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Freighter Burns On British Beach
A Lebanese vessel catches fire as it enters the English Channel and is beached at Eastbourne. Firemen can do little but pour water in the hold after the Captain and crew are rescued. Eastbourne, East Sussex A Lebanese vessel burning in the English Channel at Eastbourne, it caught on fire as it approached the English Channel. MS - Throngs look on as the vessel burns. CUS - British firemen in a rubber raft with fire fighting apparatus. CUS - Some older people just enjoying a day out at the channel and watching a Lebanese vessel burn. LS - The rubber raft with the firemen in it using a water pumping apparatus fight the fire. MS - The Lebanese ship engulfed in smoke. MS - The ship is really on fire now and they another fire fighting crew has been added to no avail. The ship is doomed.
Dean Rusk Meets With President Tito
The Secretary of State stops over in Belgrade on the way home from Pakistan to meet with Tito. Relations between the United States and Yugoslavia have been strained of late and the meeting may lead to a renewed friendship. Belgrade, Yugoslavia Street in Yugoslavia. MOHS - President Tito and Dean Rusk shaking hands. MS - President gives every one in the room a small cocktail glass of a Yugoslavian, liquor. Must be pretty strong by the looks of their faces. MS - Mrs. Tito, Dean Rusk and President Tito. MOHS - Mrs. Tito and Mrs. Rusk shaking hands. MS - Dean Rusk, Secretary of State and President Tito sitting down at a table in front of a fireplace.
Derby Day Chateaugay Scores In Upset Thriller
'Chateaugay' scores in upset thriller: upwards of 100,000 people jam Churchill Downs for the 89th running of the Kentucky Derby. Undefeated 'No Robbery' and 'Candy Spots' and 'Never Bend' are the top three horses, but a 9 to 1 outsider, 'Chateaugay' puts on a stretch run that gives him the Run For the Roses in a thrilling finish! Prince Rainier leaning on railing, attends race. Louisville, Kentucky Overhead shot of the race track stands jammed packed with horseracing fans. GLMS - Crowd standing behind the fence, you see some of the ladies wearing their Kentucky Derby hats. CUS - Prince Rainer. MCUSOH - Horses being led on to the track. CUS - No #7 No Robbery. CUS - No #9 Candy Spots. MS - Horses being ridden to the gate. MLS - Horses are let out of the gate and the race is on. MS - All the horses are in the race and around the bend they come, No # Chateaugay wins, a long shot. MS - Chateaugay in the winners circle.
Haitian Crisis: Americans Leave As War Threatens
Port-Au-Prince, capital of Haiti, is a city seething under martial law as President Duvalier (Papa Doc) faces both insurrection and the threat of invasion from the Dominican Republic. Hundreds of Americans are evacuated after warning from the U.S. State Department. Meanwhile, underground forces are working against Haitian President Francois Duvalier and threaten to topple the dictator. Haiti Aerial shot of Port Au Prince capital of Haiti. CUS - Hundreds of Americans are being evacuated and are waiting for their flights at the airport. MS - Pan American plane sitting on the tarmac waiting to take on her passengers back to the states. VUS - American families embarking on the plane waving good-bye to their husbands and fathers. MS - Interior of the fuselage loaded with mothers and children on their way to Florida. CUS - A Woman wiping her tears away as she leaves her husband behind. MS - Americans disembarking from the plane that just landed in Florida. MS - Naval nurses assigned to help the moms who have more than one child to take care of. MCUS - A family of children standing together with their mother.
Nasser Visits Ben Bella In Algeria
The Egyptian President arrives aboard ex-King Farouk's former yacht for a five-day stay. On the first day, Algerian Premier Ben Bella made some hopeful statements about Algeria joining the United Arab Republic, but they were tempered later and observers see little chance of such an alliance in the immediate future. Algeria King Farouk's yacht sailing into Algeria's harbor. MCUS - Algerian Premier Ben Bella welcomes President Nasser, they stand together smiling at the people that are standing on the pier to welcome them. MCUS - President Nasser walking among the people of Algeria accompanied by Algerian Premier Ben Bella. MS - Algerian crowd of people holding up the Egyptian flag. MSGU - Nasser standing on top of a bus waving to the Algerian people. MS - Throngs of Algerian people crowd the streets of Algeria. MS - Algerian men marching down the street among other Algerian carrying a huge Egyptian flag. MS - President Nasser standing at a podium and Ben Bella shaking his hand, and then they hold up their hands for the crowd.
