19531950s NEWSREELS
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VOL 26/514
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INDO-CHINA - FRENCH CLEAN-UP DRIVE SLOWED BY RED TRAPS.
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MONTAGE- FRENCH JEEPS AND TRUCKS GET STUCK IN MUDDY STREAMS IN THE VIETNAMESE RICE PADDIES, AS SOLDIERS IN WAIST DEEP WATER TRY TO FREE THE STUCK VEHICLES.
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MS- FRENCH LOAD BOMBS AND NAPALM ON U.S. MADE PLANES. THE NAPALM IS DROPPED INTO THICK JUNGLE
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| 00:02:10 92.6 |
PLANE CRASH - AERIAL- (PAN) A COLUMN OF SMOKE RISES FROM MOUNTAIN AREA NEAR SAN FRANCISCO WHERE LUXURY LINER TRAVELING 8600 MILES FROM AUSTRALIA CRASHED.
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| 00:02:27 109.6 |
MS- RESCUE WORKERS CARRY REMAINS OF VICTIMS UP A RUGGED HILL ON A STRETCHER.
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| 00:02:29 111.6 |
MS- A HUGE AIRLINE TIRE LIES BETWEEN THE BRANCHES OF A TREE.
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| 00:02:44 126.6 |
MONTAGE- GENERAL GUNTHER, NATO COMMANDER, ARRIVES IN ATHENS, INSPECTS MILITARY BASES ON GREEK SOIL.
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| 00:03:30 172.6 |
MONTAGE- KING PAUL AND QUEEN FEDERIKA OF GREECE RIDE IN MOTORCADE UP BROADWAY IN NEW YORK CITY.
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| 00:03:30 172.6 |
QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCESS MARGARET ARRIVE AT LONDON'S WEST END TO ATTEND ANNUAL ROYAL FILM PERFORMANCES. HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STARS GREET THEM.
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| 00:03:37 179.6 |
MS- QUEEN ELIZABETH SHAKES HANDS WITH ACTOR GARY COOPER AND A LINE-UP OF OTHER STARS.
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| 00:04:07 209.6 |
DAZZLING DIAMOND DISPLAY - CU- MODELS WEAR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF BRACELETS, NECKLACES AND RINGS.
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| 00:05:03 265.6 |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL - ILLINOIS 21 - PURDUE 0
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| 00:05:10 272.6 |
MONTAGE- ILLINOIS' J.C. CAROLINE PUTS ON A DAZZLING DISPLAY OF RUNNING TO BREAK RECORD OF YARDS GAINED. LS- THOUSANDS OF FANS WAVE THEIR ARMS IN UNISON.
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| 00:05:37 299.6 |
LS- ILLINOIS LINEBACK PUTS ON A DAZZLING RUN AS HE DODGES TACKLERS TRYING TO TAKE HIM DOWN. THEY FALL ALL AROUND HIM BUT HE DODGES THEM ALL.
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FORDHAM 20 - MIAMI 0
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VOL 26/515
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| 00:07:38 420.6 |
FLAG SALUTE - UNITS OF SO. KOREAN TROOPS PARADE FOR GENERAL RIDGEWAY. MS- GENERAL MATHEW RIDGEWAY GREETS KOREAN PRESIDENT RHEE DURING RIDGEWAY'S TOUR OF INSPECTION.
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| 00:08:05 447.6 |
LS- RIDGEWAY REVIEWS MARCHING SOLDIERS.
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| 00:08:45 487.6 |
INDO-CHINA - FRENCH FIGHT THEIR WAY OUT OF TRAP.
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| 00:09:18 520.6 |
LS- LOW FLYING PLANE DROPS NAPALM BOMBS CAUSING HUGE BALLS OF FIRE AND SMOKE.
