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19531950s NEWSREELS

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OATIS BACK HOME - NEWSMAN FREED BY REDS AFTER TWO YEARS. HE WAS BRAINWASHED INTO MAKING A CONFESSION IN CZHECKOSLAVIA.
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PRESIDENT IKE GETS A DEGREE IN VIRGINIA. MS- HONOR GUARD IN COLONIAL ARMY UNIFORMS AT WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE STAND AT ATTENTION FOR IKE AND MAMIE
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LS- CEREMONIAL HOOD IS PLACED OVER IKE'S CAP AND GOWN AND ONTO HIS SHOULDERS.
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MS- NEW YORKS MAYOR IMPELLITERI AND CARDINAL REVIEW PARADE OF MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SERVICES
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MS- SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILSONAND MILITARY BRASS REVIEW PARADE BY MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SERVICES IN WASHINGTON,D.C.
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MONTAGE- BEAUTIES IN SWIM SUITS POSE TO BENEFIT 1953 DAMON RUNYAN CANCER FUND IN NEW YORK. WINNER WINS A SCREEN TEST. MS- DESIGNER FLORENCE LUSTIG CROWNS THE WINNER.
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MONTAGE GUIDE DOGS WALK BLIND PEOPLE THROUGH OBSTACLE COURSE AT SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND. MS- TWO BLIND MEN ARE WALKED ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION BY THEIR DOGS.
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MS- (PAN) BLIND PERSONS POSE WITH THEIR DOGS.
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SPORTS - 13TH CILISEUM RELAYS IN LOS ANGELES.
LS- BEEDIE SANDFIELD OF THE GRAND STREET BOYS WINS THE 100 YARD DASH IN 9.7
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LS- JACK DAVID OF SOUTHERN CAL WINS THE HIGH
HURDLES. LS- DENIS JOHANNSEN OF FINLAND WINS THE 'MIRACLE MILE' IN 4.07.7.
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INTERNATIONAL FROG JUMP IN CALIFORNIA. MS- MAN FONDLES HIS GIANT FROG BEFORE START OF CONTEST.
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LS- GIRL STAMPS HER FOOT TO GET THE FROG TO JUMP OUT OF THE CIRCLE. LS- MAN JUMPS LIKE A FROG TO GET HIS FROG TO JUMP LIKE A MAN.HE HOLDS HIS FROG CLOSE-UP TO CAMERA.
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INDO-CHINA - RED ADVANCE IN LAOS IS STEMMED.
MONTAGE- FRENCH TROOPS HIKE SINGLE LINE THROUGH JUNGLE STREAMS AND BRUSH. LOW FLYING PLANES DROP SUPPLIES.
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LS- SECRETARY OF STATE DULLES ARRIVES IN EGYPT AND MEETS WITH GENERAL NAGIB.
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MS- SON OF SENATOR TAFT,WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT III, ARRIVES IN IRELAND TO TAKE THE POST OF AMBASSADOR AND MEETS WITH PRESIDENT O'KELLY OF IRELAND.
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MS- CRATES OF BABY CLOTHING CONTRIBUTED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF BROOKLYN ARRIVE IN KOREA.
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MONTAGE- KOREAN NURSES AND MOTHERS DRESS THE TOTS IN THE DONATED CLOTHING.
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ANIMAL ANTICS - CHILDREN WATCH AS MONKEYS PUT ON A CIRCUS ACT AT THE ST.LOUIS ZOO. MONKEYS RIDE UNICYCLES AND TRICK VEHICLES AND DO BALANCING ACTS
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CU- MONKEY HUGS AND KISSES A LITTLE BOY.
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'THUNDER BAY' USHERS IN ERA OF WIDE SCREEN MOVIES.
LS- MARQUEE OF LOEW'S STATE THEATER AT TIMES SQUARE TELLS OF PANAROMIC FULL STAGE SCREES.
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LS- INSIDE THE THEATER,THE SCREEN DWAFTS THE WORKING MEN. LS- HUGE CROWDS WATCH AS VIP'S OF STAGE AND SCREEN ARRIVE,INCLUDING MARGARET TRUMAN.
