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Buy War Bonds- Jack Webb Tells Why
Image quality is not the best. Buy War Bonds- Jack Webb Tells Why Trailer/ public service announcement. Jack Webb speaks to camera telling "true story" of savings bonds burning to ashes but the owner knew his serial numbers so he suffered no loss. Webb says "bonds are the safe way to save." Text on screen says, "Produced with the cooperation of the Motion Picture Industry and shown by this Theatre as a Public Service."
Pageantry for Queen's Birthday.
Pageantry for Queen's Birthday. Traditional martial pageantry highlights the celebration of Queen Elizabeth's thirty-first birthday. In full dress uniform as honorary commander, Her Majesty reviews the household guards, at their most impressive, from horseback. Trooping the colour. Queen takes salute. Royal family on balcony of Buckingham Palace, queen and Prince Philip in uniform; children Anne and Charles are there. Another balcony shot with more of royal family present.
News in Brief: Rose Festival.
News in Brief: Rose Festival. Portland's 49th annual Rose Festival is climaxed by a mammoth parade which is witnessed by 40,000 as the procession of lavish floats winds through the streets of the city of roses. Parade. Open car with Lawrence Welk's Lennon Sisters waving from it. Floats of various themes, beauty queens, etc. Last float has American flag theme, man and woman in uniform on float.
SPORTS: U.S. Open Golf.
SPORTS: U.S. Open Golf. Dick Mayer, La Jolla, Cal., pro, wins the U.S. Open golf championship at Toledo, in play-offs against 2-time winner Cary Middlecoff. Middlecoff wilts badly as his opponent holes out seven-up to win handily. Mayer tees off. Side view people clapping. Middlecoff tees off. Gallery walking. Middlecoff misses putt. Then another time, ball rolls right up to cup but does not fall in. Mayer's winning putt. Mayer smiles for camera, then poses with trophy.
News in Brief: Mid-east Presidents.
Image quality is not the best. News in Brief: Mid-east Presidents. A major re-alignment of forces in the critical Mid-east continues, with a widening of the rift between Egypt and Jordan, and the strengthening of bonds between Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Meetings between national leaders and the withdrawal of Jordan's ambassador from Cairo bespeak the course of events. Egypt's President Nasser (Gamal Abdel Nasser, Gamal Abdul Nasser) says farewell to Syria's President Shukri al-Kuwatli at airport, accompanied by military personnel and other officials.
SPORTS: Belmont Stakes.
SPORTS: Belmont Stakes. Records topple in the Belmont Stakes, as Gallant Man sweeps to an 8-length victory over a fast field, with a spectacular drive from an 8-length trailing position, to set a new record for the distance! Men (spectators) wait wearing newspaper hats. Horses leave gate, Bold Ruler and jockey Eddie Arcaro in lead. Man and woman in stands cheer. Willie Shoemaker and Gallant Man finish as winners. Man shakes hand with winning jockey Shoemaker.
SPORTS: Pole Vault Record.
SPORTS: Pole Vault Record. Bob Gutowski, 150-pound six-footer, eclipses the world's mark for the pole vault in the nat'l collegiate track meet, with a jump of 15 ft. 9 3/4 inches. Another world mark falls when Don Bowden wins the half-mile in 1:47.2. But first, Greg Bell wins broad jump. Shot of Bell tying his shoes. Bowden's race. Bowden waves ot camera. 1950s audience in stands. Pole vault. Spectators applaud. Gutowski exhales.
Japan Premier Visits and Golfs With President
Japan Premier Visits and Golfs With President Japan's Premier Kishi (Nobusuke Kishi) opens a 4-day visit of state by joining President Eisenhower (Dwight Eisenhower) on the links for a friendly golf match. Both are ardent amateurs. Later, Kishi pledged that he would continue to resist Communism. Prime Minister Kishi is greeted at airport by Vice President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. The two leaders, Ike and Kishi, play golf, many folks watching. Huge photo op. Kishi sinks a putt.
Papal Audience: Pontiff Greets Congress Of Europe
Image quality is not the greatest. Papal Audience: Pontiff Greets Congress Of Europe Many of Europe's leading statesmen are among the 1,000 members of the Congress of Europe whose Rome meeting is climaxed by a Papal audience. Pope Pius XII "mingles" with men in the crowd, they kiss his ring, chat with him, etc. Robert Schuman is among them.
News in Brief: 50 Years Of Aviation
Image quality is not the greatest. News in Brief: 50 Years Of Aviation 50 years of aviation are summed up in a spectacular Dutch air show raning from a primitive 1909 monoplane (which still flies!) to supersonic jets.
News in Brief: Dutch Yacht.
Image quality is not the best. News in Brief: Dutch Yacht. Holland's sailing association presents Princess Beatrix with a 55-foot yacht on her birthday. Beatrix christens yacht. The boat sailing. Details of features of the yacht "Green Dragon."
News in Brief: French Floods
News in Brief: French Floods Alpine floods devastate an industrial region of France, inundating some of France's principal aluminum plants. Rushing waters flow through towns. Refugees load horse-drawn cart with belongings.
