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Fashion Parade.
Fashion Parade. Prophesying the demise of the sack, the Queen's dressmaker unveils a sumptuous new collection for fall in London. Curves, contours and styling in the grand manner are back. . . Women model coats, dresses, evening wear.
25 years ago today
25 years ago today. Highlights from a by-gone day that seems in many ways strange and distant - such as the 'Bonus March' on the capital (Washington DC). But many of the names in the news are familiar, such as Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who visits the Bonus Marchers... the heavy-weight champion, boxer Primo Carnera, and the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth who wins the first all-star baseball game with a home run. 1933 had its own 'miracle mile' too, with Jack Lovelock setting a new 4.07:6 mark. And the weather was just as wild and weird as now without the atom bomb to blame it on: Earthquake on the Pacific coast, snowfall on the Mojave Desert (snow on cactus !) and a soaring heat wave in the east that had Coney Island jammed, and flappers in swimsuits cooling off on cakes [blocks] of ice!
Triumphal Return Of The Nautilus
Triumphal Return Of The Nautilus The Nautilus returns to the United States, capping off its pioneering cruise under the North Pole with a record-breaking run across the Atlantic Ocean, and New York goes all out with one of the greatest harbor welcomes ever for the trail-blazing nuclear sub and for the 'father of the atomic submarine', Admiral Hyman G. Rickover. Sailors come ashore, kiss women (wives?). Homecoming.
News In Brief. At Sea.
News In Brief. At Sea. Sub-killing Helicopter. Off the Rhode Island coast, the U.S. Navy demonstrates its newest anti-submarine weapons team, a destroyer and helicopter duo, with a 'homing torpedo' carried by the 'copter--- bad news, for undersea foes...
Jet-liner Debut
The first jet transport delivered to a United States airline makes its debut at New York's Idlewild Airport after a record-breaking run from Puerto Rico for a month of noise tests. Pan American. Plane taxis. Interior of nearly empty airplane cabin.
Little League Champs
Little League Champs The thrill-packed final game of the little league season, with Monterrey, Mexico's 'Little Giants' belting 4 home runs and coasting behind 3-hit pitching to win their second straight championship. Shots of baseball game in progress, pitching, batting, scoring at home plate. Crowd, spectators.
Tennis Doubles Crown.
Tennis Doubles Crown. Ham Richardson and Alex Ulmedo team up for the first time in the U.S. doubles championships near Boston and down Barry McKay and Sam Giammalva in a spectacular, fast-paced contest on the courts. Men's tennis match, spectators, crowd, applause.
Keys to City. New York Honors Crew of Nautilus.
Keys to City. New York Honors Crew of Nautilus. New York hails the crew of the Nautilus in traditional Gotham style. . . .With a ticker-tape (tickertape) parade up Broadway to City Hall. Admiral Hyman G. Rickover shares with Commander William Anderson and his men the acclaim of the city's throngs, and ceremonies at City Hall.
De Gaulle In Africa.
De Gaulle In Africa. Highlights of Premier Charles Degaulle's 13,000 mile swing through Africa to win colonial support for his proposed French Constitution. The General visits Madagascar and Equatorial Africa. De Gaulle (among other things) descends stairs from Air France plane, shakes hands with people in crowd, speaks at podium.
U.S.S.R. Navy Day.
U.S.S.R. Navy Day. Perhaps in reaction to recent feats of U.S. atomic submarines, this year's Red Navy Day puts emphasis on merry-making sailors and plays down the huge Russian submarine fleet. Sailors (?) dance on deck; looks like stereotypical or archetypal Russian dancing.
Prison Art.
Prison Art. San Quentin opens its gates to the public for a display of arts and crafts by inmates of the California prison. Exterior sign, Department of Corrections California State Prison San Quentin. Outdoor exhibition.
Sports.
Sports. Navy gridders begin pre-season workouts in Annapolis, working hard to make up for the loss of 17 lettermen from last year's sensational team. But enough fine material is on hand to make Navy a top contender. Big sign, Here Comes Navy, and football players run out under it. Goat mascot. Training drills, exercises, practice, warm-up. College football.
'Bloodhound' Missile
'Bloodhound' Missile Britain unveils her new 'Bloodhound' air-to-ground missile at an Australian test range, and the supersonic ramjet gives a spectacular demonstration of its ability to 'sniff out' and smash the most evasive target. Title: New British Missile Smashes Aerial Prey. Missile launch, missile flying. Hits drone target, blows it up, explosion against sky.
News in Brief.
News in Brief. Angler's Paradise. Canada's largest fish hatchery to dozens of mountain lakes, dozens of choice streams and lakes are kept stocked with just enough fish to make them anglers' delights for all. Fisherman, water with mountain reflection in it. Pouring small fish from bucket into water. Fishermen. Boy or young man catches fish with rod. Netting a fish. 3 males display the fish they have caught.
Marine Mountaineers.
