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Korea: UN Prisoners Reported Murdered.
Korea: UN Prisoners Reported Murdered. Reports of new atrocities against American troops, as well as other nationalities, are revealed as films of murdered prisoners of war (POWs) reach the screen, stirring indignation in all parts of the free world. Incredible scenes of barbarism by Communist Koreans and Chinese. Refugees walking on road. VS corpses on the ground, lots of them, hands tied behind their backs (one close shot of dead prisoner's hands tied). Man washes the fingers of one of the dead (?); a scene of tenderness and human dignity amid the atrocity. More corpses, these Asian people (VO says these victims are Korean women and children). VS stacks of dead bodies. Horrible, war is hell.
United Nations: Eden Presents West's Re-armament Plan.
United Nations: Eden Presents West's Re-armament Plan. At the U.N. general assembly, Britain's new foreign secretary Anthony Eden presents the west's re-armament program and tells the Russians to stop laughing and read Truman's disarmament plan, in effort to preserve the shaky peace of the world. VS UN meeting, shot of Soviet delegation (?). Anthony Eden speaks from podium: "We intend to persevere with our disarmament proposals. We do not insist upon them... but we invite this assembly to examine them with sincerity and good will. We ask our critics to study them. We suspect that they've been so busy laughing at them that they haven't really had time to read them."
Civil Defense: New York Holds Mass Drill Against A-Bomb.
Civil Defense: New York Holds Mass Drill Against A-Bomb. In a spectacular test of its civil defense forces, the world's biggest city 'digs out' after a simulated atomic attack. Rescue of injured and battle against burning buildings highlights the dramatic drill. Night scenes show rubble, smoldering building. Men in helmets gather in civil defense office of some sort. Really nifty night scenes of FDNY truck passing, firefighters climbing tall ladder with smoke drifting by (these shots could pass for some generic scenes of firemen at work). Officials walk through. A stretcher-type thing is lowered from a building. Rescue workers carry stretchers of "wounded." Simulation, but these scenes could be used to show people in the 1950s responding to an emergency.
July 20, 1995 - Part 4
(13:10:49) Let me ask the three of you, and you can speak, Major Hines, or Sergeant Braun or Mr. Rolla. There are people, when we say Park Police, who think your job is cleaning up candy wrappers and making sure somebody doesn't start a bonfire. When we talk about your work as Park Police-and I think those of us who have seen the three of you in action here today have the sense of a very pro- fessional, competent police department-but when you talk about the Park Police, what kind of a group are you talking about? Mr. HINES. Senator, when you talk about the Park Police, you're talking to a very dedicated group of men and women for upholding the law and enforcing laws of any police department. We are probably most like any large city police department in the Federal Gov-, ernment as far as general, all-purpose, all full- service police work" We are very proud of our job, and when we came under attack last year, we were very sensitive to it. Some of the times when we didn't respond, this was about the time when the Independent Counsel came into being, and we felt 205 that it was just good sense not to respond because we felt there was going to be further investigations, Senator SIMON. But you are a professional police department in the same sense that any city police department or FBI or any other group is; is that correct? Mr. HINES. Yes, Senator, we are. Senator SIMON. Sergeant Braun or Mr. Rolla, do you want to add anything? Ms. BRAUN. I guess evidence that we were called upon by Eric Holder to assist Metropolitan Police last summer in the Fifth District with the crime problem and did so 'very successfully shows that we are a professional police department. Senator SIMON. I see my time is about up, and I thank the three of you for the job you're doing and for your testimony. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. Senator Sarbanes. Senator SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, I think we're winding up. I have just a couple of questions. I'm going to yield a little time to Mr. Ben-Veniste. Senator Dodd apparently has a question or two, and I assume we'll conclude with this panel, I want to put a question to Sergeant Braun and Mr. Rolla. When you were at the house and people were on the phone, were you aware that a very concerted effort was being made to notify family and friends, both here in Washington and in Arkansas, about what had happened so people did not learn about it on the television or over the radio? Ms. BRAUN. I am today. I was not at the time, Senator SARBANES. You did not know, for instance, that a very intense effort was being made to find someone who could go to the home of Vince Foster's mother, who was quite elderly and had been ill? Ms. BRAUN. That I was made aware of on the way out the door. Senator SARBANES. Pardon? Ms. BRAUN. That's what Mr. Watkins made us aware of on the way out the door. Senator SARBANES. That they were trying to get someone there? So, even when she received a call to tell her someone would be with her because they were very much concerned about the state of her health Ms. BRAUN. Right, Senator SARBANES. But you found that out as you were leaving? Ms. BRAUN. That's correct. Senator SARBANES. Mr. Rolla? Mr. ROLLA. Yeah, I'm aware-as we were leaving we talked to Mr. Watkins, and he stated they were trying to get somebody with his mother. He asked us not to do a press release, which we called our field commander and told him not to do, but before we got back to our office, the White House had done a press release. Senator SARBANES. Now, there also was an effort made to find the Foster sons. Were they at the house? Ms. BRAUN. No, they were not. Mr. ROLLA. They were in Georgetown somewhere. Senator SARBANES. They were somewhere in Georgetown. I take it that extended efforts were being made to try to locate them, Ob- 206 viously this story, once it reached the media, would be a lead story on the television and on the radio; correct? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. Mr. ROLLA. Yes. Senator SARBANES. That's very clear. These intense efforts were: being made to locate the family and, as I understand it, friends I and so forth, colleagues, in order to let them know what had happened. You understood at least part of that by the time you left the Foster home; is that correct? Ms, BRAUN. Yes.
News in Brief: California, Nobel Prize Winners.
News in Brief: California, Nobel Prize Winners. The 1951 Nobel Prize for outstanding accomplishments in chemistry is shared by two University of California scientists, Dr. Edwin McMillan and Dr. Glenn Seaborg, top men in the atomic energy field. VS the two winners walking on campus, talking in an office, looking at the camera, shaking hands. VO indicates that the two discovered plutonium.
Football: Browns 10, Giants 0.
Football: Browns 10, Giants 0. At the Polo Grounds in New York. Cliff Lewis (?) intercepts a pass. Otto Graham passes to Marion Motley. Successful kick for 3 points. Youngish couple in the crowd, woman spectator cheering and clapping excitedly. Graham passes to Dub Jones, who avoids some tackles and runs a long way for a touchdown. Cleveland Browns, New York Giants.
Suez: Civilians Evacuated As British Fight For Canal
Suez: Civilians Evacuated As British Fight For Canal New focal point of world tensions, Egypt seethes with turmoil as reinforced British garrisons prepare to fight for the vital Suez Canal, lifeline of empire. Civilians are evacuated as the British take stern measures to curb violence. Est. shot from under a low-hanging roof of the canal area. Docks, huge piles of cargo boxes sit waiting. VS evacuations; soldiers load furniture onto a truck, women and children walk along, board airplane. VS homes, village being searched by soldiers. Suez Canal.
News in Brief: Truman Talks About '52.
News in Brief: Truman Talks About '52. President Truman flies north from Florida to address the Women s' National Democratic Club. Speaking of next year's election, the President says the country must think in terms of what it will mean to the U.S. VS Truman receiving applause from well-dressed crowd at banquet in large hall. The President, in black tie (tuxedo), says, "One of the things I've been thinking about is next year's election." Laughter. Harry S smiles. Truman makes no announcement about whether he will run in the upcoming presidential race, says only that Americans need to think about what's best for the country.
