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News in Brief: Switzerland, Gorilla Baby.
News in Brief: Switzerland, Gorilla Baby. One of the rare births in captivity of a gorilla baby, whose dad isn't very excited, but whose keepers are. Little Goma gets care as good or better than any human infant. Adult gorilla eats. Human woman dressed like nurse tends to little baby gorilla wearing a diaper, feeds her from a bottle.
Sports: Denmark, Gymnastic Championships.
Sports: Denmark, Gymnastic Championships. The gymnastic championships of Europe. Russia's Yuri Titov carries off 5 out of 7 events, despite terrific performances by rivals from east and west. Men compete in events including the vault, rings, parallel bars, also single horizontal bar.
Sports: Madison, Wisconsin Claws Ohio.
Sports: Madison, Wisconsin Claws Ohio. Playing in the rain at Madison, Wisconsin's Badgers score in every possible way, including a safety, to beat the Buckeyes for the first time in 13 years of rivalry, 12-3. College football highlights. Crowd with umbrellas. Blocked punt leads to safety. Touchdown. Field goal. Scoreboard. Muddy uniforms.
Plane Crash: 1 Survives, 26 Die In Blue Ridge Disaster.
Plane Crash: 1 Survives, 26 Die In Blue Ridge Disaster. An intensive search for an airliner missing with 27 aboard ends just as hope is almost abandoned. The missing craft is found on a densely forested ledge in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with only one aboard still alive, the lone survivor trapped in the wreckage in a 36 hour ordeal. Wreckage of airplane in forested area. Rescue workers carry out injured man (survivor) on stretcher, then also dead bodies. Bodies are loaded into station wagon-type car with emergency vehicle light atop it (not sure if this is real or makeshift ambulance). Glitch in tape in the middle of this clip.
News in Brief: Iran, Shah's Birthday
News in Brief: Iran, Shah's Birthday Resplendent birthday ceremonies for the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who disappoints rumor by not announcing his wedding. After receiving felicitations in the palace, the Shah is hailed in a spectacular mass torchlight display. Wow. Interiors of ornate building, big chandeliers, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and other decked out in splendid uniforms. Nighttime. Fireworks. Nifty display of people walking in formation with torches to light things up. Lavish. Impressive.
News in Brief: Washington, Van Doren Faces Quiz Probers
News in Brief: Washington, Van Doren Faces Quiz Probers Charles Van Doren, who attained fame as a long time winning contestant on a television quiz show, faces the Orrin Harris Senate Committee hearings in the dramatic high point of the investigation of rigged and fixed quiz shows. In a moving apology to the millions whose friendship and respect he won, he retracts his earlier denials of getting help, and admits receiving the questions, and many of the answers (no nat sound). Scandal. Van Doren's wife and father (?) (father, says VO, is poet Mark Van Doren). Charles Van Doren enters, is seated. Crowded room.
News in Brief: New York, 'Sapphire' Thriller
News in Brief: New York, 'Sapphire' Thriller A galaxy of brilliant figures from the world of entertainment are present for the glittering show biz preview (movie premiere) at New York's Sutton Theatre of the new J. Arthur Rank thriller 'Sapphire,' released by Universal-International. Night, ext. Sutton with lighted marquee. Motion picture premiere. Celebrities arriving include Red Buttons and his wife, Hermione Gingold, Christopher Hewitt, Edward Mulhare, former Miss America Yolanda somebody, Jeffrey Lynn (SP?), and others whose names I don't know/can't spell.
Football: New York City, Air Force Ties Army.
Football: New York City, Air Force Ties Army. The inaugural of a new inter-service classic, and one of the year's gridiron thrillers. Trailing 13-6, the Falcons surge back in the final minutes to tie up the game 13-all and narrowly miss the field goal that would win. College football apparently at Yankee stadium. People in uniform on field. Air Force Secretary James Douglas and Chief of Staff General White (?). Bob Anderson in a number of plays. Touchdowns. Fumble. Cheering fans. Muddy uniforms. Fight breaks out on sideline behind end zone. Weird contrast problem briefly in the middle of this clip.
