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25 Years Ago Today
25 Years Ago Today What weather- winter's wickedest is presaged in the super-cold spell of 1934 which proved near calamitous in America and Europe. The Delaware River was blocked with ice for 9 miles. The 'beautiful blue Danube' presented a picture in frozen stillness. Ice chunks where there ought to be rivers. Soup kitchens sprung up in the streets of Vienna; people wait in a queue, are served from steaming pots. Feeding starving thousands. In the game forests, hungry deer got a respite from fear of the hunter as they flock around food-bearing wardens. Torrential rains flooded the Los Angeles area. Scores died in floods and earthslides (landslides, mudslides) as damage went way beyond the $5,000,000 mark. People dig mud that has half-buried automobiles. House on a severe tilt. Disaster, damage. A noble experiment followed the noble experiment! Pennsylvania places whiskey on sale at $1 per bottle to counter post-prohibition bootleggers. The stores were stampeded! Men queued waiting in line. Hands exchange money (dollars) for bottles. Alcoholic beverages. Fashions were on parade. Fashions that ought to silence the talk about 'the good old days' daze is the word! 1934 bathing beauties model tent-like beach wear. Evening gowns. And undies, lingerie, that shocked many- then! Another shocker follows with a gang of juveniles embarrassing adults with a grown-up fashion show to the rhythm of the rhumba! Very young children, even toddlers, model clothing. Cute.
Mikoyan In New York.
Mikoyan In New York. The cross-country tour of Russia's No. 2 man brings him to New York, where he is screened from hostile demonstrators, by an exceptionally heavy police guard. He visits Macy's. Looks over everything. Buys nothing. In Wall Street he lunches with 30 bankers and financiers. Then the red carpet rolls to the United Nations. Tracking shot, street sign, "Broadway" with "Wall Street" beneath it. Dag Hammerskjold (?) is among the men walking with the Soviet man, who gets a tour of U.N. interior. Nice shot of the circular United Nations symbol on the wall.
New Episcopal Bishop
New Episcopal Bishop In solemn and colorful ceremonies in historic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Washington, D.C., the right Reverend Arthur C. Lichtenberger is invested as presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Exterior cathedral. Religious procession. Clergy from other types of churches among those in pews. Dressed-up worshippers in pews. Minister at ornate pulpit.
Shining Stars
Shining Stars HOLLYWOOD LUMINARIES PLUS A NEW FACE MAKE NEWS. Sir Lawrence Olivier returns to the film capital for his first U.S. motion picture in ten years - 'Spartacus'. He's greeted at a party in honor of the occasion by Kirk Douglas, his co-star in the five million dollar epic. A new and lovely face appears on the Hollywood horizon. Sabina Beth Mann, native of Great Britain and known throughout the continent. Two still photographers aim cameras with big flashes.
Stylish Shipmates
Stylish Shipmates Fashion parade. Scenes of stylish shipmates aboard a Caribbean cruise ship - in a fashion show of sports styles. Row of lifeboats on ship. These models are acting like regular cruise guests, only dressed a little more "fashionably" than some, perhaps. Caucasian couple walks on deck. People play shuffleboard. Romantic - man and woman kiss, in silhouette, sun low in sky behind them. Water (sea, ocean) and horizon.
Ski Spills
Ski Spills Spectacular ski scenes of an international meet at Garmisch, Germany. Flawless jumps and spine-tingling chills----spills that prove that even the best cannot always meet the test. Male ski jumpers fly through the air, most with grace. Olympic rings seen in some shots, though this is not the Olympics. One wipeout that looks almost like a belly flop (bellyflop). Blooper.
Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves Not much polish and finesse about the Golden Gloves' sub-novice bouts-but plenty of action and gameness, which draw huzza's for both winner and loser. Several boxing matches. VO says there is more than one TKO and a knockout as well. Caucasian and African American boxers. Spectators, fans include women.
Unveil New Atom Generator.
Unveil New Atom Generator. At the White House, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and atomic energy commissioners present a revolutionary new device which generates electrical current from radio-activity. A mighty midget which supplies 5 watts, for a year or more of service. It does the work formerly required of 3/4 of a ton of the best electric batteries. Ike and a few other Caucasian men gather round, look at this little device, invention, contraption (apparently it works by atomic power), which seems to be making a little fan spin.
16 Pups Panic Palermo, Italy
16 Pups Panic Palermo, Italy RUBI, A LOCAL LADY DOG, SURPRISES HER OWNERS. Surprise that brings a bonanza to Palermo's milkman. The 16 little guys really lap it up by the gallon right out of wash-buckets. Door with ribbons on it, pan down to 6 milk bottles. Wow is that a lot of puppies. Pups drink milk. Cute little toddler girl smiles at the puppies at her feet. Mother dog licks pups. Poultry behind chicken wire.
President Eisenhower And Variety Club
President Eisenhower And Variety Club Members of the Variety Club international, which includes Kim Novak and Perry Como, pay a call to the White House. President Dwight D Eisenhower is given a life-time honorary membership in the show-business organization. Ext. White House, snow falling (but not yet covering ground). Also John H. Harris (?).
Automobile And Boat Shows
Automobile And Boat Shows It's a eye-filling, drooling experience getting a look at the latest in autos and boats! The 1959 showings in Chicago and New York uncover some glittering gadgets and some smooth-as-velvet engineering developments. Visitors and exhibits at the Chicago Auto Show. Lovely young women show off some of the cars. Model of hovercraft-type car of the future. Women rides hovercraft style wheel-less scooter. Toyota sign at the show. Boat show. More beautiful gals to show off the boats. Woman with model of boat.
