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19531950s NEWSREELS

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AUSTRIA - TRAVEL CURB SEEN AS SOVIET 'PEACE' MOVE
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MONTAGE- CROWDS OF PEOPLE WALKING AND ON BICYCLES HEAD TOWARD THE BORDER IN AUSTRIAN CITY. THEY PASS BY GRIM RUSSIAN GUARDS AS THEY HEAD WEST.
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MS- MS- 2 AUSTRIAN MEN PULL OUT THEIR ID CARDS AND MAKE A GESTURE OF THROWING THEM IN THE RIVER BUT HAVE 2ND THOUGHTS AND PLACE THEM BACK IN THEIR POCKETS.
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PRESIDENT IKE DEDICATES HOME OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT IN OYSTER BAY, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK - CROWD STANDS OUTSIDE 'SAGAMORE HILLS',THE SUMMER HOME OF ROOSEVELT.
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CU- PORTRAIT OF TEDDY AND GIANT DEER TROPHIES DECORATE THE WALLS OF THE MANSION. MS- HIS ROUGH RIDER HAT HANGS ON DEER ANTLERS ON THE WALL.
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MS- PRESIDENT IKE MAKES SPEECH AS 3 GENERATIONS OF TR'S ANCESTORS LOOK ON.
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'TROOPING THE COLORS'- QUEEN ELIZABETH II RIDES SIDE SADDLE,IN UNIFORM, ON A HORSE, AS SHE CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY IN TRADITIONAL REVIEW OF THE GRENEDERE GUARDS.
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MS- THE 'GUARD' PASS THE FLAG THEN MARCH IN IMPECCABLE STYLE BEFORE THE QUEEN.
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LS- THE ROYAL FAMILY WATCHES FROM THE BALCONY AND YOUNG PRINCE CHARLES SALUTES AS GUARD PASSES BY.
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'DIAPER SPECIAL' IS NAMED FOR BUS WHICH TAKES WIVES AND BABIES OF GIS IN JAPAN TO AIRPORT IN CALIFORNIA WHERE THEY ARE SHIPPED TO SEE THEIR DAD. MOMS CARRY THEIR BABIES ABOARD THE PLANE.
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FASHIONS - MONTAGE- TOP ISRAELI DESIGNERS DISPLAY THEIR STYLES AT AMBASSADOR HOTEL IN LOS ANGELES.
MODELS SHOW REVERSIBLE COAT, PEDAL PUSHERS AND SWEATERS.
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BELMONT STAKES - 'NATIVE DANCER',WINS IN EPIC STRETCH DUEL. LS- FANS WITH UMBRELLAS BEAR THE COLD,RAIN AND WIND AS THEY CROWD THE RAIL.
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LS- 6 3 YEAR OLDS TAKE OFF BUT THE RACE BECOMES A 2 HORSE RACE BETWEEN 'NATIVE DANCER' AND 'JAMIE K'
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KOREA - ADMIRAL RAMFORD AND GENERAL MAXWELL TAYLOR MEET WITH SO.KOREAN PRESIDENT RHEE AT HIS HOME. LS- CROWDS OF KOREAN WOMEN DEMONSTRATE IN FAVOR OF RHEE'S RELEASE OF ANTI-RED PRISONERS.
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MS- KOREAN SCHOOL GIRLS SIT ON GROUND AND CRY HYSTERICALLY. MALE STUDENTS ALSO RALLY CARRYING BANNERS.
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MONTAGE- THOUSANDS OF SHIPS FROM 22 COUNTRIES
FILL THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TO SALUTE YACHT WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH ABOARD. MS- WINSTON CHURCHILL IN NAVAL UNIFORM IS THERE.
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LS- SAILORS LINE THE MASTS OF SAILSHIP IN SPECTACULAR REVIEW. SAILORS LINE THE DECKS OF CARRIERS,SUBS AND OTHER WARSHIPS AS JETS ROAR BY
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LS- HISTORIC CITY HALL IN ROME - MAYOR RABICINI GREETS ACTOR TYRONE POWER AND AWARDS HIM WITH A MEDAL.
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LS- STORKS BUILD NESTS AND HATCH THEIR EGGS ON CHIMNEYS IN TOWN IN AUSTRIA. CU- MAMA STORK SPREADS HER WINGS AND GENTLY SETTLES IN THE NEST.
