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REMOTE CONTROL, TRAIN OPERATED BY PUSH BUTTON
CONTROL. TRAIN PULLS OUT OF A STATION WITHOUT AN
ENGINEER, AS CROWD OF PASSENGERS SIT IN THEIR SEATS.
00:01:46 55
PRESIDENT IKE RECEIVES A GIFT OF A NEW TRACTOR AT
HIS GETTYSBURG FARM BY A GROUP OF COOPERATIVE FARM
ORGANIZATIONS.
00:02:16 85
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK SHOW AND 4H CLUB CONGRESS
OPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY IN CHICAGO.
00:02:23 92
CU AWARD GOES TO YOUNG GIRL FOR HER PRIZE ANGUS BULL.
6 GIRLS ARE CROWNED AS "HEALTHIEST 4H MEMBERS". EACH
RECEIVES CROWN AND A SCHOLARSHIP.
00:03:10 139
SANTA CLAUS WITH HIS HANDS FULL OF HOT DOGS VISITS
THE DOG POUND AND HANGS THE WIENERS ON CHRISTMAS
TREE. MOB OF DOGS ATTACK THE CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN LET
OUT OF THEIR CAGES.
00:03:40 169
ANIMALS:
TRAINER LETS ONE OF HIS PET COUGARS LICK HIS HEAD &
HAIR. COUGAR STANDS ON ITS HIND LEGS AND EMBRACES
TRAINER WHO KISSES THE CAT ON THE MOUTH.
00:04:11 200
WALKING RACE:
40 COMPETITORS LEAVE CITY HALL IN NEW YORK CITY ON
HEAL AND TOE WALKING RACE TO CONEY ISLAND.
00:04:20 209
NATIONAL WALKING CHAMP DANIEL CLANCY WALKS BRISKLY IN
HEAVY TRAFFIC FOLLOWED BY OTHER VERY COMICAL-LOOKING
WALKERS. CU CLANCY WINS.
00:05:02 251
PRO-FOOTBALL:
NEW YORK GIANTS 35-CLEVELAND BROWNS 35 IN TIE. NEW
YORK FANS JUMP TO THEIR FEET AS GIANTS RECOVER
FUMBLE BY BROWNS.
00:05:17 266
AERIAL GIANT'S FRANK GIFFORD CUTS THROUGH FOR 27 YARD
GAIN. TOOTHLESS FAN JUMPS TO HIS FEET AS GIANTS
SCORE.
00:05:36 285
BROWN'S OTTO GRAHAM RIFLES LONG PASS TO RENFRO WHO
TAKES IT IN FOR TOUCHDOWN.
00:06:00 309
FAN SHOWS HIS DISGUST WITH GESTURES AS GIFFORD
FUMBLES ON IMPORTANT PLAY.
00:07:37 406
LABOR MERGER, AFL AND CIO MERGE FORCES
AFL'S GEORGE MEANEY AND WALTER REUTHER OF CIO HOLD
THE GAVEL TOGETHER AND SLAM IT ON THE TABLE.
00:08:17 446
BOTH GET THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE FROM MEMBERS IN HALL
00:08:27 456
CU PRESIDENT IKE MAKES SPEECH CONGRATULATING THE TWO
LEADERS WHICH IS BEAMED TO THE HUGE HALL.
00:09:36 525
MONTAGE LARGEST HELICOPTER IN THE WORLD IS UNVEILED
BY AIR FORCE. THE HUGE TWIN ROTOR CHOPPER RISES
GENTLY OFF THE GROUND.
00:10:31 580
AFTER A SERIES OF CRASHES A NEW BRITISH "COMET"
JETLINER DEBUTS WITH A DRAMATIC ROUND THE WORLD
FLIGHT.
00:10:38 587
EMBASSADOR TO GERMANY JAMES COONAN MEETS WITH PRESS
TO OBJECT TO THE SUGGESTION TO PLACE WEST BERLIN
UNDER EAST GERMAN RULE.
00:11:14 623
BEARDED ACTOR KIRK DOUGLAS PRESENTS TROPHY TO ROCK
HUDSON AT SILVER SCREEN JUBILEE, AS "MOST POPULAR
ACTOR OF THE YEAR".
