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Newsreels: 1949 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1949 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1949. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1949 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1949. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49081)
ATLANTIC PACT
WESTERN NATIONS GIRD FOR DEFENSE
WASHINGTON & ENGLAND – Historic events for the Western democracies, Defense delegates of the signatory powers gather to discuss their mutual defenses and to hear U.S. Defense Secretary Johnson. President Truman affixes his signature to the military aid program (MAP) which provides billions in arms to Western Europe. Meanwhile, in England, bombers and fighter planes test Britain’s air defenses in spectacular mock raids.
FOOTBALL
ARMY UPSETS MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR – The biggest upset of the year! The Army Cadets defeat the Michigan Wolverines, 21-7, and write finis to the longest winning streak in major college football in 25 years.
NAVY OVERCOMES DUKE
ANNAPOLIS – With the score 14-14 going into the final period, the Midshipmen gridders rally to beat a favored Duke team, 28-14, and for the first time in four years win two games in a row.
U.S.C., OHIO STATE TIE
LOS ANGELES – The Buckeyes of Ohio State and the Trojans of Southern Cal. fight to a thrilling 13-13 tie as 63,000 whoop it up. One of the big games of the week, and a thriller from start to finish.
OKLAHOMA TOPS TEXAS
DALLAS – 75,000 fans, largest ever in Southwestern football history, see the Sooners topple the mighty Longhorns of Texas in a rough renewal of their ancient rivalry. Final score, 20-14. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49082)
CONGRESS HEARS SERVICE FEAUD
WASHINGTON – Top Navy brass presents its case before the committee investigating the worth of the Air Force’s giant B-36 bomber, as the primary attack weapon in any future war.
LABOR LEADER LAUDS U.S. MOVIES IN COLD WAR
ST. PAUL – Irving Brown, European representative of the American Federation of Labor cites American Motion pictures as one of the most powerful weapons in the battle for men’s minds.
COLUMBIA SNOW UNDER BY YALE
NEW YORK – The visiting Bulldogs from New Haven steam-roller the hapless Lions by the lopsided score of 33 to 7, with Levi Jackson in the starring role.
STEEPLECHASE THRILLS
BELMONT PARK, N.Y. – The two-day United Hunts Meet provides more than the usual quota of spine tingle thrills as thoroughbreds and their jockeys go over the jumps and sometimes not quite. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49083)
TOP U.S. COMMUNISTS FOUND GUILTY
NEW YORK – “Guilty” is the verdict of the jury in the nine-month-old trial of the top U.S. communist leaders. Thus ends one of the longest trials in history, with conviction of criminal conspiracy against the U.S. Judge Harold Medina, who will pass sentence, also found six defense lawyers guilty of criminal contempt.
HONG KONG GIRDS AGAINST REDS
HONG KONG – Timely films from the British Crown colony of Hong Kong – not in the path of the invading Chinese communists. While British re-inforcements arrive, and Spit-fires patrol the skies above the island, life in the bustling metropolis goes on as usual.
FOOTBALL
CORNELL CRUSHES YALE
The Big Red powerhouse from Ithaca rides roughshod over the underdog Bulldog at New Haven, administering the worst defeat a Yale team has ever suffered in the Bowl. Final score, 48-14
NOTRE DAME ROUTS RULANE SOUTH BEND – The Fighting Irish again prove to be one of the most destructive forces ever loosed on a football field, striking hard and often to turn back Tulane, 46-7, in a tornado of destruction.
CALIFORNIA UPSETS U.S.C.
BERKELEY – With a thrilling 102-yard touchdown romp in the final period, the California Bears come from behind to score a 16-19 upset over the Southern Cal. Trojans. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49084)
YUGO-SLAVIA NAMED TO SECURITY COUNCIL
LAKE SUCCESS – Over the bitter protest of Russia’s Andrei Vishinsky Yugo-Savia is elected to the United Nations Security Council. Vishinsky’s denunciation is ruled out of order.
ARMY ANSWERS B-36 CHARGES BY NAVY
WASHINGTON – Air Force Secretary Symington and General Bradley chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff strongly denounce Admirals for imperiling the national security by airing defense tactics.
HOUSING EXPOSE
ALASKA – The Army reveals substandard conditions under which defense personnel must exist on the edge of the arctic circle.
‘BRONC BUSTIN’ BEAUTIES
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – Beauties and the beasts tangle. While the beasts ain’t no gents, the beauties survive with their make-up intact.
