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Newsreels: 1952 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1952 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1952. 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 1952 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1952. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52051)
NO MAN’S LAND
REDS FORM BUFFER ZONE IN GERMANY:
GERMANY – Reds clear a three mile strip on the frontier between free Western Germay and Communist-held East Germany. The purpose of the ruthless mass evacuation – to halt the flight of thousands into freedom.
BENEFACTOR OF BLIND HONORED:
PARIS – On the 100th anniversary of his death, Louis Braille’s remains are transferred to the Pantheon, resting place of France’s most honored dead.
“OTTER” MAKES ITS DEBUT:
MICHIGAN – The “Otter,” an amphibious cargo carrier, at home on land or at sea, goes through its paces for the camera.
GREATEST WAR ACE:
CALIFORNIA – Col. Francis Gabreski, who shot down an all-time record number of enemy planes in Korea and World War II, returns home to a hero’s welcome.
SILVER STRIKE JUBILEE:
ARKANSAS – Frontier days are back. A whole town turns back the pages of history, and goes pioneer, with old-time costumes for the women, heards for the men, and dancing in the streets for one and all.
THE WORLD OF SPORTS
BICYCLE POLO:
AUSTRIA – Spills, thrills, and a touch of comedy in a unique blend of polo and soccer – with the players riding bicycles!
WATER SKIING:
FLORIDA – Aquatic disc jockeys, pretty girls skimming the waves aboard circular water skis – and a pretty picture these saucy lasses make aboard their saucers.
WORLD BEAUTIES:
CALIFORNIA – Beauties from around the world are on parade. They’re hopeful competitors for the title of “Miss Universe.”
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52052)
MISS UNIVERSE
FINNISH BLONDE WINS WORLD BEAUTY CROWN:
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – The most beautiful girl in the world… eighteen year old Armi Kuusela, of Finland, chosen from lovelies of thirty nations. Presented with a jeweled crown once worn by an Empress, Miss Universe is the winner of a starring film contract, among other honors.
INTERNAL REVENUE POSTS FILLED:
NEW YORK – Secretary of the Treasury Snyder inducts three new local district directors, to succeed political incumbents.
NEW JET INTERCEPTOR “STARFIRE”, UNVEILED:
CALIFORNIA – The “Starfire’, our most powerful single-engine plane, is displayed. Radical armament… all rockets, no guns… and electronic control, to smash any foe.
THE WORLD OF SPORTS
WEIGHT LIFTERS SHOW MUSCLES:
NEW YORK – Double-barreled event in the grunt and groan category. Olympic hopefuls compete for a berth on the Helsinki team. Winner is John Davis of Brooklyn, undefeated in world competition including last Olypics – for 14 years. Also on agenda – Mr. America contest: Be-muscled he-men ripple their torsos, to the delight of the girls.
OLYMPICS TRIALS:
LOS ANGELES – At Olympic team trials, records fall, as top field and track men battle for places on this year’s Olympic team. Winners include Mal Whitfield, Harrison Dillard, and other amateur stars. Heartbreak for favored Craig Dixon in the hundred-ten meter hurdles. He stumbles, falls, at the next to the last hurdles. One of the strongest U.S. teams ever… emerges to face Russians for the first time in international competition.
SINGING GOOD-WILL AMBASSADORS:
NEW YORK – The Minneapolis Choral-aires, acclaimed as America’s best group of singers, take a trans-Atlantic plane to Britain, and the International Music Festival in Wales, where they’ll represent the U.S. Forty-eight men and women make the trip, made possible by public-spirited Minneapolis citizens.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52053)
NEW TANK:
DELAWARE – The army puts its new Patton 48 medium tank through its paces. Fast and highly maneuverable, the new tank is made of one piece of steel and is of radically new design.
MONKEY MOVING DAY:
CANADA – Both monkeys and their keepers have a merry time as the simians are rounded for transfer to their summer quarters in the Vancouver zoo.
TWIN WEDDING:
ARKANSAS – It was almost a twin convention at Hot Springs when identical twin sisters married twin brothers, attended by twin flower girls.
$60,000,000 ROAD:
VENEZUELA – French engineers perform a spectacular feat in blasting a ten mile stretch of road through Venezuela’s most rugged mountain terrain.
