19531950s NEWSREELS
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UNITED NATIONS - LODGE SAYS SOVIETS CAN STOP KOREAN WAR. LS- UNITED NATIONS FLAGS FLY OUTSIDE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING
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LS- AT HIS SEAT AT UN, LODGE DIRECTS HIS SPEECH AT THE SOVIET DELEGATION
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BEEF AT 10 CENTS A POUND - MS- PAN OF SIDES OF BEEF HANGING ON HOOKS IN A BUTCHER SHOP FREEZER.
MS- STEAK SLICES ARE CUT ON A SAW AS CROWD OF NEW YORKERS WAIT IN LINE. |
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MS- NEW YORKER HOLDS UP A STEAK HE BOUGHT AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BEEF FROM NEW ZEALAND IS SOLD.
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MONTAGE- TUMULTUOUS CROWD GREESTS JUAN PERON ON HIS VISIT TO SANTIAGO,CHILE. MS-CHILE'S LEADER GIVES PERON A BIG HUG.
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MONTAGE- AUSTRIAN'S GO TO POLL FOR IMPORTANT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION. MS- AN OLD WOMAN IS CARRIED IN HER CHAIR TO THE POLLING PLACE AS AUSTRIAN'S CHOOSE DEMOCRACY.
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WORLD'S AUTO SPORTS SHOW IN NEW YORK - MS- MODELS IN SWIM SUITS SIT ATOP A CONVERTIBLE SPORTS CAR.
MS- ADOLPH HITLER'S BULLET PROOF CAR IS SHOWN. |
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MS- MODEL ON A TRI-CYCLE PULLS A TRAILER. MONTAGE-
LUXURIOUS PEGASSO SPORTS CARS ARE CONTRASTED BY VINTAGE CAR DRIVEN BY MODEL IN GAY 90s WEAR. |
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MS- RADAR ANTANNAE SPINS VIGOROUSLY ATOP AN AUTOMATIC FIRING CANNON. THE CANNON FIRES 45 SHELLS PER MINUTE.
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BASEBALL - TOKYO GIANTS TEAM POSE FOR PHOTO AS THEY BEGIN THEIR SPRING TRAINING IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA.ENTIRE PITCHING STAFF GETS UP AND THROWS. AIKIRO METO THROWS IN PRACTICE. HE WON AN AMAZING 33 GAMES IN JAPAN.
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41ST BOWLING CONGRESS OPENS IN CHICAGO LS- DOZENS OF TOP BOWLERS THROW SIMULTANEOUSLY DOWN THE ALLEYS. MS- PRO-BOWLER THROWS A STRIKE AND THE AUTOMATIC PIN SETTER LINES UP THE PINS
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| 00:07:43 432.67 |
COMMANDOS - FRENCH TRAIN GUERRILLA RAIDERS IN INDO-CHINA. MS- HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING AND JUDO IS DEMONSTRATED.
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LS- SOLDIERS CRAWL ON THEIR STOMACHS AS MACHINE GUNS FIRE INCHES ABOVE THEIR HEADS.
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PRESIDENT IKE MAKES PLEA FOR RED CROSS - CU- IKE SPEAKS TO THE NATION AND ASKS FOR 500,000 PINTS OF BLOOD.
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MONTAGE- U.S.CORSAIR FIGHTERS WITH FRENCH INSIGNIA ARE HOISTED ABOARD A FRENCH CARRIER FOR SHIPMENT TO VIETNAM.
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CU- PAINTING OF GREAT GOLFER, BOBBY JONES, BY PRESIDENT IKE IS PRESENTED TO JONES BY IKE.
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1952 LOOK MAGAZINE AWARD - MS- WILLIAM GETZ OF UNIVERSAL IS PRESENTED THE AWARD BY EDITOR GARDNER COLE.
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SPORTS- FIELD AND TRACK KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GAMES AT MADISON SQUARE GARDENS. LS- JOHNNY HAYNES WINS IN 60 YARD DASH.
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MS- MACK WHITFIELD WINS THE 1/2 MILE AND COMES CLOSE TO BEATING 4 WORLD RECORDS IN ONE NIGHT IN OTHER EVENTS.
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MONTAGE- CHILEAN PING PONG PLAYER RESTS HIS HEAD ON HIS ELBOW IN A 'I'M BORED' GESTURE WHILE PLAYING TWO PLAYERS. VINCENZI SITS ON A CHAIR AND SIPS A COKE WHILE PLAYING.