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| 00:09:45 547.6 |
MS- GROUND CREWMEN AT A US AIR FORCE BASE LOAD ROCKETS ON A NORTHRUP SCORPION JET. CU- ROCKETS FIRED FROM THE JETS SPEW OUT IN SLOW MOTION AS SEEN BY PILOT IN AIR.
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| 00:10:31 593.6 |
MS- THREE OF THE FOUR DIONNE QUINTUPLETS BID FAREWELL TO THEIR SISTER MARIE AS SHE ENTERS A CONVENT TO BECOME A NUN. THEIR PARENTS ARE THERE
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| 00:11:07 629.6 |
MONTAGE- OVER 50,000 PILGRIMS VISIT THE SITE IN PHILADELPHIA'S FAIRMONT PARK WHERE CHILDREN SAW A VISION OF THE VIRGIN MARY. ROSARIES AND FLOWERS ARE PLACED ON THE BUSH WHERE THE VISION APPEARED.
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| 00:11:27 649.6 |
MONTAGE- BRASS SHELL CASINGS LAY ON DOCK IN KOREA WHERE THEY ARE LOADED ONTO A SHIP TO USA FOR RECLAMATION. LS- DAMAGED TANKS, JEEPS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE LOADED FOR SHIPMENT TO JAPAN FOR REPAIR.
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| 00:11:57 679.6 |
FASHIONS ON SHIPBOARD - GIRLS MODEL CLOTHING ON THE LINER ANDREA D'ORIO. CREATIONS BY LEONARD ARKIN ARE FEATURED.
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| 00:12:57 739.6 |
NATIONAL HORSE SHOW IN NEW YORK - TOP TEAMS REPRESENTING IRELAND, GREAT BRITAIN, CANADA AND THE U.S. COMPETE IN THE HURDLE JUMPING.
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MS- CANADIAN MOUNTIES PUT ON A DAZZLING PRECISION HORSE SHOW.
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VOL 26/516
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NORTHEASTER - STORM TAKES HEAVY TOLL ON EAST COAST MONTAGE- (PAN) STORES IN A SMALL TOWN ARE HALF SUBMERGED IN WATER. SMALL HOMES, PILED ON EACH OTHER BY THE FURIOUS WINDS.
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CAR PARKED OUTSIDE STORE LIES SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATERS AS OTHER CARS, BY THE HUNDREDS, LIE STALLED AND MAROONED.
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MS- YOUNG MAN CHASES A GOOSE WHO FLAPS IN THE WATER AS HE TRIES TO ESCAPE.
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MONTAGE- NEW BRITISH 'CENTORIAN' TANK IS PUT THROUGH ITS PACES.
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MONTAGE- ADMIRAL ARTHUR RADFORD, CHAIRMAN OF
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, ARRIVES IN GERMANY TO INSPECT U.S. FORCES. |
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MS- SAILORS ON THE DESTROYER ESCORT GEORGE E. DAVIS ENTERTAIN 9 YEAR OLD MARIA LAVECCHIA WHOM THEY ADOPTED AS THEIR FOSTER DAUGHTER. MS- SHE CUTS A BIRTHDAY CAKE AND SHARES IT WITH THE CREW. LS-
THE OFFICERS AND CREW LINE UP TO HUG AND KISS HER |
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IMPERIAL GARDEN PARTY - EMPEROR HIROHITO ENTERTAINS DIPLOMATIC CORP IN HIS PALACE GARDEN IN TOKYO.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL - TEXAS CHRISTAIN 21 - WASHINGTON STATE 7
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ARMY 27 - NO. CAROLINA STATE 7 LS- NO. CAROLINA'S EDDIE WEST TAKES A PUNT ALL THE WAY IN FOR A TD
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VOL 26/518
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PRESIDENT IKE GETS WARM WELCOME ON VISIT TO CANADA LS- IKE AND MAMIE ARE GREETED BY GOVERNOR MASSEY OF CANADA. MS- EISENHOWER PLACES WREATH ON MEMORIAL TO CANADA'S WAR DEAD.
