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Mass Calisthenics
In Madrid, Spain, 10,000 workers participate in an impressive display of organized calisthenics. Among the spectators is Generalissimo Franco. One hundred and thirty thousand turn out to watch a massive and impressive display of organized calisthenics. MLS - Athletes jumping up on a giant raised platform and leaping off with their arms spread. MLS - Running up to a pummel horse and doing a somersault. CUS - Generalissimo Franco applauding. MLS - All the gymnasts perform in uniform almost like a choreograph dance. MLS - A human tower is made from all the athletes. LS - The human tower made of gymnasts and other gymnasts sitting and laying on the ground. They climax the show by doing a choreograph athletic human display.
Lourdes Procession
The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ., Usually a play land becomes pray land during festivities honoring the Lourdes Centenary. The pilgrimage procession was sponsored by the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey. 40,000 Persons attend mass celebrated in convention hall in observance of the occasion. Aerial shot of the Boardwalk in Atlantic City and throngs of religious peoples. MCUS - Nuns. MCUS - Religious floats. MCUS - Some of the Knights of Columbus. MCUS - Virgin Mary float. MS - Nuns. MS - Another religious float depicting the Pope. CUS - Catholics MCUS - A boy praying to the Virgin Mary. OHS - Knights of Columbus.
Toddlers' Ballet School
Ballet students of an Austrian School are scarcely old enough to toddle yet the tots don tutus and ballet slippers for a scene of rare charm and talent. Music teacher sitting at the piano playing tunes for the little girls. MLS - A group of 10 little ballerinas are given instruction by a teacher. MS - They all go down to the floor in sort of a split. MS - The little girls stand at a wall, and grab their foot and try to stretch their leg over their head. CUS - A little girls ballerina slippers and she is trying to stand on her toes. MS - All the little ballerinas raise their arms and spin,
Lifting The Lid On Hats
This is the season when new hat creations have the gals starry-eyed. And the guys- glassy-eyed! behind the scenes, a top London designer reveals some secrets of his art. Even the exclusive fashion models are intrigued. Looks like it could be a reserved room in a hotel so this Hat Fashion Parade. MLS - A model comes out wearing a light suit maybe 'powder blue' and a hat to match. The hat is a very small brim hat that is pulled down. MCUS - Lady wearing a hat enjoying the show there are some men in the audience. MS - The hat looks like it could be a beige hat, with rose pink netting and dark pink roses on the hat with their green leafs. It's a wide brim picture hat with the brim pulled down a bit. CUS - Lady taking notes, she too is wearing a knitted hat, with an extremely small brim, pulled up in front. And there seems to be little crochet flowers on top of the hat. MCUS - Two models have two different hats on. The model on the left is wearing a straw skull hat with netting and little square do-dads that sit atop the hat with rolled netting pulled through. Her friend is wearing a basic felt hat with netting pulled around the bottom of it leaving the longer ends of the netting to drape down her back. Once again the hat is one color and her netting is of a lighter shade. MCUS - A picture frame hat with netting warped around the top of it and maybe 2 to 3 inches of netting hanging down and around the brim. MCUS - Model is wearing almost a flapper hat. it has a ribbon around the out-side of the hat and in the front - A Rose. It also look like she has little square things popping out of her hat that rolled netting ids tied to. MS - Back stage with designer Auto Lucas. Auto is putting the finishing touches on a semi-picture hat. He is pinning flowers to it as the model is sitting and smiling in the chair, wearing the hat. Auto is eagerly arranging the flowers. He takes a bolt of netting and wraps that around the flowers, giving the hat a nice finishing touch. MS - Outside of the building, people are looking at the window display of the many hats that are show cased. MS - A famous London Model who is wearing a flapper style hat, large pearl earrings and a woolen coat trimmed in a fox fur collar. MS - The Fashion Model goes into the store and tries the hat on. The next thing you know, the model e comes out of the department store wearing the designer hat that was once show-cased in the department stores window. CUS - The famous model and her new hat.
