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News in Brief: Mamie At The White House.
News in Brief: Mamie At The White House. 'Mamie' Eisenhower, America's future First Lady, is given a pre-view of her new home by the outgoing occupant, Bess Truman. And the Washington Women's Press Corps gives Mamie an advance taste of what it's like to be Mrs. President. Mamie, wearing a long fur coat as well as pearl-looking earrings and necklace, arrives and poses for pictures before entering the White House (an African-American man in white tie tuxedo opens the door for her). Exterior White House. Bess and Mamie exit the White House and shake hands; a group of press photographers snap away.
Weather Study Spans 93 Million Miles
Weather Study Spans 93 Million Miles On Sacramento Peak, New Mexico, an Air Force observatory studies the vast storms on the surface of the sun to learn their effect on our weather, with the aid of equipment that can produce artificial 'eclipses' to order for scientists. Aerial view, small structure among trees. Observatory equipment in operation, moving (some cool shots). Bright light projected as circle on wall or some other surface, person uses pointer to touch part of it. Simulated (?) solar eclipse. Flames leap off surface of sun during eclipse. Woman with eyeglasses works with equipment. Aerial flyby observatory, day, with telescope (?) aiming out of the open portion.
New York Wins Series!
New York Wins Series! In the seventh game of the World Series, the New York Yankees erupt in the eighth inning. With the score 2-2, and two out, Yogi Berra doubles, and scores on Howard's single. Carey follows with another single, and Moose Skowron raps a home run over the left field fence to put the Yankees ahead 6-2. Scenes from the big baseball game. Bunt. Overthrow of first base. Pitching, batting. Scoring at home plate. Huge crowd. Home run and fans applaud. 3 men score on same hit. Outfielder catches pop fly ball. Players (team) run toward dugout.
Millions Pay Last Tribute To Pope
Millions Pay Last Tribute To Pope Unusual scenes of the late Pope Pius Twelfth in the hours following his death at Castel Gandolfo. Following the procession to Rome, and through the eternal city amid a glory of pomp and ceremony to be seen in the modern world only on the death of the Pontiff, Pius Twelfth lies in state in the great basilica of St. Peter's as more than two million file by to pay last tribute to the 'defender of the People', the 'Pope of peace.' Exterior massive crowd among buildings. Interior, people (mourners) file past Pope's body (in state), with some guards around, too. Several of the women wear head scarves. Clergymen standing in small group. What looks at first like a truck -- elaborate hearse with child-size cherubs decorating it -- passes under a gate. Policemen in front of crowd, woman behind them crosses herself. Guards (some of them seem to be wearing armor!) walking with the fancy hearse. Colisseum. Long procession of clergy (and maybe others) walk down road. Funeral procession winds through massive crowds. Crowds inside huge church/cathedral walking past Pope's body. Pope Pius XII.
Farthest Out! Pioneer Misses Moon But Sets New Mark.
Farthest Out! Pioneer Misses Moon But Sets New Mark. At Cape Canaveral, the launching of the Pioneer in America's attempt to put a satellite around earth's own satellite. Specially prepared scenes explain the original plan. Sign: Atlantic Missile Range. Station No. 1 Operated By Air Force Missile Test Center Air Research & Development Command. The multi-stage missile lifts off to hurl the Pioneer 80,000 miles out into space, the farthest ever! Structure (looks like rocket with scaffolding) in silhouette, sun peaks through. Hands working on some sort of equipment. Animation shows planned path (trajectory) of the Pioneer to get near the moon. Several men at control panel, one on phone, one with headset. Digital clock counts down from 2 seconds to one second, then to zero. Hand with ring pushes button on control panel. Exterior (night?), rocket launch. Goes up, up, up.
