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19541950s NEWSREELS
NEWS STORIES: DECEMBER 21-29, 1954

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HOLIDAY SAFETY (12/22/54)
PAN WRECKED EARLY 1950S CARS IN JUNKYARD. GRILLS FORWARD.
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CU SIGN: "WELCOME TO NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS"
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SPOKESMAN PAUL JONES SPEAKS ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY DURING THE HOLIDAYS
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NEW YORK MAIL (12/21/54)
PAN EXTERIOR OF NEW YORK CITY POST OFFICE
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MAN TOSSING MAIL BAGS FROM CONVEYOR.
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CONVEYOR LINE WITH WORKERS HANDLING MAIL.
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MAN OPENS MAIL CHUTE. PILES OF MAIL DROP OUT. PAN TO STACK OF MAIL.
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MAN OPENS MAIL CHUTE. PILES OF MAIL DROP OUT. PAN TO STACK OF MAIL.
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CU STAMP CANCELLING MACHINE WITH THOUSANDS OF LETTERS FLOWING THROUGH.
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CU WOMEN PIGEON HOLING MAIL. SORTING MAIL INTO BOXES.
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CU LETTER TO SANTA
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TILT DOWN POST OFFICE BUILDING TO CROWD OF MAILMEN ON STEPS
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PAN TO BEVY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING THEIR SHOTS.
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THRONG OF MAILMEN LEAVE TO DELIVER MAIL.
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TITO VISITS INDIA (12/21/54)
PRIME MINISTER NEHRU & PRESIDENT RAJENDRA PRASAD AT TRAIN STATION
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TRAIN ARRIVES & STOPS. YUGOSLAVIA'S MARSHAL TITO EXITS TRAIN.
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NEHRU & TITO SHAKE HANDS.
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TITO STANDS IN LIMO, SALUTES AS THEY PASS HONOR GUARD TROOPS.
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HOT WEATHER CHRISTMAS (12/21/54)
PAN HOLLYWOOD BUILDINGS.
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PAN TO POST OFFICE SIGN ON BUILDING. TILT DOWN POSTMAN CARRYING MAIL BAG, WIPES HIS BROW AS HE WALKS IN HOT WEATHER.
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WOMAN PUSHING STROLLER WITH CHILD.
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS WALKING ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD.
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CU MAN ON MOTORCYCLE DRIVES ALONSIDE CAB.
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CU CHRISTMAS SIGN. PAN TO GIRLS IN SHORTS CARRYING CHRISTMAS TREE.
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BOYS WITH MOM SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS TREE.
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FEMALE SALVATION ARMY WORKER STANDS BY DONATION POT, GIRL IN SHORTS PUTS MONEY IN POT.
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CU SALVATION ARMY GIRL WIPES BROW.
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BURMESE PREMIER ARRIVES (12/23/54)
BURMESE PRIME MINISTER, VISITING CAMBODIA, OFFERS SERVICES AS PEACEMAKER BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.
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PLANE TAXIING IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF PHOM PENH.
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BURMESE MILITARY BAND PLAYS.
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CU SOLDIER WITH CYMBALS.
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BURMA'S PRIME MINISTER U NU IS GREETED AS HE EXITS PLANE.
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CU CAMBODIAN PREMIER
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CU TROOPS, U NU REVIEWS HONOR GUARD.
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U NU & OFFICIALS WALK TOWARD CAMERA AND SALUTE SOLDIERS
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SIEGE IN CAMBODIA (12/23/54)
CAMBODIAN SOLDIERS LAY SIEGE TO MILITARY POLICE POST IN PHOM PENH.
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VARIOUS SCENES FORT & SOLDIERS, ARMORED CARS, TANKS ROLLING DOWN STREETS.
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IKE TO AUGUSTA (12/23/54)
MEN USE DAISY CHAIN METHOD TO LOAD IKE'S LUGGAGE ONTO THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE, THE COLUMBINE, AT WASHINGTON'S MILITARY AIRPORT.
