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News in Brief: New Home For 'SHAPE'.
News in Brief: New Home For 'SHAPE'. New headquarters for Gen. Eisenhower's Atlantic Pact armies are dedicated outside Paris. Pres. Auriol of France attends ceremony during which 'Ike' takes title to headquarters from which defense of Western Europe is planned. Aerials of buildings (VO says new buildings for Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe). Ceremony. Flags of the various nations involved are unfurled/raised.
Sports: Spain, Roller-hockey.
Sports: Spain, Roller-hockey. Free-wheeling version of ice hockey proves thrilling sport for Barcelona rooters (crowd, spectators), who go wild when Spanish team edges out Portuguese champs in scoring duel. Men's hockey on roller skates. People join team members in celebrating after the game, a few men up on shoulders of others.
Sports: Tug-o-war.
Sports: Tug-o-war. It's heave-ho and a dunking for the losers when Navy Reserve student-officers engage in old-fashioned tug-o-war (tug of war) along the beach. The losers get pulled into a ditch full of water.
News in Brief: President Dedicates Legion Building
News in Brief: President Dedicates Legion Building President Harry S Truman is the main speaker at the dedication of the American Legion's new Washington headquarters building. Ext. American Legion building. Truman speaks at podium to crowd (nat sound).
News in Brief: Tokyo, Carnival In Japan.
News in Brief: Tokyo, Carnival In Japan. The Japanese go festive at the Kamakura Festival with pretty girls and Oriental mummery highlighting the beach carnival. Japanese beauty contestants wave. Huge papier-mache (?) animals/floats amid the crowds.
Thrilling Yacht Regatta.
Thrilling Yacht Regatta. England's finest boats, manned by expert yachtsmen, provide real thrills at the Cowes Regatta, as they tear along in a stiff breeze. VS yacht race, including objective views as well as views aboard ship of crew at work, mast and sail, etc. Nice POV shot from ship (some of deck and sail in frame), looking forward as it moves through the water, waves splashing up onto ship.
Sports: Browns Win All-star Game.
Sports: Browns Win All-star Game. The Cleveland Browns upset the cream of the 1951 collegiate football crop, 33 to 0, in a pre-season tilt. Football game at Soldier Field. Fumble, leads to 2 points (safety?). Dub Jones (?) runs for some good yardage. Dante Lavelli (?) receives a very nice pass in the end zone. Otto Graham (?) to Emerson (?).
News in Brief: Portugal's New President.
News in Brief: Portugal's New President. General Craveiro Lopez, Portugal's newly elected president, gives an interview to the foreign press and is sworn into office. VS Lopez (?) in business suit shaking hands with people (press? it's unclear). Exterior, Lopez (?) in full military dress uniform exits car, enters building. Crowd applauds him as he comes back down the stairs after the ceremony.
Sports: Texas, Junior Rodeo.
Sports: Texas, Junior Rodeo. The hard riding junior cowpokes show they can take it, as they tangle with junior critters in the Southwest Championship Junior Rodeo. At what looks like a bar or tavern, men check their guns upon entering -- only it's actually a soda fountain and the "guns" are water guns. Cute, funny. VS rodeo, young riders get thrown from bucking broncos and bulls. Dangerous activity for children!
Korea: UN Planes Continue Blasting Red Targets
Korea: UN Planes Continue Blasting Red Targets Despite increased enemy ground fire and threats of Russian jet interception, propeller-driven 'Mustangs' continue to blast enemy positions on ridges with rockets and jelly bombs. Behind the front, a crippled B-26 bomber comes in for a belly landing after being damaged in battle. Pretty cool air-to-air and air-to-ground shots of planes flying, firing rockets (strafing). Bomber crash lands pretty successfully, crew scrambles away from damaged plane. Pilot (?) gestures to another man as if to explain his crash landing (they're all smirking so this looks staged).
Film Stars in Fashion Parade.
Film Stars in Fashion Parade. Film stars parade in historical costumes during colorful style show before the ladies of the society of motion picture and television engineers. Ann Blyth (evening gown in style from 1800s), Joyce Holden, Susan Ball (gown, also looks like 1800s, and a black fan in her hand), Wanda Hendrix, Piper Laurie and Lynn Bari (the latter two in flapper-type outfits) model costumes they wear in new U-I (Universal-International) feature pictures.
