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FOOTBALL: Green Bay Blanks St. Louis
FOOTBALL: Green Bay Blanks St. Louis Last year's professional football champs are on their way again...(They hope!). Progress is good as they take their second win of the season dumping the St. Louis Cards 17 to 0. Crowded stadium.
Space Triumph: Schirra Makes Perfect Flight
Space Triumph: Schirra Makes Perfect Flight Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., completes an almost flawless flight as he orbits the earth six times and comes down in the Pacific just 9,000 yards from the target area. An overheating flight suit on the first orbit is the only trouble he has as he travels 160,000 miles in 9 hours and 14 minutes. This flight-so successful, that a 17-orbit flight is planned next. Commander Shirra (astronaut) getting suited up. Astronaut in flight suit walks towards and enters transfer van. Astronaut and officials enter elevator. Pan elevator rising towards the top. WS Cape Canaveral at night. CU as astronaut slides into capsule. Astronaut Shirra inside capsule. Dawn, sunrise with clouds, telephone poles seen in shot. Rocket on launch pad. Countdown and lift-off. Rocket in flight. Animation of capsule in orbit. CU Shirra smiling, laughing.
Tragedy In New York: 21 Killed in Boiler Blast
Tragedy In New York: 21 Killed in Boiler Blast Tearing through the building with the force of a bomb blast, an exploding boiler takes 21 lives in a New York Telephone Company building. Leaving nearly 100 injured. The boiler, weighing more than a ton, was blown into the building's cafeteria during lunch hour. Killing and maiming those in its path. Interior of ambulance with victim and nurse, paramedic. Interior of ambulance with victim and doctor? Interior of building, debris, destruction, damage. Side of building, smoke coming out from windows. Crowd gathered. African American paramedic, wrapping injured mans leg. Pile of file cabinet drawers. Broken rear window of parked car. Overview of crowded street with police cars, emergency vehicles, fire engines, ambulances.
Twenty-Five Years Ago - It Was The Giants-Yankees Then, Too
Twenty-Five Years Ago - It Was The Giants-Yankees Then, Too Baseball-like history repeats itself. Twenty-five years ago the Giants, (then of N.Y.) met the Yankees in the World Series before many of the celebrities of the day. POV from behind reporters at baseball game, good hustle and bustle press, photographers. Bill Terry ? Former President Herbert Hoover, heavy-weight boxer James Braddock, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, former New York Mayor Jimmy Walker. Mayor LaGuardia throws out the first pitch. Nice crowd shots, including crowd (fans) rising to their feet. The Giants put up a gallant battle but they went down before New York's "Murderers' Row" - Gehrig, DiMaggio, Dickey and Lazzeri. Joe DiMaggio hits a home run that wins the game. DiMaggio running bases, gets a pat on the back from the third base coach as he passes third. Joe DiMaggio runs to home plate, and c=shakes hands with teammate. WS of stadium, with crowd exiting, via the diamond (field).
Schirra Honored: Houston Hails New Space Hero
Schirra Honored: Houston Hails New Space Hero Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., and his family are honored by an hour-long parade before his press conference where he outlines the reasons for the unqualified success of his flight. Open convertible and policemen on motorcycles drive along parade route. Shirra waving. Banner across street reads: Welcome Home Wally. Walgreen s drug store seen as car drives along parade route. Crowds along parade route. POV from behind people seated at press conference, news camera on raised platform. Shirra seated at press conference. Shirra family seated listening.
Storms Lash West: Toll Mounts In Wake Of Gale
Storms Lash West: Toll Mounts In Wake Of Gale The worst Autumn storm to hit the west coast in 50 years rips a path 1,000 miles long and 125 miles wide from California to British Columbia. Six inches of rain fell in three days and 46 persons die in the storm. Rain keeps coming down as children play in a flooded main street and a man carries a women across the water (looks like a policeman, or bus driver - uniform with hat.) Looks like a typical American small town, with several feet of water flooding the street. Parked car in flood water. Two boys trudge through flood water, carrying umbrella. A residential street is turned into a river and cars attempt to navigate the deep waters. Sewers backing up, water spewing up. Flood waters raging among residential streets. Two people trying to walk up driveway through raging flood waters. Rain water flowing down concrete stairs. Cars, traffic driving through flooded streets. Candlestick Park, deserted. Rain tarp on field, pan stadium seats in rain. Flooded stadium seats.