July 20, 1995 - Part 4
(13:15:34) Senator DODD. Again, I'm not sure you're aware of what I'M" about to ask. First, I'll ask if you're aware of it and, if not, maybe I'll tell you about it and get your reaction to it. That is, dealing with the cleaning service that had come to Mr. Foster's office and had routinely emptied out wastepaper baskets and whatever else they do when they clean up an office, Were you aware that had occurred sometime between 10:40 and 11:40 that night? Ms. BRAUN. No. Mr. ROLLA. No. Senator DODD. In fact, it did. It goes to the intent issue again, what we're driving at here, and we're asking you to help us draw' the conclusions. Because you are professionals and you deal with these matters, I wanted to raise the issue of what happened here,' and let me just share it with you. That, in fact, cleaning people did come and clean out the office as they do routinely. Unaware of what had occurred, they removed the trash, as they do, from the offices. White House personnel, not at the direction of any outside policing authority, checking with senior people, recaptured that trash and left it and put it into the' Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, I believe is the case. Now, those are facts. I'm not making those up, obviously. Knowing that, without the direction of anyone, is that the kind of thing that people should have been doing in this situation? Is that the kind of thing you would have asked to have been done? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. Mr. ROLLA. Yes. Mr. HINES. Yes. Senator DODD. As you're looking at this question-and Senator Simon raised the issue again-as I understand it, Major Hines, and I'm going to ask Detective Rolla and Sergeant Braun the same question, that as you look now at the totality of everything that's happened here, clearly you've indicated to this Committee that this investigation could have been done a lot better. Though you appre- ciate and understand the venue, the place where the office was and so forth, that clearly it could have been done a lot better. That's the general conclusion of all three of you; is that not correct? Ms. BRAUN. Yes. Mr. HINES. That's our feeling, yes. Mr. ROLLA. Yes. Senator DODD. But, as you now draw that same conclusion, is there any question in your minds about some corrupt intent he 207 or an intent to hide or deceive the Park Police or any other policing agency based on what you now know and the totality of this? Mr. HINES. Based on what we now know, I don't believe that. Senator DODD, How about you, Detective Rolla? Mr. ROLLA. I don't feel comfortable answering that. From what I know, I don't believe-I don't know if anybody--I can't say if people were in that office, and I can't say if somebody removed documents, if somebody did something. As far as a death investigation goes, no, we were not-there was no conspiracy or corruption, but something further, I don't know. I don't feel comfortable answering yes or no. Senator DODD. You wouldn't draw a conclusion that there was a corrupt intent? Mr. ROLLA. No, I guess I wouldn't. Ms. BRAUN. As far as my involvement in the investigation, which was the immediate night of and that morning, I would say no. Senator DODD. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Senator SARBANES. I yield to Mr. Ben-Veniste. Mr. BEN-VENISTE. So, really, to sum up on this issue, as you walked out the door at 11.10 that evening, the President had arrived, and Mr. Watkins obviously had to be attentive to the fact that the President of the United States was there. You believe you mentioned to him that the office ought to be either locked or the door closed and that people would be there the following day to resume the investigation. That's where this record ends; correct? Ms. BRAUN. I know I asked him that. Mr. BEN-VENISTE. With respect to your view, Major, as the ranking official on this panel, in terms of whether your investigation into Vincent Foster's death was obstructed, I take it your answer is that it was not? Mr. HINES. No, it was not. We had a thorough enough investigation to determine that it was a suicide. Mr. BEN-VENISTE. In connection with the papers that were of relevance to the Park Police in Mr. Foster's office, it is correct that Mr. Braun and others reviewed in Mr. Hamilton's office the material that they wished to see regarding Mr. Foster's diary, his appointments and the related material; correct? Mr. ROLLA. I reviewed Lieutenant Kass' material. They told us we could review what was taken from his office, not necessarily everything we would have wanted. I don't know what we would have wanted. We didn't get that chance. Mr. BEN-VENISTE. You weren't present on the 22nd, Detective? Mr. ROLLA, In the office, no, I was not, Mr. BEN-VENISTE. There were 13 people in the office when Mr. Nussbaum went through those materials; correct? Mr. ROLLA. I believe so, Mr. BEN-VENISTE. OK, You weren't there and Major Hines was not there either, and you don't know what was requested, You don't know whether by that time people had made the request that you said you would have made: let's look on his desktop, let's look in the drawers, let's look around to see if lie left any material and let's look at it. You don't know what they asked for specifically; correct? 208
Sports: Midget Auto Record.
Sports: Midget Auto Record. On the Bonneville salt flats, Col. A.T. ('Goldie') Gardner of England races his streamlined midget auto to 16 new U.S. and international records. 6' 3' Gardner drives his car in reclining position. VO says Gardner is 60 years old - senior citizen breaking records. VS before the attempt. Sign which includes Triple A (American Automobile Association) logo and says "World Record Trials." The car speeds along. POV shot along salt flats race course, as if inside the car (but doesn't seem to be going as fast).
