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Beatification Rites for Pope Pius X
At st. Peter's Basilica, Pope Pius XII leads thousands of pilgrims in Beatification Rites for Pope Pius X. Ecclesiastics of almost every order father to witness the solemn ritual. Establishing shot - St. Peter's Basilica Panning shot - St. Peter's MLS - Throngs of people are jammed into St. Peter's square to take part in the Beatification Rites for Pope Pius X CUS - Nuns and people MCUS - Procession of the priest and important dignitaries of the Catholic Church MCUS - Pope Pius XII blessing the people
Round-up Time - California - Rodeo
Livermore and Rodeo go together just like Jack and Robinson. Quicker than you can say ride'em cowboy the 34th annual Rodeo is on its way going full tilt and cowboys are going in all directions. For sheer mean disposistions on the hoof the brahma bull sure got em'. Panuncho with the cape has a busy afternoon preventing blood shed. Establishing shot - Cowboys, cowgirls and Indians ride together in a straight line holding up the American Flag MCUS - Cowboys opening the gate and the bucking bronco comes out with a cowboy holding on for dear life MCUS - Brahma bull with a cowboy on its back gets bucked off CUS - More brahma bulls and riders
Truman President Asks Strict Curbs On Inflation
President Truman takes his Fight Against Inflation to the people. In a special address, the Chief Executive asks for strict controls to help halt the spiral of inflation. President Truman address the people: "This is the time of national danger the welfare of all of us is at stake. If inflation got away from us and wrecked our savings and ruined our economy that would be the easiest victory the Kremlin could ask for. Communist Russia could win the whole world to totalitarianism without firing a shot. That is what the communists have been hoping for. They ve been hoping for years for the collapse of the American economy. For years we've been proving that the communist to be wrong. We've prevented depressions. We've proved over and over again to the Kremlin's confusion and dismay that instead of collapsing our economy it's grown stronger and stronger. The people of this country acting together are stronger than any special interest. If we work together as a team and everyone does his part we can beat inflation. We can secure the defenses of this nation and keep down the cost of living for the average family. Nothing is more important to the long run strength of our economy and to our work for world peace. Peace in the world is what every thinking man and woman is praying for. It is what I'm working and praying for. It is up to the Congress to pass a strong anti-inflation law. So this country can do it's full part in its fight for peace". In back of President Truman is a picture of his wife, Bess Truman and his daughter, Margaret Truman plus the Presidential Seal.
French Repel Reds In Furious Battle
Dramatic battle scenes from embattled indo-china, where the french and loyal native troops have smashed a new communist offensive. 'Chutists drop down to join attack. MLS - Parachute reinforcements are rushed to the Delta region of Indo-China MCUS - Two military men making their way through the water MLS - Smoke rising from the wilderness of Korea CUS - United Nations military manning cannons MLS - The shells from the cannon exploding MCUS - Two military running in the jungle and a shell exploding in the swamp MCUS - French military manning a machine gun MCUS - Military men running up stairs, a dead person laying up-side-down, it looks like to could be a religious temple MCUS - Flush of POW'S running out of the wilderness MLS - Military, corpses and military bomb-bar-mint damage MCUS - Vietnamese driving the Indo-Reds out of the hottest corner in Viet Nam MLS - Troops being transported in military trucks This takes place when the French were fighting with the Vietnam Communist and pre US advisors that were sent to Vietnam from the states
Sports - Eiffel Tower Acrobats!
