Summary

NEWSREELS

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: NEWSREELS
File Number: DN-ZLB-014 Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Newsreel
Subjects: OSTC
Description: B W 1955 - 1956 Sound track is missing for most if this material, noted when available Most footage is very good quality Excellent Albert Einstein Also, there's a few stories about Salk and polio vaccine 14:01:15:00 B W 1955 - 1956 GUATEMALA: Stay Out Lodge Bids Reds in United Nations INT, VS United Nations delegates meeting CU Lodge speaking (no sound) Vote taken 14:02:44:00 B W 1955 - 1956 NEWS IN BRIEF West Berlin, huge crowd gathers for first anniversary of those murdered in East German uprising against communism Police arrest opposition after scuffle 14:03:36:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Quantico, VA President Eisenhower reviews marines, hears of Russian arms build up 14:04:12:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Korea VS President Syngman Rhee visits re-settled communities north of the 38th Parallel 14:04:46:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Chicago, stockyard fire, some good fire fighting 14:05:13:00 B W 1955 - 1956 VS Miss Germany beauty contest, catwalk Universal International sign on wall 14:05:36 Excellent, men wipe perspiration from brow and face, hot and bothered Winner crowned 14:05:55:00 B W 1955 - 1956 SPORTS Ed Furgol wins US Open Golf Crown Good but brief shot of men turning heads in unison, watching ball CU Furgol 14:06:38:00 B W 1955 - 1956 VS synchronized swimmers aquashow, water ballerinas, New York City Aquazanies, diving clowns, trick high diving, good Funny log-rolling monkey 14:07:37:00 B W 1955 - 1956 YESTERYEAR'S AUTOMOBILES Portland, Oregon Good CU of 1911 Ford and other models including Stevens ?, and Stoddard Dayton en route to opening of movie Genevieve 14:08:40:00 B W 1955 - 1956 GUATEMALA: Anti-Red Rebels Launch Invasion VS of anti-Jacobo Arbenz rebels (some good) led by Colonel Castillo Armas 14:09:48:00 B W 1955 - 1956 NEWS IN BRIEF Seoul, Korea Banner WELCOME ASIAN PEOPLES' ANTI- COMMUNISTS' DELEGATES TO SEOUL VS delegates, children present flowers, crowd 14:10:29:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Generator powered by tractor completes various tasks, CU sawing wood, spray painting, clipping hedge, hay bailing 14:11:06:00 B W 1955 - 1956 France, wheel-less jet, Barodeur tested, flying 14:11:43:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Sacramento, CA Airborne radar station, VS in flight 14:12:29:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Miss Europe contest, France Miss Germany ruled out because she's married Discrimination VS women in swimwear on parade Forced smile, fair 14:13:08:00 B W 1955 - 1956 BUY BONDS Charles Coburn promotes US Savings Bonds, sits at desk with piggy-bank, good CU Coburn wears monocle 14:14:17:00 B W 1955 - 1956 GUATEMALA: Armas President After Ousting Reds Colonel Castillo Armas arrives in Guatemala after getting rid of communists with help of military junta VS torture chamber, victim shows scars and bruises 14:15:12:00 B W 1955 - 1956 NEWS IN BRIEF Austria, VS arthritis and rheumatism patients in spa in old mine, men sweat, taking blood pressure 14:15:51:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Holland, VS of baby hippopotamus with mother in zoo, very cute, children watch from behind railings Hippos under water 14:16:30:00 B W 1955 - 1956 VS rocket-powered helicopter Pilot sits in flimsy exposed frame, CU feet pushing pedals, hand moving throttle, flying 14:17:18:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Naval exercise to protect against radioactive fallout VS spraying sea water on deck 14:17:49:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Mechanical Mule, testing army cargo carrier VS of soldier driving vehicle over rough terrain and crawling on ground pushing cargo carrier ahead 14:18:37:00 B W 1955 - 1956 SPORTS San Francisco, 22nd Swiss-American Gymnastic Festival, outdoor Horse, good parallel bars 14:19:16:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Italy, motorboat race on Po River Boat out of control, one turns over, bouncing on water 14:19:45:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Yakima, Washington World's championship, jeep race through pools water and mud, jeep stalls on hill, one bounces over ridge, hood flies up, good 14:21:06:00 B W 1955 - 1956 FORMOSA: Dulles Re-affirms US Will to Fight VS island of Quemoy, soldiers dig in, wait for attack VS Dulles speech at Foreign Policy Association dinner 14:23:05:00 B W 1955 - 1956 MODES FOR MERE MALES Men's summer fashions, casual wear, shorts and shirts Man backs into cactus, gets pricked, woman films Two women fawn over man in tuxedo, male fantasy 14:24:07:00 B W 1955 - 1956 CARNIVAL MOOD: Gay Pirate Gaspar Again Takes Tampa Carnival, Gasparilla and buccaneers invade city, many floats CU dirty-faced pirate, skull and crossbones hat Great ship, pirates climb ropes, dummy hangs by neck 14:25:24:00 B W 1955 - 1956 BROTHERHOOD: Jackie Gleason Pleads for Unity Jackie Gleason, at desk smoking, makes appeal for harmony during Brotherhood Week 14:26:22:00 B W 1955 - 1956 SPORTS Westminister Dog Show Good CUs dogs, owners, grooming Former King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson pet bulldog 14:27:49:00 B W 1955 - 1956 VACCINE CONQUERS POLIO EXT Univesity of Michigan, Horace Rackham building VS Dr Jonas Salk posing for CAM, photographers Polio vaccine packed for shipping, on conveyor belt Salk speaks to press 14:31:32:00 B W 1955 - 1956 General Mark Clark