Football: Michigan State 35, Notre Dame 0.
Football: Michigan State 35, Notre Dame 0. The game hailed as close-fought thriller winds up a one-sided contest featuring power and skill of Michigan State Spartans. Notre Dame is completely outclassed in lopsided game won by Spartans, 35-0, making them the nation's no. 1 team. Shutout, shut out. A lot of rushing plays, also a pass received in the end zone (and a male cheerleader begins jumping up & down in background).
News in Brief: Virginia, Sailing Ship On Visit.
News in Brief: Virginia, Sailing Ship On Visit. The full-rigged ship 'Amerigo Vespucci' sails up the bay escorted by Italian destroyers turned over by the U.S. Enroute to the Naval Academy, the ship is inspected by American Navy officers. Nifty ship with lots of masts and sails (to this untrained eye it looks like an antique or re-creation of an old ship). Vice Admiral Hill (?) arrives, inspects crew of midshipmen (sailors). About a dozen men wearing shorts climb rigging.
Italy Victory Parade
Honoring the fifth anniversary of the new Italian Republic, nations armed forces stage a colorful military parade MLS - Italy's military marching and leading the parade in front throngs of people lining the streets of Italy Ground to Air - Italy's air force flying in formation MCUS - The Alpine troops in the parade running CUS - Two children clapping MLS - Italy's motorized equipment in formation in the parade MLS - Different military divisions marching in the parade
Stuntmen Have Field Day
Hold your breath the stuntmen are in town to take your breath away. Daredevils who come close to dieing in Hollywood. MCUS - Car jumping a ramp and another car. MCUS - Stuntman riding a motorcycle and jumping from one ramp to another through a burning hoop MCUS - Stunt car only driving up the ramp with half his car, this way he can drive in on two wheels on the passenger side MLS - Hot Rod, Harrigan tries doing this stunt with a 1935 Ford or Chevy and fails, the car rolls on its side and then right side up MCUS - Stuntman laying on the hood of a car as it travels through the flaming wall of fire MLS - A 1934 touring car goes through a solid wall of ice MLS - A 1935 auto goes off a ramp into parked cars
New Officers - 475 West Pointers Are Commissioned
New Officers - 475 West Pointers Are Commissioned June week culminated with traditional commencement exercises, when honor man gets first diploma and graduating midshipmen toss their hats in the air. Congrats and kisses for new officers! New officers totaling 475 men stage their final parade. The underclassmen march for the graduates. Secretary of Defense George C Marshall and other dignitaries are present to address the graduates and pass out diplomas. West Point, New York MLS - 475 men marching in their final parade MLS - Crowd MLS - As the graduates stand still the undergraduates march for them MCUS - Cadets marching into the field house to hold their graduation exercises MCUS - George C Marshall and other dignataries standin at semi attention MCUS - Crowd MLS - Sedretary of Defense, George C Marshall passing out diplomas MCUS - Cadets throwing up their hats
Dignitaries Convene To Pay Homage To Cardinal Dougherty
Last rites of the church for Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Senior Prelate of the Catholic Church in the us.-High Church Dignitaries from all over US. Attend solemn ceremony Establishing shot - Very solemn procession of church officials OHS - The Cardinal is laid out in the church in front of the alter MCUS - Four Cardinals who are in attendance pose to document they attendance to the funeral. Cardinal Thomas Chin, Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York and from Chicago, Samuel Cardinal Stitch MCUS - The Cardinal and priest enter the cathedral and there is a hung crowd paying their last respects
See-Saw Learning
Two students at the college of the pacific set a new world's mark of 100 hours on the teeter-board. Schoolmates cheer as two undergrads have plenty of ups and downs for Alma Mater. OHLS - Two college student sitting on a teeter-totter wearing straw hats and doing their under-grad work CUS - Male student getting a shave CUS - Coeds sitting under a ping pong table MCUS - Male student getting a hair cut on a teeter-totter MCUS - Male students watching the time CUS - Eager students hands rip off a sheet of paper exposing a new one that reads " The Hour Is - - 100" all the students cheer and their ringing bells
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