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IKE ARRIVES, GREETS PILOTS
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IKE & MAMIE POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
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CROWDS OF PEOPLE WATCH
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IKE AND MAMIE WALK UP RAMP, WAVE AS THEY ENTER PLANE.
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HOLIDAY EXODUS, CHICAGO (12/24/54)
EXTERIOR BUS DEPOT.
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INSIDE BUST STATION, PEOPLE IN LINE FOR TICKETS
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MOM FIXES KIDS CLOTHING
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PEOPLE ON ESCALATOR
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"UNION STATION" SIGN ON EXTERIOR TRAIN STATION BUILDING
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PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE AT RAIL TERMINAL. HOLIDAY TRAVEL.
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CU MOM FEEDS BABY AS SHE WAITS
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PEOPLE LEAVE FOR TRAINS
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PEOPLE LEAVE FOR TRAINS
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EXTERIOR CHICAGO AIRPORT
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CROWD SEATED AT AIRPORT TERMINAL WAITING ROOM.
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AT RESERVATION DESK, TELLER CHECKS WOMAN'S TICKET.
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THREE SOLDIERS CHAT AS THEY AWAIT PLANE.
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CU MAN POSES WITH CHILD IN ARMS.
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TRAVELERS WAIT TO BOARD PLANE
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HITCHHIKER WITH SUITCASE THUMBS A RIDE. POV PASSING CAR.
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BASTOGNE ANNIVERSARY (12/23/54)
TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE
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BASTOGNE, BELGIUM TODAY. VARIOUS VIEWS STREET SCENE
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TANK MONUMENT IN TOWN SQUARE
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CU STATUE OF AMERICAN GENERAL MACAULIFFE
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KIDS PLAYING IN FRONT OF NEW BUILDINGS
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FOOTAGE FROM 1944 OF DESTROYED BUILDINGS DURING BATTLE IN WWII
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WRECKED VEHICLES IN FRONT OF BUILDING
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GERMAN PANZER TANK ROLLING ACROSS FIELD. CU TANK DRIVER ATOP TANK
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GERMAN INFANTRY MARCHING
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LS TOWN OF BASTOGNE
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U.S. INFANTRY ON ROAD, ENTERING TOWN.
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AIR FILLED WITH SUPPLY PARACHUTES
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GERMAN OFFICER GIVES COMMAND TO FIRE ARTILLERY
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PAN GERMAN GRAVEYARD OF SS TROOPS
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MONUMENT TO BATTLE ON HILL OVERLOOKING TOWN
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LIBERTY MILESTONE
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CU SIGN: "WE REMEMBER"
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PARIS DEBATE (12/24/54)
EXTERIOR FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING IN PARIS
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CROWD OUTSIDE STANDING IN LINE. WAITING TO GET INSIDE TO LISTEN TO DEBATE ABOUT REARMING GERMANY. POLICE FORCE PRESENT.
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WOMEN WAITING, WOMAN WITH INFANT.
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PEOPLE START MOVING INTO BUILDING.
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POLICE GUARDS WATCHING.
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MEN IN GROUP, PEOPLE WALKING INTO BUILDING
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PEOPLE WAITING, POLICE WATCHING.
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COFFEE FOR DRUNKS (12/23/54)
CAR WITH DRUNK DRIVER DRIVING DOWN ROAD IN NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK
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DRUNK SINGING "AULD LANG SYNE" AS HE DRIVES. SEEN FROM REAR SEAT OF CAR
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CAR COMES TO HAULT ALONGSIDE ROAD.
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POLICE CAR WITH SIREN SOUNDING TOWARDS CAMERA. PULLS ALONG SIDE CARE. POLICE GET OUT.
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POLICE CAR WITH SIREN SOUNDING TOWARDS CAMERA. PULLS ALONG SIDE CAR. POLICE GET OUT
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POLICE DRAG DRIVER FROM HIS CAR, PLACE HIM IN POLICE CAR.