Football: Baton Rouge, L.S.U. Beats Mississippi
Football: Baton Rouge, L.S.U. Beats Mississippi Louisiana State University and Mississippi, both unbeaten and untied in a clash of titans. Ole Miss leads in the final quarter until the Tigers' Billy Cannon explodes from the 11 yard line for a ninety yard run that wins the game for L.S.U., 7-3. College football. High angle crowd cheering. Charlie Powers (?). Field goal. People (hard to see who -- cheerleaders?) run along sideline carrying Confederate flags. Quarterback sacked. Looks like slippery muddy day -- and one player (Billy Cannon?) slips from grasp of several tacklers to score TD.
Hurricane Catastrophe in Mexico
Hurricane Catastrophe in Mexico Hurricane and floods batter central Mexico, carrying havoc from the Pacific coast where numerous ships including an 1,800 ton freighter are swamped to far inland where whole villages are wiped out by earth slides. With the death toll near 1,500 and still mounting, the grim decision is made to abandon the search for bodies, as Mexico concentrates all its resources on relief for the stricken areas. Damaged and swamped ships (large ships). People walk among damaged buildings. Aftermath. Relief efforts, with lots of boxes, cargo, supplies.
Panama Flare-Up: Anti-American Mobs Storm Canal Zone.
Panama Flare-Up: Anti-American Mobs Storm Canal Zone. Panamanian-American relations reach a new low as nationalists mobs storm the Panama Canal zone. Repelled by tear-gas and high-pressure hoses, they turn on U.S. business in Panama itself, and tear down the flag outside the American Embassy. Armed soldiers hold back demonstrators. Various scenes show conflct between police (?) and rioters.
News in Brief: Rome, Pope John Marks Anniversary.
News in Brief: Rome, Pope John Marks Anniversary. Rites of high splendor and solemnity mark the first anniversary of the coronation of Pope John XXIII. Twenty-thousand in St. Peter's Basilica receive an apostolic blessing. Procession with Pope on throne. Altar, cross, and candles.
News in Brief: Chicago, Midget Power Scooter.
News in Brief: Chicago, Midget Power Scooter. The closest yet to vest-pocket transportation is an Illinois student's 12-pound power scooter. With rollerskate wheels and a model airplane motor, it put-puts him to and from the campus at a miserly 100-miles per gallon. Man in business suit assembles motor scooter, rides on it (carrying briefcase), rounds corner past sign for Illinois Institute of Technology. Invention, unusual.
Sports: New York, National Horse Show.
Sports: New York, National Horse Show. The 70th annual national horse show with the traditional display of precision horsemanship by the Royal Canadian Mounties, and breath-taking equestrian competition between Canada and the U.S. Well-dressed upper-class crowd watches riders and horses compete with jumps. Shiny trophy plate is awarded.
Sports: Southern Cal Downs California
Sports: Southern Cal Downs California Unbeaten and untied Southern Cal (University of Southern California) meets the University of California at Berkeley, and the mighty Trojans have to rally in the fourth period to preserve their skein. The underdogs' surprisingly tough defense, plus a recovered fumble that results in a tally gives the Bears a 7-6 lead until USC's final display of power in a pinch. Marching band on field. Cheering crowd. College football. Long touchdown run. Spectators cheer and wave pom pons. Scoreboard: California 7, USC 14.
Back To Work: Supreme Court Ends 116-Day Steel Strike.
Back To Work: Supreme Court Ends 116-Day Steel Strike. Across the nation, steel mills idle since the beginning of the 116 day strike rouse into activity as workers return to the job following the upholding by the Supreme Court of a Taft-Hartley Act injunction. Men arrive for work at factory. Working class, blue collar workers. Interior scenes of steel mill, molten metal, machinery, workers in hard hats, etc. Exteriors of plants as well.
Tanker Blaze: 19 Hour Battle Against Disaster.