00:11:38 647
ANIMALS:
MAN WALKS DOWN NEW YORKS MADISON AVENUE WITH AN
ORANGE COW TO PUBLICIZE A BRAND OF ORANGE JUICE.
BEAUTIES IN SWIM SUITS POSE WITH THE COW.
00:12:14 683
SIXTEEN YEAR OLD DEMONSTRATES MECHANICAL ROBO MAN HE
BUILT AND CONTROLS BY REMOTE CONTROL
00:12:28 697
ROBOT MOWS THE LAWN AND WATERS PLANTS. SQUIRTS WATER
ON KIDS WATCHING THE DEMO.
00:12:55 724
PRO-FOOTBALL: RAMS 48-COLTS 14 AS RAMS HOLD WEST
LEAD.
00:14:33 822
A CHANGE IN CHICAGO'S SKYLINE, 41 STORY PRUDENTIAL
BUILDING CHANGES CHICAGO'S SKYLINE AFTER 40 YEARS.
00:15:20 869
CHICAGO'S SKYLINE (THE LOOP) IS SEEN FROM THE TOP OF
THE NEW BUILDING.
00:15:24 873
HOUSING BLAST:
BOMB PLOT HINTED AS 25 DIE IN GERMANY. MONTAGE POLICE
AND RESCUE WORKERS DIG THROUGH THE RUBBLE FOR TRAPPED
VICTIMS FEEBLY CRYING FOR HELP. SOLDIER USES JACK
HAMMER TO DIG
00:16:28 937
ITALY'S PRESIDENT BRONCHI IS BLESSED AT THE VATICAN
BY POPE PAUL XII.
00:16:56 965
ETHIOPIA TRADE FARE:
SMALL RIOT BREAKS OUT AT U.S. PAVILION AS EVERYONE
TRIES TO GET FREE PICTURE OF EMPEROR HAILE SALASSIE.
00:17:41 1010
VICE PRESIDENT NIXON PRESENTS HARMON TROPHY TO MARINE
COLONES JAMES COLEMAN FOR A SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT IN POGO
PLANE. AWARD FOR YEAR'S BEST "LIGHTER THAN AIR" PILOT
GOES TO CAPTAIN MARION EPPS.
00:18:00 1029
AERIAL CARACAS, VENEZUELA. NEW MODERN HIGHWAYS MADE
POSSIBLE BY OIL DISCOVERY IN THAT COUNTRY
00:18:14 1043
PRESIDENT JIMINEZ ARRIVES WITH HIS ENTOURAGE FOR
OPENING OF A NEW SCHOOL AND A MODERN HOUSING PROJECT.
00:19:01 1090
HEISMANN TROPHY GOES TO RAYMOND "HOP-A-LONG" CASSADY
OF OHIO STATE. PRESENTED TO HIM BY RAYMOND TIERNEY,
PRESIDENT OF THE DOWNTOWN CLUB.
00:19:19 1108
MONTAGE STOCK FILM SHOW CASSADY IN ACTION
00:19:56 1145
FASHIONS HIT THE SKI TRAIL:
MEN AND WOMEN MODELS SHOW SKI CLOTHING BEFORE
FIREPLACE AT SKI RESORT.
00:22:14 1283
NOEL MAKES ITS DEBUT:
CHRISTMAS TOYS, MECHANICAL & OTHERWISE ARE SHOWN IN
PARIS.
00:23:24 1353
CU MECHANICAL HYENA LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY.
00:23:39 1368
MONTAGE HUNDREDS OF JAPANESE, WEARING HEAD BANDS
DEMONSTRATE AT KOREAN DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN TOKYO
ABOUT THEIR EXCLUSION FROM INTERNATIONAL FISHING
GROUNDS. CU JAPANESE WOMAN BURIES HER FACE IN TOWEL
AND CRIES.
00:24:11 1400
WORLD'S 1ST STEAK DERBY:
MEN CONTESTANTS ARE GIVEN MEDICAL EXAM PRIOR TO THE
EATING RACE. EATING CONTEST
00:24:39 1428
MONTAGE CONTESTANT'S EAT STEAKS WITH GUSTO. WINNER IS
GIVEN A CROWN AND A KISS BY THE BEAUTY QUEEN.