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MS- ACTOR BORIS KARLOFF ARRIVES FOLLOWED BY TONY CURTIS AND WIFE JANET LEIGH. XAVIER CUGAT AND WIFE ABBIE LANE ARE THERE AS IS JIMMY STEWART THE STAR OF 'THUNDER BAY'.
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SAILING SEASON OPENS - FLEET OF SAILBOATS TAKE TO THE SEA.
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TORNADO - 5 DIE IN TWISTER ON CANADIAN BORDER.
MS- A TREE LIES ATOP ACRUCHED AUTO. WORKERS CHOP BRANCHES OFF DOWNED TREE. WORKERS SIFT THROUGH A PILE OF DEBRIS THAT WAS ONCE A HOUSE.
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LS- B-47 BOMBERS LINED UP ATMCDILL AIR FORCE BASE IN FLORIDA. MS- GENERAL CURTIS LEMAY, CHIEF OF STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND, GIVES THE FLYERS A PERSONAL BRIEFING.LS- THE B-47'S TAKE-OFF AND ARE FUELED IN MID-AIR
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MS- CAPTAINS JOSEPH MCCONNELL AND MANUEL FERNANDEZ, BOTH AIR FORCE ACES ARRIVE AT TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE IN CALIFORNIA.THEY HAVE 30 KILLS BETWEEN THEM.
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MS- CAPTAIN MCCONNELL WALKS WITH HIS WIFE AND KISSES HER.
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MS- MISS UNION LABOR BEAUTY PAGEANT - MS- SWIM SUIT CONTESTANTS PARADE BEFORE THE JUDGES.
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HORSE RACING - HORSES PARADE TO THE GATE AT THE 'PREAKNESS', FOLLOWING THE KENTUCKY DERBY. WINNER OF DERBY 'DARK STAR' IS THERE AS WELL AS 'NATIVE DANCER'.
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LS- 'NATIVE DANCER BEATS OUT 'JAMIE K' IN SPINE TINGLING FINISH.
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OUTDOOR DOG SHOW - THE 'MORRISON OUTDOOR KENNEL CLUB MIXTURE' HAS PEDIGREE DOGS OF ALL TYPES.
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MS- GREAT DANE LICKS THE FACE OF A BABY.CLOSE-UP SHOTS OF BASSET HOUNDS,SHEPHERD,BLOOD HOUND GREAT DANE AND BULLDOG.
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OWNER TROTS FIELD WITH ENGLISH SETTER WHO RAN FOR 'BEST OF SHOW AWARD, BUT 'CATHY' THE WELSH TERRIER WINS.
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MUD IN KOREA - HELICOPTERS TAKE OVER AS TRUCKS BOG DOWN.TRUCKS AND JEEPS PLOW THROUGH A RIVER OF WATER ON THE ROADS.
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LS- GIS HOOK A LOAD OF SUPPLIES TO THE LANDING GEAR OF THE HELICOPTER WHICH HOVERS JUST ABOVE THE GROUND.
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LS- PLANE CRASH - A PARIS BOUND AIRLINER LIES IN FIELD, SPLIT IN TWO, AFTER CRASH LANDING NEAR AMSTERDAM.MS- DESTRUCTION INSIDE THE PLANE MAKES IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ALL SURVIVED.
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LS- SPAIN'S FRANCISCO FRANCO AND PORTUGAL'S FRANCISCO LOPEZ RIDE IN MOTORCADE DOWN MADRID AVENUE,FLANKED BY FRANCO'S MOORISH GUARDS ON HORSEBACK. BOTH LEADERS WATCH COLORFUL PARADE .
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MS- WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND CONTRIBUTED 2 ARTIFICIAL LEGS TO KOREAN ORPHAN, MEETS THE BOY AT U.S AIRPORT. MS- AFTER BEING CHECKED BY CUSTOMS, THE BOY IS OFF TO HIS NEW HOME, FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOY'S TOWN IN OMAHA.
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MONTAGE- PRESIDENT IKE AND MAMIE PLAY HOST TO WOUNDED GIS IN WHEEL CHAIRS ON WHITE HOUSE LAWN.