Spine-tingling daring atop the Eiffel Tower. Celebrating Paris' 200th anniversary, trio of circus acrobats stage death-defying stunts hundreds of feet above the seine. MLS - Eiffel Tower POV - Looking down from the Eiffel Tower to the streets of Paris below MCUS - Circus acrobats doing a hand stand MCUS - A photographer holding his camera with a long lenses to record the activities of the acrobats MLS - Two acrobatic men swinging acrobatic lady hundreds of feet above Paris from the Eiffel Tower MCUS - The two acrobatic men swinging the acrobatic girl on a swing
Amputees Show Fitness
Two disabled veterans of World War II, in Washington to show Korean wounded that recovery with artificial limbs can be attained, show President Truman how adept they are despite their handicaps. CUS - Herman Fepper lost both his legs in WWII demonstrates to President Truman how two prostheses that replaced both legs help him get around MCUS - Many Culberry lost both his arms and once again how the two prostheses help him lead a normal life as possible, he demonstrates his flexibility by pulling out a matchbook, striking a match to light a cigarette CUS - President Truman shaking the hands of the vets at one time
Long Island -Sports Cars In Cup Race
Speed and suspense during the 100-mile speed classic in Suffolk County. Hay bales pack turns where skidding autos peril watching spectators. Tommy Cole of London repeats 1950 victory. CUS - Twenty soup-up sports cars lined up MLS - Crowds milling around in the back drop MLS - The sports car official waves on to the drivers of the cars to get the race started MLS - Cars are traveling full speed down the country roads with crowds of people lining the streets MCUS - Racing official waves the racing flag and Tommy Cole of London is the victor maintaining a speed of 87miles per hour and sometimes reaching speeds of 100 mph plus
Sports. Hogan Wins Open.
Blazing Ben Hogan puts on an historic finish in his final round to take his third U.S. Open title. (51st US OPEN) Scenes includes gallery (crowd of golf spectators) turning heads in unison to watch ball; man hitting ball out of sand trap; ball rolling close to hole but missing; crowd celebrating Hogan's putt. Hogan and another man pose with trophy cup. Establishing shot - Bobby Locke of South Africa teeing off, crowd standing behind him. CUS - Lloyd Megrim tees off. MS - Ben Hogan swinging at a golf ball. High Angle Shot - Golf enthusiast following the golfers on golf course. MS - Jimmy Demerit hits his ball out of the sand pit and misses a birdie by inches, he putts and sinks the golf ball into the hole. MS - Ben Hogan sinks the winning shot at the 51st US Open. The crowd gives him a round of applause. CUS - Ben Hogan with his US Open trophy and a big smile.
Sports. Wisconsin Wins College Regatta.
Upsetting a thirteen-year-old stranglehold by Washington and California, Wisconsin Badgers win the turbulent two-mile course, with the Huskies and Princeton coming in next, in that order. Rowing competition on the Ohio River. LS of sinking boats. Small crowds of spectators watch, including young women with binoculars. Men from one team toss their teammate into the water (prank, joke). Establishing shot - Regatta team members putting their long boat into the water. Wide Angle Shot - Regatta team members racing their long boats on the Ohio River. Low Angle Shot - Crowd of people watching the race. Medium Long Shot - One of the long boat's with team members sinking. MS - Crowd of regatta sports enthusiast watching the race from bleachers. LS - You can hardly see the racing long boats. MS - Team members throwing one of their team mates into the water, this is how they celebrate a win.
Citizen Army. New Law Basis for Universal Training.
Pres. Truman signs the Selective Service Bill into law a new bill lowering the draft age from 19 to 18 1/2 and establishing the basis for U.M.T.-Universal Military Training. Defense Secretary Marshall praises the new law as strengthening America's hand in the fight for peace. Interior White House; President Harry S. Truman signs document while others look on and flashbulbs pop. MS document with signatures. Truman shakes hands with Secretary George Marshall and gives him pen. Exterior; Marshall speaks at microphones for press conference (Nat sound), emphasizes military strength but goal of keeping peace. Establishing shot - President Truman signing the Selective Service Bill. CUS - The Documents. MS - President Truman shaking hands and then presents the pen to Secretary of Defense Marshall. Secretary of Defense, George Marshall: "Signing by the President a few minutes ago of the Universal Military Training and Service Law, represents a step of great historic significance. It will enable us to face the uncertainties of an explosive International situation, with the knowledge that we can be strong militarily without having to imperil our security economically. No matter how long the present world tension may continues, and it will permit us there after to continue strong militarily, in keeping with our great purpose of promoting the peace of the world".
News In Brief. Washington, D.C., Pres. Plaza Of Ecuador.
