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News in Brief: California, Flower Fantasia.
News in Brief: California, Flower Fantasia. In the service of charity, a showing of fabulous floral headpieces, huge, colorful, ornate, beguiling and stunning in their size and intricacy. Nice shot of a simple-looking sign that reads "Children's Hospital" - looks generic enough to be anywhere. Women model ridiculous, ostentatious headpieces (with things like birdcages hanging off of them - one even looks like a peacock, appropriately; one is supposed to be a flying saucer!).
Football: UCLA 20, Wisconsin 7.
Football: UCLA 20, Wisconsin 7. Wisconsin's Badgers bow to unbeaten UCLA, 20-7. Badgers punt from inside their own end zone, and a UCLA player returns the punt for a touchdown. Ted Narleski passes but it's intercepted by Wisconsin. More TDs, more interceptions - one that's really sad and pathetic is the interception and score resulting from Wisconsin's pass from inside their own end zone (yep, they're there again).
Football: USC 10, California 0.
Football: USC 10, California 0. USC Trojans stop the California Golden Bears, 10-0. Shutout. Jim Sears of USC returns punt for a touchdown.
UN Assembly: Vishinsky Orates As Korean Battle Rages.
UN Assembly: Vishinsky Orates As Korean Battle Rages. At the United Nations, Russia's Vishinsky looses a vitriolic blast at Secretary of State Acheson, replying to the U.S. statesman's speech on POW repatriation. VS UN meeting, Vishinsky sits down, speaks in the assembly. Acheson sits and looks either bored or mildly irritated. Meanwhile, near the inactive truce camp, U.S. Marines blast Reds with mortar fire in the savage battle of the ridges. Marines load and fire mortar shells from sandbagged position; one soldier is African American, one is Caucasian (black, white). Another soldier loads and fires weapon. Korean hills with smoke rising from explosions.
News in Brief: Nazi General Freed.
News in Brief: Nazi General Freed. Old and cancer-stricken, German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring is freed after seven years' imprisonment for war crimes. Kesselring lies in bed and reads stacks of mail, one letter after another (VO says the letters are congratulating him on his release). Flashback showing Kesselring in uniform with two other men, posing and smiling for the camera. Back to 1952: a nurse brings the old man some medicine, which he tosses back like a shot of something tastier. Early release.
News in Brief: Indo-China, Typhoon Hits Saigon.
News in Brief: Indo-China, Typhoon Hits Saigon. Howling tropical storm smashes Saigon and surrounding area. One of the worst storms in the nation's history adds nature's fury to the ravages of war. Vs people dealing with the aftermath. Men chop huge branches of fallen tree (which is leaning onto a building). Other large trees, uprooted, lying atop vehicles which they have smashed. Damage.
News in Brief: France, Flying Toothpick.
News in Brief: France, Flying Toothpick. Radical new plane design flight-tested near Paris. Broad wing flaps retract after take-off, leaving unorthodox 'toothpick' wings for high-speed flight. VS experimental small airplane on ground. Wing flaps extend. Small plane takes off. Air to air shot of the aircraft flying with a very slim wing (the large flaps have now retracted). Shot of plane doing a stunt (half of a roll is seen).
News in Brief: Germany, Hiroshima Peace Bells.
News in Brief: Germany, Hiroshima Peace Bells. The Ruhr steel industry, once key to war might, donates for $10,000 bells to Japanese peace church in Hiroshima, the A-bomb city. Shots of the bells. Two men shake hands vigorously. The four bells toll, while an audience looks on.
New Sweaters An Old Yarn.
New Sweaters An Old Yarn. Gone is the 'sloppy joe.' Fashionwise, the sweater has arrived - chic, sleek, and glamorous. Women pose for the camera in sweaters with scoop neck and cap sleeves; they also wear necklaces and earrings. Other sweaters look like tucked-in cardigans with 3/4 sleeves and decorative designs on front. Four women together model a variety of evening sweater outfits, including some cardigan twin sets. One cardigan has mink fur trim.
Basketball.
Basketball. College all-stars meet the N.Y. Knicks in benefit for Hearst free milk fund. Grade-A thrill has score tied 10 times until Knicks pull ahead in closing minutes, 66-61. Referee tosses jump ball, Knicks get it. #12, Vince Barila (SP?), misses. College player scores with a nice long shot. Coach Frank McGuire (for the collegiate team) watches from sidelines. A lot of passing by the Knicks. Their coach, Joe Lapchick, yells. Nat Clifton, #8, scores under the basket. Funny shot of three women fans, looking dressed up but geeky (two of them are wearing glasses), clapping happily in the stands. The college guys get the ball near the basket, but it takes several attempts to tip it in before someone is finally successful. Excited male spectator stands up, shouting at a team. Clifton knocks the ball away from a college player, causing a turnover, and teammate #11 is able to score.
News in Brief: Russians Block U.S. Tanks
News in Brief: Russians Block U.S. Tanks The threat of another blockade looms as Russians refuse to allow a trainload of buses and new model U.S. tanks to enter the city. The tanks will strengthen the new U.S. garrison in West Berlin. VS the new military equipment waiting, some military men standing around. One of those Cold War incidents. Tensions.