Canadians Test 'Hovercraft'
A vehicle that may revolutionize travel and communications in Canada's trackless wilderness undergoes tests on the St. Lawrence River. A land and water bus that travels on a cushion of air, the 27-ton Hovercraft is visualized for oil explorations as it will travel over snow, ice, rivers, lakes and muskeg. St. Lawrence River Westland hovercraft sitting down in the grass. MS - The motor goes on and the hovercraft rises and start's to move along the long grass. CUS - Inside the hovercraft is the pilot and co-pilot driving the craft. Aerial shot - The hovercraft moving along the St. Lawrence River. CUS - Inside the cabin of the craft are a group of news paper men enjoying the ride. MS - The Hovercraft traveling over some rough water.
Yesterdays Big Story - The Saga Of Dunkirk
May 26, 1940 - the beaches at Dunkirk and the beginning of an eighty-day saga that prevented the complete annihilation of the Allied Armies. With 900 small craft, the Allies evacuated 345,585 British and French troops who were trapped in a Nazi pincer movement after the collapse of Belgium. I the miracle of Dunkirk these men were evacuated to Britain where they were to form the nucleus of an invading force five years later. France Sea port with smoke in the back ground. MS - Military men being helped out of a boat. MS - Lots of smoke can be seen from the shores of this port. MLS - Military rafts with men inside of them evacuating the area and taken aboard larger vessels. MS - In Dunkirk, Belgium over the buildings in town, you see a lot of smoke blowing into the city. MLS - Military men in the water waiting or walking to vessels in the water escaping the clutches of the Nazi pinzer movement. MS - A large military ship loaded with French troops as Belgium collapses. CUS - Smiling facer of French military men after their victory at Dunkirk.
Pope John Honored: Pontiff Receives Peace Prize
Pope John Honored: Pontiff Receives Peace Prize. At St. Peter's Basilica, a ceremony without precedent in Vatican circles. Pope John XXIII becomes the first Pontiff to receive a prize for peace - the Balsam Prize, worth $230,000. He immediately announced he would use the money to set up a foundation to work for international peace. Vatican, Rome, Italy St. Peter's Basilica throngs of Christians gather. MSOH - The procession being led by former Italian President, Giovanni Gronchi. MSOH - Pope John XXIII (23rd) recipient for the Balsam Prize for peace. CUS - Hand carved clock approximate time 1:50. MS - Former President Gronchi at the podium. MS - Pope John XXIII sitting on a chair. MS - Pope blessing the people inside St. Peter's.
Film Festivities On Two Fronts
Film Festivities On Two Fronts London, England In London, the British premiere of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' has Princess Margaret in attendance, representing the Royal Family. She greets Gregory Peck who won an Oscar for his role in the movie. Peck enters with his wife and Ava Gardner. MS - Gregory Peck with Ava Gardner on one side of him and his wife on the other. MCUS - Princess Margaret. MCUS - Gregory Peck shaking hands with Princess Margaret.
The Handicapped Take The Spotlight
The Handicapped Take The Spotlight. President Kennedy honors the 'Handicapped Man of the Year', David Hall of Green Bay, Wisconsin who devotes his time to traffic safety. Massachuetts Audience. MCUS - Banner, "Hire The Handicapped!" MS- President Kennedy walks up to the podium. CUS - David Hall, sitting in his wheelchair. CUS - Audience applauding. CUS - President Kennedy handing over an award to David Hall.