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IN TRADITIONAL FASHION EISENHOWER PLANTS TREE AND SHOVELS DIRT AROUND IT;MAMIE HELPS.
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MS- IKE SPEAKS TO CANADA'S PARLIAMENT.
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MS- PROFESSOR FRITZ ZIRNICKY, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER, LOOKS THROUGH HIS NEW PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE WHICH ENABLES SCIENTISTS TO SEE ORGANISMS NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
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CU- TELEGRAMS OF CONGRATULATIONS FROM VIP'S ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE PILED ONE ATOP THE OTHER.
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MS- VICE PRESIDENT NIXON RECEIVES A CORDIAL WELCOME FROM SYNGMAN RHEE OF KOREA. CROWD WAVES SMALL U.S. FLAGS AT THE VISITING NIXON. MS- NIXON AND WIFE PAT RECEIVE FLORAL BOUQUETS FROM KOREAN CHILDREN.
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MS- IKE LOOKS OVER 39LB. LIVE TURKEY GIVEN TO HIM FOR THANKSGIVING. HE PATS THE TURKEY ON THE BACK.
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ANIMAL RARITY - A 'ZONKEY' PONY, ACROSS BETWEEN A DONKEY AND A ZEBRA, RUNS AROUND IN ITS CORRAL. THE RARE PHENOMENA OF BREATHING TOOK 22 TRIES TO SUCCEED ON THE CALIFORNIA FARM.
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| 00:25:01 1463.6 |
LS- THE 'ZONKEY' RUNS AND BRONCS WILDLY TRYING TO UNSEAT A MONKEY ON HIS BACK.
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| 00:25:19 1481.6 |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL - MARYLAND 38 - MISSISSIPPI 0
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WISCONSIN 28 - ILLINOIS 7 IN UPSET.
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VOL 26/519
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HARRY DEXTER WHITE EXPOSE' - OPENS SWEEPING PROBE OF ALL RED ESPIONAGE. ATTORNEY GENERAL BROWNELL TELLS CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE THAT EX-PRESIDENT TRUMAN HAD TO KNOW OF WHITE'S ESPIONAGE ACTIVITY.
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| 00:29:20 1722.6 |
CU- TRUMAN RESPONDS - CALLS BROWNELL A LIAR WHO DECEIVED HIS CHIEF .
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| 00:30:30 1792.6 |
MS- DIRECTOR OF FBI J. EDGAR HOOVER SPEAKS TO THE COMMITTEE.
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MONTAGE- 36,000 SACKS OF MAIL FOR JAPAN AND OTHER PLACES ARE STACKED HIGH AT A SAN FRANCISCO DOCK.
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| 00:31:19 1841.6 |
MONTAGE- THE DOUGLAS X-3 'FLYING STILETTO' IS TEST FLOWN AT CALIFORNIA BASE.
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| 00:31:59 1881.6 |
MONTAGE- PETE BRENNAN RIDES A BIKE MOUNTED WITH SAILS ON A DRY LAKE IN NEVADA AND REACHES A TOP SPEED OF 40 MPH.
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| 00:32:20 1902.6 |
HISTORICAL CATHEDRAL RESTORED - ST. STEVENS IN VIENNA, HIT BY ARTILLERY IN WWII IS REPAIRED.
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| 00:32:44 1926.6 |
MONTAGE- STEEPLEJACKS CLIMB EDIFICE LIKE MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS AND SWING FROM SECTION TO SECTION WITH ROPES, AT DIZZYING HEIGHTS.
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| 00:33:21 1963.6 |
SPORTS - LS- BELGIAN AND FRENCH STOCK CARS CRASH EACH OTHER AS THEY RACE AROUND THE TRACK.
SPECTATORS ENJOY THE EVENT |
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BOXING - BOXERS COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL SERVICEMEN'S BOUTS IN ENGLAND. MS- A DUTCH MAN IS KNOCKED DOWN BY A U.S. FIGHTER WITH A LEFT HOOK TO THE JAW.