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MS- VICE PRESIDENT NIXON AND WIFE PAT ARE ALSO THERE WITH MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. MS- THE GIS ARE SERVED PLATES OF FOOD.
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MS- MEMBERS OF THE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND TAKE JUDO LESSONS IN JAPAN AS PART OF THEIR TRAINING.
JAPANESE TOP JUDO EXPERTS SHOW TRAINEES HOW TO FLIP AN OPPONENT.
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RADIO CONTROLLED LAWN MOWER - MS- GIRL LETS GO OF THE LAWN MOWER WHICH PROCEEDS IN CUTTING THE LAWN ON ITS OWN. MS- AS THE GIRL HAS A DRINK WITH HER HUBBY THE LAWN MOWER CUTS THE GRASS.
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MONTAGE- HUGE TRUCK WITH A LARGE SPONGY WHEEL IN FRONT AND BACK RIDES GENTLY OVER ROCKS AND HILLS.
MS- THE 'ROLLAGONE' IS SO GENTLE IT RIDES OVER IT'S INVENTOR.
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DULLES REPORTS - BACK FROM NEAR EAST, SECRETARY OF STATE DULLES RETURNS TO WASHINGTON,D.C. WITH HAROLD STASSEN AT HIS SIDE.
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KOREA - ALLIES HALT RED DRIVE ON SEOUL.
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LS- HIGH WALLS AND BUILDINGS OF THE KREMLIN IN MOSCOW. MONTAGE- U.S.AMBASSADOR CHARLES BOLIN ARRIVES TO TAKE OVER HIS POST IN USSR.
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MS- MECHANICAL MARVEL THAT DOES NOTHING - HAS 700 MOVING PARTS,2 MOTORS AND LOOKS AWESOME.
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MS- ETHIOPIAN ARMY PRIVATE RECEIVES ARTIFICIAL LEG IN U.S.HOSPITAL. THE BLACK SOLDIER WHO LOST A LEG IN KOREA PUTS ON ARTIFICIAL LIMB AND TRYS IT.
HE WALKS UP STAIRS AND RUNS ALONG HOSPITAL GROUNDS
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MS- HIGH DIVER, HOLDING HIS LITTLE GIRL POINTS TO A 125 FOOT TOWER HE EXPECTS TO DIVE OFF
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LS- AS CROWD WATCHES THE DIVER CLIMBS THE HIGH LADDER AND DIVES INTO A POOL WITH 6 FEET OF WATER IN IT.
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INDY '500' AUTO CLASSIC - VOKOVICH WINS AUTO RACE WITH 175,000 FANS WATCHING ON A SCORCHING DAY.
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MONTAGE- ONE BY ONE THE CARS SKID AND CRASH INTO WALL AS ONLY 6 OF ORIGINAL 33 CARS FINISH RACE.
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CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II - FILM INCLUDES PARADES BY HONOR GUARDS,THE GOLDEN COACH RIDING TO CORONATION,THE CEREMONY AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY, THE OATH,THE CROWNING AND RHE RIDE THROUGH THE STREETS TO THE PALACE.
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ITALIAN ELECTIONS - POLITICAL PARTIES IN ITALY GO ALL OUT WITH SIGN AND POSTERS ON WALLS, MANY WITH CARTOONS DEPICTING THE POLITICIANS.
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MS- POLICEMEN EXAMINE VOTERS CREDENTIALS BEFORE ALLOWING THEM TO ENTER POLLING PLACES. MS- PREMIER DEGASPARI CASTS HIS BALLOT.
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LS- FLAMING TANKER,CUT IN HALF AFTER A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER SHIP ON THE DELAWARE RIVER, SPOUTS BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES. MS- NURSES ATTEND TO A SURVIVOR WHOSE FACE AND ARMS ARE BANDAGED.
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SIAMESE TWINS - CU- NURSE ROLLS OUT A LITTLE BOY WHO WAS CONNECTED AT THE HEAD WITH HIS BROTHER.
BEFORE AN OPERATION LASTING 12 HOURS SEPARATED THE TWO. THE BROTHER DIED.