Pres. Truman welcomes the President of Ecuador back to the States. President Galo Plaza Lasso deplanes and shakes hands with Truman. The two walk past a line of men in uniform. Ceremony, "District Commissioner Donahue" (?) gives Pres. Plaza keys to the city. Motorcycle escort, motorcade. Establishing shot - President Galo Plaza Lasso disembarking from a United States Air Force plane, stops and shakes hands with President Truman. MS - US Military standing for a Drill of Inspection. MS - District Commissioner Donahue presenting the keys to the city to President Galo Plaza Lasso. MS - Sign hung on a street light welcoming President Galo Plaza Lasso. MS - A police motorcycle escort ride in state to Blair House.
Governor Asks Civil Defense Volunteers
Governor Asks Civil Defense Volunteers Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin appeals for volunteers for the state's civil defense program. He sits at a desk and speaks earnestly to the camera; his accent is a little unusual. He appeals on the basis of patriotism and tells cinema viewers that they can pick up application forms in the lobby of the theater. "You are needed now!" A Cold War version of "Uncle Sam Wants You."
Crusade For Freedom
Crusade For Freedom Ronald Reagan of Hollywood tells how Radio Free Europe has pierced the iron curtain and appeals for help to keep it operating. Shot opens with Ron sitting at a desk, foreshadowing future addresses from the Oval Office. B-roll about Radio Free Europe. "Freedom Bell" ringing. VS radio towers. VS men ostensibly operating radio transmission equipment. VS middle-aged men (broadcaster, narrator, actor, newsman, reporter, announcer) reading from script into large microphone (mic says "RFE"). Nice shot that could pass for film noir atmosphere: over the shoulder shot of man writing a letter, a hat and ashtray with cigarette on the desk before him, the man's face mysteriously shadowed. General Lucius D. Clay(?) speaks into microphones before large crowd. Animated map shows radio towers with "radio signals" broadcasting across Europe and into the Soviet Union; another map shows radio waves penetrating China. Reagan urges viewers to send contributions, and he hold up a giant envelope with the mailing address on it. [This has got to be a classic of American Cold War propaganda.]
Sports: Los Angeles, The Sheriff's Rodeo.
Sports: Los Angeles, The Sheriff's Rodeo. 98,000 jam the Memorial Coliseum for the big rodeo jamboree of the year, and witness exciting spectacle of cowboys versus bronchos (broncos) and bulls in Wild West tradition. Parade of people on horses (and little people standing on tiny ponies) past large stadium crowd. VS rodeo. Funny: one bucking horse, rider still on it, makes its way back into the gate or corral area where they usually start, which causes cowboys to scatter to safety. Rodeo clown rolls a barrel to tease (play with) one bull, who head-butts the barrel.
News in Brief: Puerto Rico Sugar Crop.
1951 Is a bonanza year for Puerto Rico sugar. A helicopter takes us for an inspection trip in the fields, and huge refineries where the bumper crop is processed into sugar. Footage of helicopter blowing stalks in the air (one shot seems POV from copter). Men harvest sugar with machetes. Aerial shot (and others) of refinery. Man working in a sugar cane field with a helicopter flying over him inspecting the fields. MS - When the helicopter lands in the field it throws the sugar cane all over the place. MS - Men cutting down the sugar cane at a very fast pace. MS - A small train transporting the cane out of the field. MS - Man working in a pile of refined sugar.
SEA SCOUTS Sea scouts in pageant in West Kirby.
SEA SCOUTS Sea scouts in pageant in West Kirby. Sea Scouts hold a big water show for an audience Opens w/ shot of some spectators; inc. old man in Scout leader uniform; water in background possibly they & camera are all on a boat. Pan up looking out to water. A few rafts or small barges are disguised as islands w/ fake palm trees; etc. Shore in distance with more spectators. Boys row 2-person kayaks in races. Boys also perform a pageant with a sort of nautical theme. Includes pirate ship with a man forced to walk the plank. A wild "native" ceremony on island with boys dressed in grass skirts and dancing around. A mysterious sea monster like a giant snake swims toward an island. Cruel taskmaster whips galley slaves to make them row faster.