of Citadel awards honory degree to President Eisenhower Graduates march 14:32:04:00 B W 1955 - 1956 SPORTS Athletics on parade through Kansas City, good crowd shots as players wave from convertibles Good CU of former President Truman, with Connie Mack Truman throws first ball, team runs onto field 14:33:10:00 B W 1955 - 1956 European Gymnastics Championships, Germany VS gymnasts performing, side horse vault, parallel bars, high bar 14:34:26:00 B W 1955 - 1956 AFRO-ASIAN PARLEY OPENS IN INDONESIA VS Bandung, Indonesia, includes traffic on busy streets, HA pan, buildings Prime Minister Pandit Nehru arrives VS leaders speaking to each other, informal 14:35:30:00 B W 1955 - 1956 KIDS GET VACCINE FOR POLIO VS children with mothers in waiting room, on line, having upper arms disinfected, given shots (over exposed) 14:36:50:00 B W 1955 - 1956 EINSTEIN DIES: Famed Physicist Father of Atom Age Excellent CUs of Albert Einstein, putting on glasses, looking and smiling at CAM Passes CAM in parade of academics wearing caps and gowns, waves sweetly Presented with model of building, school 14:37:42:00 B W 1955 - 1956 NEWS IN BRIEF Chancellor Raab returns to Vienna from Moscow after signing agreement for Austrian sovereignty Children and adults line street and cheer 14:38:14:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Dinner honors House Speaker, Sam Rayburn Former President Truman, Adlai Stevenson, Governor Harriman of New York present Good MCU Eleanor Roosevelt 14:39:01:00 B W 1955 - 1956 SPORTS Betty Jamieson wins golf match by 8 strokes, kisses Babe Didrikson Zaharias VS women golfers teeing off, good 14:39:28:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Don Cockell training before bout against Rocky Marciano Plays baseball, very awkwardly 14:40:16:00 B W 1955 - 1956 The Globe of Death two motorcycles in spherical steel cage, ride in circles, crossing paths Daredevils Stunts Some excellent camera work 14:41:00:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Cancer Appeal by Judy Holiday 14:42:30:00 B W 1955 - 1956 AUSTRIA FREE: Big 4 Ministers Sign Peace Pact Vienna, US Secretary Dulles, Foreign Ministers Molotov, MacMillan and Pinay sign treaty ending 17 years of occupation of Austria by Nazis and Allied Powers CU sealed document 14:43:48:00 B W 1955 - 1956 NEWS IN BRIEF San Francisco, 5th session of model United Nations held by students from sixty-one nations 14:44:32:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Super Tire Vehicle Land cruiser with huge balloon tires is test-driven for Armed Forces CUs of tires and suspension, good 14:45:10:00 B W 1955 - 1956 VS architect's model of Air Force Academy to be built in Rocky Mountain foothills 14:45:39:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Church-State Fued in Argentina Thousands gather in Buenos Aires, Juan Peron appears on balcony, waving, crowd cheer wildly 14:46:19:00 B W 1955 - 1956 SPORTS Spring Show at St Louis zoo, monkeys dressed as Wild West characters, elephants do tricks, CU black and white children watching 14:47:17:00 B W 1955 - 1956 International Golden Gloves competition in Wembley, England Two bouts, two KOs, knock outs, okay 14:48:12:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Dixie Tourney makes record-breaking water ski jumps at Cypress Gardens, FL Excellent CU of man water skiing before jump from ramp (THIS VOLUME HAS SOUND TRACK) 14:49:12:00 B W 1955 - 1956 IKE'S CHALLENGE: Offers Arms Data Exchange to Reds Nikita Khrushchev and Molotov arrive for Big Four conference, Geneva President Eisenhower and Prime Minister MacMillan arrive VS conference, good CUs of leaders, Anthony Eden present Eisenhower shops for toys 14:50:21:00 B W 1955 - 1956 MOROCCO RIOTS: Terror Mounts in Revolt of Arabs Casablanca, VS fires burning, cars overturned, damage, people running on street French soldiers make arrests, men lined up against wall, marched down street 14:51:36:00 B W 1955 - 1956 NEWS IN BRIEF VS Russian agricultural experts touring Iowa corn and hog farm Good CU dirty hog's snout and face Russians eat ice cream at local dairy 14:52:34:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Russian Air Force displays new combat aircraft multi jet intercontinental bomber, Bison, and combat helicopters 14:53:24:00 B W 1955 - 1956 SPORTS Tour De France VS race through Alps, two cyclists race to finish line in Monaco 14:54:18:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain (folding of the bulls) Some very good shots, bulls slide and slip on cobble stones, bulls attack men, men chased into arena Heifers with rubber caps on horns attack men Macho 14:56:03:00 B W 1955 - 1956 PRESIDENT STRICKEN! Vice-President Richard Nixon makes patriotic statement following President Eisenhower's heart attack, good Improvised press room with reporters at hospital 14:57:51:00 B W 1955 - 1956 REBELLION ENDS: Peron Exiled as New Chief is Installed Shelled ruins of Peron HQ in Buenos Aires, people ransack Eva Peron Cultural Academy Colonel Eduardo Lonardi sworn in after revolt LS huge crowd in square 14:58:44:00 B W 1955 - 1956 NEWS IN BRIEF Iroquois, Ontario, whole town moved by large machinery to make way for construction of St Lawrence Seaway 14:59:33:00 B W 1955 - 1956 San Francisco, Baby kidnapped from hospital nursery, police hunt, baby's foot prints 15:00:23:00 B W 1955 - 1956 FOOTBALL UCLA Bruins vs Maryland Terps Holloway runs, players covered in mud Frank Tamburello touch down 15:01:06:00 B W 1955 - 1956 Notre Dame vs SMU Good play from Paul Hornung and Aubrey Lewis of the Fighting Irish
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