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Naval Graduation
Naval Graduation The naval academy is colorful as 691 middies get their commissions for secretary of defense Johnson and beautiful Charlotte Anderson presents colors to the top company. The graduates, in dress uniform, recieve congratualtions and kisses from family and sweethearts.
Winchester 73 Premiere
Winchester 73 Premiere Herb Parsons, Crack Shot, who master minded the shooting in Universal-International's production, shows how it's done when you are world champ. Then the opening of the film Winchester 73. Shelley Winters arrives for the premiere. Crowds file into the theater.
Movie Stars Play Giddy Golf
Movie Stars Play Giddy Golf Put Danny Kay, Bob Hope and Milton Berle on one golf course and anything can happen and does....all for sweet charity.
Roller Mayhem
Roller Mayhem The roller derby whirls to a brilliant and scrappy climax as boys and gals on wheels give each other the works without counting the falls.
Who Says The Weaker Sex?
Who Says The Weaker Sex? When the ladies start to throw their weight around they don't take a back seat from muscle man. In fact they show him how it's done. Women dead lifting heavy weights.
$3,200,000,000 Foreign Aid Bill Signed By Truman
$3,200,000,000 Foreign Aid Bill Signed By Truman President Truman signs a bill authorizing the expenditure of $3,200,000,000 for aid to anti communist nations. The flow heavy machinery starts as part of the program.
28 Die In Japanese Landslide
28 Die In Japanese Landslide As workers attempt to clear rail tracks after a first landslide, a second roars down, burying 28. You see the tops of homes and just the lumber from houses that don t exist anymore. Shot pans down where Rescuers and working as fast as they can by digging out anyone that might survive this tragedy. A little child is dug and pulled out from the tons of mud. He did not make it. His pet rabbit looks on to the site.
Porpoise Hunt
Porpoise Hunt Japan is hunting its coastal cetacean populations to extinction. Hundreds of boats are licensed to kill porpoises and use specialized equipment. They have severely depleted, in sequence, populations of striped dolphins, pilot whales, beaked whales, and Dall's porpoise.
Street Of Flower Art
Street Of Flower Art Italy's finest horticulturists display their art in the streets Genzano. The floral results are intricate and dazzling.
Rough Riding Rodeo
Rough Riding Rodeo Cow pokes hit the dust but rapidly and hard when a particularly ornery bunch of broncos begin cutting up.
Underwater Tax Strike
Underwater Tax Strike GI Paul Abbott devises an under-water gold fish bowl in Shafer Lake, climbs down into it and vows he won't come out until they stop taxing him out of existence.
Dare Devil Drivers 1950 Stock Fords
Dare Devil Drivers 1950 Stock Fords They do everything the book says you shouldn't but there are no speed cops around to keep them from hurtling through the air. Somehow they stay alive. Two guys on motorcycles drive through a wall of fire.
Grandma's A Mermaid
Image quality is poor. Grandma's A Mermaid Mrs. Betty Cohen, and the grandmother swims ten miles down the Hudson river to the statue of liberty as a tune-up on her forthcoming assault on the English Channel. There she sits with a big smile as she's getting greased up for the practice swim.
Ascot Gold Cup
Ascot Gold Cup With the royal family as spectators, Supertello wins the Ascot Gold Cup over a field of 13 entries. Fashion is dictated by the uncertain wealth and the occasion of the year. The Royal Family walks from the royal enclosure to watch the saddling for the next race. The thirteen runners are lined up and away they go, on a course 2 1/2 miles.
Shrine: 13,000 Nobles Parade At Annual Convention
Shrine: 13,000 Nobles Parade At Annual Convention Six hundred thousand nobles of the Masonic order turn the city into a circus, discuss their pet project, the care of crippled children and elect a new Imperial Potentate. A group of Shriners are marching caring American Flags, the kind with 48 states. Their driving cars, trains and bikes dressed up costumes. Their having a lot of fun.
The President: Dedicateds Friendship Airport To Peace
Shaky, DOS, horizontal scratch, dark in contrast & imagery The President: Dedicateds Friendship Airport To Peace President Truman arrives at the great new Friendship Airport to dedicate it in the cause of peace. He reviews a guard of honor before addressing huge throng on hand for dedication. Dedication Speech - President Harry Truman: "Now I dedicate this Friendship International Airport to the growth and development of our country. I dedicate this great airport to the cause of peace in the world."
Marble King Crowned
Shaky, drop out spots, dark in contrast and imagery Marble King Crowned 14-Year-old Robert Rerzlaff of Alabama sweeps the field in the National Tournament. Bob's back-spin control gives him the edge over 50 other kids.
Slo-mo-shun Breaks New Speedboat Record
Shaky, drop out spots, dark in contrast and imagery Slo-mo-shun Breaks New Speedboat Record Stanley Sayres, Seattle auto dealer, pilots his hydroplane 'Slo-mo-shun' to a world's record on Lake Washington. He averages 160-plus MPH. Well above the old mark.
AAU Track & Field Meet
Shaky, DOS, horizontal scratch, dark in contrast & imagery AAU Track & Field Meet Highlights of track and field championships held to pick aces to represent U.S. Overseas. New world's mark in high hurdles, and other thrilling events.
MacArthur Takes Over As UN Backs US
UN Backs America In Korea Conflict By a vote of 7 to one the security council invokes sanctions against red aggressors . Truman makes a statement to the press: "...We face a serious situation. We hope we face it in the cause of peace. The only reason for the action which was taken on the advice of all the brains that I could muster, was hoping, always hoping, that we could finally arrive at the peace in the world which we anticipated when we created the United Nations. That's the only reason for the action. Thank you very much." In Korea and General MacArthur takes over command, as other nations rush forces to suppress the invasion.
Easter Ushers In Spring Season
Easter Ushers In Spring Season His holiness (Pope) blesses throngs estimated at 200,000 before Saint Peter s, while in America. New York stages its famous fashion parade in chilly weather. A mother all dressed up and her three children, her two little boys are in top hats and tails and her little girl wears a lovely Easter Bonnet. Ladies show off their original Easter Bonnets. Even dogs get in to the act all dressed up, in their Easter attire.
Turtle Harvest - Sea Turtles
Turtle Harvest - Sea Turtles Turtle soup is in the making as fishermen return with a boat load sea turtles. They have them all lined up on the deck of the pier. They will more than likely sell the turtles meat and the shell for jewelry. Or this could be some early conservation tracking project to protect the sea turtle from human threat. Working towards the survival of the sea turtle.
Shrimp Boats
Shrimp Boats New shrimp fishing grounds provide a bonanza for fishermen who take 250,000 pounds weekly from the deep. A shot of the shrimp net being dragged by the shrimp boat. The men pull the net aboard and opens it up and copious amount of shrimp come spilling out. A fisherman starts sorting the size of the shrimp. In port they unload large buckets of shrimp in a trough of sorts.
Tide Of Toys
Tide Of Toys The tide of toys rolls up on italy's shores. Little war orphans get their share of the four million collected by america's youngsters.