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LS- VINCENZI USES THE CHAIR IN RETURNING THE BALL THEN HE PLAYS A GAME WITH HIMSELF,RUNNING FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO RETURN HIS OWN SERVES.
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KOREA- UN TROOPS STORM STRATEGIC HEIGHTS.
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MS- NAVY FROGMAN IN A SCUBA OUTFIT LIES FLAT ON A NEW SUBMARINE SAUCER CALLED 'MANTA RAY'. MS- THE VEHICLE GOES DOWN 300 FEET AND ALLOWS THE FROGMAN TO STAY SUBMERGED 4 HOURS.
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MS- CHRISTINE JORGENSON OF SEX CHANGE FAME,IS NAMED 'WOMAN OF THE YEAR' BY SCANDANAVIAN SOCIETIES OF AMERICA.
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BASEBALL - MANAGER OD THE INDIANS, AL LOPEZ, LOOKS OVER 6 PLAYERS WHO STAND AT ATTENTION WITH THEIR BATS ON THEIR SHOULDERS IN MILITARY FASHION.
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MS- INDIAN'S PITCHER BOB LEMON THROWS A FEW.
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NEW YORK GIANTS TRAIN IN ARIZONA - INFIELDERS
BOBBY THOMPSON,DAVEY WILLIAMS,DARRYL SPENCER AND WHITEY LOCKMAN LIMBER UP THEIR ARMS. |
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MS- 5 GIANT CATCHERS SQUAT AND CATCH BALLS. MS-
PAN OF THE REST OF THE GIANT TEAM. MS- ACE SAL MAGLIE AND HOYT WILHELM THROW IN PRACTICE. |
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MS- MANAGER LEO DUROCHER POSES WITH HIS COACHES.
MS- MONTE IRVIN HITS IN PRACTICE. |
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BROOKLYN DODGERS TRAIN IN VERO BEACH,FLORIDA.
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MS- PEEWEE REESE AND JACKIE ROBINSON POSE.
MS- ROY CAMPANELLA TAKES A THROW TO HOME PLATE. LS- GIL HODGES HITS ONE AND CARL FURILLO CATCHES ONE. MS- DUKE SNIDER HITS IN PRACTICE. |
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BOXING - BOY'S CLUB ANNUAL BOXING TOURNAMENT. MS-
YOUNG BOYS WEIGH-IN, IN THE NUDE, AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. |
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MS- TWO 50 POUNDERS SLUG AWAY AT EACH OTHER.LS-
YOUNG BALCK AND WHITE BOXERS THROW TREMENDOUS BLOWS AT EACH OTHER IN A GUTSY BRAWL. THE WHITE BOY WINS. |
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REDS DOWN A U.S.PLANE IN EUROPE - LS- GIS SIFT THROUGH REMAINS OF A U.S. F-86 JET SHOT DOWN BY CZHEK MIG-16 FIGHTER NEAR BORDER.
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MS- AIR FORCE OFFICERS, SPEAKING TO NEWSMEN, USE MODEL PLANES TO DEPICT THE ATTACK ON THE PLANE.
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KOREA - F-86 SABRES DOWN MIG'S IN LIGHTNING DUEL LS- FILM FROM PLANE SHOWS A MIG BEING SHOT DOWN.
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LS- ICE BREAKER 'MCLAIN' CRASHES HER WAY OUT OF FROZEN MONTREAL HARBOR.
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MS- ARMY CAPTAIN WILLIAM SEARS WINDS UP A BIRD-
LIKE MODEL AIRPLANE WITH FLAPPING WINGS AND DEMONSTRATES IT FOR SOME YOUNG BOYS. |
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LS- SEARS THROWS THE RUBBER-BAND POWERED 'BIRD'
IN THE AIR AND WATCHES IT FLAP AROUND THE FIELD. |
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FASHIONS - EASTER PREVIEW IN ITALY. MS- ITALIAN MODELS SHOW GOWNS BY ITALIAN DESIGNERS ATOP ROME HOTEL. HATS ARE ALSO FEATURED.
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LS- 400 FOOT SKI LEAP BY AUSTRIAN, SETS NEW WORLD RECORD. LS- SKIERS FLY GRACEFULLY INTO THE AIR.