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LS- U.S. FIGHTER TAKES MANY ROUNDHOUSE PUNCHES BY A BRITISH RAF BOXER AND IS STAGGERED SEVERAL TIMES. RAF WINS MATCH FOR THE 3RD STRAIGHT YEAR.
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VOL 26/520
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| 00:35:07 2069.6 |
LARGEST RADIO TRANSMITTER IS DEDICATED IN CASCADE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON - MS- GENERAL DAVID SARNOFF CONGRATULATES ADMIRAL DAVID CARNEY, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, FOR THE 1 MILLION WATT TRANSMITTER.
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| 00:35:34 2096.6 |
CU- SARNOFF'S FINGER OPERATES THE TELEGRAPH KEY TO SEND MESSAGE AS ADMIRAL CARNEY WATCHES.
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| 00:36:08 2130.6 |
200 TONS OF AMMUNITION EXPLODES IN ACCIDENT AT STRASBERG. FRANCE - CU-(PAN) AN UNEXPLODED MORTAR SHELL LIES NEXT TO THE SHOE OF A VICTIM KILLED BY THE BLAST.
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| 00:36:24 2146.6 |
MS- A SURVIVING VICTIM OF THE BLAST WALKS IN A DAZE. MS- SHATTERED WINDOWS, BROKEN BY PIECES OF STONE HURLED ALMOST A MILE AWAY.
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| 00:36:50 2172.6 |
'50 YEARS OF FLIGHT' CELEBRATION - THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS ENJOY AIR SHOW AT CALIFORNIA AIR BASE.
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| 00:36:57 2179.6 |
LS- MAN RUNS HOLDING A 1896 REPLICA OF A CHINNUTE GLIDER. MS- A WORLD WAR I 'JENNY' BI-PLANE IS ON DISPLAY. LS- THREE 'BLUE ANGELS' FLY THEIR JETS IN FORMATION.
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MS- DR. SELMAN WAXMAN RECEIVES HUMANITARIAN AWARD FOR DISCOVERY OF STREPTOMYCIN AT 11TH DINNER-
DANCE OF VARIETY CLUB. SINGER JANE FROMAN IS ALSO HONORED. |
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ANNUAL SANTA CLAUS PARADE IN SEATTLE - MONTAGE-
GIANT BALLOONS REPRESENTING FAMILIAR CARTOON CHARACTERS INCLUDING, FELIX THE CAT, AND OTHERS ENTRANCE YOUNGSTERS. |
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MS- CROWD OF YOUNG KIDS LOOK ON IN AWE. MS- A MOTHER WATCHES THE PARADE AS SHE HOLDS BABY BOTTLE IN CHILD'S MOUTH.
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| 00:38:16 2258.6 |
MS- REAL REINDEER PULL SLED WITH SANTA ABOARD.
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| 00:38:25 2267.6 |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL - ILLINOIS 39 - NORTHWESTERN 14
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| 00:39:02 2304.6 |
LS- ILLINOIS J.C. CAROLINE TAKES A PUNT AND RUNS IT 40 YARDS BEFORE BEING TAKEN DOWN.
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| 00:39:38 2340.6 |
DARTMOUTH 34 - PRINCETON 12
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| 00:40:42 2404.6 |
MARYLAND 21 - ALABAMA 0 LS- MARYLANDS AMARLAK
RUNS 82 YARDS ON 1ST PLAY FOR A TOUCHDOWN. |
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VOL 26/522
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AVIATION NEWS - TEST PILOT SCOTTY COSSFIELD, THE WORLD'S 'FASTEST MAN' TESTS THE DOUGLAS 'SKYROCKET' AT 1300 MPH.
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| 00:42:28 2510.6 |
MONTAGE- SMALL PUSHER TYPE AIRPLANE WITH THE PROP ON THE TAIL END IS TEST FLOWN.
