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Snow Cripples East
Snow Cripples East The worst snowstorm in 13 years paralyzes America s northeast. New York's Mayor Wagner bars all but emergency vehicles and essential deliveries from entering the city, in the first order of its kind in nearly a decade and a half. Firemen battle blocked streets and the elements. Hoses are frozen solid. All schools are closed, delight for the kids, as the crippled city weathers out the ordeal by snow. Pedestrians trudge through snow clogged streets. 'Ben-Hur' Sign on marquee of theater. Car with tail-fins is stuck in snow. Man pulls child on sled, baby falls over. Funny. Cars completely covered in snow. Man shovels car out. Piles of snow down street.
India Again Hails Queen
India Again Hails Queen India's ancient imperial city of old Delhi hails the visit of Britain s Queen Elizabeth. Replica of structure presented. After ceremonies in which some half a million turn out, next day the Queen and Prince Philip go on to the Taj Mahal. Queen stands up waving in motorcar. WS Taj Mahal. Overshoes are placed on the Queen.
Safety Belts Urged
Safety Belts Urged One of the nation's leading auto makers takes a bold step in the cause of road safety, announcing it will furnish car safety belts at cost, for all cars including competitors makes! Experts estimate safety belts could save 10,000 lives a year. Man placing seat belts in front seat of car in showroom. Man with camera gets into car, puts safety belt on around waist. Cameramen. Press. (seatbelt)
Track Thrills In Millrose Game
Track Thrills In Millrose Game Track thrills in the Millrose games in New York, Jim Wedderburn wins the 600. Hayes Jones sets a new record in the 60 yard hurdles. Wilma Rudolph flashes to victory in the women's 60. Ralph Boston nearly matches his world's record in the broad jump, a dazzling sequence of events.
NATO War Games
NATO War Games French, American and west German troops, 60,000 in all, engage in a week of realistic war games under heavy weather. Europe's biggest maneuvers since world war ii sees all of nato's modern weaponry deployed in mock action. Maneuvers. Trucks, tanks, and helicopters. Officers looking at map. Shot of 6 helicopters flying low, with snow on the ground. Troops on ground, looking through binoculars. Troops exiting helicopters. Ground troops. Missile fired. Tanks rolling in. Firing.
Ike On Vacation
Ike On Vacation Ike and Mamie begin an unhurried vacation. Sit on lawn chairs with press. Enjoying his freedom from cares of state, the former President plays a round of golf with old friends, and looks forward to brushing up his game and soaking up sun. Former President Eisenhower playing golf. Smiles. Palm tree filled golf course. Ike on golf cart.
Viareggio Carnival
Viareggio Carnival Viareggio's in limitable extravaganza, the mammoth carnival parade, once again fills the town's streets with merry-making. Float with storks carrying special deliveries - babies. The giant floats and caricatures humorously cover a range from Count Dracula to European statesman Charles De Gaulle, in the satirical tradition of the viareggio carnival.
Chapeaux For Spring
Chapeaux For Spring Paris unveils new hats for the new season. A stunning collection which includes trim straw toppers, a lavish 'convertible' toque with on-again, off-again picture brim, and striking sou'westers (rain hat).
Pro Tennis Stars Tourney
Pro Tennis Stars Tourney Top stars of pro tennis open a traveling tournament in New York. Barry Mackay downs Alex Olmedo in the first of the one-set matches. Then Pancho Gonzales, top man on the courts, defeats Lew Hoad of Australia, and newcomer Earl 'Butch' Buchholz wins from Spaniard Andreas Gimeno.
SHARP TRADING
SHARP TRADING Scenes from Hong Kong exposes new red China profits from the famine now afflicting its own people. Despite grave shortages behind the bamboo curtain, food is shipped out to Hong Kong, and sold to refugees with families still in China, who buy the food and ship it back in relief packages-on which the communists charge an import duty! Sharp trading and a lucrative traffic in human suffering. Boats full of cargo. Cans on shelf. Post office.
Scientists With A 'porpoise'
Scientists With A 'porpoise' A porpoise named naughty 'notty' goes through her paces for scientists. It's a navy project, seeking clues to the secret of porpoise sonar, which is incredible swimming speed. 'Notty's' voice is heard as she cruises round the pool, almost conversationally. Man with movie camera. Porpoise.
Golden Gloves Bouts
Golden Gloves Bouts The golden gloves quarter-final bouts, with three sets of sub-novices mixing it up in unskilled but vastly enthusiastic go-tos. An evening of exciting boxing.
Twenty-five Years Ago
Twenty-five Years Ago Winter clamped a crippling grip on the nation from coast-to-coast, with record snows and freezes in Colorado, Illinois, New York. People digging out. Shoveling. Niagara river shoked with ice. Destroying riverbank homes in the process. Dust storms scourged northwest Texas and Oklahoma. View of farm house and barn during storm. People in the news included J. P. Morgan, testifying before a senate committee; evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson leading a parade of her four square gospel followers; Mr. And Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh exiting cargo ship with son. Rumors of another kidnapping are threatened, as the execution date of Bruno Hauptman draws near. An improbable invention tested in Kansas City, a sort of wind-tunnel atop a car, was a remote forerunner of currently proposed convertiplanes.