AAU Men's Gymnastic Championship
In San Fernando, California, 150 cream-of-the-crop college athletes compete for the AAU Gymnastic Championships. The contest is highlighted by stellar performances on trampoline, rings and high bar. The winner: John Beckner of Los Angeles, California. Glen Wilson of Western Illinois College performing on the Trampoline - is the Top Jumping Jack, he's one of 150 College Stars from all over the country. MS - On the Rings is Leonard Harris of the Southern California Gym Club doing his exercise on the still rings he does a great job but ties for first place. MS - Audience applauding. MS - Here's the man who steels the show, John Beckner of Los Angeles, California, working it out on the parallel bars. With his combined scores he scores as Best All Around Man.
Boxing German Champion Bubi Scholtz
In Dortmund, Germany - Champion Bubi Scholz flattens challenger Max Rasch nine times before the towel is finally tossed in. Lively around the ring doings. German Champion, Bubi Scholz is in the boxing ring with his challenger Max Rasch. MSLU - In the first round Rasch goes down, he has a lot of heart and gets up. MS - Scholz connects with a right and Rasch goes down again. MS - Scholz boxes Rasch into a corner where you can see his battered face. MS - Bubi Scholz is really punishes Rasch and knocks him down for the 9th time. The manager of Max Rasch throws in the towel he couldn't watch. CUS - A smiling with a face that has hardly been touched during the fight waving.
Nixon Ordeal: Venezuela Mob, And Hero's Welcome Home
The motorcade of Vice-President and Mrs. Richard Nixon is halted by mob violence in Venezuela - during the noon day rush hour. The most disgraceful Anti-American demonstration yet seen. With inexcusable affronts to America and the free world - insults and indignities hurled at the flag of the United States and it's Vice-President. Crowds at the airport holding up banners telling the Vice President to Go Home. MS - Young students holding up banner saying 'Go A Way Nixon' - Go Home - Out. MS - Vice President Nixon and his wife Pat disembark the plane. MCUS - They stop on the stairs for a few seconds to look at Venezuela and the United States flag flying side by side. MCUS - Vice President Nixon walking on the tarmac. OHS - The mob is kept at bay as the Nixon's get inside. MLS - The motorcade stops for traffic and the mob catches up throwing stones and spitting at the cars. MS - Vice President Nixon shaking hands with Venezuela leaders. MS - Vice President Nixon walking towards his plane in Venezuela. MS - The military of Venezuela. MS-Profile - Mrs. Pat Nixon. MLUS - The Nixon's at the door of the plane waving.
Vice-President Nixon Arrives Home
The Nixon s are enthusiastically and proudly welcomed home at national airport, Washington. President Eisenhower and top leaders of government are on hand to greet them. Over half-million people line the route to the White House. A Salute To Courage. Arrival at Washington , DC throngs gather to wish the Nixon's well. MS - President Eisenhower walking down the tarmac to greet Vice President Nixon and his wife, Pat. MCUS - Vice President Nixon and his wife Pat walking down the Tarmac. MS - President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon shaking hands, Vice President Nixon has his arm's around his daughters. President Nixon at the podium talking about his tour: "May I say as the President just emphasized, while there were incidents. Incidents in which a very small, violent, vocal minority were able to enlist the support of some innocent people, who were misled as to what US motives really were. While incidents occurred, I can tell you that from my observation each one of the countries we visited that the great majority of the people, a great majority in all walks of life are friendly to the United States today. And this is true of everyone of the country." MCUS - A triumphal procession to the White House follows, Pat Nixon is holding a bouquet of flowers. MCUS - President Eisenhower, Pat Nixon and the Vice President all sitting and waving and smiling to the crowds of people who turned out to wish them well, MS - A huge picture of Richard Nixon hangs in the middle of the street with a sign saying Welcome Home. MS - Policemen on motorcycles. MS - Throngs waving to the President and the Nixon s. MS - The big Cadillac convertible pulls up to the White House. MS - The press. MS - President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, Pat Nixon and the girls standing by the door of the White House.