News in Brief: Britain's Crown Jewels.
News in Brief: Britain's Crown Jewels. Coronation nears and Britain's crown jewels are once again the glittering focus of interest. VS REPLICAS (not the real thing!) of the British crown jewels.
News in Brief: France, French Plane Crash
News in Brief: France, French Plane Crash. "Aerial disaster. Plane crash strews countryside with wreckage. A blow to the nation's growing air transportation system." VS still-burning wreckage. Firefighters spray some water on it, but the plane and all aboard are very obviously lost.
Football: Georgia Tech 28, Duke 7.
Football: Georgia Tech 28, Duke 7. George Tech runs its victory string to 21, overcoming Duke 28-7. A lot of running plays by Georgia Tech.
Football: Yale 21, Dartmouth 7.
Football: Yale 21, Dartmouth 7. Yale's surprising '52 team scores its fifth straight win, topping Dartmouth, 21-7. (Image rolls on screen toward beginning of story.) Dartmouth makes some passing plays, touchdown. Yale also passes and makes TDs. Yale returns a kick (punt?) for a score.
Football: Michigan State 14, Purdue 7.
Football: Michigan State 14, Purdue 7. Michigan State holds its top rank among the nation's teams beating Purdue, 14-7. Michigan State QB runs with the ball. Passing play. Rushing by Don McAuliffe, who scores. Wow - Michigan State quarterback, #41, evades several attempts at a sack and gets a pass off, for a gain of yardage - quite an amazing play. Black dog frolics on the football field amid players and referees. That clever quarterback again (Usick??) dodges defenders and runs in for TD - only to have the ball knocked away, but the fumble is recovered for a touchdown. The game might have been low scoring but it seems pretty exciting.
Mummers On Parade.
Mummers On Parade. Throngs watch the celebrated Mummers Parade, a procession dedicated to fun and frolic, spiced by music and comedy, continuing the Mummers' long and beloved traditions. Woman gets crown placed on her head. VS nighttime parade, with beauty queens on float, majorettes and many others marching, etc. Some shots are rather dim/dark.
Eisenhower Wins In A Landslide
Eisenhower Wins In A Landslide.
United Nations: Trygve Lie Resigns Post As Secretary
United Nations: Trygve Lie Resigns Post As Secretary At United Nations headquarters, Secretary-General Trygve Lie announces his resignation, after years of Russian boycott, 'in the interests of peace.' VS assembly, Lie speaking about his reasons for stepping down (SOF).
Battlefront In Korea Again Ablaze
Battlefront In Korea Again Ablaze U.S. Marines counter-attack, rout out Reds from savagely contested positions. Unusual close-up films show bunker retaken, Reds surrender. Several explosions on Korean hillside. A few soldiers advance slowly under a slight screen of smoke. Semi-subjective shot, almost as if from POV of gunner firing weapon. Troops use flamethrower. Man surrenders. Cutaway shot shows two South Korean soldiers smoking cigarettes; one points as if pointing out the new prisoner of war.
President-Elect: Ike Picks Interim Administration Aides
President-Elect: Ike Picks Interim Administration Aides Ike and Mamie Eisenhower arrive at Atlanta National Golf Club for a well-earned rest - but the cares of office intrude. President-elect Eisenhower names two aides to sit in on administration affairs until he takes office. Ike and Mamie come down stairs getting off of plane and greet various people. Indoors somewhere, Eisenhower shakes hands with Joseph Dague (?) and Henry Cabot Lodge. Ike poses with several men including General Lucius Clay, Senator Eugene Milliken (?) of Colorado, and Herbert Brownell, Jr. (who became Attorney General).
Parliament: Queen Opens Session Amid Royal Pageantry.
Parliament: Queen Opens Session Amid Royal Pageantry. Queen Elizabeth II, amid traditional pomp and pagentry, goes to the House of Lords for her first official opening of Parliament. Crowds watch the queen travel by in the fancy coach (carriage).
Football: Georgia Tech 45, Army 6.
Football: Georgia Tech 45, Army 6. College football game. Wow - good kickoff - rolls all the way to just about even with the end zone line. Army has to punt from own end zone. Tech player runs in along sideline for touchdown. Army player scores on running play. Scoreboard says Ga. Tech 17, Visitors 6. Georgia Tech player returns punt for major gain in yardage. Passing play for score.
Football: Notre Dame 27, Oklahoma 21
Football: Notre Dame 27, Oklahoma 21. VS college football game. Oklahoma's #35 runs for many yards and a touchdown. Notre Dame player throws himself over defenders for a short touchdown run. #35 scores again for the Sooners. On a kick return, Oklahoma player gets hit hard and fumbles close to his own end zone. Another Notre Dame TD; pan to WS of spectators jumping up and down, cheering excitedly. Crowd (on football field?) carries football player on their shoulders in celebration. There's a rolling glitch toward the beginning of this clip.