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REFUGEES FROM RED GERMANY STREAM OVER BORDER INTO WEST BERLIN. LS- THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES LINE UP IN FRONT OF 2 EXHIBITION HALLS TO REGISTER AND BE FINGERPRINTED.
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THE REFUGEES ARE FED BEDDED DOWN WHILE THEY WAIT TO BE PROCESSED.MS- THEY SHAVE AND WASH IN OPEN AREA AND LINE UP FOR FOOD ISSUED BY WEST BERLIN POLICE. MS- OLD MAN SPOONS FOOD OUT OF METAL PAIL.
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MS- PRESIDENTS IKE AWARDS MEDAL OF HONOR TO MARINE CORPORAL DUANE DEWEY,WHO THREW HIS BODY ON A GRENADE TO SAVE HIS BUDDY.
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MS- PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE PICTURES OF PRESIDENT IKE'S GRAND CHILDREN DWIGHT DAVID II AND BARBARA ANNE, ON THE WHITWE HOUSE LAWN.MS- DAVID PLAYS WITH PET DOG 'SKUNKIE'.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL - NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNEY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - SEATON HALL VS ST.JOHNS
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MS- FANS GO INTO FRENZY AS WALLY DUKES LEADS SEATON HALL TO VICTORY.
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MOTORCYCLE RACE AT DATOYNA BEACH - LS- 113 BIKES TAKE-OFF FOR THE 200 MILE AMERICA MOTORCYCLE ASS'N CHAMPIONSHIPS.
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LS- BIKER TAKES 100 MPH SPILL ON CURVE AS ANOTHER BARELY MISSES GOING OVER EDGE OF HILL AT CURVE, SOME GO OVER.
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| 00:33:04 1953.67 |
ATOMIC BLASTS - LATEST FILM RELEASED SHOW SERIES OF TESTS.MONTAGE- AIRMEN DON SPECIAL EYE SHIELDS AS BOMBER FLIES OVER TARGET AND DROPS BOMB.
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LS- SPECTACULAR FILM SHOWS BRIGHT EXPLOSION AND THE EFFECTS OF BLAST ON AIRPLANES SITTING ON GROUND.AERIAL- FILM SHOW UNUSUAL CLOSE-UP OF THE EXPLOSION ITSELF.
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A BOMB ABLAST - SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE FORCE OF EXPLOSION AT TWO MILES FROM BLAST.
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MS- CARS WITH GLASS MANNEQUINS ARE PLACED IN NEVADA DESERT TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF BLAST. OTHER MANNEQUINS ARE PLACED IN HOMES DEPICTING MEN,WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT HOME.
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MS- 850 SOLDIERS ENTER SLIT TRENCHES, 5 FEET DEEP WITH THEIR HEADS HELD DOWN.MS- CAMERMEN WITH TELESCOPIC LENS SET THEIR CAMERAS ON TRIPODS..
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LS- AFTER BLAST,TECHNICIANS WITH GEIGER COUNTERS MEASURE THE RADIATION. MS- GOVERNOR EARL WARREN OF CALIFORNIA, IS AN INTERESTED ON-LOOKER.
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MONTAGE- GIS IN WINTER GEAR CLIMB SNOWY MOUNTAIN DURING GALE WINDS TO TEST GEAR. MMS- GIS EASE THEMSELVES INTO AN ICE COLD STREAM AND FLOAT AROUND WITH NO ADVERSE EFFECTS
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MARSHAL TITO OF YUGOSLAVIA WALKS DOWN GANG PLANK AS HE ARRIVES IN LONDON BY BOAT.HE IS MET BY DUKE OF EDINBURGH, CHURCHILL AND OTHERS.
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TITO AND CHURCHILL POSE IN FRONT OF 10 DOWNING STREET. TITO BRUSHES LINT OFF CHURCHILL'S LAPEL
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LS- A PHOTOGRAPHER ON DECK OF CARRIER TAKES PICTURES OF A LANDING CORSAIR WHEN SUDDENLY A BOMB TUMBLES OFF THE PLANE AND EXPLODES, KILLING THE CAMERMAN AND WOUNDING 15 OTHERS.
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FASHIONS - A PEEK AT NEW SPRING HATS BY CHANDRE AND PLAUREL AT A NEW YORK STUDIO.CU- MODELS POSE WITH HATS.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL - INDIANA TAKES NCAA TITLE FROM KANSAS.
