Summary

Universal International Newsreels

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Title: Universal International Newsreels
File Number: DN-LB-559 Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Newsreel
Year: 1953
Subjects: Aerials
Description: 15:01:19 B W 1952 75,000 march in American Legion 34th Convention parade with Governor Dewey, Eisenhower, Nixon. Adlai Stevenson warns Legionnaires of Communist threat "within", Red Peril. New US submarine, USS Trigger, "fastest sub". Fierce battle in Korea, battle of Bunker Hill. Navy football team trains, Eisenhower Jr. there. 15:08:12 B W 1952 British, Camberra bomber makes Atlantic round trip in 8 hours for a new record. 84-year old Bernard MacFadden makes parachute jump from airplane in France. Paris fall fashions. Jersey Joe Walcott chops wood with baby, boxer Rocky Marciano trains, does farm chores. Jackie Pung wins Women's Amateur Golf Tournament, Oregon. Ice Capades of 1953, Atlantic City with Dick Button. 15:15:24 B W 1952 Fighter-Bombers bombing North Korea. Stevenson & Eisenhower campaign. Stevenson visits his home town, holds up plaque, Eisenhower campaigns with Taft. Truman honors women in armed services with new stamp issue. NATO Chief, General Ridgway, visits Turkey, inspects troops and armored units, discusses defense progress with military leaders. In France, the Schumann plan goes into effect as the Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community meets for the first time. At this historic occasion, work begins on a draft plan for a European Federation. Air Force 14, Marine 6 in football. 15:22:07 B W 1952 Head of atomic project tells of Eniwetok hydrogen bomb tests. Indochina war, French vs. Vietnamese fighting, man with bloody face. Mamie Eisenhower's birthday party in Augusta, Georgia Eisenhowers have cake, Ike & grandson David Eisenhower are there. Motion picture pioneers honored by LOOK magazine. N.J. Blumberg, pioneer of the year, and Chairman of the Board of Universal-International Pictures, is cited. Funeral of Israel's first President, Chaim Weizman. Football: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame, Princeton vs. Yale. 15:29:00 B W 1952 416 NATO exercises, full-dress landing by Marines on Turkey beach. Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles tour the United Nations with Secy. General Trygve Lie. Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, Van Heflin at banquet for Variety club 25th Anniversary. New underwater remote-control camera will be used to study aquatic life. Football: USC vs. UCLA, Ohio State vs. Michigan. 15:35:55 B W 1952 Korea prepares for Eisenhower visit, dignitaries gather for his inspection. Military transport air crash in Tacoma, Washington. Airplane wreckage, helper picks up doll. Mamie Eisenhower visits Mrs Truman in White House. New BARC amphibious vehicle demonstrated. Incoming and outgoing Secretaries of Defense Charles E. Wilson and Robert Lovett confer on Pentagon affairs. Signal Corps unveils "Rawin"--a new tool of meteorological warfare--a mobile device giving quicker and more accurate reports of wind direction and velocity--with atomic implications. Football: Navy beats Army 7-0, Truman there with daughter Margaret. 15:42:47 B W 1952 Saarland, the "coal-pit of western Europe" votes to remain semi-independent, and economically linked to France in a crucial election. French faction wins Saar plebiscite election. CIO labor convention in Atlantic City, Adlai Stevenson addresses the convention. New CIO president, Walter Reuther, will succeed Philip Murray. New President of Mexico, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. Attending the inaugural are retiring Ambassador O'Dwyer and Vice President-elect Nixon. War in Indochina, fighting. New British coins for Queen Elizabeth as coronation nears. Air Force gets first Thunder-streak fighter-bomber, new fighter plane unveiled. Puppy dogs hung up to dry, puppies hang in stockings. Santa visits children in Heidelberg, Germany. Santa arrives by helicopter. Billy Vessels of Oklahoma U is awarded football's Heisman Trophy. 15:49:53 B W 1952 Worst air disaster in history, Air Force transport crashes on take-off in Washington state. In Korea, POWs riot on Ponggam Island - charge the fence, and force United Nations guards to fire. 87 are killed, many wounded. Italy floods 65 Hollywood stars leave for Christmas military tours. Lions 31, Rams 21 Manhattan vs Furman in basketball. 15:56:35 B W 1952 French pilgrim ship sinks off Lebanon. Floods & snow in Europe. Dutch traffic, Loire & Garonne rivers overflow in France. Eisenhower's Christmas with Mamie, Ike & David. Male quadruplet veterans home from Korea: Anthony, Bernard, Carl, and Donald Perricone. Cardinal Spellman visits Korea for the holiday season. Talks with wounded GIs. Hollywood stars also entertain for the troops. Football: Detroit Lions 17, Cleveland Browns 7. Lions win their first National Football title in 17 years. 