19551950s NEWSREELS
NEWS STORIES FOR MARCH 24 - 28. 1955 - WALTER WHITE FUNERAL 3/24/55; NEBRASKA PRISON RIOT 3/28/55; PAN-AM GAMES FINALS 3/28/55; PEKING TRADERS - JAPAN; JET TARGET DRONE; CIRCUS IN NY; BOWLING CONGRESS; FLAGPOLE SITTER; G. O. P. SPLIT; UAW CONVENTION 3/28/55; CANADA TUG RESCUE 3/24/55; CARLSON ON RAISE 3/25/55; DOG SHOW 3/24/55; PAN AM CRASH SURVIVORS 3/25/55; KNOWLAND ANSWERS JOHNS 3/28/55; HARLEM GLOBE TROTTERS 3/24/55; MISSISSIPPI FLOOD 3/24/55; FRENCH SENATE 3/24/54.
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WALTER WHITE FUNERAL - VARIOUS SCENES CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER WALTER WHITE'S FUNERAL IN HARLEM CHURCH. VARIOUS SCENES WHITE'S CASKET CARRIED BY PROMINENT BLACK LEADERS AS PALL BEARERS.
VARIOUS SCENES BLACK HARLEM CROWD ON STOOPS, LINING STREET, WATCH CASKET BEING CARRIED OUT OF CHURCH, DOWN HARLEM STREET, segregation. civil rights movement; harlem street scenes. black history |
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MS VARIOUS WHITE DIGNITARIES INCLUDING NY GOVERNOR HARRIMAN EXIT CHURCH.
3/28/55 |
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NEBRASKA PRISON RIOTS - L;S PRISON AT NIGHT.
MCU MAN (GOVERNOR ? WARDEN? SPEAKING ON PHONE. STATE POLICE WITH SHOTGUNS SITTING, AWAITING ORDERS. CU PRISON GATE CLOSING. |
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PAN-AM GAMES FINALE - VARIOUS SCENES CROWD IN STANDS, VARIOUS SCENES EQUESTRIAN EVENT HORSE JUMPING HURDLE, VARIOUS SCENES ATHLETES MARCHING ON FIELD. PARADE OF HORSEMEN, U. S. FLAG sports
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PEKING TRADERS ARRIVE IN JAPAN - MS FOUR-ENGINE AIRLINER TAXIS TO A HALT. CHINESE TRADE DELEGATION EXITS PLANE, WAVES TO CAMERA, ARE MET WITH LADIES WITH FLOWERS. DELEGATION CLIMBS INTO BUICK LIMO. CIRCA 1954. CU GRILLE OF BUICK AS CAR MOVES TOWARDS CAMERA.
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JET TARGET DRONE - VARIOUS VIEWS JET DRONE "REGULUS" BEING ROLLED ONTO RUNWAY. REMOTE CONTROLLED DRONE TAKES OFF WITH JET FIGHTER ALONGSIDE DRONE IN FLIGHT, DRONE LANDING BY REMOTE CONTROL, aviation
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CIRCUS ARRIVES IN NEW YORk - VARIOUS SCENES CIRCUS BOX CARS ARRIVING AT RAILROAD TRAIN YARD VARIOUS SCENES PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WATCH AS HEAVY EQUIPMENT ELEPHANTS, ARE UNLOADED FROM BOX CARS. MCU HUGE LUMBERING ELEPHANT WALKS DOWN RAMP, CU MAN WITH CHILD ON SHOULDERS WATCH.
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MS SAD-FACED CIRCUS CLOWN EMMETT KELLY EXITS SHACK, SITS ON CHAIR, LOOKS UP TO SUN, WIPES BROW, ALWAYS WITH SAD FACE. entertainment; comedy;
personality |
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MS HERD OF CIRCUS HORSES BEING RIDDEN THROUGH CITY STREET TO DELIGHT CROWD OF KIDS. TOWARDS CAMERA,
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MCU TRAINERS WALK HERD OF ELEPHANTS DOWN STREET TOWARDS CAMERA. CROWD OF PEOPLE, BACKS TO CAMERA, FOLLOW ELEPHANTS DOWN CITY STREET PAST TENEMENT HOUSES. TRAINERS RIDING ELEPHANTS, TOWARDS CAMERA.
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BOWLING CONGRESS - SPORTS - CU HAND OF BOWLER PICKING UP BALL FROM RACK. MALE BOWLER THROWS BALL DOWN ALLEY TOWARDS CAMERA. OTHERS WATCH. BALL GOING BY HITS PINS FOR A STRIKE.
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LS ABOVE VIEW DOZENS OF BOWLERS SIMULTANEOUSLY THROW BALLS DOWN ALLEYS. CU MAN TENDING AUTOMATIC PIN RACKING MACHINE AT END OF ALLEY. MONTAGE VARIOUS ANGLE VIEWS BOWLERS THROWING BALLS DOWN ALLEYS.
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BALL COMING DOWN ALLEY HITS PINS, POV BEHIND PINS.
MS MAN MISSING PINS SITS DOWN, SHAKES HEAD IN DISGUST. emotions |
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FLAGPOLE SITTER - MS TILT UP LONG FLAG POLE, TOWERING HIGH ABOVE TELEPHONE POLES ON SIDE OF ROAD, MAN SITTING ON EDGE OF PLATFORM AT TOP OF POLE. ABOVE VIEW OF ROAD, PARKING LOT BELOW AS SEEN BY FLAG POLE SITTER. oddity; contest. record.