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AFTERMATH OF STRATEGIC ATOMIC BLAST - LS- HOUSE 3/4 OF A MILE AWAY FROM BLAST VIOLENTLY BLOWS UP, ANOTHER 1 1/2 MILES AWAY HAD WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND SUSTAINED MINOR RADIATION .
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ARMY TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHES IN ALVAREZ,CALIF.
KILLING 30 AIR FORCE MEN AND 5 CIVILIANS.LS- A 500 YARD SWATH OF WRECKAGE MARKS THE SPOT OF THE CRASH |
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MS- ADLAI STEVENSON VISITS THE KOREAN FRONT.MEETS WITH GIS FROM HIS HOME TOWN.MS- WEARING HEAVY FLIGHT GEAR STEVENSON WALKS FROM PLANE AFTER FLIGHT OVER FRONT.
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MS- EX-PRESIDENT TRUMAN HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER MARGARET BOARD BOAT FOR VACATION TRIP TO HAWAII
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MS- EX-GERMAN POW WHO ESCAPED FROM CAPTURE IN THE U.S. PERUSES A HUGE SHELF OF BOOKS IN HIS BOOK STORE IN CHICAGO.
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MS- REINHOLT SABLE POSES WITH WIFE AND BABY IN HIS PROSPEROUS BOOK STORE, AFTER CAPTURE BY FBI.HE FACES DEPORTATION TO GERMANY.
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NEW JEEP - THE 'MIGHTY MITE', SUCCESOR TO THE JEEP IS TESTED ON A BUMPY MUDDY COURSE. THE VEHICLE SPEED ALONG NORMALLY ALTHOUGH ONE WHEEL IS MISSING.
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FRENCH SPRING FASHIONS - PARIS MODELS SHOW DRESSES AND HATS.
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ROCKETS GIVE F-86 SABRE A NEW KNOCKOUT PUNCH. LS-
SERIES OF MISSILES FIRED FROM F-86 OBLITERATES GROUND TARGETS. |
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QUEEN MARY DIES - 85 YEAR OLD DOWAGER LEAVES BRITAIN MOURNING.
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MONTAGE- OLD FILM SHOW QUEEN MARY WITH KING
GEORGE V PRIOR TO HIS DEATH. MS- MARY WALKS WITH HER SON EDWARD WHO BECAME KING AFTER GEORGE V, BUT ABDICATED FOR LOVE OF AMERICAN WOMAN. |
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MS- MARY POSES WITH HER SECOND SON WHO BECAME GEORGE XI UPON EDWARDS' ABDICATION. MARY POSES WITH PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND HOLD GRANDSON CHARLES IN HER ARMS.
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ATOMS IN SCIENCE - AIDES IN SEARCH FOR A CURE TO CANCER. MONTAGE- FINGERLING FISH RAISED IN ATOMIC 'HOT WATER' ARE EXAMINED BY SCIENTISTS. CU- SHEEP ARE FED ATOMIC FOOD.
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MS- VOLUNTEER CANCER PATIENT IS INJECTED WITH RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE IN HOPE OF ISOLATING CANCER CELLS.
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MONTAGE YOUNG WOMAN WORKS WITH NEW TABLE SAW WHICH IS CONVERTED INTO A LATHE AND A SANDER.
WOMEN TEST IT TO SHOW EASE OF USE. |
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LS- HUGE TANK-LIKE VEHICLE WITH HUGE WIDE SPONGY WHEEL SROLLS OVER ROCKS AND DEEP SAND WHERE A JEEP WOULD GET STUCK.
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MS- A MAN LIES DOWN AND ALLOWS THE HUGE VEHICLE ROLL OVER HIM, HE SAYS'IT FELT LIKE A MASSAGE'.
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PARIS STYLES ALA NEW YORK - MODELS SHOW COPIES OF STYLES BY DEVENCHY AND DIOR SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE ORIGINALS.
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FISHING - JUNIOR ANGLERS DERBY IN SEATTLE - MS-
HUNDREDS OF KIDS FISH OFF PIER IN CONTEST. |
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MS- TINY KID FISHES BETWEEN THE FLOOR BOARDS OF THE PIER AND PULLS IN FISH. CU- A LITTLE GIRL TRYS TO PICK UP A FISH BUT IT KEEPS WIGGLING OUT OF HER HAND.
EXOTIC CARS AT NEW YORK AUTO SHOW. ATOMIC CLOUD FOOTAGE. |
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