00:25:08 1457
IN NUREMBERG,GERMANY, FRAU ELSA GRUNFELD DEMONSTRATES
THE WORLD'S LARGEST CROCHET HOOK. USES HEAVY ROPE TO
WEAVE HUGE NET.
00:25:39 1488
AT MILWAUKE ZOO,VETERENARIAN FEEDS POLAR BEAR CUB
LEFT SHIVERING IN SNOW. CUB SUCKS ON BABY BOTTLE THEN
IS PLACED IN AN INCUBATOR.
00:26:07 1516
BASKETBALL: ST.LOUIS 88-ST.JOHNS 80
AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. MONTAGE WOMEN FANS GET
EMOTIONAL.
00:27:23 1592
PRO-FOOTBALL" RAMS 31-PACKERS 17 IN LOS ANGELES
00:27:30 1599
RAM'S RON WALLER TAKES A KICK UNMOLESTED FOR 55-YARD
TOUCHDOWN.
00:28:00 1629
PACKER'S PUNT IS RUN BACK BY QUINLAN, ALL THE WAY FOR
ANOTHER RAM TOUCHDOWN .
00:29:04 1693
16 NATIONS ARE VOTED INTO THE UNITED NATIONS, JAPAN
IS DENIED ENTRY.
00:30:09 1758
MONTAGE DUMMY IS USED FOR SUPERSONIC BAIL-OUT TEST.
SLOW-MOTION CAMERA RECORDS DUMMY BEING JETTISONED
FROM TEST VEHICLE SPEEDING ON A TRACK
00:30:40 1789
MARQUEE OF THE LOEW'S 86TH STREET SHOWS. PREMIERE OF
"BENNY GOODMAN STORY".
00:30:57 1806
STEVE ALLEN AND WIFE ARRIVE AT THEATER. FANS LEAN ON
POLICE BARRICADES. BENNY GOODMAN ARRIVES AT THEATER.
GOODMAN AND STEVE ALLEN POSE SHAKING HANDS.
00:31:32 1841
MONTAGE CRATES OF CLOTHING LIE IN WAREHOUSE AS PART
OF THE 15 MILLION GARMENTS COLLECTED BY CATHOLIC
CHARITIES FOR NEEDY COUNTRIES.
00:31:40 1849
FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN OF NEW YORK GREETS
VOLUNTEER WORKERS WHO ARE HELPING TO SHIP THE
GARMENTS.
00:32:16 1885
MONTAGE NAVY UNVEILS NEW CHANGES IN SUBMARINE
DESIGNS. SAILOR MANS CONTROLS RESEMBLING AIRPLANE
CONTROLS.
00:33:04 1933
ROYALTY SEES THE FASHIONS:
QUEEN MOTHER AND PRINCESS MARGARET ARE SPECIAL GUESTS
AT FASHION SHOW FEATURING TOP 12 DESIGNER FASHIONS.
00:34:02 1991
MONTAGE SKY AND TREES OF ROME ARE FILLED WITH
STARLINGS. BIRDS MAKE RHYTHMIC PATTERN IN THE SKY.
00:34:52 2041
U.S. JET PLANES GO TO THE NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE.
PLANES BEAR DUTCH INSIGNIA.
00:36:52 2161
SENATOR ESTES KEFAUVER ANNOUNCE HIS CANDADACY FOR
PRESIDENT IN 1956.
00:37:21 2190
PRINCE RANIER OF MONACO EXAMINES HIS NEW AMERICAN CAR
OUTSIDE HIS APARTMENT IN NEW YORK CITY. RANIER VISITS
VETS AT VETERANS HOSPITAL
00:37:57 2226
FIRST TRAINLOAD OF GERMAN PRISONERS HELD IN RUSSIA
SINCE WWII ARRIVE IN GERMANY IN CATTLE CARS. MET BY
HUGS AND KISSES FROM THEIR LOVED ONES WHO WAITED 10
YEARS FOR THEIR RELEASE.
00:38:43 2272
MONTAGE QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND PHILIP DEDICATE NEW
AIRFIELD AND TERMINAL BUILDING IN LONDON.