Cooper Triumph. Major Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., circles the Earth 22 times in 34 hours, 20 minutes and 30 seconds
Cooper Triumph! In the most ambitious space flight the United States has yet attempted, Major Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., circles the Earth 22 times in 34 hours, 20 minutes and 30 seconds! The flight went without a hitch until the last few hours when a malfunction aboard the Faith 7 knocked out some of the automatic re-entry equipment. With coolness and aplomb, Cooper took over the controls on re-entry, fired his retro-rockets and came down right on the 'money' - only two miles from the pickup area after a flight of 600,000 miles. This is probably the last Mercury Flight. Now the United States will move into the Gemini Program -- week long flights with a rendezvous in space. Cape Canaveral, Florida Major Cooper getting his space suit on. MS - Major Cooper entering the van that will take him to the launch pad. MS - Evening. A parade of cars going to the launch pad. MLS - Launching pad with rocket, just before daybreak. MS - Truck pulling up to the launching pad. MS - Cooper exiting the trailer with warm greeting from the engineers and other workmen. MS - Cooper and engineers ride up to the entrance of the rocket ship. SGL - Elevator making its way up the rocket. MCUS - Cooper entering the capsule carefully. LS - Launch pad with rocket. MS - Newsmen on a roof with their cameras and telephoto lenses. MLS - You can hear the countdown and see the rocket starting its rocket engines. The rocket lifts off leaving a trail of fire from the rockets. OHS - Throngs watching the take off. LS - A speck in the sky leaving a smoke trail. CU - Animation of Faith 7 in space. CUS - Cooper at the controls of Faith 7. OHS - People on big city streets and buying newspapers. CUS - Two taxi cab drivers standing by their cab listening to their radio. OHS - Aircraft carrier Kearsarge and a smaller battleship. CUS - Animation of Faith 7 re-entering the earths atmosphere. MS - Helicopters and the aircraft carrier. MS - Sailors looking through binoculars standing on the deck of the USS Kearsarge CUS - Major Cooper wearing a huge smile.
Return Of A Hero. Major l. Gordon Cooper returns from space.
Return Of A Hero. The crew of the Kearsarge goes into action off Midway Island in the Pacific for the return of a hero, Major l. Gordon Cooper. Frogmen attach flotation gear to the 'Faith 7' and the major is hauled aboard, ending a 600,000 22-orbit, 34-hour flight in space. Electrical difficulties during the 19th orbit forced Cooper to take over control of the capsule during re-entry. With the help of Colonel John Glenn he landed 'right in the pickle barrel', 7,000 yards from the Kearsarge. He had medical checks as the carrier steams to Honolulu where he is flown to Hickman field where he lived as a college youth. There his wife and daughters greet him and he has the first of a series of parades. Then on to Cape Canaveral where more cheers and more parading precedes a news conference where he outlines his experiences during his long flight. The free world is proud of the great achievement of Major Leroy Gordon Cooper - a man who wrote history! Hawaii and Florida The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge scrambling towards their helicopters. MCUS - Co-pilot on one of the helicopter giving a thumbs up. MSOH - The flight deck of the USS Kearsarge there's a helicopter off the flight deck of the ship. MS - Military personal watching the decent of Faith 7 on the portside of the USS Kearsarge . MLS - A little white dot, that's Faith 7 coming down to earth. the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge jammed pack with sailors. MS - Frogmen in the water with helicopters flying over them. MS - The deck of the Kearsarge with anxiously awaiting sailors. OHS - USS Kearsarge. MCUS - Faith 7 being lifted out of the water, sailors are assisting in a dingy or life boat. MCUS - The Faith 7 capsule being lowered on to the deck of the USS Kearsarge MCUS - The doors of the capsule are blown off and Major Cooper is helped out. MCUS - Major Gordon Cooper walking on the deck of the ship. CUS - Major Cooper drinking a glass of juice to fight his dehydration MS - Major Cooper eating a steak dinner with other high ranking naval officers. MS - Throngs on the shores of Hawaii awaiting the arrival of Major Cooper. MCUS - Major Cooper disembarking from a plant and smiling at his wife and two daughters who eagerly await his arrival. CUS - Major Cooper's wife places a lei around his neck and so does his two daughters MS - Motorcade parade welcoming Major Cooper. CUS - Motorcade parade in Florida. MCUS - Press conference. Major Cooper, "Well I waited quite a long while for this flight and I was very impressed with it. I think anybody who goes up on his space flight and says that he wasn't impressed, there must be something wrong with him. But I was not overly concerned for my safety and I had every confidence that I could get it back fine. We checked, checked and doubled checked and all of our engineers and all the McDonnell people had done a real good job on this capsule. And it was in good shape and all the systems worked beautifully and it made it through a routine flight. It was routine in that respect just like it was advertised"
UN Arrival: Starts Withdrawal Of British In Suez
British warships enter partly-cleared port said harbor, and the withdrawal of British troops begins. The united nations' police force, still growing in number, makes its influence felt to relax tensions. Meanwhile, Israel displays large stocks of modern Russian arms captured from Egypt. Establishing shot - With the partial clearing of Port Said Harbor a British war ship penetrates through the mouth of the canal. MS - Looking up at the bow of the ship you see British sailors standing in a row. MCUS - British troops embarking on a ship in total withdrawal carrying their riffles on their shoulders and packs on their backs. MCUS - A British platoon marching. MS -Huge stocks of arms is revealed by the Israelis, riffles, machine guns CUS - A riffle with a bayonet that folds down and out of the way. CUS - A bazooka and it is demonstrated where the shell is placed when in use.