16:03:18 B W 1952 1952 Year in Sports: HORSE RACING Favored Hill Gail romped home to victory in the Kentucky Derby as Eddie Arcaro scored his fifth triumph in the turf classic. In England's Grand National steeplechase, the grueling course felled 37 out of a field of 47- -an action-packed, thrill-a-minute contest. BASKETBALL The most under-rated team in the National Invitational Tournament, the LaSalle Explorers, came from the bottom to victory. The Cinderella team from Philadelphia captured the hearts of US fans. BOXING Rocky Marciano donned the heavyweight crown--after knocking Jersey Joe Walcott out from under it, with a thirteenth round jawcrusher. A drama packed battle, with the richest prize in boxing at stake. AUTO RACING Memorial Day at Indianapolis saw the emergence of a new king of the speedways in the 500 mile classic--Troy Ruttman, youngest driver, and the heftiest, emerged the winner in the crowded field. BASEBALL The big story was the old story--the Yankees and their winning ways, with youngsters like Mickey Mantle and veterans like Allie Reynolds, subduing the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was their fourth straight world championship under the leadership of Casey Stengel. BOAT RACING Slo-Mo-Shun IV won new fame for owner Stanley Sayres, winning the coveted Gold Cup, and racking up a record mark of 185 m.p.h. on Lake Washington. Sayres' feat spurred England's famed John Cobb on to an ill-fated attempt at the speed mark in his jet powered Crusader, before the eyes of horrified crowds--his boat exploded. FOOTBALL A year of upsets for some grid titans, but a year of continued successes for Michigan State. Among their victims was Notre Dame, as the Spartans ran their undefeated string to twenty-four. THE OLYMPICS Winter and summer thrills at the international sports festival. 1952 saw more entries from more nations, more thrills, and more harmony than any of its predecessors. Massed flags and the Olympic torch were backdrops for sports greatest drama. 16:11:29:00 B W 1953 12Jan53 Si Title: Universal International Newsreel with music under. 16:11:40:00 B W 1953 Si Washington, DC Cabinets - Ike's Gather As Truman Holds Last Meeting. Truman's cabinet sits around table for pictures at final meeting. Standing behind chair and President Truman looks at chair with metal title The President April 12, 1945. 16:12:20 swish pan to New York and John Foster Dulles entering doorway Richard Nixon through room past mirrors and camera lights, followed by Eisenhower, Wilson and others. Cabinet members seated with Ike and Nixon and posing for photographers. Pan over members, one woman. 1953 Politics Politicians. 16:13:13:00 B W 1953 Si Korea ROKS And Rockets Blast Reds. Tanks and troops across snowy countryside and fields. Tank stops, firing, explosions on hillside. Large explosions and smoke rising. Troops laying in snow, moving up. Night and tracers firing with bursts over troops huddled on ground. 1953 Korean War Winter Fighting. 16:14:10:00 B W 1953 Si Utah Guided Missile - New Rocket Travels Twice Speed of Sound. Men roll rocket up to frame work with wires, assemble sections of rocket. Men at electronic panels. Firing rocket & viewing rocket trail in flight. Men roll out another part of rocket, fire vertically and explode. Ambulance & fuel truck. Rocket launched and turning and exploding. 1953 Military Weapon Tests Development Cold War. 16:15:12:00 B W 1953 Si New York City Heart Drive - Ike And Brother At Launching Of Fund. Banquet hall with spotlight on dais with Mrs. Preston Davie at mic & in MCU with Milton Eisenhower (?) Governor Dewey seated at table talking James Farley or Sam Rayburn with Catholic clergyman Dwight Eisenhower arriving and shaking hands. LS of hall Milton at mic. Governor Dewey and woman with plaques return to seats as people applaud. 1953 Fund Raising Heart Disease Research. 16:16:23:00 B W 1953 Si Grossingers, New York Barrel Jumping. Jumper falls on landing but clears barrels. Winter Sports. 16:16:30:00 B W 1953 Si Sports New York City [Tennis Match] Jack Kramer wins 6-1, 6-2 over Frank Sedgman as Sedgman has professional debut. Walking onto court in MCU, spectators applaud. MCU of players. Spectators heads going back and forth. Players shake hands over net. 1953 Professional Tennis Sports. 16:17:17:00 B W 1953 Si Grossingers, New York [Barrel Jumping] Man jumps, falls. Several jumps. Spectators applaud. MCU. Jumper lands on barrel. Man falls on face. Others injured. Bulldog in MCU wearing sweater. Successful jumps. winner handed trophy. Oddities Gags 1953 Winter Sports. Failures. 16:18:24:00 B W 1953 Si Title: The End. 16:18:36:00 B W 1953 09Feb53 Sd Title: Universal International Newsreel with music under. 