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Free China: 10 Years On Formosa
Free China: 10 Years On Formosa Nationalist China looks back over 10 years on Formosa since Communism overran the mainland, and counts a decade of solid achievement in building the nation's economy. Scenics: rural farmland/countryside; bridge over water; urban street and buildings. Men and women at farm work in fields. Pineapples. Loading cargo onto ship. Factories, industry. Man with cane and woman (Chiang Kai-shek and his wife?) walk across long, non-sturdy-looking bridge. Modern dam.
Fashion Parade
Fashion Parade In one of Gotham's most glamorous settings, preview of fall fashions accented by dazzling jewelry. Day-time dress-ups and after-six elegance - including some of the stunning gowns chosen by the first lady for capitol galas. Women - some who have small pet dogs with them - model outfits for the camera in indoor setting. Tailored, fitted suits with skirts just below the knee; short-length dark gloves; necklaces; hats. Then a group of sultry women show off their elegant, strapless evening gowns and bold jewelry; one of them has... something like wings protruding upward at the bustline -- looks like it might be a very immodest (revealing) dress, easy for eyes to gaze down at cleavage and then some! The models walk off with men in tuxedos.
Sports: SMU Tramples Navy.
Sports: SMU Tramples Navy. In the Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Navy weather - rain to drench 46,000 fans - but onfield, S.M.U.'s Mustangs run rampant, overcoming an early 7-7 tie, and then in the closing minutes scoring a clincher with a sensational 95 yard interception! Football players run onto the field past members of marching band. Crowd with umbrellas. Don Meredith is the quarterback for Southern Methodist. Player runs into end zone for TD, into big puddle. Interceptions. Male and female cheerleaders on sidelines (girl wearing long skirt), jumping all around, big SMU megaphones at their feet. Cheering fans. Fellow player hugs guy who ran long distance for touchdown.
Dodgers Win World Series!
Occasional problems with image quality. Dodgers Win World Series! "The sixth and final game of one of the most exciting World Series ever. At Comiskey Park in Chicago, the Los Angeles Dodgers erupt with home run blasts by Duke Snider, Wally Moon and Larry Essegian to crush the White Sox' first chance for a diamond championship in 40 years. In a wild fourth inning the Dodgers score 6 of their 9 runs - and the White Sox collect 3 - a diamond spectacular." Crowded ballpark. Two 1950s boys with 1950s eyeglasses are among the spectators. #9, Wally Moon, walks to first. Early Wynn on the mound for the White Sox. Duke Snider hits home run, jogs back to the dugout. Maury Wills gets a base hit, driving home Don Demeter (he heads for home with all the speed his long legs can muster!). Dick Donovan pitches to Charlie Neal, who doubles, enabling two more Dodgers teammates to score. Wally Moon gets a homer off of Donovan. Ted Kluszewski scores a three-run homer for the Sox. Larry Sherry comes up to pitch; Sox player (Luis Aparicio) makes pop fly which is caught for the final out.
News in Brief: Snow Blankets Colorado.
News in Brief: Snow Blankets Colorado. One of the heaviest snow storms in the history of the state blankets wide areas in Colorado. Helicopters and army rescue teams bring in hundreds of head of cattle and many deer driven from mountain retreats. Buildings under snow. Cattle trudge along. Deer leap high to make their way through the snow.
News in Brief: China, Khrushchev Sees Early Summit
News in Brief: China, Khrushchev Sees Early Summit "At Red China's gargantuan, garish 10th anniversary festival in Peiping, Nikita Khrushchev heads the roster of top Communist leaders. Later, Mr. K foresaw summit meetings soon. The Reds stage a monumental celebration with a huge and a colorful parade viewed by hundreds of thousands of massed spectators." Huge crowd. Mao Tse-Tung (Mao Zedong) and Nikita Khrushchev (in nice light-colored suit) standing together and waving. Parade on an impressive scale, including marchers, military men and equipment/machines, "dragon", young women or girls walking, much much more. Chinese spectators applaud. Large number of people release a large number of balloons into the air.