Sharp Appetite
Sharp Appetite: No Soft Food For This Man Berlin is a city of many gastronomical delights, but after much research we've been unable to find another man like our hero. He's the chef's delight who tops off a meal of a light bulb with side dishes of thumb-tacks and razor blades. Sometimes he eats with gusto - most of the time he eats alone. Funny shot - waiter lights his companion's cigarette, and the other man snatches the cigarette out of his mouth and eats the smoldering cigarette. (Anti-smoking?) CU man's eyes bugging out, wide open, amazement, surprise. CU man eating light bulb. CU spoon scooping up plate of tacks. Man eating tacks. X-ray view of man eating tacks. Next man eating razor blades. Another x-ray view of man eating razor blades. Wacky, weird, gross, stunt, unusual.
The Red Threat : President Orders Cuban Blockade
The Red Threat : President Orders Cuban Blockade President John F. Kennedy imposes a naval and air 'quarantine' on the shipment of offensive military equipment to Cuba. In a speech of extraordinary gravity, he tells the American people that the Soviet Union, contrary to promises, is building offensive missile and bomber bases in Cuba that could fire nuclear warheads up to 2,000 miles. He calls the Russians responsible and says the U.S. would retaliate. MS President Kennedy sitting at desk speaking (natural audio of speech). President Kennedy seen in office with Andrei Gromyko. Flags outside the United Nations.
Football: Texas Defeats Arkansas 7 To 3
Football: Texas Defeats Arkansas 7 To 3 In a thriller right down to the final seconds, Texas remains undefeated and untied in a tilt with Arkansas. The Razorbacks led right to the end when Texas drives across to win - 7 to 3. Nice field goal shot.
Sports: 25-to-1 Shot Wins $60,000 United Nations Trot
Sports: 25-to-1 Shot Wins $60,000 United Nations Trot Neither snow, nor sleet, nor the mud underfoot will stay the trotters in the completion of their appointed rounds. In the United Nations trot the horses race through a snowstorm as an outsider wins. Crowded stands. Horses trotting on muddy track, snowing. CU man in crowd, mouths the words, "Come On!"
Missile Bases: Castro Balks At U.N. Team
Missile Bases: Castro Balks At U.N. Team U Thant, Acting Secretary General of the U.N. returns from his conference with Fidel Castro optimistic over the dismantling of rocket bases - an optimism not shared by other who have studied the dictator. The lights burn late in the White House as the naval quarantine is resumed and surveillance flights begin anew. Thant exiting plane. Press conference. (natural audio) Thant on podium, making statement. He is surrounded by reporters taking notes. White House at night. View from window. Scene inside white house, press gathered in crowded room.
India Fights Back: West Aids Defense Against Red China
India Fights Back: West Aids Defense Against Red China The question of Red China comes up again in the United Nations and their bid from membership is quickly rejected in the wake of their attack on India. CU newspaper headlines. Int of United Nations. CU UN Seal plaque on wall. In India itself, Krishna Menon is fired as Minister of Defense for refusing to recognize the danger of the Red Chinese attack. Crowd of men seated. Krishna Menon at podium. Group of women, crowd seated listening. Back view of crowd gathered.
Horses And Orchids: Society Turns Out for Horse Show
Horses And Orchids: Society Turns Out for Horse Show Diamonds and tails, sleek horses and trim riders - they all add up to the 79th National Horse Show - the most glittering pageant of the New York fall social season. Jacks or Better and his rider, Ben O'Meara, take the Imperial Puissance, another in their long string of victories. Very well-to-do, well dressed people seated in stands.
Trip To Yesterday: Railroad Buffs Visit Old Frontier
Trip To Yesterday: Railroad Buffs Visit Old Frontier Your passport to yesterday is a ticket on one of the North American continent's most fascinating railroads. Passengers arrive by boat at Skagway to take a railroad excursion over the "Trail of '98" to the famous goldfields at Whitehorse. People enjoy wonderful mountainous scenery, and explore Whitehorse, a museum town. Mountain scenic. People aboard boat, waving. Passenger leaving boat, life boats seen along side. People board train and then seen walking along train platform. Funny, dog wearing black rimmed glasses. POV mountain scenic from train. Steam train passing camera. Train traveling along mountain side. Tour boat in rapids ? Two women waving from hill. WS White Horse town ? Yukon museum, tourists. Girl looking up at Moose head on wall.