Sports: Australia, Bull-whip Thrills.
Same as catalog #311488 Sports: Australia, Bull-whip Thrills. Cowboy experts shows small fry helpers some pulse-tingling tricks with the Australian bull-whip. Like William Tell of old, cowboy whips apple off boy's head, and even snaps a penny off his tongue. Man wearing cowboy hat demonstrates and coaches school-age children to use a whip. Then he performs various stunts -- some of these shots could be used to represent torture or a sadistic, the children/young teens are required to stand there and let him whip right next to their faces. He even whips the top of one boy's head and takes a penny off another's tongue (the boy looks pretty nervous, anxious). Scary! Dangerous. Obviously meant to be lighthearted in that day, but could represent child abuse or child endangerment, perhaps.
Preparedness. Maneuvers Reveal Defense Strength.
Preparedness. Maneuvers Reveal Defense Strength. Spectacular Army Maneuvers. Great peacetime maneuvers reveal our defense strength, with thousands of paratroopers 'hitting the silk' over the rugged terrain. Scores are hurt during the thrilling maneuvers, with troops facing mock jet attacks from the air. Equipment and troops get ready for the training exercise apparently at Fort Bragg. High angle, long line of troops climb aboard plane. Interior plane in the air, paratroopers seated. Shot from inside airplane shows the troops jumping out of plane. Ground to air shots of many parachutists exiting planes, floating down, some landing pretty hard. Piece of equipment falls quickly, with faulty parachute. Soldier tends to another man who's lying splayed on the ground, apparently one of the injured (casualty). VS simulated battle, firing weapons. Interesting shots -- planes fly low over a column of tanks, and the troops flee the tanks to take cover.
News in Brief: Rally For Perons.
News in Brief: Rally For Perons. Millions of Argentines parade to Independence Day Square to petition Juan Peron and his celebrity wife Evita to run for president and vice-president on a husband-and-wife ticket. VS crowds marching, carrying banners in streets. Juan and Eva Peron make their way into a building past the crowds. High angle pan of huge crowd. Low angle shot of people on a balcony, Evita among them, speaking at microphones and gesturing passionately. Neat shot -- huge portraits of the two Perons hang on scaffolding, while excited hands of crowd members wave in the foreground. Argentina, politics.
News in Brief: New York City, Gromyko Here For Parley.
News in Brief: New York City, Gromyko Here For Parley. Russia's deputy foreign minister arrives on 'Queen Elizabeth' to attend Japanese peace conference at San Francisco. Gromyko says Russia has plans of her own for peace talks. Andrei Gromyko. Many reporters, journalists, newsreel cameramen swarm about him.
News in Brief: California, 50 Dead In Plane Crash.
News in Brief: California, 50 Dead In Plane Crash. Wreckage of big airliner lies scattered on hillside, tomb of 50 persons including six in crew and eight children. Rescuers toil down slope removing bodies of the victims. Rescue workers investigate wreckage which is scattered across a wide area. VS wreckage, including someone's shoe. Men carry stretcher, then horse carries body in body bag.