Football: Boiler-makers Hammer Notre Dame
Football: Boiler-makers Hammer Notre Dame Purdue's Boilermakers hammer Notre Dame with a hard-driving, powerhouse game that even the Irish's gallant second half rally can't match. The final score in the gridiron thriller - 28-7. College football highlights. Spectators in stands hold colored cards that, en masse, spell out the letter P for Purdue. Lots of running plays by Purdue, and touchdowns. The Purdue quarterback does a lot of running himself; he seems fearless. WSs excited cheering crowd. A couple of impressive plays where the offense keeps its cool under serious defensive pressure (like defenders leaping up in front of Notre Dame QB) and passes are completed anyway.
Good Neighbors: Ike Greets Mexico's President Lopez Mateos.
Good Neighbors: Ike Greets Mexico's President Lopez Mateos. Ike warmly greets the president of Mexico, Adolfo Lopez Mateos, and his family, arriving at Washington to return President Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit of last February. After arrival ceremonies, Senor Lopez Mateos next day visits Mount Vernon, home and shrine of George Washington, to pay tribute to the father of this country. Man and woman (Lopez Mateos and wife?) descend from plane; the man hugs Ike (!). Journalists, reporters, newsreel cameramen. Motorcade drives under flag of Mexico, past clapping crowds. Press event, photo op: the Mexican President lays wreath at Mount Vernon for photographers. Group of folks walk, then pose in front of famous Mt. Vernon house.
News in Brief: England, British Elections.
News in Brief: England, British Elections. A landslide victory for Harold Macmillan's conservatives is the surprise outcome of British elections, plus remarkable new strength shown by the liberal party, and a heavy blow to the strength and prestige of labour. Record numbers of Britons go to the polls. People walk to and out of building with sign, "Polling Station." Macmillan climbs from car, waves, photographers about him. Sign, "Churchill's Committee Rooms." Elderly-looking Sir Winston Churchill (and his wife) waving from open car. Churchill flashes V for victory (or peace) sign. Odd cutaway -- little toddler with messy face stares up at camera. Hugh Gaitskill, surrounded by older women, gets a kiss from one of them. Crowds cheer and celebrate outdoors, night, in front of large sign, "Daily Telegraph Election Results." Daytime, Macmillan waves to crowds as he walks up to what looks like No. 10 Downing Street.
News in Brief: Rome, Vatican Mourns Pope Pius XII
News in Brief: Rome, Vatican Mourns Pope Pius XII A notable conjunction of occasions in the Vatican. The Holy See observes the first anniversary of the death of Pope Pius XII. The centennial of the American College in Rome is celebrated, and Pope John XXIII reveals that an American has been declared 'venerable', first step towards sainthood (VO says the American is Mother Elizabeth Ann Bailey Seton - but no declaration is shown or heard). The Pope and lots of other clergymen in religious procession and ceremony inside church. Worshippers in the pews. Flowers around tomb (?) of the late Pope Pius XII. The current Pope swings censer of incense.
Football: Texas Downs Oklahoma.
Football: Texas Downs Oklahoma. Undefeated Texas racks up another win in a tough battle with the once-beaten Sooners of Oklahoma. After an early Sooner TD run is called back on a penalty, the Longhorns rally and rampage to their fourth straight win of the season. High angle view of stadium, newsreel camera in foreground. College football highlights. Touchdown. Rene Ramirez (?), Larry Cooper (?). Excited spectators wave their arms, jump up and down. Player (QB?) running with ball gets his uniform shirt torn in a big way, revealing the pads underneath! He keeps playing with the ripped shirt. A few players celebrate after touchdown.
Explorer VII: Juno Rocket Launches Complex Space Probe.
Explorer VII: Juno Rocket Launches Complex Space Probe. A towering Juno rocket hurls into orbit 'Explorer VII', carrying the most complex scientific payload, 'everything but the kitchen sink', to carry out seven key experiments in space. Men (scientists?) assemble a piece of equipment, probably related to the satellite (maybe it is the satellite). Daytime rocket launch.
'Pillow Talk': East and West Coast Galas for New Hit.