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BEAUTY CONTEST IN PALISADES PARK,NEW JERSEY. MS-
12 LOVELIES IN SWIM SUITS PARADE ON HIGH RAMP OVERLOOKING A POOL.
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MS- MEN JUDGES SIT IN A ROWBOAT IN THE POOL AND MARK THEIR TALLY SHEETS. MS- MAN IN POOL FLIRTS WITH THE GIRLS.
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MS- 21 YEAR OLD MAY CONNELLY WINS THE NATIONAL 'SWIM FOR HEALTH QUEEN',CONTEST.
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BASEBALL - MILWAUKEE SALUTES TRIUMPHANT BRAVES.
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LS- CROWD OF FANS CHEER THE TEAM IN CIVIC CEREMONY 'INDIANS' DO A WAR DANCE IN THE STREETS AS CROWD WATCHES AND WAVES AT TEAM.
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LS- FANS ENTER STADIUM WHERE BRAVES PLAY A DOUBLE-HEADER WITH PHILLIES.
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MS- MANAGER CHARLIE GRIMM POSES FOR CAMERAS AS
PITCHER WARREN SPAHN THROWS TO CATCHER CRANDALL.
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MS- FAN WITH WHITE HAIR AND BEARD DONS A BRAVES HAT AS HE WATCHES FROM STANDS.
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LS- BRAVES' EDDIE MATHEWS HITS A HOMER AS THEY WIN BOTH GAMES.
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KOREA - PRISONER LIBERATION DIMS EARLY TRUCE HOPES
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MONTAGE- UN PRISON CAMPS ARE ALMOST EMPTY OF ANTI-RED NO.KOREAN PRISONERS WHO WERE FREED BY SO.KOREA UNDER PROTEST BY NO.KOREA
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LS- GASOLINE SUPPLY DUMP SET AFIRE BY RED RAID LIGHTS UP THE EVENING SKY IN SO.KOREA AS ROARING FLAMES AND EXPLOSIONS RESULT.
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GERMAN REVOLT - REDS USE ARMY TO QUELL RIOTS. LS-
RIOTING CROWD FILLS STREETS IN EAST GERMANY SETTING FIRE TO HUGE BUILDING.
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MONTAGE- COMMUNISTS OFFICIALS ARE PELTED WITH FISTS AS POLICE TRY TO PROTECT THEM.
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PLANE CRASH IN JAPAN - 129 SERVICEMEN DIE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF THEIR GLOBMASTER TRANSPORT PLANE.
MS- PAN OF CRUMPLED WRECKAGE SPREAD ACROSS A LARGE AREA. U.S.ARMY GIS CARRY BODIES ON SHEET COVERED STRETCHERS.
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EX- PRESIDENT TRUMAN GETS OUT OF HIS BLACK SEDAN AT A GAS STATION AND WATCHES ATTENDANT FILL TANK MS- TRUMAN WATCHES ATTENDANT CHANGE HIS OIL AS MRS. TRUMAN STEPS OUT OF CAR. TRUMAN WAVES AS HE RIDES AWAY.
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MS- PRESIDENT AURIOL OF FRANCE ARRIVES TO PRESIDE OVER THE'NIGHT OF THE STARS' AT THE TULORIES GROUNDS IN FRANCE. HE IS GREETED BY CROWD OF MOVIE FANS.
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MONTAGE- CROWD JAMS THE PODIUM WHERE ACTORS CHARLES BOYER,GARY COOPER AND GREGORY PECK SIGN AUTOGRAPHS.
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MONTAGE- CHINESE PARENTS DRESS THEIR LITTLE CHILDREN AND ENTER THEM IN CONTEST WHERE 'KING'
AND 'QUEEN' IS SELECTED.
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CU- LITTLE CHINESE GIRL WHO IS CROWNED 'QUEEN'
CRIES HYSTERICALLY.
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WATER SKIING DOG - LS- DOG TAKES A RUNNING LEAP INTO HIS MASTERS ARMS. MS- DOG IS PLACED ON WATER SKIS WITH THE BOATS TOW ROPE IN IT'S MOUTH.
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MS- THE DOG STANDS ON ITS HIND LEGS AND TOWED AT FULL SPEED.THE DOG FALLS BUT HOLDS ONTO THE TOW ROPE AND IS PULLED TO SAFETY. MS- SOAK AND WET DOG SKAKES HIMSELF OFF.