Marine Mountaineers. At the Marine Corps' cold weather center at Bridgeport, California, gyrenes take intensive courses in mountaineering as part of the corps' program to maintain its superb versatility. Sign: U.S. Marine Corps Cold Weather Training, Bridgeport, California. Man climbs rock face. Other activities reminiscent of a ropes course.
Fashion Parade.
Fashion Parade. One of Paris' top fashion collections, by Guy Laroche, highlights the overwhelming swing to the empire revival. Big, loose, handsome coats are worn over soft, simple, yet subtle, high waisted gowns with snug belts or nicely accentuating bows. . . Women model dresses, outfits with empire waist. Funky hats. Some models wear dresses with full skirt, gloves. Fashions Return To 'Empire' Line
25 years ago today
25 years ago today Looking backward through the years for contrasts and similarities: Revolution in Cuba, upheaval, crowds in streets, and Batista makes headlines, as a rebel leader! Man with gun carried on shoulders of people in crowd. At the opening of the Vatican's first radio station, Pope Pius XI and inventor Guglielmo Marconi speak. Fashions - hats, dresses, and the daring pointed shoes [high heels, some "strappy"] of '33 are highlighted - as is the form of the femme fatale at a Coney Island beauty contest. Bathing beauties, with a woman taking their measurements (right there in front of everybody!] Winner with trophy. Commuters had their troubles aggravated when a local ordinance barred kissing the wife good-bye at the station-it tied up traffic! Men [husbands, apparently] kiss women [wives] goodbye as wives sit in cars. Men run to catch train. Sign: Bronxville. Traffic cops.
Ike Warns Red China On Quemoy.
Warn Red China. Quemoy Attack Will Threaten World Peace. Ike Warns Red China On Quemoy. In Newport, R.I., after an urgent conference with Secretary Dulles, Ike (President Dwight D. Eisenhower) warns that he will not hesitate to commit U.S. troops if he deems it necessary. Ike and (apparently) Dulles. Press cameramen shooting, filming. Meanwhile, the Communist artillery attack on the off-shore island of Quemoy slackens, and reinforcements build the patrolling U.S. Sixth fleet to a 6-carrier force. Map showing China, Formosa, Quemoy. Aerials of mountains, buildings, beach. Homes, some damaged. Asian men with helmets, guns [soldiers]. Men with helmets look into distance with binoculars (these men seem to be on a beach). Aerials of ships at sea. Titles: Warn Red China. Quemoy Attack Will Threaten World Peace.
Aviation in the News.
Aviation in the News. Air Force Academy. Nearly 1,500 Air Force cadets move into permanent quarters at the modernistic service academy near Colorado Springs. A full-dress review [men in white marching with guns] marks the occasion. Men in uniform get off of buses, haul luggage, carry bags up staircase. Two men unpack, hang clothes in closet. Dormitory (?).
R.A.F. Air Show.
RAF Air Show. Unusual close-up flight scenes of Britain's newest jets make the annual Farnborough air show a memorable sight, and reveal the caliber of the R.A.F.'S now 'hardware'. Air to air shots of military planes flying, doing maneuvers including a roll. Also a passenger jet, BOAC, Comet 4, in flight (air to air). Cool.
News in Brief. Atoms For Peace.
News in Brief. Atoms For Peace. The international atoms for peace exhibit opens in Geneva, Switzerland, with U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold on hand and 20 nations displaying their progress in atomic power. Exterior building that says Atoms For Peace / Atome Pour La Paix. Interiors, men in suits and some women mill about, look at exhibits. Signs related to exhibits include the following: France, Union Carbide, Amf, United Kingdom (written in several languages).
Rock Hudson On Location.
Rock Hudson On Location. Rock Hudson - U-I (Universal-International) star, returns from vacation for location filming in California's lush Napa Valley of his new film, 'This Earth Is Mine'. Hudson gets off plane (down staircase) - United is on the plane. Shakes hands, greets a few people. Helicopter lands in field, Hudson gets off. In a vineyard, a motion picture film crew shoots Rock Hudson with moving camera. Rock, in cowboy hat, picks bunch of grapes.
International Bike Race.
International Bike Race. In France the 175 mile world's professional championship bicycle race features a thrilling overland duel for nearly the entire length of the course between France's Louis Bebet and Italy's Ercole Baldini. Baldini wins after a sensational contest. Start of race, gun is fired. Aerial, other shots of race in progress. Spectators in stands. One man in crowd, standing, watches and waves his arm. Cameraman in moving vehicle shoots bicyclist. Bicyclist crosses finish line. Man (apparently the winner) in the stands among crowd raises arms and smiles.
Miss America '59.
Miss America '59. In the classic annual beauty pageant at Atlantic City, Miss America 1959 is chosen, Mississippi's lovely Mary Ann Mobley. 17,000 fill convention hall to see the 52 competing beauties on parade. Contestants in bathing suits, ribbon across each of them identifying where they are from (which state). Primarily Caucasian, primarily dressed up audience. Winner walks in bathing suit; winner in evening gown has crown placed on her head by another woman in crown.