STANFORD SINKS WASHINGTON
SEATTLE – The Huskies get no quarter on their home gridiron, as the Indians ride roughshod to a 40 to nothing victory. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49085)
TRUMAN DEDICATES UNITED NATIONS HOME
NEW YORK – On the fourth anniversary of the UN, Pres. Truman comes to New York to lay the cornerstone of the great United Nations headquarters rising on the city’s East Side. Government, state, city and UN officials hear him dedicate the place to peace.
$3,000,000 IN DIAMONDS SHOWN
NEW YORK – Rare and costly diamonds costing many millions are on display at the Plaza, where pretty models wear necklaces, bracelets and other fabulous items that will dazzle you. The largest is a 100-carat pendent of spectacular beauty.
FOOTBALL!
ARMY ROUTS COLUMBIA, 63-6
WEST POINT – In one of the worst defeats it ever handled another team, the Cadet gridders swarm over the hapless Columbia Lions with a nine-touchdown barrage. Even the second-stringers add to the lop-sided score of 63-6.
PENN “SINKS” NAVY, 28-7
PHILADELPHIA – With unexpected ease, spotless Penn rambles over Navy, with an impressive demonstration of grid strength before 66,000 fans. Bagnell’s 74-yard runback is the thrill play of the game.
MICHIGAN TOPS MINNESOTA
ANN ARBOR – Confounding the experts and baffling the heavier Gophers of Minnesota, the Michigan Wolverines rally to a 14-7 victory. Oriman’s generalmanship and passing pace the victor. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49086)
BRITISH CRISIS
LONDON – The British public hears the bitter news that austerity is still with them. Prime Minister Atlee tells Parliament that the budget must be trimmed by $700,000,000.
MRS. ANDERSON NAMED ENVOY TO DENMARK
WASHINGTON – Mrs. Eugenie Anderson becomes America’s first woman ambassador, as President Truman appoints her to Denmark.
ARKANSAS BEATS VANDY IN UPSET
NASHVILLE – In one of the upsets of the season Arkansas noses out highly touted Vanderbilt 7 to 6 in a thrill packed game.
MIGRATION
TULE LAKE, CAL. – Millions of ducks and geese flock to the refuge on their way south. Hunters get their bag but outside the preserve.
APPROVAL OF A SEAL
CALIFORNIA – Cillion, sea lion to you, who swam the English Channel in 5 hours gets an accolade and keys to the city from Hermosa Beach citizens.
GONZALES LOSES IN PRO DEBUT
NEW YORK – Making his bow as a professional, the former national champion loses to Jack Kramer in four sets on the boards of Madison Square Garden.
GRUNT AND GROAN A LA FRANCAISE
FRANCE – Monsieur Miquet and Monsieur Asserati tangle, literally in assorted mayhem with dire consequences for Mousieur Miquet. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49087)
WARNS EUROPE ON U.S. AID
WASHINGTON – A warning that the United States will cut down on Marshall Plan aid to western Europe unless those countries strive harder for mutual aid and economic unity, is voiced by Eric Johnston, motion picture czar just returned from Europe.
SCORES HURT IN TRAIN WRECK
AZUSA, CALIF. – First pictures of the spectacular wreck of the Santa Fe’s El Capitan. No deaths are reported following the derailment, even though six cars and the Diesel left the rails.
GOOFIEST HATS EVER SEEN!
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – Some of the zaniest bonnets you men ever saw take the spotlight during the Opti-Mrs. Club convention. You’ll see the “Fishbowl” and the “Oil Derrick” just to mention a few names.
N.Y. MAYOR LAUDS MOVIES
NEW YORK – At the Variety Club Dinner at the Astor, Mayor O’Dwyer tells the industry bigwigs that the motion picture is a great force in America. Chief Barker O’Donnell presides as Max Cohen is made Chief Barker for New York.
FOOTBALL!
NOTRE DAME “SINKS” NAVY
BALTIMORE – The Fighting Irish put on another demonstration of their speed and power by inflicting a humiliating 40-0 defeat upon the Midshipmen before a full house at Babe Ruth Stadium.
OHIO STATE TOPS N’WESTERN
COLUMBUS – Outpunching the Wildcats on the ground and in the air, the Ohio State Buckeyes score a bitterly-fought 24-7 victory that keeps them in the race for the Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl bid.