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POLICE CAR DRIVES AWAY, CU "POLICE" WRITTEN ON TRUNK OF POLICE VEHICLE
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CU SIGN ON POLICE STATION
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SINGING DRUNK IS PULLED BY COLLAR INTO STATION BY POLICEMAN & BROUGHT TO DESK.
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SINGING DRUNK IS GIVEN BLACK COFFEE TO "SOBER UP". AUTO SAFETY
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SPECIAL REPORT #28 (12/24/54)
STUDENTS WALKING UP STEPS. PAN TO NYU SIGN
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SPECIAL REPORT #28 (12/24/54)
STUDENTS WALKING UP STEPS. PAN TO NYU CATHOLIC CENTER SIGN
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STUDENT SEMINAR ON PEACE. GROUP SEATED AROUND TABLE WITH FATHER ANDREW O'REILLY SPEAKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT PEACE.
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IKE IN AUGUSTA (12/24/54)
PRESIDENTIAL PLANE TAXIS ON RUNWAY AS IT ARRIVES IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
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CU SIGN "WELCOME TO AUGUSTA, GA"
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IKE & MAMIE EXIT PLANE, COME DOWN STEPS. JOINED BY WEST POINT CADET WILLIAM PETERS.
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IKE & MAMIE TO WAITING LIMO
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CHRISTMAS: KOREAN TROOPS (12/24/54)
ENTRANCE ARCH AT HEADQUARTERS OF FIRST MARINE DIVISION IN KOREA DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS
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CU LARGE SANTA DECORATION ON ARCHWAY
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SOLDIERS WORKING ON NATIVITY SCENE
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CU STATUES IN MANGER OF CHRIST CHILD & MARY
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SOLDIER WORKING ON FRONT OF MANGER
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GIs DRAGGING LARGE CHRISTMAS TREE, SETTING IT UP.
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TRIMMING CHRISTMAS TREE, PLACING ORNAMENTS ON TREE
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GUARD WALKING ON DUTY IN BKDG AS MEN DECORATE TREE
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CHAPEL OF ALL FAITHS WITH CROSS AND STAR OF DAVID.
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GI PAY PROPOSAL (12/28/54)
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
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SIGN ON DOOR FOR SENATOR MIKE MANSFIELD OF MONTANA
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SENATOR MANSFIELD SPEAKS ABOUT GI PAY RAISE WILL CREATE CAREER FORCE & AVOID NEED FOR UMT (UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING)
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HAGGERTY NEWS CONFERENCE (12/28/54)
HOTEL LOUNGE IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA BEING USED AS NEWS ROOM FOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS.
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PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SECRETARY JAMES HAGGERTY SPEAKS ON FRENCH SITUATION REGARDING ARMING OF WEST GERMANY.
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PAN REPORTERS IN ROOM.
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PRESS TAG, PAN DOWN TO TYPING, REPORTERS AT TELETYPE MACHINES,
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AUSTRIAN POWS
VARIOUS SCENES AUSTRIAN WWII PRISONERS RETURNING FROM RUSSIA? BEING GREETED BY FAMILY.
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TRAINED MARE
VARIOUS SCENES TRAINED HORSE DOING VARIETY OF TRICKS FOR OWNER. INCLUDING SERVING A BOTTLE OF CHAPAGNE. FETCHING OWNER'S BOOTS, EATING SPAGHETTI FROM DISH. ANIMAL ANTICS. STUPID PET TRICKS.
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U.S. NAVY IN THAILAND
VARIOUS SCENES U.S. WARSHIP SAILING INTO HARBOR. THAI NAVAL HONOR GUARD & BAND. THAI CIVILIANS VISITING SHIP, SHOWN GUN OPERATIONS.
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SAN BERNARDINO FIRE (12/28/54)
AERIAL SHOTS OF FIRE AT NIGHT IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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APACHE INDIANS FROM TEXAS, THE FAMED MESCALERO FIRE-FIGHTERS FLOWN TO THE SCENE. NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS GETTING OFF SPECIAL AMERICAN AIRLINES TRANSPORT PLANE.