Fashion Parade: Resort Fashions
Image quality is not the best. Fashion Parade: Resort Fashions Resort fashions, styled in synthetic fiber fabrics by de Givenchy, are showcased, in New York. Modes for every mood, from casual attire to formal evening wear. Woman models hat, sleeveless blouse, pearl necklace. Tilt up model wearing variant of capri pants and checked shirt with cap sleeves, short hair. Woman wearing black blouse and patterned harem skirt. Three women pose in evening gowns that are just a tad over the top. Woman poses, smiling big. Poofy lace dress, pouf on top and bottom.
SPORTS: No-feet Marathon.
SPORTS: No-feet Marathon. An intrepid Austrian starts a 200 mile marathon, walking on his hands, a feat attempted in the cause of charity by an artist with muscle enough to make his way with his own two hands. Man walks on hands, waits at railroad crossing gate for passing train, stands on one hand while lifting the other to indicate a turn (goofy). People massage the muscled man as he rests, apparently.
SPORTS: International Tennis.
Image quality is not the best. SPORTS: International Tennis. International tennis championships in Holland, with Chile's Ayala pitted against Stewart of the U.S. In the men's finals. Luis Ayala wins the international cup in a hard-fought court battle. First, the women's match (hard to discern names of the players; one is American and one is Belgian).
Canada Politics: Liberals Are Out After 22 Years.
Canada Politics: Liberals Are Out After 22 Years. In Canada, the reins of government change hands after 22 years. At Government House in Ottawa, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and his liberal cabinet submit their resignations, and the new prime minister, Conservative John Diefenbaker, is sworn in by Governor General Massey. Photographers watch as liberals arrive to offer resignations. Sign: Government House Private Grounds. First woman cabinet member in Canada: Ellen (can't make out last name - Faircloth?). New cabinet poses. New premier at airport preparing to leave for London.
News in Brief: U.N. To Re-arm In Korea.
News in Brief: U.N. To Re-arm In Korea. At Panmunjom, U.N. and Communist truce teams face again across historic conference tables, and the announcement is made that in retaliation for continued Red truce violations. United Nations forces will receive new and modern arms - and start with jets capable of carrying nuclear payloads. Photographers watch Communist team arrive. UN delegation arrives. Various shots inside, with reporters and military officials.
News in Brief: Marine Maneuvers
News in Brief: Marine Maneuvers Marine commandos, in maneuvers off Puerto Rico, take off from the deck of a submarine in new-model, quick-inflating rubber boats. Training exercise.
News in Brief: Alpine Round-up.
News in Brief: Alpine Round-up. Tyrolian shepherds gather their flocks for a trek northwards across the Alps, following the cool weather - a scene as old as time in a land of timeless scenic grandeur. Flocks of sheep climb snowy mountain. Little boy carries a lamb. Boy rides on a sled with some sheep.
News in Brief: Back Yard Plane Crash.
News in Brief: Back Yard Plane Crash. A twin motor transport crashes in a Maryland backyard, only 15 feet from a bungalow. Owner John Anderson had to race for his life to escape the plummeting craft. Scenes of wreckage in suburban yard.
News in Brief: Kids Fishing.
Image quality is not the greatest. News in Brief: Kids Fishing. Kids by the thousands in a giant Seattle dock fishing derby. Anything that swims or wiggles counts toward a prize and the fledgling fishermen make quite a dent in the fish poulation. Children (and adults) run from starting point for a good fishing spot. Various shots kids and families fishing. Tiny child holds worm, looks perplexed. Various shots of kids with their catches (funny).
SPORTS: Japan Premier At Ball Game.
SPORTS: Japan Premier At Ball Game. At Yankee Stadium, Japan's Premier Kishi receives a Yankee baseball cap from Casey Stengel and Al Lopez and throws out the first ball to start the game with Chicago White Sox. He's an ardent baseball fan, like most of his countrymen. Hank Bauer home run. Major glitch at end of clip.
SPORTS: A.A.U. Track Championships.
Note: first portion unusable due to video glitch. Hurdles onward OK. SPORTS: A.A.U. Track Championships. At Dayton, Ohio, star-studded field of competitors in the 69th A.A.U. track and field championships. Highlights include Merv Lincoln's victory in the mile, and Bob Richards' new pole-vault record. Lee Calhoun wins hurdles.
RR Wreck: Commuter Train Derailed In New York
In the heart of Manhattan a derailment on the New York Central tracks brought momentary terror to 168 aboard. And snarled train service for some 75,000 commuters. No one was injured. The cars stayed upright narrowly missing a fall from the 35 foot high viaduct Establishing shot - Over head shot of the derailed commuter train on over head tracks. MS - Looking down the side of the commuter train and some twisted track. Looking down - On a downtown Manhattan street. Looking down - At the train top and the derailed cars. MS - The conductor of the train standing on the tracks whit three other men. MS - Of the train cars and some passengers looking down at the tracks from the open doors of the train cars. CUS - A driving motor that fell off some part of the train on to the track catching a switch part. Side view - Of the train cars and the twisted train track. CUS - The engineer of the train Edward Lynch. MOHS - Passengers getting off the crippled train on to another passenger car and train.. MLSOH - The newly assigned train slowly pulls away carrying the passengers of the crippled train