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| 00:43:00 2542.6 |
ROYAL JOURNEY - WEST INDIES HAIL QUEEN ELIZABETH II AS SHE ARRIVES IN JAMAICA WITH PRINCE PHILIP. CU-
BLACK HONOR GUARD STAND SMARTLY AT ATTENTION. |
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MS- QUEEN USES A SHOVEL TO PLANT A COTTONWOOD TREE IN KING GEORGE'S PARK.
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| 00:43:48 2590.6 |
CITYSCAPE OF CARACAS, VENEZUELA. MS- PRESIDENT MARCOS PEREZ JIMINEZ IS GREETED BY CHEERING YOUNGSTERS AS HE DEDICATES AN ULTRA MODERN NUTRITION CENTER BUILDING BUILT WITH OIL MONEY.
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| 00:44:27 2629.6 |
MS- 2 YOUNG CZECHS EXAMINE THEIR DAMAGED LIGHT PLANE AFTER THEY CRASH LANDED IN A BAVARIAN FIELD WHILE ESCAPING TO FREEDOM.
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| 00:44:55 2657.6 |
MS- YOUNG BOY SCOUT STRIKEN BY POLIO IS HONORED BY HIS SCOUT MASTER AND SCOUT TROUPE. HE IS ROLLED INTO THE ROOM BY A NURSE.
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| 00:45:23 2685.6 |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL - ARMY 20 - NAVY 7 LS- 102,000 FANS WATCH AS ARMY AND NAVY CADETS MARCH ONTO THE FIELD. MS- QUEEN FEDERIKA OF GREECE IS THERE, AS IS GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY WITH OTHER HIGH BRASS.
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| 00:46:02 2724.6 |
LS- NAVY FUMBLES ON KICK OFF AND ARMY RECOVERS.
ARMY CADETS WAVE THEIR HATS WILDLY AS ARMY'S PAT UDELL TAKES IT FOR A TOUCHDOWN. |
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NOTRE DAME 48 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 14
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VOL 26/523
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BIG THREE MEET - CHURCHILL OF ENGLAND, LANIELLE OF FRANCE AND PRESIDENT EISENHOWER MEET IN BERMUDA.
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LS- CHURCHILL ARRIVES IN BERMUDA BY PLANE, TO ORGANIZE MEETING.
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| 00:49:45 2947.6 |
AERIAL- THE WORSE FIRE IN KOREAN HISTORY RAZES HALF THE CITY OF PUSAN. LS- SMOKE RISES FROM 5000 HOUSES THAT BURNED(PAN).
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| 00:50:20 2982.6 |
MS- WOMAN SITS BEWILDERED AMID RUINS OF HER HOUSE.
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| 00:50:47 3009.6 |
MS- QUEEN ELIZABETH PUSHES THE LEVER THAT OPERATES THE MIGHTY LOCKS OF THE PANAMA CANAL.
SHE THEN RE-BOARDS HER SHIP WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE LOCKS. |
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MS- WOMAN HAS DIFFICULTY DRESSING HER PET GORILLA.
THE YOUNG GORILLA RUNS FREELY AROUND THE HOUSE PLAYING WITH A BALL. |
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MEN'S FASHIONS ABOARD THE ITALIAN LINER ANDREA D'ORIO. 2 MEN PLAY SHUFFLE BOARD ON DECK AS THEY SHOW STYLES BY DAMON. MALE MODEL LOOKS OUT TO SEA AS HE PUFFS ON A CIGARETTE.
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| 00:52:55 3137.6 |
SPORTS - ENGLAND VS HUNGARY FOR WORLD TITLE IN TABLE TENNIS (PING PONG). ENGLAND WINS.
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| 00:54:00 3202.6 |
LS- ENGLAND TAKES ON HUNGARY IN SOCCER BEFORE A HUGE CROWD. HUNGARY WINS 6-3.
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