16:18:47:00 B W 1953 Sd Holland Flood Toll - North Sea Recedes With Havoc In Wake. AV over Netherlands flooded towns. Ship beached. Plane dropping supplies. Helicopters helping evacuation using roads as landing strips. People out of planes. Refugees walking along muddy roads. Prince Bernhard in military coat Queen Juliana visits refugee center. Men carry casket as people watch. 1,400 dead in disaster. Weather 1953 European Flood. 16:20:25:00 B W 1953 Sd Madagascar [Cyclone Aftermath]. Demolished houses and other buildings. Weather Aftermath. 16:20:55:00 B W 1953 Sd Washington, DC NATO Report - Dulles Optimistic After ?? Tour. Dulles & MSA Chief Harold Stassen off plane. Dulles at mics (MOS). Sitting with President Eisenhower & Stassen in Oval Office discuss European Defense Community. Government Politician. Cold War. 16:21:41:00 B W 1953 Sd News In Brief Independence, Missouri [Truman Dinner] Women preparing food. Turkeys, pies, and setting tables. Truman, wife and daughter Margaret in CU. Homecoming Retirement Dinner Preparation 1953 Cooking Food. 16:22:26:00 B W 1953 Sd Viareggio, Italy [Mardi Gras Parade]. Huge floats and mechanical figures through streets. Caricatures of Maurice Chevalier & Josephine Baker. Clowns Sphinx Celebration Pre-Lenten Catholic Religion. 16:23:14:00 B W 1953 Sd Sports Tacoma, Washington [Little League Hockey]. Coach helping boys put equipment on for Pee-Wee Hockey League. Start of game between Cheney Studs (?) and the Lakewood Ramblers. Falls. 1953 Winter Sports Recreation Children. 16:24:12:00 B W 1953 Sd Palm Springs, California [13th Rodeo]. Bull riding, falls. Good ride saddle bronco riding. 1953 Sports Rodeo. Cowboys Clowns. End: 16:25:13:00 16:25:26:00 B W 1953 16Feb53 Sd Title: Universal International Newsreel with music under. 16:25:37:00 B W 1953 Sd New York City Democrats - Stevenson Bids Party Give GOP 'Fair Test'. LS of 1953 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. MCU of Eleanor Roosevelt & Sam Rayburn Senator Lehman & Mayor Impellitari John Sparkman & Margaret Truman. Ovation for Stevenson: 'The Republican Party is attempting what has not been tried for a long time, government by businessmen. America has always been a nation ripe for experiment. We Democrats have experimented boldly and accomplished myriads. Because the Republican experiment is new in these times and different doesn't mean that it is bad. On the contrary, it deserves a thorough and fair test. And it faces this test on far more favorable conditions than we Democrats had when we inherited a broken and a despairing nation twenty years ago.' Standing ovation. Rhetoric Conciliation Speech Politics Politicians. 16:27:04:00 B W 1953 Sd New York City Christine Comes Home. Christine Jorgenson wearing fur coats off Scandinavian Airlines plane and accompanied by police. At mics for press conference: `I'm very impressed by everyone coming. Yes, of course, what American wouldn't be.' Reporter: `Have you been offered a movie contract?' CJ: `Yes, but I haven't accepted it yet.' Reporter: 'Do you have any plans regarding the theater?' CJ: 'No, I don't think so.' Reporter: 'Are you going to continue to work with your photography?' CJ: 'I hope so, yes. I am very happy to be back and I don't have any plans at the moment, and I thank you all for coming. But I think it is too much. Fine, thank you very much.' Transsexual Transgender Sex Change Operation Aftermath 16:28:12:00 B W 1953 Sd News In Brief Pireaus, Greece. [Greek Veterans Return From Korea]. Soldiers down gangway carrying bags. Wounded on crutches, greetings, hugs and mothers crying. Happy men. Flowers. 1953 Korean War Aftermath. 16:28:56:00 B W 1953 Sd White House, Washington, DC [Mamie Eisenhower Honored by Girl Scouts]. Pin put on by girl as others watch making her a honorary member. 16:29:14:00 B W 1953 Sd San Francisco, California [Oriental Fashion Show in Chinatown]. Woman model past camera. Lion dance with people watching, Firecrackers set off. Chinese New Year Celebrated. Ethnic 1953 Chinese-Americans Celebration. 16:29:51:00 B W 1953 Sd New Orleans, Louisiana [1953 Mardi Gras Night Parade] Floats and trinkets thrown by riders, people catching. Torches. 16:30:33:00 B W 1953 Sd Sports Madison Square Garden, New York City [65th AAU Indoor Track & Field Championships]. High hurdle race won by Harrison Dillard. MCU. Freshman John Haines of Pennsylvania defeats Andy Stanfield in 60 yard dash. Bob Richards successfully vaults. Perry O'Brien putts shot 55 ft. 10 3 4". 13 in mile race which is won by college runner Dwyer. First college winner in ten years. 1953 Amateur Athletics Winter Indoor Sports. 16:32:10:00 B W 1953 Title: The End (dirty) with music under. End: 16:32:17:00
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