July 20, 1995 - Part 4
(13:20:50) Mr. ROLLA. No. You'll have to ask Detective Markland. Mr. BEN-VENISTE. In terms of your investigation and under- standing that this is not a perfect world when you get into issues of executive privilege, attorney-client privilege, the privacy rights of, Mr. Foster, whose attorney was present-the family attorney present during the search on the 22nd-you now had the FBI the Secret Service, the Department of Justice, the White House Counsel, the private attorney all crammed into Mr. Foster's office. But if it had been a situation where you would have be lowed access and there wasn't all of these issues of executive lege and attorney-client privilege and precedent to deal with an attorney had simply invited you in and said have a cup of coffee this is a horrible event. We're all in mourning and in shock. Lees?, look at his desk. Is there a note? Let's look in the drawer; let's look for his appointment calendar. If you had gotten that material earlier on without all these other agencies being brought into it, would that have satisfied you? Sergeant Braun? Ms. BRAUN. If I was involved in that part of it, yeah. Mr. BEN-VENISTE. Your sense as the week grew on, when there' were criticisms in the press about the Park Police and there was all this publicity, was that you may have been unfairly targeted for: not being as diligent in the investigation when there were things, beyond your control that were occurring because of these issues of privilege and sensitivity; is that so? Ms. BRAUN. That's correct, Mr. ROLLA. That's correct. Mr. HINES. That's correct. Mr. BEN-VENISTE. I have nothing further. The CHAIRMAN. Senator Sarbanes. Senator SARBANES. No, I think we're complete on this side. The CHAIRMAN. We also are finished. I think we could go over and over the various nuances as it relates to obstruction or interference, but I think we have a good idea factually as to what took place, what your roles were, I believe that you did the best you possibly could under very difficult circumstances. I want to commend all of you for your candor, your integrity and honesty as it relates to both carrying out your duties and for your testimony here, and the written depositions that you have given us previously. We thank you. Senator BENNETT. Thank you. Mr. ROLLA. Thank you. Mr. HINES. Thank you. The CHAIRMAN. We'll now bring on your second panel. Senator SIMON. Mr. Chairman, what is your- The CHAIRMAN. Senator Sarbanes, on behalf of the Minority, has requested that we take a break. So I intend to swear in this panel and we'll take a break until 2 p.m., but at 2 p.m, sharp we will resume the proceedings. So just for the purposes of Senator SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, let me make a point because all our people came on the premise that we would go until 1 P.M. That was the understanding, I think, of all the Members. Obvi- 209 ously, we're going to have to start going longer if we're going to work through our list, but I think we need a little more notice. I know some of the Members have made commitments for this after-noon. The CHAIRMAN. Senator, let me say this to you. I have no intent, as I think we've demonstrated, of culling or curtailing any opportunity from any Member to pose any question that he or she deems important, but I do understand unless we get this started and continue it, that this could drag out interminably. So I don't believe by proceeding we're cutting off anybody's rights to proceed and raise questions and issues later on, but I do think we have to get it started.
July 20, 1995 - Part 4
(13:25:50) I believe we're going to have a motion on the table at 2,30, At least we'll be able to get a half hour because we'll have to take a break at 2:30, It is not my intent, if we need more time to complete this, to take this into the evening, but I do intend to move forward -with it. Senator SARBANES. Here's what I'd suggest, Mr, Chairman. I 'would suggest that, in the circumstance, we start this panel first thing Tuesday, but then alert the Members that, in fact, these hearings will not end at 1 p.m. and may well go over into the afternoon period. Members would know that and would have been able to plan their schedule accordingly. The CHAIRMAN. I'd have to first make an inquiry. Mr. Watkins, you've come in from California. Is that not true? Mr. WATKINS. That's correct. The CHAIRMAN. What, if anything, will putting you over until Tuesday do? Mr. WATKINS. I would want to return and come back instead- The CHAIRMAN. You'll be able to do that. Mr. WATKINS. I can do that, yes. Senator SARBANES. Why don't we do that and alert the Members, and then they'll know. They'll be on notice. The CHAIRMAN. Senator, let us at least lay the foundation, since we have at least 1 hour until the next vote, and get the testimony from the witnesses and our presentations on each side. This will not impinge on any of the other Members, and at 2:30 we have a vote. We can save a lot of time. I have attempted to be accommodating, and I will do that, but I feel that unless we begin to move, we just won't complete the work that we've scheduled to be finished before we leave. I don't to keep us in, and I don't know how many of our brethren stay during the projected recess period, which I think is the second week or the third week in August, But this is a deliberate pace, so let me swear in the witness. Senator SARBANES. Let me say this. I don't differ from that, and need to pick up the pace, obviously. But I think the way to do that is now to alert our Members that the 1 p.m. time that was which we had discussed before and which, of course The CHAIRMAN. The reason for it- Senator SARBANES, -the Chairman is very clear to have set that 1 p.m. time and we acceded to that, that beginning next week, that's not going to happen. 210 Now, this panel is going to have to be back next week in any event, obviously, and it would seem to me if we could begin them on Tuesday morning promptly at 9.30 and proceed from there, we could carry through. That would avoid a very serious problem with a number of Members. I'll have to be honest, I, myself, operating on the understanding from the Chairman, made plans for this afternoon. The CHAIRMAN. Let me point out that it's 1:30 now. We can swear in the witnesses. We will take less than our half hour between us. I know Senator Gramm has some questions. You have a half hour that generally has been spent between yourself and Mr. Ben-Veniste, and/or if we break without you using that, that we would start on Tuesday with your 30-minute opening. But I would like to continue this. Senator SARBANES. But none of the Members are here to hear it, Mr. Chairman. I want to be fair to the Members operating on what the Chairman told them. The attendance has been very good. In fact, I want to underscore the commitment of Members for people who are watching this. In fact, I want to register for the record that Senator Murray this morning had indicated that a matter had come up on the Floor which required her being present, and that explains her absence. The CHAIRMAN. The same is true for Senator Mack, who's managing the bill. Senator SARBANES. Senator Murray is the Ranking Member with Senator Mack.