CALIFORNIA TRIPS U.C.L.A.
LOS ANGELES – The Golden Bears of California topple the Bruins, 35-21, and barge on unbeaten in their march toward the Rose Bowl. Long passes account for several of the touchdowns. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49088)
AIR CRASH KILLS 55
WASHINGTON – The worst air disaster in the nation’s history brings death to 55 over the capital’s airport as a Bolivian fighter plane crashes into a transport coming in for a landing.
BRUSH FIRE MAKES HUNDREDS HOMELESS
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CAL. – Driven by a strong wind a wall of flames sweeps over 10,000 acres razing every building in its path and making scores homeless.
NEW NAVY CHIEF
WASHINGTON – Admiral Forrest Sherman succeeds Admiral Denfeld as chief of Naval Operations and expresses his confidence in the backing of navy personnel.
DUKE WRECKS GEORGIA TECH
ATLANTA – The Rambling Wrecks from Georgia Tech bump into too much football from power-packed Duke which cops the Duke 27 to 14.
USC WINS 40-28 OVER WASHINGTON
SEATTLE – The Trojans uncork just a little too much razzle-dazzle for the Huskies, with Jim Powers supplying just that – the power.
CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN
MONTREAL – The gentle art of massacre in the squared circle is ably demonstrated by Ivon Robert and Fred Atkins. Both survived but no one knows why. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49089)
INFANTRY IN ACTION FOR TOP BRASS
FORT BENNING, GA. – A spectacular demonstration of American infantry in action with light and heavy weapons is provided for the nation’s top brass, including Defense Secretary Johnson, our Navy chief, Admiral Forrest Sherman, and other military leaders.
TRUMAN HAILED IN SAINT PAUL
ST. PAUL – Pres. Truman gets a hearty reception from 400,000 persons in the Twin Cities as he arrives to take part in Minnesota’s centennial celebration. Mr. Truman also campaigns for his party, and asserts that his Fair Deal steers between the revolutionary left and the despairing right.
FOOTBALL!
ARMY CRUSHES FORDHAM
WEST POINT – In one of the most savagely fought games of the season, the Army grid team explodes for five touchdowns against a Fordham eleven that some dopsters predicted would win. Galiffa passes to four tallies, 35-0.
WISCONSIN NIPS N’WESTERN
EVANSTON – The Wisconson Badgers ride to a 14-6 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats. The right arm of Quarterback Bob Petruska passes the Badgers to victory and keeps them in the Big Ten race.
STANFORD BLASTS U.S.C.
LOS ANGELES – Blasting the Rose Bowl dreams of Southern Cal. while keeping their own strong, the Indians of Stanford go on the football warpath with a surprising 34-13 victory. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49090)
PARATROOPER SAVES BUDDY WHEN CHUTE COLLAPSES
ELGIN FIELD, FLA. – Dramatic scenes of daring mid-air rescue! When the parachute of Pvt. Charles Dye collapses, he is grabbed by Sgt. Marvin Smith and together the two men drop down to a safe landing. For his heroism, Sgt. Smith is decorated during a Washington ceremony.
NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
“AMETHYST” GETS WELCOME
ENGLAND – The British frigate “Amethyst” gets a tumultuous welcome when she returns from China. The ship and heroic crew withstood weeks of siege from Red guns in action along the Yangtse River.
“VEEP” CHOSEN TOP GRAND-POP
CHICAGO – Vice Pres. Alben Barkley makes headlines again when he is honored as the Grandfather of the Year. The nation’s top grand-pop plans to marry a second time soon.
WEST GERMANY WOOS BERLIN
BERLIN – Hundreds of thousand of anti-communist Berliners turn out to hear Pres. Theodor Heuss of the West German Republic when he arrives on mission of friendship.
KIDDIE CAR – PARIS STYLE
PARIS – Here’s a cute youngster who’s got the local traffic problem licked, or has he? Driving his own miniature auto, the precocious tot has all Paris agog when he takes a spin.
FOOTBALL!
PRO EAGLES TOPPLE RAMS
PHILADELPHIA – Sparked by Tommy Thompson and Bosh Pritchard, the Eagles trounce the visiting Coast champs by a score of 38 to 14.
BOSTON COLLEGE TOPS CLEMSON
CLEMSON, S.C. – On their first trip into Dixie, the Boston College gridders edge out their ancient rivals, the Tigers of Clemson, 40-27. |
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