25 Years Ago Today
25 Years Ago Today 25 Years ago today--then as now, disarmament was of world concern, and the great powers met at Geneva, only to deadlock, on the issue of aerial bombardment. The US Marines had been keeping order on foreign shores. The final detachment returned from Nicaragua ending 19 years' duty, to be joyfully greeted at Quantico. Labor unrest was explosive in the grim Depression years, with violence flaring in Gallup, New Mexico, in the national miners union strike; with the milk price war in northern Illinois; at Amburg, Pennsylvania, when police fire on strikers, killing one. On the lighter side, Purdue co-eds were all shook up with a new vibration tester, and 1933 had its own ancestor of the hula-hoop, the 'bouncing bike', for fun and figure beautification all at once. Interior room with long tables, people (men) in suits moving around, looking through papers (meeting?). Men stand up from tables as if meeting is over. Large ship at dock, crowd foreground. People (including some children) in crowd wave hands and hats in greeting. Men in uniform disembark; they are greeted and greet women and children with hugs and kisses. Reunion, welcome home, homecoming. Man in helmet stands by road, car drives by. Caucasian men by road shake their fingers at an automobile driving by them. Two men in uniform on pile of rocks, one aiming a weapon. Crowd of men swarms around truck. Men in bed of truck pour white liquid from containers onto ground. Exterior, street with telephone or electric poles, some men including police, something like smoke or steam rising in background (seems to come up from street). Some of these men toss or throw things that go off screen. Men running in residential area. Odd invention or contraption: woman is seated on a two-person chair that is bouncing up and down. Man helps another woman onto the seat, then sits at a desk beside them. The women bounce up and down, smiling. [Much of the film to this point looks slightly speeded up.] Rear view of woman's bottom as she sits on and uses some exercise equipment. Voyeurism. Young women ride down the street on slightly modified bicycles; the seats lift up and down as they push with their feet.
Last Rites For Pius XII
Last Rites For Pius XII In the great basilica of St. Peter's, funeral rites for Pope Pius the Twelfth are conducted with all the solemn pomp and grandeur of the church. In somber magnificence, the remains of the pontiff go to their final resting place, in a crypt under the papal altar. Interior ornate huge church. Guards (some wear armor) walk alongside pallbearers and body (not in a coffin). Lots of clergy in different types of clothing. Some stand by a coffin and perform ritual involving shaking a small object. Coffin in ropes apparently being lowered. Many shots of mourners (mostly clergy and guards are seen).
Saar Elections: French Faction Wins Plebiscite
Saar Elections: French Faction Wins Plebiscite The 'coal-pit of Western Europe' votes to remain semi-independent, and economically linked to France in a crucial election. With European unity at stake, voters rebuff German nationalism. VS factories spewing smoke into the air (pollution). People look at campaign posters. VS Caucasian people casting ballots; one man might be Johannes Hoffman (?). Men count ballots. Coal miners with blackened faces read newspaper.
News in Brief: Reuther Named CIO Leader
News in Brief: Reuther Named CIO Leader The Congress of Industrial Organizations chooses UAW chief Walter Reuther as its new president, to succeed the late Philip Murray. Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson addresses the convention. Part of Stevenson's speech; he says the election should not be considered a disaster for labor. Men attending the banquet applaud, rise to their feet.
News in Brief: Mexico, Mexican President Inaugurated.
News in Brief: Mexico, Mexican President Inaugurated. Adolfo Ruiz Cortines takes the oath of office as Mexico's next president. Attending the inaugural are retiring Ambassador O'Dwyer and Vice president-elect Richard Nixon. Various people embrace the new leader. Mexico's President stands on balcony with other dignitaries and reviews the troops that are marching past.
News in Brief: Indo-China, French Battle Reds.
News in Brief: Indo-China, French Battle Reds. French forces launch savage counter-attack to turn back a Red (Communist) thrust at Southeast Asia's 'rice bowl.' Rear view shirtless soldier firing weapon. VS troops firing artillery. Asian men carry a wounded or dead body, hurrying along. Caucasian troops help a wounded soldier along. French man lies on the ground, someone else examining him; he's a casualty (not clear if he's wounded or dead).
News in Brief: England, Elizabethan Coinage.
News in Brief: England, Elizabethan Coinage. The royal mint turns out new coins bearing the Queen's profile, as coronation nears. The design, approved by the Duke of Edinburgh, rouses popular controversy. VS workers and machinery in the mint. CU the new coin that depicts Elizabeth (the controversy is that she looks too young, and/or that her neck is too long). Coins pouring out of machine.