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FLAMES GUTS GOVERNMENT WAREHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA MS- FIREMEN ARE GIVEN OXYGEN AFTER BEING OVERCOME BY ACRID SMOKE.
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MONTAGE- FIREMEN AND THE WHOLE AREA IS COVERED IN FOAMITE AFTER THE WATER DOESN'T WORK
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BID TO RHEE - PRESIDENT IKE'S ENVOY SEEKS TRUCE OKAY FROM SO.KOREAN PRESIDENT RHEE.
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ARTISTS IN THE MAKING - OUTSTANDING INTERPRETER OF FLORENTINE ART,PERUCCIO PASQUE,INSTRUCTS YOUNG ARTISTS AT A PIAZZA IN FLORENCE.
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MONTAGE- YOUNG STUDENTS PAINT ON EASELS AND DO COPY OF SCULPTURES BY THE IMMORTALS.
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TOYS SPANNING 4000 YEARS ARE DISPLAYED IN A MUSEUM IN HOLLAND. CU- THE LID IS RAISED ON A MUSIC BOX. A TINY STAGECOACH AND A SMALL MECHANICAL AUTO WITH DRIVER RIDES IN A CIRCLE BEEPING IT'S HORN.
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CU- A BOY VIEWS A HORSE AND RIDER FASHIONED IN CLAY 2600 YEARS AGO. CU- MECHANICAL EGYPTIAN SLAVE MAKING BREAD LASTED 46 CENTURIES.CIRCUS ANIMALS ROTATE ON A MUSIC BOX ALONG WITH OTHER ANIMATED FIGURES.
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LINGERIE FASHIONS - 2 MODELS SHOW FRENCH LINGERIE IN A BEDROOM SETTING.
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SHOOTING THE RAPIDS - 13 INTERNATIONAL KAYAK RIDERS SHOOT DOWN ROUGH RAPIDS OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN COLORADO. ONLY 4 FINISH THE RUN.
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LS- FRENCHMAN HANGS ONTO HIS KAYAK AFTER IT TURNS OVER AND THROWS HIM. PEOPLE ON A BRIDGE LOOK DOWN AS KAYAKERS PASS UNDER - WINNER IS AWARDED WITH A KISS BY A BLONDE BEAUTY.
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LS- EX-PRESIDENT TRUMAN MAKES 1ST MAJOR ADDRESS SINCE LEAVING OFFICE - WARNS AGAINST CUTTING ARMS
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U.S.FOOD FLOWS TO FREE WORLD - PRESIDENT IKE SIGNS BIL TO SEND 1 MILLION TONS OF SURPLUS WHEAT TO PAKISTAN.
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MS- WHEAT IS PUMPED INTO THE HOLD OF A FREIGHTER AS PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR WATCHES.
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MONTAGE- GIRL FROM U.S. 4H CLUBS OF AMERICA POURS MILK INTO GLASSES OF FOREIGN CHILDREN AS HUNDREDS OF TONS OF POWERED MILK IS SENT OVERSEAS BY CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS.
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MS- JOSEPH LANIELLE TALKS TO REPORTERS IN PARIS AFTER BEING CHOSEN PREMIER BY FRENCH ASSEMBLY.
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CU- MOVIS ACTRESS ANN BLYTHE IN WEDDING GOWN WAVES TO FANS AS SHE BECOMES BRIDE TO DR. JAMES MCNULTY.
SINGER DENNIS DAY,THE GROOMS BROTHER,IS BEST MAN
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CU- COMEDIAN JERRY COLONNA IS THERE.
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LS- QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND PHILIP RIDE IN OPEN CARRIAGE TO ST.GYLES CATHEDRAL IN SCOTLAND. LS-
LARGE PIPES BAND FOLLOWS.
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MS- IN CEREMONY, THE DUKE OF HAMILTON PLACES PILLOW BEARING THE CROWN OF BRUCE IN HER HAND.THE 1ST TIME A BRITISH MONARCH TOUCHED IT.
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ACROBATICS ALOFT AND ON THE GROUND - LS- THE HIGH FLYING CARONNAS CLIMB HIGH LADDER TO THE HIGH WIRE. 2 MEN AND 2 WOMEN PUT ON A DAZZLING HIGH WIRE ACT.