Flood Disaster: Kansas and Missouri Damage Hits Billion
Flood Disaster: Kansas and Missouri Damage Hits Billion This flooded and fire-stricken city plans for re-building and rejuvenation after days of terror. Burning oil tanks added fuel to the flames of terror of rampaging flood waters that inundated large areas of the city. In other Midwest cities, swirling floods take terrible toll. The damage in Kansas and Missouri runs close to the billion dollar mark. Dramatic pictures. Cars drive through flooded area. People help elderly victims and children; one older woman falls into the water and seems pulled a bit by the current. National Guard. Wow - very high flood waters in residential and business districts, with swift currents pushing debris, cars, rowboats, etc. Dangerous.
Truce Talks: U.N. Wins Admission of Newsmen to Parleys
Truce Talks: U.N. Wins Admission of Newsmen to Parleys Bowing to Gen. Ridgway's demands that Kaesong be cleared of all armed troops and that United Nations newsmen be allowed to attend truce parleys, the cease-fire talks get underway once again. Hopes of speedy truce rise as new talks begin. Meanwhile, patrol action along the front goes on. The war is not over yet. Convoy of jeeps; armed Korean men stand guard. Men enter building. Korean woman offers some sort of food to Caucasian troops. Men exit building.
Prime Minster of Israel Ben Gurion Visits Einstein In Princeton, NJ
A newsworthy meeting, between David Ben-Gurion, the visiting prime minister of Israel, and Albert Einstein, the great scientist whose physics formula led the way to the atom bomb. Prime Minister Ben Gurion getting out of a shoffered limo CUS - Albert Einstein and David BenGurion shaking hands CUS - Einstein and Ben Gurion sitting down on a bench
Holland Honors The Men Who Sacrificed Their Lives
Dramatic scenes of remembrance in the Netherlands. Period of silence marks day of memorial for heroes of the Resistance Movement who give their lives to free Dutch from Nazi yoke. Holland's countryside where throngs of people take part in a procession CUS - A flame honoring the men who sacrificed their lives in WW II MCUS - Two silhouettes of crosses on a hill MOHS - Streets of Holland at a standstill in deep silence to pay their respects to those who sacrificed their lives MLS - Dedication of a monument to the men and women in the Resistance Movement MS - Of the crowd MLS - Unveiling of the monument
Risky Business Timber Toppers Sway Between Sky And Earth
Timber topping to riding down a flume on a log, it's all part of the thrills for the hardy woodsmen who bring out our big timber. Risky business, and plenty of excitement for the spectator. MLS - Lumberjack in a fir tree cutting off the side branches Ground up - The tree is moving around as the lumber jack tops it, tree is swaying all over the place MLS - The lumberjack is sitting right on top of the tree MLS - Lumberjack climbing down from the tree MLS - Lumberjack riding a flume on a piece of lumber CU - Camera is place in back of the lumber riding the flume CUS - At the end of the flume the logs roll into the lake
Virginia Military Institute Pays Tribute George Marshall
Cadets of the Virginia military institute parade in tribute to one of the school's famous graduates, Gen George C Marshall, Secretary Of Defense, who has served his country 50 years. MCUS - Cadets in Lexington, Virginia Military Institute pay tribute to General George C Marshall MCUS - Cadets standing at attention with rifles in hand, they are dressed like toy soldiers CUS - Gov. John S Battle presents General George C Marshall with Virginia's Distinguished Medal CUS - Gov. John Battle and General George Marshall walking past the soldiers standing at attention
Dewey Returns: Calls For Firm and United Asia Policy.
Dewey Returns: Calls For Firm and United Asia Policy. Governor Thomas Dewey returns after a two-month tour of the Far East and issues a stern warning that firm policy in Asia must be adopted if world war three is to be avoided. Night, Dewey smiling at his wife (?) and son (?). Dewey speaks into microphones at press conference (nat sound, SOF). He speaks of the importance of not having a vacuum in Asia (that would be filled by Communists).
News in Brief: California, Helicopter Lands On Hospital Ship
News in Brief: California, Helicopter Lands On Hospital Ship Landing as lightly as a feather on the hospital ship Consolation, a helicopter transfers a wounded man to the mercy ship in record time. Ground to air helicopter. POV shots from 'copter as it approaches ship with big (presumably red) cross on deck. Medical evacuation helicopter lands. Sailors remove "wounded victim" in bandages from helicopter. Medivac, Medevac.