Italian Airliner Crashes In Paris, France
Twisted fire-blackened wreckage marks the crash of a new York-bound airliner, seconds after take-off, in which at least 33 perished. Seconds after take off from Morley Field in Paris, a New York bound Italian airliner crashes into three houses near by. Thirty three souls aboard including 14 Americans died in the flaming fire which was fed by 8,000 high octane fuel. Only two passengers survived in critical condition. Establishing shot - Camera pans there is nothing left of the three houses or the airliner that crashed. Just a heap of charred wood and a partial wall of one of the houses that once stood on the grounds. CUS - One of the wheel's of the airliner, twister metal of once was a fuselage. CUS - Debris melted together and smoldering wood. MLS - Rescue worker walking on top of the debris looking for survivors. MS - Back wall of what was once a house.
President & Mrs. Eisenhower's Vacation
President and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive in Augusta, GA.. For a short vacation. Ike's host - chairman of the Augusta Country Club, his favorite golfing retreat. Establishing shot - President and Mrs. Eisenhower disembark from the plane. MCUS - President and Mrs. Eisenhower shaking hands with the people that greeted him. MS - Friends and members standing behind a wooden fence waving hello to the President. MCUS - The President and Clifford Roberts, Chairman of the Augusta Country Club - shaking hands. MCUS - Mamie walks over to Clifford Roberts and warm greetings are exchanged.
America's New Italian Ambassador
San Francisco businessman JD Zellerbach receives word of his Appointment by the President as Ambassador to Italy. He'll succeed Clare Boothe Luce. Establishing shot - JD Zellerbach sitting in his living room with his wife receives word of his appointment by President Eisenhower. MCUS - He is handed an official appointment signed by President Eisenhower. CUS - Head shot of JD Zellerbach. MCUS - A signed portrait picture signed by President Eisenhower he holds it in his hands - camera pans up to JD's face.
Nation Hails Cooper. New York and Washington stage receptions for Major l. Gordon Cooper that put the astronaut in orbit again.
New York and Washington stage receptions for Major l. Gordon Cooper that put the astronaut in orbit again. With his mother for the first time since the flight, before parading down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol. He addresses a Joint Session of Congress and receives a two-minute standing ovation. Lower Broadway is renamed Mercury way for his reception in New York. It might well be called Cooper Canyon. It is estimated that 4,500,000 line the streets to see the man who orbited the earth 22 times to become a national hero. Sunrest barometer of the popularity of his reception is the department of sanitation....They swept up an estimated 3,900 tons of Tickertape and paper, a near-record amount! After a reception at City Hall, Major Cooper receives the city's medal of honor. Well done, Major Gordon Cooper.
Sky High Jinks. British Plane Team In Daredevil Display.
British Plane Team In Daredevil Display. A new aerial stunt team makes its debut in Britain. This aerobatic team is the pride of the Royal Air Force and now they are flying supersonic planes in tight maneuvers high over the heads of thrilled crowds. They fly at twice the speed of sound but the pilots handle them like you would handle the family bus! England RAF planes sitting on the tarmac with pilots climbing up into their planes. MS - Planes taking off. MLS - Plane climbing almost straight up into the sky. GU - Planes flying in formation Air to Air - Shot taken in back of the planes flying leaving their smoke screen. Air to Air - View of the side of the planes flying in formation. Air to Air - Shot taken in the back of the planes as they do their unbelievable aerobatic displays. CUS - A good taken of the pilot face and head with his flying gear on. CUS - Pilots hand on the throttle of the plane. GLS - A look at the planes in a distance flying in formation leaving a smoke screen.