Stassen Tops Wisconsin Primary
Harold e. Stassen wins a majority of votes in hotly-contested race for state's convention delegates. Gen. Macarthur is a poor second, while gov. Dewey of n.Y., Who made last-minute campaign, is shut out in the voting. Quick Cus of other candidates: Thomas Dewey, Harold Stassen and Gen. MacArthur
Truman Sees Army Parade.
With high army and gov't. Officials, pres. Truman reviews units of third infantry on army day. Thousands cheer as the snappy troops march on world war i anniversary. Truman presides.
Hoffman Named To Aid Post.
Paul hoffman, studebaker motor head, who was appointed to direct six billion dollar european aid program, holds press conference following his confirmtion by the senate.
Laos Crisis
Laos Crisis Kennedy-Gromyko Voice Peace Hopes - Military (Marines ?) Lined up at attention. Sailors stand at attention, one holding flag. President Kennedy flies to Key West, Florida where he confers with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on the explosive Laotian crisis. Macmillan exiting plane, Kennedy stands nearby. Sailors salute. Kennedy and Prime Minister shake hands. CU Kennedy talks and smiles. After a joint declaration of their intention to prevent Laos from being taken over by red rebels, the President returns to Washington, where he meets Andrei Gromyko, who joins Mr. Kennedy in calling for a peaceful solution to the ominous crisis in Laos. Gromyko talks to press. Nice shot of Newsreel cameras. Reporters writing in notebooks. One reporters holds notebook and cigarette in same hand. Gromyko answers questions, fails to say if Russia would agree to a cease fire. Raises hand and says, "good-bye gentleman".
Gray Shatters Hoodoo, Wins National
Gray Shatters Hoodoo, Wins National Grand National Fans. Side view of stands. At Entree, another thrilling running of the grand national. Two Russian entries are in the field of 35 starters, but the star of the 4 1/2 mile steeplechase ordeal is Nicolas silver, the first gray to win the turf classic in 90 years. He takes the richest purse in grand national history ---- over $50,000! Rider less horse still running in race, but out of contention. Horse runs towards camera, off course. Two men in bowler hats look through binoculars. Rider thrown off horse. Spectators look through binoculars.
SEATO Warns Reds
SEATO Warns Reds At the Bangkok, Thailand, meeting of foreign ministers of the south-east Asian treaty organization, with the Laotian crisis at a peak, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk pointedly reaffirms America's policy of freedom from foreign interference for the nations of the strategic area. Rusk states that the internal problems of SE Asia can be resolved w/out US interference; however, US "will assist any nation struggling for their survival against armed minorities", leaving the language vague enough for US interference to still be possible. "Naked aggression".
Lighter Side of the News
Lighter Side of the News In New York, a glittering but confusing party by friends of Tony Curtis follows a Premiere of u-i's new film 'The Great Impostor', in which Tony stars ( not present ). A host of Broadway and Hollywood stars mingle with look-alikes for as many more stellar figures, to the bewilderment of all. Exterior Spindletop Restaurant. ( the real Myrna Lloyd sp. ) and Jackie Cooper. Carol Channing. Elizabeth Taylor and Charlie Chaplin look-a-likes.
Modern Art On The Move
Modern Art On The Move In Holland, a display of way-out modern 'machine sculptures' which are always on the move, and sometimes in a dozen different directions at once. One of the successes of the show is a busily oscillating doohickey that simultaneously turns out yard after yard of abstract paintings, too! (kinetic sculpture, mobile, found art)
Swimming Pig
Swimming Pig 'Missey', the swimming pig makes her bid for fame at the San Marcos, Texas, aquerena. Every farm boy knows pigs can't swim, but 'Missey's' pigheadedness licked that problem. Now that she's a star, the ham in her really takes over.
Fine Feathers
Fine Feathers Italy Has Designs On Men s Fashions - Continental fashions for men are shown in a colorful summer collection, which features plenty of fancy trim, strikingly tailored trousers which boast either slits but no cuffs or flashy cowboy cuffs, and dazzling white vests. Female models are present as well, all wearing spring hats.
Navy Tots Boxing
Navy Tots Boxing The annual turn-out of pee-wee pugilists at Annapolis, with scions of the navy turning in some rousing scraps in the paperweight division. Some of 'em can barely lift the big gloves, but they manage to get in there and fight. Little boxers line up to be weighed in. Crowd seated on indoor bleachers. Group of boxers jumping up and down warming up. Very cute. Double knock down. Another boxer punches the competitor right in the nose. Funny.