News in Brief: Floods Hit France.
News in Brief: Floods Hit France. The turbulent Rhone River goes on a rampage and floods the famous town of Avignon and its neighboring communities. Boats are used to evacuate the many homeless. VS flooding. Landscape with high water covering a lot of ground. Flood waters rush through street. Trucks, then people, move through flooded street (not even knee-high). People riding in a boat hand a milk bottle to someone on the flooded steps of a building - special delivery!
News in Brief: California, Asiatic War Brides.
News in Brief: California, Asiatic War Brides. Eleven war brides - ten Korean and one Chinese - arrive in the land of their G.I. husbands and along with them little GIs. Sign, Travis Air Force Base. U.S. soldiers and their wives from Asia, a few carrying babies, disembark plane and pose for the camera. Some of the married couples hug for the camera. Interracial marriage. Biracial children.
July 20, 1995 - Part 5
(13:30:01)(tape #10119 begins) I want to be fair to the Members operating on what the Chairman told them. The attendance has been very good. In fact, I want to underscore the commitment of Members for people who are watching this. In fact, I want to register for the record that Senator Murray this morning had indicated that a matter had come up on the Floor which required her being present, and that explains her absence. The CHAIRMAN. The same is true for Senator Mack, who's managing the bill. Senator SARBANES. Senator Murray is the Ranking Member with Senator Mack. (13:30:36) The CHAIRMAN. They both have been on the Floor. There are those occasions when Members will not be here out of necessity. One of the reasons we've attempted to hold these hearings, despite some speculation that there are other reasons, was so we could continue to conduct the business of the Senate as we're moving toward a close. I want to serve notice that if Members cannot be here, we are going to proceed. They have to understand, the Chair will attempt to be as accommodating as possible. I say this: The Ranking Member has demonstrated every possible consideration as well. This is not a one-way street. In order to move this, we will, I think, have to stay later. I hope it's not much later, but I think we're all going to have to be here. If we're not here, we're going to continue to move this process. The Ranking Member feels very strongly. Yes, Senator Shelby. Senator SHELBY. Mr. Chairman, I know you want to move these hearings, and I agree with you. (13:31:58)(tape #10118 ends) I think most people have been real cooperative-I guess my day's ending now. This panel, I believe is very important to what we're going to try, on both sides of the aisle, to elicit here, and I personally would rather get into them and go all day or all night than break it, but you're the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. I think the Senator makes a good point, that probably if we start and then break, that's not going to be in the best interest. The Minority feels strongly about this, even though he has put it in firm but gentlemanly terms, so, therefore I will not try to get at least an hour in. We will recess until Tuesday. It's my intent to start Tuesday at 9:30. 211 I apologize to the panel. We fully had hoped that we would be able to get you in, and particularly you, Mr. Watkins. It means you're going to have to make another trip back, but at least you'll get to spend the weekend back in California. We stand in recess until Tuesday at 9:30. (13:33:16) [Whereupon, at 1:35 p.m., the hearing was adjourned, to reconvene at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 25, 1995.] (13:33:18) Various shots of hearing room as Senators, witnesses, media and audience mingle and disperse
Song of the Pioneer