SHIPBOARD FASHIONS:
NEW YORK – The latest creations for milady designed by Nat Kaplan are modeled in their most natural setting – aboard the new superliner United States just before her maiden voyage to Europe.
OLYMPIC DIVERS:
NEW YORK – Skippy Browning, Bob Clotworthy and Miller Anderson win the right to represent the United States on the Olympic diving team.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52054)
GOP CONVENTION
MACARTHUR KEYNOTER AT REPUBLICAN MEET:
CHICAGO – Taft and Eisenhower arrive on the scene for the final phase of one of the hottest political battles in history. At stake – the GOP Presidential nomination. Delegates crowd convention hall for stirring keynote address by General Douglas MacArthur.
HALF MILLION KOREA SORTIES FOR AIR FORCE:
KOREA – Thunderjets slash at Communist ground installations, Sabre jets fly top cover and tangle with MIGs, as the Air Force chalks up over half a million combat missions to date in history’s hottest air war.
NEW SEA QUEEN TAKES ATLANTIC BLUE RIBBON:
NEW YORK – The S.S. United States sails on her record-smashing maiden voyage, setting a new speed mark for the trans-Atlantic crossing, cutting the Queen Elizabeth’s best time by over ten hours.
FLORENCE CHADWICK FAILS IN RECORD ATTEMPT:
CALIFORNIA – Florence Chadwick attempts the 21-mile swim from Catalina Island to the mainland, but fails with only two miles to go, despite encouragement of Johnny Weismuller.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52055)
GOP CONVENTION:
CHICAGO – One of the hottest pre-convention battles in years, the issue of the contested Georgia and Texas delegations, is settled on the floor… with a telling defeat for Taft. Then, events move on to the hottest battle of all, the big prize… the Presidential nomination.
NEWS IN BRIEF:
HOLLAND – An ultra-realistic toy Dutch town, complete with miniature canals and castles, is visited by the Crown Princess.
CALIFORNIA – Warner Brothers’ Hollywood studio is ravaged by the second major blaze in 2 months. A case of arson, say police.
SPEEDBOAT SETS 178 MILE MARK:
WASHINGTON – Famed racing boat Slo-Mo-Shun Fourth roars across Lake Washington to set a new all-time speed record. More honors for the world’s fastest boat.
McFARLAND PRAISES CONGRESS’ JOB:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Congress adjourns. Senate Majority Leader Ernest McFarland praises the legislators’ achievements in this session, before departing for his Florence, Arizona, home.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52056)
IKE ACCEPTS!
CHICAGO – Ike and running mate Nixon greet convention. In acceptance speech, Eisenhower promises to lead new crusade to peace and prosperity, as crowds chant, “We Want Ike!” Taft and other GOP leaders pledge party harmony for campaign.
2 TANKERS ABLAZE KILL ONE, INJURE 30:
SAN FRANCISCO – Explosions rip two tankers at their dock, send flames 300 feet into air. Four hour blaze takes three million dollar damage toll, kills one, injures thirty.
GOLD CUP RACE:
HOLLYWOOD – Two Lea cops honors at turf classic for second straight year, takes $137,000 purse in tight finish over Cyclotron.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52057)
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OPENS:
CHICAGO – Delegates are called to order for the thirty-first Democratic National Convention. The choice for a presidential nominee is wide open with six contenders in the race. They also hear the keynote speech by Governor Devers of Massachusetts.
TRAGEDY AT SEA:
The Norwegian freighter Black Gull bound for New York becomes a torch as 500 tons of naptholene catch fire and transform the vessel into an inferno 65 miles off Long Island. Forty-five passengers and crewmen are rescued but four perish as they leap into the sea to escape the searing flames.
OLYMPIC OPENING:
HELSINKI – Fifty-five year old Paavo Nurmi, one of the all-time Olympic greats, lights the torch that open the fifteenth Olympiad in which 5,800 athletes from 67 nations are competing. Russia is competing for the first time since the days of the czars. Germany and Japan are also taking part for the first time since World War II.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52058)
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION:
CHICAGO – Delegates tempers mount over seating of contested Southern delegates. High point is reached as Mrs. Roosevelt addresses convention, receives 15 minute ovation. Then, the big political show moves into the climactic phase – the selection of the candidate – the man who’ll battle it out with Ike in November.