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VARIOUS NIGHT FIRE SCENES.
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DAY FIRE SCENES SHOWING FIRE FIGHTERS ENGAGED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SETTING UP FIREWALL.
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VARIOUS SHOTS SEARED GROUND IN AFTERMATH OF FOREST FIRE
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOMES WITH FIRE BLAZING IN THE BKGD
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EGYPTIAN FLOOD
VARIOUS SCENES DAMAGE DONE BY FLOOD. NASSER VISITS STRICKEN AREAS. MORE OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS. TENT CITY FOR SURVIVORS. PACKAGES OF U.S. AID.
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TUNNEL RESCUE (12/28/54)
LOOKING DOWN SHAFT INTO SEWER TUNNEL IN NEW YORK CITY. PAN UP TO FIREMEN.
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FIREMEN BEING LOWERED INTO SHAFT IN RESCUE BUCKET TO ATTEMPT TO EXTRICATE 3 SANDHOGS TRAPPED IN TUNNEL.
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FIREMEN WATCHING RESCUE OPERATION
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CROWD AND AMBULANCE WAITING
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FIREMAN GOES DOWN SHAFT WITH OXYGEN TANK
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FIREMEN COMING OUT OF SHAFT WITH SURVIVOR
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SURVIVOR TAKEN TO AMBULANCE. CLOSING DOOR ON AMBULANCE.
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AMBULANCE DRIVES AWAY TO HOSPITAL
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ALLISON & SHIGEMITSU CONFERENCE (12/29/54)
FOREIGN MINISTRY SIGNS IN TOKYO, JAPAN
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CU SIGN FOR JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER
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FOREIGN MINISTER SHIGEMITSU & U.S. AMBASSADOR JOHN ALLISON TALK. SHIGEMITSU ASSURES U.S. ENVOY THAT JAPAN'S DESIRE FOR TRADE RELATIONS WITH SOVIET UNION AND CHINA WON'T DETERIORATE PRESENT JAPAN - U.S. RELATIONS.
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GENERAL TAYLOR AT KOREAM ORPHANAGE (12/29/54)
GENERAL MAXWELL TAYLOR'S LIMO DRIVES THROUGH GATE UNDER WELCOME SIGN AT ORPHANAGE.
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KOREAN CHILDREN IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME RUN OUT TO MEET GENERAL & MRS. TAYLOR.
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KIDS PUT ON CHRISTMAS PALY - PAGEAMT. INCLUDES TRADITIONAL KOREAN DANCES AND SONGS
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KIDS WATCH DANCER PERFORM
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LITTLE GIRL DANCES
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KIDS WALK WITH TAYLOR AND WIFE.
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DAIRY PRICE PROPOSAL (12/29/54)
NEWS CONFERENCE AT STATLER HOTEL IN WASHINGTON OF DAIRY GROUP
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DAIRY INDUSTRY OFFICIAL, OTIE M. REED, PROPOSES PLAN FOR PUSHING CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS TO COMBAT SURPLUS PROBLEMS. PROPOSES PROCESSING TAX TO BE USED TO INCREASE DAIRY PRODUCTS CONSUMPTION.
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CLARE LUCE ARRIVES (12/29/54)
AIRPLANE TAXIS INTO NEW YORK AIRPORT.
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CU GIRL WAITING WITH FLOWERS FOR U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ITALY, CLARE BOOTHE LUCE.
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AMBASSADOR LUCE ON PLANE STEPS, WAVES & RECEIVES FLOWERS
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CROWD OF PEOPLE AT AIRPORT.
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LUCE WALKS AWAY FROM PLANE
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MAN WATCHING AS LUCE COMMENTS
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CLARE BOOTH LUCE SAYS SITUATION IN ITALY IS MUCH IMPROVED COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO.
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