'Pillow Talk': East and West Coast Galas for New Hit. "Galas on the east and west coasts mark the premiere of Universal-International's new comedy hit 'Pillow Talk'. Stars Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Thelma Ritter and Tony Randall are joined by hosts of screen notables and other dignitaries, at New York's Palace, and the lavish new Murray Hill, where the event is a benefit for the United Nations school, and at Hollywood's Egyptian where the premiere is marked by traditional screenland brilliance." RKO Palace theater, night, marquee all lit up. Producer Ross Hunter; another man (VO says he's U-I president, Milton Rackmil) with Vivian Blaine (?). Cheering fans watch the celebs arrive. Rock Hudson and Talulah (Tallulah) Bankhead. Police officers link arms to hold back starstruck crowds. Other celebrities. Ribbon-cutting ceremony with an axe (fireman's axe). Fanny Hearst (?), Hope Hampton (?). Tony Randall. Ext. night Egyptian theater. Esther Williams and Jeff Chandler. Rock Hudson shows up here, too. Female fans wave. Doris Day also arrives.
Football: Illinois, Wildcats Topple Minnesota
Use 498343 if you want the voiceover to speak correctly about which team won. Football: Illinois, Wildcats Topple Minnesota [Hmm... The voiceover says that MINNESOTA was the winner...and the announcer appears to call the same team (dark uniforms) by both names. Newsreel blooper -- researchers see notes. NU actually won.] Northwestern stages a story-book scoring drive in the final quarter, sparked by a fourth string, 147-pound quarterback to topple Minnesota, 6-0, in one of the Big Ten classics. College football highlights. Minnesota punt return for touchdown (VO says penalty, though). Northwestern University Marching Band (NUMB), in formation, forms the letter N on the field. Female cheerleaders swing pom pons (pom poms). Northwestern QB throws touchdown pass.
Twenty-five Years Ago.
Twenty-five Years Ago. (1934) The newest marvel of aviation thrilled the nation. The wingless autogyro (precursor to helicopter) demonstrated its abilities in the nation's capital. Air to air of the invention flying over U.S. Capitol Building. A young inventor tested his flying bicycle - which fortunately never got airborne. Aviation failure -- ridden by adolescent boy. Robot demonstrated. An amazing robot was shown in New York, and heard - speaking of love, robot-style! Robot fires a gun on command, answers questions. Fashions. Hairstylist Ferdinand shows off his latest creations for ladies winter hairstyles. Lovely ladies in beauty salon setting show off short hairdos with curls. Milliner shows displays hats designed so that women could shop over the telephone (the hats are severely angled to reveal one ear). Fur coats modeled on Rockefeller Plaza. Women and men wearing opulent fur coats parade and stand next to each other. Fancy, wealthy.
Johnson's Party: Mexican President Sees Politics in Action
Johnson's Party: Mexican President Sees Politics in Action On the ranch of Senator Lyndon Johnson (LBJ), a typically huge Texas barbecue honoring visiting President Lopez Mateos of Mexico turns into a political shindig that sends Senator Johnson's five-gallon hat into the Presidential ring. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn shows up as well as former president Harry Truman. People arrive by helicopter. The President of Mexico has to do a lot of handshakes, including some with people wearing oversized sombreros. Photo opportunity as Truman, Lopez Mateos (?), and LBJ pose in handshake. Press photographers. Sign: "Lyndon Johnson sera presidente." People serve themselves and eat outdoors at long tables, like a giant picnic.
News in Brief: Florida, Operation Sub-scape.
News in Brief: Florida, Operation Sub-scape. Navy volunteers test new submarine escape gear in an ascent from the greatest depth ever, a full 50 fathoms, or 302 feet. From the jaws of Davy Jones' locker to the surface and safety. Interior submarine, men wearing shorts and equipment climb ladder. Underwater scenes: two men apparently exit from top of sub, are buoyed upwards. Men break surface of water.
Football: East Lansing, Michigan State Downs Notre Dame.
Football: East Lansing, Michigan State Downs Notre Dame. Hollywood history is in the making as one of the stars of the $10 million production 'Spartacus', soon to be released by Universal-International, records the roar of 74 thousand fans, for sound effects use in the thrilling final scenes of the epic drama. The game itself is a thriller as Michigan State's Spartans batter the Irish to a final 19-0 tally. Marching band on field starting to form letters MSU. John Gavin (?) speaks into microphone. Reel-to-reel audio tape rolling. Mascot for one of the teams (?) - a guy with a helmet. John Gavin kisses two young women (coeds). Crowd applauds. College football game highlights. MSU scores touchdowns. Happy player goes into end zone and throws football up in celebration.