00:39:19 2308
INVENTION:
INVENTOR TESTS MOTORCYCLE THAT RIDES FULLY SUBMERGED
IN WATER.
00:39:42 2331
BONNETS FROM SUNNY ITALY:
WIDE BRIMMED HATS WITH FUR ARE FEATURED AND SHOWN BY
MODELS.
00:40:59 2408
SKIING AT BEAR MOUNTAINS PARK IN NEW YORK
SKIERS FLY DOWN RAMP ON ARTIFICIAL SNOW.
00:41:40 2449
U.S. OLYMPIC HOPEFUL ART DEVLIN SHOWS HOW IT'S DONE
AS PREVIOUS SKIER FALLS.
00:42:47 2516
SEVENTEEN DIE AS AIRLINER HITS TREE IN JACKSONVILLE,
FLORIDA. LARGE AIRPLANE TIRE LIES ON GROUND NEAR HOME
CLOSE TO CRASH SITE.
00:43:50 2579
ONE-MAN CHARITY IN KOREA:
GI FRITZ MULLER RUNS ONE-MAN ORPHANAGE IN KOREA WHERE
MOST OF THE INMATES ARE BLIND. MULLER AND HIS BLIND
WARDS POSE FOR CAMERA.
00:44:26 2615
MONTAGE ICE-COVERED TRAWLERS RETURN TO BOSTON HARBOR
DURING WORSE WINTER FREEZE. CREWMEN USE AXES TO CHOP
OFF THE ICE FROM THE DECK.
00:45:25 2674
MONTAGE OLD AND NEW TYPEWRITERS ARE COMPARED.
00:46:08 2717
MERRY-GO-ROUND, FERRIS WHEEL AND AIRPLANE RIDES ALL
IN MINIATURE AND MADE WITH TOOTHPICKS ARE FEATURED AT
THE MUSE'MECHINIQUE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
00:46:26 2735
HUGE MODEL ROLLER COASTER, MADE WITH TOOTHPICKS BY
INMATES AT A PRISON.
00:46:49 2758
SWISS MISS STYLES:
MODEL AT WALDORF-ASTORIA SHOW FASHIONS JUST IN FROM
ZURICH, INCLUDE GOWNS AND FURS.
00:48:50 2879
THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF 1955
00:49:04 2893
VICTORY OVER POLIO:
DR. JONAS SALK PRODUCES VACCINE.
00:49:44 2933
SUMMIT PARLEY.
IKE, EDEN, BULGANIN AND OTHERS MEET IN GENEVA FOR
THE "GENEVA SPIRIT" MEETING.
00:50:19 2968
DELUGE DISASTER.
DENSELY POPULATED NORTHEAST WAS DEALT ONE OF THE MOST
STAGGERING BLOWS IN THEIR HISTORY BY HURRICANE
"CAROL" AND LATER A 9 INCH RAINFALL.
00:51:00 3009
AIR TRAGEDY:
BOMB CAUSES ONE CRASH, THE OTHER TOOK 66 LIVES AFTER
CRASHING INTO MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAIN. TOTAL DEAD FROM
BOTH CRASHES 110.
00:51:25 3034
PERON OUSTED AFTER 10 YEARS IN OFFICE.
00:52:00 3069
PRESIDENT IKE STRIKEN. IKE IN HOSPITAL.
00:52:45 3114
ROYAL ROMANCE:
PRINCESS MARGARET AND COMMONER PETER TOWNSHEND IN
LOVE.
00:53:17 3146
COLONIAL CRISIS:
FRANCE FACES CRISIS AS REVOLT BREAKS OUT IN MOROCCO,
TUNISIA AND ALGERIA.
00:53:55 3184
AFL AND CIO MERGER:
PRESIDENTS WALTER REUTHER AND GEORGE MEANEY AGREE TO
MERGE UNIONS.
00:54:27 3216
PEACE FOR AUSTRIA:
AUSTRIAN PRISONERS HELD IN RUSSIA RETURN TO THEIR
HOMELAND. TEARS AND HAPPINESS.
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Year: 1955  Color: Black & White
Genre: 1950s NEWSREELS

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