Air Crash On Highway.
Air Crash On Highway. On a New York parkway, an Air Force transport crash-lands, killing one motorist and injuring several others. Three cars are smashed and traffic blocked for hours in the freak tragedy. Night scenes show the airplane, lights shining on accident scene. Propeller of plane right up against automobile. Plane says Troop Carrier. Sign through broken window of car: For Sale. Shots of the wrecked plane. Destroyed wreck of a car.
Ike's Birthday.
Ike's Birthday. Ike's (President Dwight D Eisenhower) 68th birthday is celebrated in Washington, D.C., with a giant birthday card and cake for the grinning chief executive. Interior, crowd mostly seated in foreground, in background curtains open (and spotlights aim) to reveal huge birthday card that says, Ode to the Boss. Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Picture of Ike next to word President. In front of it is a (Republican) stuffed animal elephant. Ike waves and speaks from podium (which has Presidential seal on it). Mrs. Eisenhower, in hat and pearls, smiles and laughs. Crowd at seated at round dinner tables breaks into applause.
Fashion Parade.
Fashion Parade. Hats that almost make hair unnecessary are shown in London. Feathers and fancy plumage are the thing, ranging from trim, close-clinging toques to the shaggy 'sheep-dog look'! Women models in interior setting (looks like fancy upscale home) pose in some nifty hats! Woman in black hat takes drag of cigarette in one of those snazzy elegant cigarette holders (the long thin thing glamourous women used to smoke with). One woman ducks, hides behind some sort of plants? or decoration, and with her hat she seems to blend right in with the foliage. Camouflage, spying.
Football.
Football. Army tops Notre Dame. At South Bend, in the last game of this traditional grid rivalry for some years, the blazing Cadet attack downs the Irish by a surprising margin of 14-5. Cadets in the stands among spectators. Game highlights. Fumble (oops). Some cadets wave hats or jump up and down, happily. Passing touchdown. Crowd celebration. Safety. Some cadets in the stands sit down (sad, disappointed). Scoreboard shows score of Army 14, Notre Dame 2, with :07 seconds left on digital clock. Spectators cheer.
Navy Upsets Wolverines.
Navy Upsets Wolverines. Underdogs against Michigan, the Midshipmen trail in the final period by 2 points, after a hot start. Then, in a cliff-hanger finale, they score on Tranchini's pass to achieve a sensational upset victory. Football game highlights. Big crowd in stands. Touchdown - receiver barely falls over the line into the end zone. Crowd applauds. Quarterback completes pass under a lot of pressure from defense. Rushing touchdowns. Good fake as if planning to kick field goal, runs for TD. Long pass for TD.
Nehru's Trek To Tibet.
Nehru's Trek To Tibet. India's Prime Minister Nehru treks north to visit Tibet and the neighboring 'hermit kingdom' of Bhutan, seldom seen by western eyes. Progress over the lofty Himalayan ridges is by Jeep, then mule, and finally by yak. Mountaineer warriors hail Nehru's arrival with clashing tambourines. Jeep caravan along winding road on steep hill. Nehru shakes hands with Asian man, crowds around. Young woman, then also Nehru riding on mules (?), other people around them, some leading the beasts. Nehru dismounts. A bald man with eyeglasses places a long strip of cloth on Nehru's arms, Nehru brings his hands (in white gloves) together as if in prayer, as does this man, and they seem to bow slightly to one another. Lines of Asian military men with weapons stand to attention. Nehru inspecting the troops. Pretty scenic shot of mountains, no people or anything seen. Now a new procession with Nehru riding on (?) a yak. He looks at the camera and a smile comes to his face, and he waves. Row of men in what look like traditional Oriental/ Asian clothing and hats. They play musical instruments (no audio of this). Nehru, now on a horse, rides past people with flags. Asian people in crowds wearing various types of outfits. Nehru greets another Asian man and does the same ritual with the white cloth.