EARTHQUAKE
11 PERISH IN SOUTH CALIFORNIA TREMBLOR:
CALIFORNIA – The worst earthquake since 1906 rocks the state, centering its fury on the little town of Tehachapi. The mountain community is ravaged by the tremors, eleven persons perish.
OLYMPICS:
HELSINKI – Records totter in 1952’s World Games. In the 10,000 meter run, a spectacular performance by Czech Emil Zatopek – in the 400 meter hurdles, America’s Charlie Moore sets a new mark.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52059)
DEMOCRATS NAME TICKET AS IKE PLANS STRATEGY:
CHICAGO – The Democratic Convention gives a tumultuous ovation to Presidential nominee, Adlai Stevenson as he’s introduced by President Truman. Then, his running-mate, Alabama’s Senator John Sparkman is named, and another ovation follows.
COLORADO – Republican candidate “Ike” Eisenhower relaxes before the strenuous campaign ahead, and passes on to his running-mate, Senator Nixon, some fly-catching lore, and some political wisdom, too.
KOREAN FRONT
STARS ENTERTAIN, AIR FORCE BLASTS REDS:
KOREA – B-29 bombers hammer Pyongyang, the devastating conclusion to a 24-hour aerial assault that reduces all military targets to rubble. Meanwhile, on the front lines, a Hollywood troupe entertains G.I.’s, despite pouring rain.
OLYMPICS
U.S. DOMINATES TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS:
HELSINKI – The U.S. forges supremacy in the men’s track and field events with record-toppling performances in the pole vault by the “vaulting Vicar”, Bob Richards – in the 110 meter hurdles by Harrison Dillard, in the Javelin throw, an Olympic first for the U.S., by Cy Young. Thrilling performance in the 200 meter dash by Andy Stanfield.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1952 (UE52060)
EVA PERON DIES:
ARGENTINA – The nation mourns the death of its First Lady, glamorous wife of President Peron. In Buenos Aires, hundreds of thousands of her followers gather before the Ministry of Labor building, where her body lies in state. Born in obscurity, the one-time radio actress rose to power with the nation’s strong man.
NEWS IN BRIEF:
NEW YORK – The French liner Flandre arrives after an ill-starred maiden voyage marked by engine failure and other troubles. She’s towed to her berth – the final indignity.
AUSTRIA – One of the nation’s most spectacular train wrecks strews cars across the landscape when train plunges over a trestle after engine is derailed. Two killed, almost all survivors were injured.
JAPAN – A novel greeting for Korea hound replacements. As troopships docks, G.I.’s see 30 Japanese beauties, in traditional colorful kimonos, dancing on the dockside.
ATLANTIC CITY – The Incredible Romba makes his American debut with his spine-chilling, death-defying, somersaulting rocket car.
GREENLAND – King Christian of Denmark and his queen get a royal welcome as they arrive for a visit to Denmark’s largest overseas possession. The well-loved rulers are presented with the Eskimos’ finest gifts.
OLYMPICS
RECORDS FALL AS GAMES NEAR END:
HELSINKI – An astounding performance by Czechoslovakia’s superman, Emil Zatopek. In the marathon, he sets a new record for the grueling 26 mile event… and this Iron Man from the Iron Curtain takes his third Gold Medal. Thrilling victories in the 400 meters. Women’s Relay for the U.S. team… and in the metric mile, Joseph Barthel of Luxembourg is overcome by emotion after his victory, bringing his little country her first Gold Medal.
CHESAPEAKE BRIDGE:
MARYLAND – The third longest bridge in the world is officially opened by Governor McKeldin. Motorists are saved 125 miles of travel. On hand for the occasion are famous quadruped star Francis the Talking Mule, and Starlet Jean Cambron. The first motorcade crosses as the ferry makes its last trip.
MORMON DAY:
SALT LAKE CITY – A gala parade marks the Days of ’47 celebration – 105 years after Mormon pioneers reached this rich valley. 90,000 look on as elaborate floats make history live again.
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