Preview Cassette 218343 The birth and history of the Chicago Northwest Railroad system; features historical recreations as well as updated footage of the company and such. The following are a few of the shots within. ECU, pan left, of a topographical map of the MidWestern United States; camera stops at Vandalia, Illinois. Dissolve to a tight LS of seven men in late nineteenth century suits sitting and talking in a meeting room. CU of a fire burning in a fireplace, dolly out to a MS of three dorky men dressed as mountainmen (explorers); two of them wear big, furry hats and calfskin outfits replete with tassles while the apparent leader stands and points to a map hanging over the fireplace mantle. MS and CU of the first Chicago mayor (okay, it's an actor hired to play the mayor) talking to the people about bringing in the railroad; cut to MS's of the mayor lobbying the farmers and other rural folk in their own environment; also features MS/CU cutaways of white spoked wagon wheels passing by the camera (left to right). Tight LS's of an antique train in motion through a plain. CU of a pull-sheet wall calendar which reads November 1; pan left to a MS of an older man pulling specatcles from his face. ECU and CU of a map showing the networking growth of the Northwestern Railroad. TIght LS's and MS's of nineteenth century folk riding passenger trains. MS of a man, his back to the camera, sorting mail by puting them into one of many cubicles. LS's of farm equipment at work in a grain field, followed by a tight LS of the same, then a CU of the blades in operation, then tight LS's of farmers harvesting corn in a cornfield. LS's of streamliner trains in operation, followed by a subjective shot of the train in motion. Brief recreation montage: MS's and tight LS's of folks golfing, swimming, fishing, horseback riding and so on. High angle tight LS's and MS's of cows and pigs being coralled onto trains at some type of railyard; the animals are herded seperately, of course. Tight LS's and MS's of men repairing, working, on railroad tracks. MS montage of railroad workers: ticket agents, wire operators, machinists, secretaries, welders, yardworkers, conductors and engineers. More subjective shots from a train in motion. Low angle tight LS of a streamliner train rolling over the camera angle. Tight and wide LS of Mount Rushmore, one of which is taken from aboard a train (a travelling shot).
The Night Before Christmas
From Castle Films comes this pictoral short of the famous holiday poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas". Travelling low angle MS's of snow-covered trees; cut to various other establishing winter shots. Dissolve to the interior of a homestead, late in the evening as the images relay the specifics of the poem to a tee: CU of a mouse not stirring, MS of stockings hung by the chimney with care, MS of three children nestled in a big bed while dreaming of dancing candy canes and sugar plums (animated goodies superimposed over the childrens' heads). MS of Santa Claus, sideview, calling out his reindeer by name while steering the sleigh and laughing like a jubilant drunk. Note the reighdeer are animated while Santa is live action. Very hammy material, obvious that the sleigh is not moving and is being rocked by stagehands. Tight LS, interior of the homestead, as Santa slides down the chimney and enters the premises. MS of Santa playing with the toys he is delivering, laughing haughtily, then lights a pipe. TIght LS of Santa turning a lackluster Christmas tree into somethin' spectacular fer tha people and then leaves the way he came. More MS's of the kids sleeping snugly. Tight LS of the kids taking down their stockings from the mantle and playng with their new goodies.
Vets Parade: VFW Stage Colorful 52nd Encampment.
Same as catalog #311489 Vets Parade: VFW Stage Colorful 52nd Encampment. Thirty thousand members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars stage a colorful parade as the highlight of their encampment which is attended by General Douglas MacArthur and other notables. Mayor Impellitteri apparently is there as well. Floats, beauty queen. CU face of dog (Bassett hound?) looking not at all impressed. Very cute shot - little girl (maybe 3 years old) in foreground marches in place, trying to keep time with the flag bearers passing by in the background. Twilight/nighttime (must have been a long parade!): motorcycle cops do maneuvers with lights on.
News in Brief: Blaze Injures 25 Firemen.
News in Brief: Blaze Injures 25 Firemen. Twenty-five firemen are overcome by smoke in Philadelphia lumber-yard blaze that rages out of control for hours and causes $700,000 damage. VS firefighters spraying water on the blazing fire.