They're Chasing Ghosts In Hong Kong
They're Chasing Ghosts In Hong Kong. Workers in century-old Murray House complained to the government that ghosts were defacing blueprints and raising hob with electric office machines. So, the government called in Buddhist priests to exorcise the spirits. Photographers found they didn't have the ghost of a chance of getting a picture of the mischief-maker. Hong Kong Century old Murray House, panning shot. MS - Empty corridor. MCUS - Crowd outside the building looking up. CUS - Buddhist Priest blessing the inside of the building. CUS - Faces of the Buddhist Priest blessing the building with holy water. MS - Chinese press in the corridors. MS - Buddhist Priest walking on an upper floor porch of the building.
Crashing Pilot Avoids Disaster
Everything was routine on the Carrier 'Tasman Sea' during maneuvers off Australia until a landing plane lost a wheel. The pilot shot aloft again to await orders and then comes in for a perfect crash landing. Score: no injuries. One slightly damaged plane. Sydney, Australia Battleship in the open sea. CUS - Ships radar in operations. MCS - US Jet plane taking off from the bridge of an US aircraft carrier. MCUS - US Naval plane landing. CUS - Close call for a pilot and his plane, the catcher chain broke, he almost landed in the drink. CUS - Naval plane landing and the landing barerror is working. CUS - Plane with front landing gear trouble lands on the deck of the carrier.
New Mile Record: Four Runners Finish Under Four Minutes
Peerless Peter Snell of new Zealand sets a New United States mile mark (breaking his own) as he leads Jim Beatty and company home in a run at Modesto, California. Snell runs the mile in 3:54:0, close to his world mark of 3:54:4. Another world record is set as Brian Sternberg soars 16 feet 7 inches in the pole vault. Phil Shinnick sets a broad jump mark, 27 feet, 4 inches, only to find it will be disallowed. An incompetent official forgot to turn on the measuring machine to check wind velocity--only a four-mile wind is allowed in record jumps. Modesto, California Crowds filling up the seats in a sports stadium. MS - Runners at the start and the pistol is sounded and off they go. CUS - Some sports fans pointing at the runners. MS - Runners are running the track holding pace. MS - Snell pulls out from the pack and takes off leading.. MSOH - Snell running the race by himself and winning the 4 - Minute Mile. CUS - Snell wife comes down to the stadium bar and blows her husband an air kiss. MS - Brian Sternberg pole vault. CUS - Phil Shinnick broad jump. 27ft 4in but he looses a world record by incompetence of one of the judges.
Pope John XXIII - A Tribute
At no time in history did the lingering illness of a Pope cause such concern among peoples of all faiths as did that of Pope John XXIII. Protestant and Jew, Buddhist and Catholic - all prayed for the man who had become a symbol of interfaith cooperation and goodwill. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli became a Cardinal in 1953 and a brilliant career as a Papal diplomat led him to the throne of St. Peter in 1958. He plunged energetically into the duties of office and became known as the 'Pope of Peace' and noted for his calling an Ecumenical Council to work for Church reform and the Unity of all Faiths. Vatican, Rome, Italy St. Peter's Basilica where the Pope is ill, a woman prays as she leans on the building that the Pope is in. MS - People walking about in St. Peter's square. MS - The Pope sitting inside a boat as it makes it way down a canal, in Venice. CUS - Pope John kissing a crucifix. LS - St. Peters Basilica and throngs of Christians. CUS - Pope sitting in his chair of St. Peter making his way through a crowd. MS - Pope John XXIII blessing the people
Test New Submarine Chaser
Working on hydrofoils that lift the hull above water, the sub killer 'High Point' undergoes tests. It can make speeds up to 50 miles an hour, driven by dual 3,000 horsepower engines. Lake Tugaton, Washington State PT boat on Lake Tugaton located in Washington State. MS - Hydrofoil Craft making its way on Lake Tugaton. Aerial shot - The Hydrofoil is traveling at a speed of 50 MPH
Honor Blind Students At White House
President Kennedy presents awards to four blind students who are graduating with high marks from various universities. They didn't let blindness become a handicap and three will become teachers and the fourth a minister. Washington DC Exterior of the front of the White House with the fountain shooting up water. MS - Inside the White House your eyes get fixed on a German Shepherd on a lead. MS - President Kennedy standing with four blind students. CUS - German Shepherd dog.