops off to East Africa
25 Years Ago - Italian troops off to East Africa Prince Umberto bids farwell to fascist legions embarking for East Africa and the Ethiopian war. Troops march past cheering supporters. Individual soldiers give women kisses goodbye. Soldiers board ship.
25 Years Ago - Royal Garden Party
25 Years Ago - Royal Garden Party A royal garden party shows the British royal family, 25 years ago- MCUS - King George V and Queen Mary, the little princess Elizabeth (now the queen), her father, later King George VI, the Prince of Wales, to be King Edward VIII and, after his abdication, the Duke of Windsor. VS genteel upper class outdoor event, some parasols evident. King and Queen greet guests. Various other members of royal family do their duty as well.
25 Years Ago - Howard Hughes super-fast new plane
25 Years Ago - super-fast new plane MS - In California, a super-fast new plane is unveiled by Howard Hughes. MS - Plane landing, MS of Hughes in plane with aviator goggles on his head, a handsome young man.
U.N. Considers Katanga Crisis
At U.N. headquarters in New York, Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold calls for a resolution for speedy withdrawal of Belgian troops from Katanga and a promise of non-interference in the Congo's internal affairs. Nevertheless, Katanga is very much in the international picture. Inside the headquarters of the United Nation's Building. All the seats seem to be filed. MCUSOH - Mounting crisis in the Congo, Patrice Lamumba seated and other African "Congolese" men. MS - Dag Hammarskjold sitting down who just returned from the troubbled area. MS - Dag Hammarskjold addressing the counsel, calling for a settlement between Lamumba and Shumba and that Belgius troops be removed from that area.
The Senate: Presidential Hopefuls Take The Spotlight
President Dwight D. Eisenhower admonishes the United States Senate to set politics aside to complete important legislation, but it will be very difficult to forget the presidential campaign with Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon sitting in the extra session. MS - Exterior White House day, summer. Interior, CUS - Ike signs document while press photographers aim. MCUS - Group of men gather around a smiling, laughing Nixon MCUS - . Exterior building, JFK and LBJ exit, smile and wave to the gathered crowds. CUS - Kennedy and Johnson smiling standing on the steps of congress.
Castro Blasts U.S. Again
Again: Premier Fidel Castro makes an appearance before the Pan-American Youth Congress in Havana and announces the seizure of three quarters of a billion dollars of U.S. property in Cuba. Though ailing, Premier Castro is still an imposing figure in the Cold War. An ailing Fidel Castro standing high up on a podium wearing his army clothes, smiling and waving to the people. MCUS - A delegate from Panama holding up a Panama banner. MCUS - Another delegate from Venezuela holding up a banner. Camera panning the crowd - People waving and smiling at the camera. MSLU - Castro on the podium or reviewing stand waving and smiling.
Beauties On Parade
A sight for sore eyes as the International Beauty Congress gets underway in Long Beach, California with a pageant of loveliness from every corner of the world. Outdoor parade. Mini-floats drive by, and lovely ladies wave, representing various countries and dressed in some sort of national costume. Throngs lined up on the street. MS - Republic of China, gal is waving. MS - The winner from England. MS - The pretty gal from Japan. MS - The winner from US wearing a colonial inspired costume. MS - Canada is cool with her Mountie costume on. MS - Miss Venezuela, pretty. MS - Miss Argentina
Brazil Takes Soccer Title
At the Polo Grounds in New York, Bangui of Brazil does some fancy footwork against Kilmarnock of Scotland to win the American Cup playoff in the International Soccer League, two to nothing. A record crowd attend this world championship at New York's polo grounds. MS - Sport Spectators. CUS - Some of the faces in the crowd. VS soccer match. MLS - The ball goes back and fourth from Brazil to Scotland. LS - When Brazil kicks the ball and it heading for the net on Scotland side, you can see the goalee go for the ball, his body twist somehow and he lands up on his head. MCUS - Brazil wins and they have a nice cup to prove it.
Favorite Takes 5th Stakes
A finish as close as they come at Monmouth Park, New Jersey, as the favorite, 'Hail To Reason,' beats a long shot under the wire. At the race track at Monmouth Park in New Jersey, throngs attend. MLS - Horses at the gate and their off. MS - Hail To Reason and He's A Pistol battle it out for the win. MLS - He's A Pistol comes in second and the winning horse is Hail To Reason winning a purse of $81,000.00 dollars. MLS - Hail To Reason in the winners circle, No #6 horse.
Ike Calls For Congressional Action
Ike Calls For Congressional Action IKE TELLS DEMS: In his first press conference since returning from his Newport vacation President Eisenhower tells newsmen that the nation's business should come before politicking in congress.
Volunteers For Katanga
VOLUNTEERS FOR KATANGA CONGO- Volunteers take cheerfully to military training in Katanga despite the fact that tensions are easing in the Congolese province. Climbing, obstacles.
Cuba Holds Mock Funeral
Cuba Holds Mock Funeral Havana crowds attend a mock funeral for the Cuban telephone company, recently nationalized by the Castro government. Defacing building, enthusiasm in streets.