France Rocked By Army Coup In Algeria
A general strike by french settlers in Algeria and mob rioting protesting the proposed Pflimlin government culminates in an army coup. A junta led by General Jacques Massu seizes power. To many colonials who oppose any moderate settlement with Moslem rebels look to Massu their spokesman. And by the tens of thousands they run riot through Algiers sacking the United States information agency and official buildings. A bitter product of a costly 43 month old rebellion without an end in sight and a chronic political crisis in Paris. This was the 28th day without a Premier in office. At Government House at Algiers even while the Junta was taken over the mobs searched through the crowds and the buildings finely 30 thousand massed outside to hear Massu launch a political thunderbolt. Calling on General De Gaulle to return to political power over all of France. An overhead shot of Algeria. MS - Throngs protesting, one banner reads Banners written in French. MS - A military Junta seizing control in Algiers. CUS - Military man wearing a beret, General Jacque Massu?. MS - People in the streets turning into a mob shaking a iron gate, standing on top of cars. MS - The Government House in Algiers, people climbing ropes up the side of the building MLS - A crowd of people standing on top of a balcony's roof. MS - Looking through a closed steel gate, a mess of paper and soldiers walking a round.
Current Agony Of France.
Current Agony Of France. In Paris, war veterans and right wing sympathizers march to the Arc de Triumph and the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier for ceremonies honoring three French Soldiers who were captured and executed by Algerian, Muslim Rebels. The same tensions and dissatisfactions felt in Algiers erupt in Paris, touched off by reports of rioting in Algiers. On the streets of Paris the police clash with the crowds which become a mob and their headed for the National Assembly of the new middle of the road government of Pflimlin is being voted on. News of the army's Coup d'etat galvanized the assembly the Premier was voted in. Which shows of unity in years. Faced with the gravest crisis since world war ii, the assembly votes the pflimlin government into office by a wide margin War veterans and right wingers marching to the Arc de Triumphed. MS - Thousands and thousands of people gathered in a large crowd. MS - Ceremony at the Tomb Of The Unknown Solider. MOHS - French police keeping the throngs in check. MCUOH - Charles DeGaulle. MOHS - Politicians sitting in the French National Assembly.
France In Crisis
Clinch marks on film This is Paris. As France goes through its worse crisis since World War II. No public demonstrations greeted the announcement by General De Gaulle that the Right Wing leader is willing to take over the powers of government. The streets are quiet with gendarmes in evidence where ever the eye turns. Primer Pflimlin held urgent conferences with governement figures. As Gaullist followers procailmed a mass rally. French Communists followed with a call for a general strike. France was well aware that Civil War was near. Algeria officially a department of Metropolitan France was under control of a military junta there a 400,000 man army defied the government. But at home, thousands of troops and police were on the alert for any disorders. There was apprehension in the air and a ominous quiet in the streets of Paris. People milling around the Arc de Triomphe. MS - French army and French police watching the throngs. MS - Primer Pflimlin getting out of a car. MS - A row of police busses. MS - A row of military trucks. MS - French police on one of the corner street's of Paris. MS - Traffic on the streets of France.
Defense Department Military Mine Destroyer
Clinch marks on film At fort Belvoir, Virginia, the army engineers demonstrate the latest counter-measure for land mines. A huge set of rollers pushed by a tank. Establishing shot - Looks like a toy made out of a erector set, but it isn't. Its the Defense Department Military Mine Destroyer. MS - Its a converted tank with 4-foot wheels mounted on it. As it moves down the road slowly it sets of a mine, exploding. MCUS - The Mine Destroyer is coming towards the camera and sets off an explosion. MSV - The Mine Destroyer.
Eisenhower Park Birthplace Of A President
Clinch marks on film Earl Eisenhower, the President's brother, visits the birthplace of the Chief Executive at Denison, Texas - then goes on to dedication ceremonies of President Eisenhower state park. Establishing shot - Outside the house that President Eisenhower was born and raised in. CUS - A sign on the fence going around the house 'Eisenhower Birthplace'. MLS - A Chrysler Imperial pulls up in front of the home and the President's brother, Earl exits the car. MS - President's brother and family going inside the home. Once inside Earl stands looking at a family portrait. MCUS - The bedroom where the President was born. MS - Lake Texoma with people fishing off the shores. MS - Boats on the lake. It's the Texas Navy passing in review.
Van Cliburn Returns.