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MS- CROWD IN STANDS LOOK UP AS ONE OF THE ACROBATS DOES A ROLLING SOMERSAULT ACROS THE LENGTH OF THE WIRE.
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LS- A HOOD IS PLACED OVER THE HEAD OF A MEMBER OF THE TROOP AND HE PROCEEDS TO WALK THE WIRE BLINDFOLDED.
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KEN MARCHESE, FORMER TRAPEZE ARTIST WHOSE LEGS WERE PARALIZED IN FALL, ATTEMPTS TO WALK 125 MILES ON HIS HANDS.MS- MARCHESE STARTS ON HIS TRIP FOLLOWED BY A CROWD.
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MONTAGE- CAMERA SHOWS THE UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD MARCHESE SEES AS HE WALKS ON HANDS.MS- VIEW OF MARCHESE HAND-WALKING DOWN A DESERTED STREET.
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DROUGHT - COLORADO DISASTER AREA SHOWS CROPS BURN MS- FARMER STOOPS TO PICK UP A HAND FULL OF SAND AND DUST COVERING HIS CROPS, AFTER STREAMS DRIED UP AND WIND BLOWN DUST COMPLETELY COVERED HIS CROP.
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CU- DEAD RABBIT COVERED WITH FLIES LIES ON PARCHED GROUND .MS- COLORADO'S GOVERNOR THORNTON MEETS RANCHERS IN THE FIELD.
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MS- LONE FARMER WALKS DOWN A WIND BLOWN SAND COVERED MEADOW.
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KIDS IN THE NEWS - HUGE LOCOMOTIVE BECOMES A RELIC AS IT IS TOWED INTO PLACE AT SEATTLE WOODLAND PARK.MS- CHILDREN CLIMB ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND PLAY WITH THE CONTROLS.
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MONTAGE- NEW YORK CITY YOUNGSTERS CROWD THE RAILROAD STATION FOR THEIR TRIP TO SUMMER CAMP.
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MS- HUGE PILE OF LUGGAGE IS CARRIED ON A LARGE WHEEL TRUCK BY PORTER.
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MS- LEO DUROCHER AND LORRAINE DAY ACCOMPANY THEIR KIDS TO THE TRAIN.MS- CROWD OF BOYS WAVE FAREWELL TO THEIR PARENTS.
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CU- CAMP DIRECTOR CUPS HIS HANDS TO HIS MOUTH AND YELLS,'CHOW'. CROWD OF BOYS RUN TO THE MESS HALL.
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MS- DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL IS PINNED ON RETIRING GENERAL VANDENBURG, CHIEF OF STAFF.
MS- VANDENBURG REVIEWS AN HONOR GUARD AS A SQUADRON OF JETS FLY OVER.
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MS- GENERAL NATHAN TWINING IS SWORN IN AS SUCCESSOR TO VANDENBURG.
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MONTAGE- PRESIDENT'S BROTHER, MILTON EISENHOWER, ARRIVES IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA WHERE HE WILL BE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE.
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MS- MILTON PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT JIMINEZ, MS- JIMINEZ TAKES THE AMBASSADOR ON A TOUR OF CARACAS AND SHOWS HIM THE BUILDING PROGRAM THERE.
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'THE GREAT SIOUX UPRISING PREMIERE AT CHICAGO THEATER. MONTAGE- INDIANS IN CHIEF HEAD FEATHERS CROWN A 'WHITEMAN' WITH FEATHERED HEADGEAR.
CHILDREN IN INDIAN COSTUME DANCE FOR CAMERAS.
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LS- ACTOR JEFF CHANDLER SPEAKS TO THRONG FROM A PLATFORM OUTSIDE THEATER.
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AUTOMATIC PEOPLE MOVER - LS- PEOPLE RIDE A MOVING CONVEYOR BELT PLATFORM IN AURORA, ILLINOIS DESIGNED TO MOVE PEOPLE IN THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM.
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NEW THRILLS ON OLD HILLS - MOTORCYCLE HILL CLIMBING RETURN TO FOX RIVER GROVE,ILLINOIS.
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LS- CYCLIST ATTEMPTS TO CLIMB STEEP HILL BUT FALLS BACK. THE BIKE TUMBLES DOWN THE HILL.
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MONTAGE- SEVERAL OTHER RIDERS TAKE SPECTACULAR SPILLS AS ONE MAKES IT TO THE TOP.
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