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MS MAN IN CAR SHAKES HEAD AS HE VIEWS MAN AT TOP OF POLE. MAN AT TOP OF POLE LEANS AGAINST HIS TRAILER ATTACHMENT HE USES FOR SLEEPING, SPEAKS OVER MIC TO CAMERA. AERIAL VIEW FIVE TRAILER HOMES PARKED SIDE BY SIDE BELOW. POV POLE SITTER. SAYS WIND ROCKS HIM TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.
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GOP SPLIT - LS REPUBLICAN PARTY HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. CU SIGN ON DOOR, "THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CLUB. MCU SECRETARY THUMBING THROUGH PAPERS. CU LEADER AT DESK, SPEAKS ABOUT BEING SWAMPED BY MAIL, WHICH HE HOLDS IN HAND. CU LEADER TELLS OF HIS CLUB CREDO.
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UAW (UNITED AUTO WORKERS) CONVENTION - LS SIGN ON ENTRANCE OF HUGE HALL - "WELCOME U. A. W., C. I.
O. DELEGATES". MONTAGE VARIOUS ABOVE VIEWS THOUSANDS DELEGATES SEATED IN HALL FACING DAIS WITH LEADERS, PAN SIGNS, SLOGANS, labor unions |
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CANADA TUG RESCUE - LS PEOPLE ON ROCKY SHORE WATCH TUGBOAT FLOUNDERING IN HEAVY SEAS OFF SHORE. MLS TUG, STUCK IN SAND. BEING POUNDED BY WAVES. LS RESCUE CREW ROWS OUT TO TUG IN ROW BOAT, BRAVING WAVES. CROWD WATCHES FROM ROCKY SHORE AS ROW BOAT CAPSIZES. VARIOUS SCENES MEN..
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MAN STRUGGLES AS HE WADES TO SHORE, IS HELPED BY OTHERS. MS MAN CARRIED ON STRETCHER. 3/24/55
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CARLSON ON RAISE - SIGN ON DOOR, "MR. CARLSON, KANSAS - ,S SENATOR CARLSON SPEAKS FOR PAY RAISE FOR POSTAL WORKERS. 3/25/55
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DOG SHOW - PAN STADIUM BUILDING - CU SIGN "INTERNATIONAL DOG SHOW"- sports; contest; animals
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BLACK DOG SITS OBEDIENTLY ALONGSIDE HIS MASTER, LOOKING UP AT HIM. MASTER THROWS RUBBER DUCK DOWN STREET DOG FETCHES IT, RETURNS IT TO MASTER. CU GERMAN EMBLEM ON MANS JACKET..
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CU MAN GROOMING HAIR ON DOG, USES HAIRPIN. CU WOMAN HOLDS SMALL DOG IN HAND AS SHE PETS LARGE DOG. MCU SMALL SCOTTISH TERRIER ON LEASH, STANDS ON SEVERAL "DOG SHOW" POSTERS LAYING ON GROUND.
3/24/55 |
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AIRPLANE SURVIVORS - VARIOUS VIEWS RESCUE SHIP AT SEA. CU SURVIVOR TELLS OF HIS ACTIONS, RESCUE DETAILS OF PLANE CRASH AT SEA.
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ABOVE VIEW OF FAMILIES OF SURVIVORS WAVING FROM DOCK. LS SAILORS HANDLE CASKET OF VICTIM AS IT IS LOWERED TO DOCK, TWO MEN HELP GRIEF STRICKEN WOMAN DOWN GANGPLANK.
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SENATOR KNOWLAND ANSWERS JOHNSON - MCU REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADER KNOWLAND RESPONDS TO CHARGES BY DEMOCRATIC LEADER LYNDON JOHNSON CALLING REPUBLICANS THE "WAR PARTY" AND THE "WAR FACTION", SAYS IN HIS SHORT LIFETIME, "WE HAVE HAD THREE WARS AND THEY ALL WERE UNDER DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS". 3/28/55
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HARLEM GLOBE TROTTERS - ABOVE VIEW GAME IN PROGRESS. VARIOUS SCENES ALL-WHITE TEAM PLAYING ALL BLACK TEAM, BOTH TEAMS MAKING SHOTS, VARIOUS SCENES CROWD BASKETBALL FANS ENJOYING GAME.
3/24/55. sports. entertainment |
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MISSISSIPPI FLOOD - CU U. S. AIR FORCE RESCUE HELICOPTER ON GROUND. MS SMALLER HELICOPTER TAKING OFF, AND IN AIR. VARIOUS AERIAL VIEWS FLOODED FARMLANDS, FARM HOMES. RAILS. 3/24/55
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FRENCH SENATE - LS FRENCH SENATE BUILDING -
PHOTOGS TAKE SHOTS OF LAWMEN ARRIVING. ABOVE VIEW SENATE CHAMBER WITH LAWMEN AT THEIR SEATS,. TILT DOWN TWO BALCONIES OF SPECTATORS. foreign government, politics. 3/24/55 4/20/23 END |
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