Tanker Blaze: 19 Hour Battle Against Disaster. A giant tanker loaded with 135,000 barrels of aviation gas and fuel oil blazes fiercely after a series of midnight blasts. It's only a stone's throw from high octane gasoline storage tanks nearby - in the heart of an industrial and petroleum storage center. Firemen battle for 19 hours to check the flames - whose spread could mean another Texas City-type disaster. Tons of foamite are poured in to smother the blaze. Nighttime scenes of massive fire. Cool silhouettes of firefighters against the blaze. Daytime: Aerial view of ship burning in water, very close to an area with a bunch of gasoline tanks. Fire fighters spray foam and get covered with foam - wow. Variety of views of firefighting.
Society Gala Aids Charity
Society Gala Aids Charity. Society leaders and Hollywood celebrities meets royalty at the imperial ball, in the cause of charity - the world adoption international fund. Guest of honor is Princess Marie Cecile of Prussia -- and her parents. Exterior night, The Ambassador Hotel, people and cars fg. People in tuxes and fancy gowns arrive, including Jane Russell and husband. Esther Williams and Jeff Chandler -- looks like Esther signs an autograph. Photographers. Banquet. Musicians play and elegant couples dance.
Football: Syracuse Beats Penn State
Football: Syracuse Beats Penn State The Orange powerhouse holds off a last minute drive by Penn State's hard-playing Nittany Lions, and Syracuse emerges from the thrill packed contest the winner and the top football power in the east. Marching band forms letters "USA" on field. College football. Dave Baker (?). Ernie Davis (?). Kickoff is returned for touchdown. Blocked punt and fumble in same play. Crowds.
Football: Wisconsin Topples Northwestern
Football: Wisconsin Topples Northwestern Titans of the Big Ten clash at Evanston, and the Wisconsin Badgers topple high-riding Northwestern University, handing the Wildcats their first defeat of the season, 24-19, with a smashing second half assault. College football. Player #22 (Ron Burton?) avoids many tacklers to run for touchdown. Nice lateral pass under pressure. Some other nice plays by both teams. Crowd bundled in winter coats.
Good-Will Swap: U.S.S.R. Film Premiere Opens Culture Exchange.
Good-Will Swap: U.S.S.R. Film Premiere Opens Culture Exchange. Hollywood luminaries, members of the diplomatic corps, and high government officialdon mingle at the full-dress premiere of a new Soviet film that opens the Russian-American cultural exchange of motion pictures, to be distributed in the U.S. under Hollywood auspices. Ext. night, lighted theatre that says "Metropolitan", crowds outside. Carol Baker arrives. Eric Johnston. Press photographers take aim (including women photographer). William Lacey (?). USIA Chief George V. Allen. Secretary of State Christian Herter. Sign posted for the movie, called "The Cranes Are Flying." Tuxedos, fur coats or fur stoles.
News in Brief: Biggest Sideways Launching.
News in Brief: Biggest Sideways Launching. The biggest sideways launching in history. The biggest Great Lakes ore carrier ever goes down the ways sending up a spectacular wall of water that sends workmen and spectators on the opposite side scurrying. Ship -- Arthur B. Homer (?).Man greasing (?) way for launch. Cute shot of boys (both young and adolescent, one in earmuffs) among crowd, mugging for camera. Mischievous-looking. Ship splashes sideways into water; camera spins around to watch people running as water washes about their feet. Crowd applauds.
News in Brief: Heli-crane Carries Car.
News in Brief: Heli-crane Carries Car. The newest giant experimental helicopter, a flying crane, demonstrates its mighty lifting power by carrying aloft a full size four door 1960 sedan. Wow. Unusual. Air to air shots of this feat. The is a monstrous, oddly-shaped helicopter. The S-60 helicopter lands. Car (no longer attached to copter) drives away. Sign on building says, "Sikorsky Aircraft... Division of United Aircraft Corporation."
Hats To Turn Milady's Head.
Hats To Turn Milady's Head. Hat styles for winter shown in Rome are enough to turn milady's head, and make the men's heads spin. Somewhat resembling Sputniks, they're 'way out', the dizziest fashion news of the season. Female models walk on runway in front of audience. Other women show off hats just for camera. One smallish hat with a veil hanging around the whole head. These are primarily big, huge hats - many times the size of the woman's head. Some of them look like they have stiff netting to give a poofy look. Wacky, funny.