Clinch marks on film Pianist van Cliburn, Texas-born American youth who conquered and won Russia music-wise, returns from his triumph and is greeted upon arrival by his parents and many admirers. Establishing shot - 23 Year old van Cliburn disembarking from plane. He waves to his fans with his one arm and in the other he holds his coat. Rear shot - van Cliburn entering the air port terminal. MCUS - van Cilium running up and hugging his parents. MS - New photographers. MCUS - van Cilium and his mother and his father steps into the picture.
Tim Tam Takes Preakness.
Clinch marks on film With Ishmael Valenzuela guiding him - Tim Tam, reliable son of Tom Fool and two lea accomplishes the expected triumph in the rich ($133.950) Eighty-second running of the Preakness. It's Calumet's colors in the winner's circle again------as some 37,000 fans crowd the Pimlico Track. Lincoln Road makes an excellent second place showing. Slow-Poke Silky is heading back to California. Establishing shot - Pimlico Race Track with throngs of racing fans filling it up. MOHS - Racing fans. CUS - Hand on the horses starting gate opener. MS - Horses take off from the starting gate. MS - No #10 is out in front early. MSOH - Tim Tam passing up Lincoln Road to the finish. MS - No #8 Tim Tam winning the race.
The Miracle Mile Record Not Recognized
Clinch marks on film In the Los Angeles Coliseum relays - 3 men who have bettered 4 minutes - race in the mile run. Lincoln, Tabori and Elliott. An added starter covers the first half at a scorching pace- clearing the way for Elliott to run the world's second fastest mile, America s fastest ever. But, according to the judges, the record will not be recognized because of the pace-setting. Establishing shot - Los Angeles Coliseum and throngs of fans. MS - Starter shoots his starter pistol and the runners take off and their running around the track. CUS - Elliott Dunlap, winner of the race and he manages to break a smile
France Waits: Crisis Drags On As DeGaulle Stands Patient
In Paris nearly three years of political silence is broken by General Charles De Gaulle who calls a public press conference in his response to urging of Algerian desistance that he take over the government. Upwards to 1,000 jam the room to hear the hero of World War II accept the leadership of France once more. To deny any ambition to becoming a dictator and to attack the nation's form of government as a source of France's troubles. A dramatic and possibly a faithful moment but the immediate reaction was one of suspense. France waits out its first crisis since World War II. A tree lined street in Paris and medium traffic on the street. MCUS - General DeGaulle disembarking from a car shaking hands. MS - Newsmen standing behind their camera's of the day. MCUS - The leader of WW II steps up to the podium to accept the leadership of France. MCUS - The press and their camera's recording a visual history of General Charles DeGaulle. CUS - Charles DeGaulle speaking. CUS - Newspaper men taking notes. Outside the press taking pictures. MCUS - General Charles DeGaulle exiting the building.
Hungary Protest: Free World Outraged By Murder Of Nagy
In West Germany and in New York City, scenes of angry clashes between police and demonstrators protesting the executions of Imre Nagy and other leaders of Hungary s Freedom Fighters. The blanket denunciation of the red executions by the non-communist world are summed up by the UNS special committee on the problem of Hungary. Hungary A procession of mournful Hungarians protesting the murder of Imre Nagy. Three little girls spear head the procession carrying black flags and a picture of Imre Nagy. Bonn Germany - Throngs of people in protest with military and the police keeping the crowd under wraps. MCUS - People starting to act up and police move in trying to keep law and order. MCUS - Broken window in Russian Embassy. New York City - Throngs protesting by the Russian Embassy carrying signs "Sit Down With Murderers". CUS - Crowd chanting. MS - Crowd starts acting out and police move in to control the crowd. MCUS - Men fighting and hitting each other. MCUS - Police arresting and taking the men away who acted out. MS - Police on horseback keeping the crowd in order. CUS - Conference Room 8 - Special Committee On The Problem Of Hungary - Closed. World opinion on the executions was summarized by Australia's ER Walker on the United Nations Special Committee "On The Problem Of Hungary" "The committee deplores this latest tragic event in which these men symbols of the hope of the nation for freedom from foreign domination were secretly sent to death. In circumstances which calls for full exposure. In violations of sullen undertakings that their persons would not be harmed. And in defiance of the judgment and opinion of the United Nations, it expresses it's great concern less the end of this oppression and killing may not yet be in sight".