Dutch Commemorate Balloon Anniversary
Dutch Commemorate Balloon Anniversary Five balloons take off in the Netherlands to mark the Golden Anniversary of the first such flight in Holland. They follow the same rules that governed that contest in 1912. People take off in hot air balloons. Man holding movie camera, standing in basket. POV shots from balloon, scenery, and of people inside the basket. Also, shots from ground looking up at hot air balloons. POV from hot air balloon, rope.
This Is Art: (or) Is This Art?
This Is Art: (or) Is This Art? A fugitive artist in Paris strips fences and walls of political and theatrical posters to make masterpieces of collage that he hopes will take the art world by storm. Man struggles over, jumps over wall, holding bag (looks like a robber, crook, thief). Man stripping theatrical / political posters off of brick walls. Man hanging artwork on wall.
Fashion Parade
Fashion Parade Italian stylists are hopeful of making the fur bonnet more of a glamorous companion piece to the traditional coat. They've gotten off to a flying start. Women parade down a runway wearing coats made of chinchilla and other animals. Pan down from large crystal chandeliers to models parading along runway. Three women watching, including one wearing black ruffled hat, who looks at the camera and smiles. Model wearing chinchilla fur coat and hat. Another model shows off fur lined coat, hat and dress with fur trim.
Scrap Metal
Scrap Metal Piles of scrap metal, various piles. Scrap heap. This type of scrap metal eventually helped the war effort, used for the production of artillery shells during World War Two.
Wall Street
Wall Street LS of rainy New York city street scene, with traffic and pedestrians. Wall Street sign (Nassau St. - above it) Pedestrians, people walk along sidewalk carrying umbrellas. Traders wave their arms. A ticker tape machine for stock prices. Stock brokers, traders. Twenty five years ago in 1937 there was a recession and the stock market went into a dive.
FDR visits Yellowstone
FDR visits Yellowstone President Roosevelt, on a political tour, took time out to visit Yellowstone National Park. Eleanor Roosevelt seated in car next to him. Roosevelt sits in a car looking out over a spectacular waterfall. CU President Franklin D. Roosevelt wearing hat and sunglasses. Later he rides past a hot spring.
Duke and Duchess of Windsor on Holiday
Duke and Duchess of Windsor on Holiday The newly-wed Duke and Duchess of Windsor were followed by crowds as they visit Paris. Duke and Duchess walk along crowded train platform.
Son of a Dictator
Son of a Dictator Vittorio Mussolini, son of the dictator, cut his visit to the U.S. short when he found himself unwelcome. Vittorio exits airplane and signs an autograph.
All you need is a Kick in the Pants
All you need is a Kick in the Pants A man invented a machine to kick yourself in the pants - something everybody got a boot out of 25 years ago. Woman trying out Tom Haywood's Kicking Machine. (funny, wacky, silly invention)
Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1962
In Memoriam : Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1962 Death has come to one of the world's most extraordinary and beloved women. The career of Eleanor Roosevelt is traced through this photographic record of a woman who's interests were as wide and as varied as her travels. From the days of her husband's attack of polio through the days in the White House to her subsequent career as world humanitarian, Eleanor Roosevelt was a true citizen of the world. Eleanor Roosevelt posing with Roosevelt family. Fireside chat? Eleanor seen in room with FDR. Eleanor knitting. CU President Roosevelt smiling. President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover greeting the Roosevelt s at the White House. Hoover and Roosevelt seated in back seat of open convertible. WS Capitol dome. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt in parade route, inauguration day ? FDR and Mrs. Roosevelt waving to crowd. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at Girl Scout event. Eleanor seen speaking to girl scouts. World war two, Eleanor visiting military base. CU woman holding up camera, to take picture. Eleanor Roosevelt walking into hut, followed by nurses. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt exiting train in England, greeted by King George and Queen Elizabeth. CU Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt wearing black straw hat with flowered trim. On the other side of the world, she was greeted by Prime Minister Nehru. Winston Churchill seen placing a wreath on the grave of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor stands near by. Mrs. Roosevelt greets group of children. CU portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt seated next to children on sofa.