Fashion Fare
Fashion Fare Holland's top designers state a joint fashion show in London, England. They're style conscious down by the zuider zee as the smart creations go to show. Female models show off coats, elegant dresses, furs.
Football: Pitt 22, Army 14.
Football: Pitt 22, Army 14. The Pitt Panthers follow their Notre Dame victory by overcoming the Cadets, 22-14. Running play leads to touchdown. Paul Chess receives a pass, then runs until a defender lifts him up in the air for a few moments, then drops him in a tackle. Chess scores another touchdown. Male cheerleaders kneel and bow on the sidelines ("we're not worthy!"). Finally someone else, Bill Reynolds, gets a chance to score.
Football: Michigan State 48, Syracue 7.
Football: Michigan State 48, Syracue 7. The Michigan State Spartans hold their top-ranking position, trampling Syracuse, 48-7. Lopsided victory. Syracuse punts, and Michigan State's #11 (Ellis?) returns the punt for a touchdown. #40, Don McAuliffe, gains a lot of yardage on running play; next down he scores. Male cheerleaders bow along the sidelines, as if to say, "We're not worthy!" McAuliffe is a good pass receiver too. #39 runs in for TD.
Football: Maryland 38, Navy 7.
Football: Maryland 38, Navy 7. Maryland's Terrapins torpedo the Navy, 38-7, running their victory skein to 17. University of Maryland QB passes; receiver runs quite a distance for touchdown. More passing plays.
Korea: Bloody Battles Rage for Strategic Ridges.
Korea: Bloody Battles Rage for Strategic Ridges. "Savage action marks the fighting for strategic hills ringing Seoul. Mortar fire is conducted around the clock and casualties mount steadily as South Koreans stubbornly defend their positions." Korean soldiers carrying some kind of arms (shells?) run up a hill. Close shot, a shell is passed along for loading. Soldier fires shells from sandbagged position; man on field telephone is in frame. Many empty shell casings are tossed over a hill into a pile. One soldier points while another looks through binoculars. VO says newsreel cameraman was wounded taking these pictures (no wounded are shown). LSs of the hills, some smoke evident from the battle.
News in Brief: Emperor Visits Shrine.
News in Brief: Emperor Visits Shrine. Emperor Hirohito visits the shrine erected to Japanese war dead for the first time since the war ended in 1945. LS, Hirohito and his consort get out of a vehicle. VS they walk toward the shrine. Cut-in shots of old and young Japanese people watching. VS Japanese people stand with heads bowed, hands pressed together (praying?).
News in Brief: California, Parccar.
News in Brief: California, Parccar. Now anybody can do it - park a car that is. Another wheel has been added going sideways. It has to be seen to be believed. Interior of car, man turns sort of a knob. Close view of spare tire lowering down from inside of trunk onto the pavement; the spare tire functions sort of as a jack, lifting the other two rear tires off the ground. The car, in a tight parallel parking space, swings its rear out, then pulls easily out of the space. Demonstration of this car's usefulness at home, too - it swings around so that it's easier to back into the garage. Male driver backs the car into garage.
Winter's Coming. And The Birds Know It Best.
Winter's Coming. And The Birds Know It Best. Geese and ducks darken the sky at Tule Lake's game preserve, as they settle on the lake in their flight southward. Hunter fires rifle toward the sky. Poor bird, trying to fly, falls from the sky and bounces on the ground. VS waterfowl in process of migration flying, landing on a lake, taking off from lake. Shot of Tule Lake sign with mountain in background.
Norge Ski Meet
Norge Ski Meet American's top ski star, Ansten Samuelsten, of Colorado Springs, again zooms and looms to top the top at the norge ski meet at Fox Grove, Illinois. It's a difficult, hazardous course, with many spectacular spills in the slalom. Ski jumpers fly through the air. Some spills, wipeouts. One man who lands successfully does a snowplow move to stop his forward motion. Smiling winner. American flag hangs from end of ski jump (I think it's the 49-star flag, including Alaska).
Boston K Of C Meet
Boston K Of C Meet A sit-up-and-take-notice performance was given by 17-year old John Thomas at the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus track and field meet at Boston. The lad emerges for obscurity to set a new world's indoor high jump record. 6' 11 3/4'. In the 600 yard event, a duel - - between Ed Collymore and Rudy Smith - - finishes with a startling nose dive as two young men in the running race fall to the ground near the finish line. Both Caucasian and African American young male athletes are seen competing; there is one young black man in Boston University shirt. Spectators in crowd seem pretty nicely dressed for the event.
Vast Throng Hails Fidel Castro
Vast Throng Hails Fidel Castro Scores of thousands massed outside Havana's presidential palace, roaring their approval - as the Cuban rebel leader asks if they favor executions of Batista supporters, accused of war atrocities. Vast, huge crowd with banners. Fidel Castro speaking into microphone, gesturing in typical fashion. Crowd applauding.
Hong Kong Refugees
Hong Kong Refugees Camera report on the British colony of Hong Kong. Its population swollen by a million refugees who fled from communist China during the last decade. Various scenes of city, market, buildings that look like tall apartment buildings, also shacks. Long queue of people waiting in line. Sign, "Food Products...through Catholic Relief Services." Caucasian clergyman (?) hands out food, looks like noodles.
Cecil B. Demille Succumbs
Cecil B. Demille Succumbs Pioneer movie-maker, famed for his Biblical epics, died in his home in California. Heart attack. Scenes show him on location directing one of the super-colossal pageants that made him one of the movie greats. De Mille is welcomed to Egypt. Various shots - looking at movie script, looking through binoculars, consulting with motion picture crew, firing gun into air. The movie set resembles "The Ten Commandments." Extras.