Aviation In The News
West Germany activates its first wing of jet fighter-bomber wing of its new Air Force. 50 F-34 Thunder Jets given by the United States make up the combat group that will be assigned to NATO Service latter on in the year. Defense Minister Joseph Strauss inspects the honor guard at Norveich Air Force Base. Taken part in the ceremony are officers of NATO nations. Norveich Air Force Base in West Germany. MCUS - F-34 jet planes lined up. MCUS - Honor guard ready for inspection. CUS - Defense Minister, Joseph Strauss waling and inspecting the Honor Guard. MCUS - Other officers of NATO nations. MCUS - The tail ends of the F-34 jets. MCUS - The noses of the F-34 jets.
Gilder Championships
In Poland, 22 nations take part in the world gliding championships. Pictures of airborne grace are the free-flying sailplanes. Throngs of people to watch the spectacular and whimsical flying abilities of the pilots flying the noiseless gliders. MS - Some kind of balloon filled with helium floating above the town. "Poznas SP-8Z8" MCUS - The tail ends of the gliders parked on the ground. CUS - Some sport spectators enjoying the sun and the day. MSWA - Helicopter with a line attached to the glider pulling it up into the air. VFH - The glider being towed up and let loose. MS - Another glider being pulled up by a plane. POV - In back of the pilot and looking out the window of the glider. MS - The gliders fly in low to the ground and pick up an air draft and fly up into the air again.
Flying Test Bed
In California, first tests of an army-sponsored craft that can rotate its propellers to vertical position for an upright takeoff. A very strange looking un-completed air craft. CUS - The control panel. MCUS - The plane is tied down and two technicians are holding it while there's a technician at the controls of the test bed. CUS - The engines of the test bed. MS - All the technicians well satisfied by the running operations of the test bed plane,
New York City Hails Van Cliburn
A traditional ticker tape parade up lower Broadway is New York s way of saluting musician van Cliburn, Texas-born American youth who topped the world's best in Moscow-sponsored Tchaikovsky piano competition. In an open convertible van Cliburn is waving to the masses of people who came out to honor him. CUS - van Cliburn blowing kisses to the people. CUS - Camera panning throngs of well wishers smiling and waving. CUS - American kids waving American flags. MOHS - Tons of teenagers waving to their American Hero. OHS - Broadway blocked off, throngs, a stage built and political figures come out to cheer and meet van Cliburn. CUS - van Cliburn, his mother and father and the Mayor of New York City, Robert Wagner bestowing civic honors on van Cliburn.
Nuclear Ship - NS Savannah
At Camden, New Jersey, the main event of national maritime day is the laying of the keel for the first nuclear-powered ship SS Savannah. Mrs. Richard Nixon, wife of the Vice-President is present at ceremonies. USA Marine Honor Core. MS - Mrs. Richard Nixon (Pat). MS - A large crowd of people turned out to see the first Nuclear-Powered Ship. MCUS - Pat Nixon at the podium and then she signals for the first keel section to be laid in place. And it is being maneuvered by a huge crane. MCUS - Mrs. Nixon puts a plaque in place (NS Savannah) at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. MS - Newspaper photographers. MS - News photographers taking pictures. MS - Pat Nixon standing and holding the Nuclear Ship's plaque, she raises her head, looks at the camera and smiles.
The Albatross A Full Massed Brigantine
An appropriate arrival in New York Harbor on Maritime Day is the full-masted brigantine 'Albatross', owned and skippered by best seller novelist. Ernest K. Gann, whose latest 'Twilight Of The Gods' is a colorful saga of the sea - also a 'must-see' motion picture adapted from the book by EK. Gann. The starboard side (right) of the Albatross in full sail going into the Port of New York. MS - One of the sailors on the bow of the boat (front) MS - The skipper and owner of the boat Earnest k Gann. CUS - Earnest K Gann. MS - The starboard of the Albatross (right side) with the Statue Of Liberty seen betwee the two errected sails. CUS - Deck hand. MS - A very pretty picture of the Albatross sailing toward's New York City, the skyline is in the picture. MS - The stern of the Albatross in full sail (back of boat).