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MONTAGE- PRESIDENT IKE WALKS OUT ONTO THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN WITH 43 TOP SPORTS FIGURES.
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MS- JOE DIMAGGIO AND ROCKY MARCIANO FLANK IKE AS OTHERS INCLUDING GREAT GOLFER GENE SARASIN WATCH
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CU- MAGGIE MCNELLIS INTRODUCES AND NARRATES THE NEWS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II AFTER CORONATION. THE QUEEN PRESENTS MEDALS TO COMMANDERS OF ENGLAND'S FOREIGN POSSESSIONS.
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MS- A SQUAD OF CANADIAN MOUNTIES MARCH BY AS DO GROUPS FROM OTHER DOMINIONS.
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CU- ONE MILLION PENNIES BEING POURED ONTO A PILE TO BUILD A LOCAL HOSPITAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN WISCONSIN. CU- A LARGE SHOVEL IS USED TO SCOOP THEM INTO A WHEEL BARROW
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TENNIS MONTAGE- AMERICA'S MAUREEN CONNOLLY PLAYS AND WINS IN PARIS AGAINST JULIA SAMPSON FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.LS- SPECTATOR'S HEADS GO SIDE TO SIDE WATCHING THE BALL.
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EPSOM DERBY IN ENGLAND'S EPSOM DOWNS.LS- A RECORD 500,000 JAM THE STADIUM TO SEE THE YOUNG QUEEN ELIZABETH II MOTORCADE DOWN TRACK.
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LS- 'PINTA' BEATS OUT THE QUEENS HORSE,'ORIOLE' TO WIN THE DERBY.JOCKEY SIR GORDON RICHARDS WHO WAS RECENTLY KNIGHTED BY THE QUEEN WINS THE RACE.
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TORNADOES RIP MIDWEST AND EAST.MONTAGE- PILES OF LUMBER, DEBRIS AND CARS STREWN ABOUT LIKE TOYS ARE ALL THAT'S LEFT AFTER TORNADOES HIT FLINT, MICHIGAN THE HARDEST.
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MONTAGE- DAMAGE TO HOMES IN NEW ENGLAND ALSO HIT HARD. LS- A MAN AND WOMAN LOOK FOR BELONGINGS IN DEBRIS.
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PRESIDENT IKE ADDRESSES JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - SAYS.'FREE NATIONS MUST STAND TOGETHER OR FALL SEPARATELY'.
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LS- ANNUAL FLOWER FESTIVAL IN AEGEAN,GREECE WITH FLORAL FLOATS AND COLORFUL PARADE.
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MS- LOCAL LOVELIES PARADE AROUND SWIMMING POOL IN SWIM SUITS AS TOP ARTISTS JUDGE BEAUTY CONTEST
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OUTDOOR CIRCUS SHOW AT PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL IN FLORIDA . MS- CO-ED APPLIES CLOWN MAKE-UP ON MALE STUDENT. GIRL STUDENT PLAYS WITH BABY CHIMP AND ANOTHER PLAYS WITH A BEAR CUB WHO STANDS ON HIS HIND LEGS AND BEGS FOR ICE CREAM.
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MS- HIGH WIRE ARTIST IN CLOWNS COSTUME SHOWS INCREDIBLE BALANCING ACT ON WIRE.
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HAT FASHIONS ON GOLF COURSE - CU- MAN TWIRLS HIS MOUSTACHE AS HE SHOWS GIANT SIZE GOLF CAPS IN
OUTLANDISH COLORS.MS- MODELS IN SWIM SUITS WEAR THE HUGE CAPS.
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MS- TINY CAPS ARE USED FOR GOLF CLUB COVERS.
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TRIBAL REGATTA - INDIAN WAR CANOE RACE AT PEUGET SOUND,WASHINGTON. MS- AN INDIAN WAR DANCE PRIOR TO RACE .
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MS- OFFICIAL FIRES PISTOL TO START THE RACE WITH 11 MEN CREWS. LS- CANOES BUNCH UP TOGETHER WITH THE CREWS PADDLING FURIOUSLY. LS- A HUGE CROWD ALONG THE SHORE CHEER THEM ON.
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