Reds Renew Quemoy Attack.
Reds Renew Quemoy Attack. After a 15-day respite, Chinese communist guns again batter Quemoy, on the eve of Secretary John Foster Dulles' Formosa visit to try and establish a stable peace in the area. Scenes show the town and beaches shortly before the barrage began. Boxes and barrels and sacks (cargo?) on beach. A very big pile of large-sized ammunition. Damaged, wrecked buildings. Small propeller airplane taxiing. Asian people, men, women, and children, gather at plane and climb aboard (cute baby on someone's back). Evacuation. Men dig long trench. Men in uniform and helmets stack sacks (sandbags?) along structure from which a large gun protrudes. Preparing for battle.
Reds To Get Hollywood Films
Reds To Get Hollywood Films First fruits of the Soviet-U.S. cultural exchange program as in Moscow Eric Johnston and Russian officials sign an agreement which will make available ten top Hollywood films to Soviet screens. Handful of men in suits gather at table with 2 flags on it (one is American, one Soviet). Men writing on (probably signing) papers. Documents showing signatures (not close enough to read them). Very enthusiastic, friendly handshakes among the men.
First C. D. Coordinating Center
First C. D. Coordinating Center Near Wheaton, Illinois, a civil defense control center designed to withstand a near-direct nuclear blast opens. Now operational, it will provide an emergency nerve center for disaster relief work in Chicago, Gary (Indiana) and Hammond (Indiana). Exterior one-story building, U.S. flag on pole in foreground, radio towers in background. People gathered, police officers in uniform (with badges) along front of the group. Interior staircase looking up toward outdoors, roof thing slides over the stairs to close out the outside world. Fortress, defense, bunker. Interior room with maps on wall; some show Illinois. One says, Pattern A Composite Fallout Probability From Target Areas In Illinois. Another says, Illinois Warning Communications Network. Interior, spare bunk beds. Equipment, controls (one says Water Heater). Men, some in military uniform, gather around men sitting at little cubicles. The men in cubicles looking at some kind of equipment.
15 Perish On Yuletide Pilgrim Ship
15 Perish On Yuletide Pilgrim Ship Tragedy strikes when a French vessel, carrying pilgrims to the Holy Land for Christmas, goes aground. High winds and breaking seas frustrate rescue attempts for two days. Fifteen perish in the waves before survivors can be brought ashore. View from shore of ship listing to one side in stormy seas. Shot of people (survivors?) in the water, making their way toward shore, only their heads visible above the rough waves. A group of people push a rowboat into the water, trying to help rescue people. Shot of the ship partly broken in half (!), a smaller ship next to it, presumably part of the rescue effort. Men on shore tug on a rope (not sure what they are pulling). One small rescue boat reaches shore. Heroic rescue workers -- they look like a mix of officials (wearing helmets) and just civilians -- help the injured survivors along the beach. Circular life preserver on beach. Tragic story; very dramatic pictures.
Floods And Snow Strike Europe Hard.
Floods And Snow Strike Europe Hard. Early snows blitz Dutch traffic. In France, the Loire and Garonne rivers overflow, inundating thousands of acres. Thousands are homeless - damage runs into millions. Snowy scene in Holland including windmill. VS people traveling by bicycle while snow falls. Tow truck pulls a smashed up car (Volkswagen Beetle?). Nice view from boat of flooded area in France, with a small boat being pushed by pole through the water. View as camera floats past a woman standing at the door of her home, surrounded by water. Man carries child out of door (rescue, evacuation); water is almost to the man's waist. VS people evacuating by boat. Cat saves itself by jumping from stranded area to the safety of higher ground atop some sort of structure.
Falcons Blank Stanford.
Falcons Blank Stanford. At Palo Alto, the Air Force Academy Falcons move into the gridiron big time as they hold Stanford scoreless and romp to a decisive victory. Sports. Big crowd. Football game highlights. Scoring drive. Player rushes for touchdown. Men in uniform (Air Force cadets?) applaud wildly. Halftime people on field marching in formation. Another scoring drive. Complete pass, run in for touchdown.