Twenty-five Years Ago
Twenty-five Years Ago (Stories from 1934). One of the worst storms in the area's history ravages Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Aftermath, damage caused by the disaster - ruined homes, uprooted trees, vehicles lying on their sides. Slum clearance gets under way as Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes dynamites a rickety Atlanta, Georgia, tenement. African American people walk amid buildings (poverty, poor). Ickes detonates the explosives, building explodes and starts to crumble. President and Mrs. Roosevelt (Franklin and Eleanor) pay homage with flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Arlington National Cemetery. Heiress Barbara Hutton, just wed to Prince Alexis Mdvani. Young woman in elegant fur coat. Princess Marina of Greece soon to be wed to Britain's Duke of Kent. People disembark ship, Princess Marina greets Prince George, the Duke of Kent, with a kiss. The couple walk in a garden, he wearing a kilt. Rough and tumble gal footballers in Ohio. Young women or teen girls, in full football gear (looks like leather helmets) play American football. Tomboys. Sex roles. Pioneers. Female athletes. Chicago's far fetched effort to thwart bootleggers with a coin in every bottle of hard spirits! Coin at bottom of bottle; hands use little hammer to break it.
New Museum: Frank Lloyd Wright Stirs Hubbub in NY.
New Museum: Frank Lloyd Wright Stirs Hubbub in NY. The Guggenheim Museum, last creation of the late (famous architect) Frank Lloyd Wright, and the most controversial building in New York City's history, is finally opened, giving gallery goers the first look at the continuous spiral ramp that runs the height of the structure, and forms one of the most controversial features of this new showplace for modern art. Exteriors, day, Guggenheim, 1950s traffic foreground. Ribbon-cutting ceremony (Mayor Robert Wagner). Interiors showing off the architecture of the place. Gallery workers hang and adjust paintings. Mayor Wagner (?) and Harry F. Guggenheim in front of sculpture. Museum visitors, more sculptures.
World Auto Show: Moscow and Detroit Vie.
World Auto Show: Moscow and Detroit Vie. Britain's annual Earls Court Motor Show gives a world-wide cross section of the automotive scene, ranging from Britain's own ultra-luxury cars and Detroit's newest models to Russian bids for export trade, Europe's new 'baby' cars, and the ultimate - a do-it-yourself car builder's kit! Man climbs into German "baby car" (very small car). Visitors at auto show exhibits. Signs include: Rolls Royce, Hillman, Moskvitch, Volga. Of course, young women pose with the American car. Men stand by the pieces of do-it-yourself car.
Sports: Italy, Motorcycle Police Show
Sports: Italy, Motorcycle Police Show Rome's elite motorcycle police stage a spectacular demonstration of precision drill and free-wheeling in fancy patterns, before the president, high dignitaries and cheering grandstands. Wow -- motorcycles ride in formation (like a marching band only faster). Crowds cheer. Large pyramid-type stunts involving several moving motorcycles and a lot of people atop them. Other cool stuff.
Sports: Bavaria, Finger Wrestling
Sports: Bavaria, Finger Wrestling Burly, beefy, beer-filled Bavarians knuckle down to the province's traditional pastime of 'finger-hackeln' or finger wrestling, a grunt and groan effort in which two mighty men, one finger linked through a leather loop pit their strength until one comes flying over the table. Funny unusual sport. Men in traditional costumes compete before excited, interested spectators. Close ups of fans laughing, enjoying. Big strong man with large chin holds trophy. (He looks like he should be a comic book character or professional wrestler.)
Sports: Seattle, Unbeaten Huskies Bow To Southern Cal
Sports: Seattle, Unbeaten Huskies Bow To Southern Cal Two grid titans clash - Southern California and Washington, both unbeaten.Trailing 14-0, the Huskies surge back to a 15-14 lead in the fourth period - and then USC rallies again to score and emerge one of the west coast's strongest teams in years. College football highlights. Players run onto field. Lateral pass. Scoring drive. Fans jump up and down. Crowd. Touchdowns.