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Newsreels: 1958 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1958 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1958. 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 1958 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1958. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58061)
LEBANESE ELECTIONS HELD:
Hopes ride that the Lebanon crisis is ended with the election of General Faud Shehab as successor to Camille Chamoun. Scenes show stormy events leading up to the event: visit to a rebel stronghold and the attempted assassination of the nation’s Premier. Meanwhile, Israel continues to bolster her armed forces with new French jets.
“HOT” TEA:
The arrival of a freighter loaded with radioactive Japanese tea in New York poses a problem to a puzzled group ranging from pot officials to atomic scientists and longshoreman boss Tough Tony Anastasia.
CHENNAULT FUNERAL:
The last rites for Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault wartime leader of the Flying Tigers are held in Arlington National Cemetery.
MASS BAPTISM:
The greatest mass baptism in modern times is held at New York’s Orchard Beach for 7,136 new members of Jehovah’s witnesses.
FASHION FIESTA:
To Mexico for a fashion fiesta of airy new knits for sports and casual wear come autumn. From sacks, chemises, new paisley prints, to waders with breezy shirtwaist ensembles.
MORAL MONKEYS:
Three monkeys in the Frankfurt Zoo bring a message of “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil” to visitors, acting out the famous figurine. One gets adventurous and masters a movie camera!
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58062)
ARGENTINE FLOODS:
Argentina is racked by its worst floods in 18 years. An estimated 30 die, 100,000 are homeless in and around Buenos Aires, in the wake of a 16-foot flood stage and lasing 50 m.p.h. gales.
HOTEL WALKIE-TALKIE:
A Vienna Hotel introduces the ultimate in service with miniature walkie-talkies that catch guests in the bathtubs and chambermaids gossiping.
U.S.S.R. AIR SHOW:
Aviation Day in the U.S.S.R. sees achievements of the mass Soviet civil aviation program, including spectacular mass tunts by a sailplane squadron.
MARGARET IN CANADA:
Highlights of Princess Margaret’s month long visit to Canada in which the royal visitor’s wardrobe made news of its own.
ESTHER WILLIAMS DAY:
The lovely star arrives in Atlantic City by helicopter, diving into the sea and swimming ashore. She’s on hand for three days of festivities marking the premiere of her newest film, “U-I’s ‘RAW WIND IN EDEN”.
WOMEN’S SOCCER:
Battle of the Titans in Holland as Britain’s top gal’s team, Manchester United, clashes with Dutch All-Stars in a thunderous match that ends tied 1-all!
DREAM TRACK:
Nearly 39,000 are on hand for the gala opening of the new Yonkers Recovery, which presents trotting said a touch of Hollywood and Fort Knox mixed in equal parts.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58063)
IKE WARNS ON ECONOMY:
At his White House press conference, President Eisenhower delivers a sober warning to both industry and labor as to the effects of future inflation.
KING HUSSEIN, his regime still shaky despite quiet in the Mid-East visits the 3,000 British paratroops on whom his safety ultimately depends.
MERCHANT MARINE:
Graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. A colorful review by the Kings Point, N.Y. cadets.
ESTHER WILLIAMS:
Atlantic City turns out en masse to cheer Esther Williams at the world premiere of her newest picture, Universal International’s “RAW WIND IN EDEN”.
FASHION PARADE:
In New York, America’s top stylists join forces to present the casual look for autumn, and the camera takes a backstage look at the proceedings.
WOMEN’S DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS:
In Topeka, the National A.A.U. Women’s Diving Championships sees all contenders in superb form, and a spectacular duel develops between defending champ Paula Jean Meyers, and Tahiea Sparling. Miss Meyers emerges still the queen, but it’s close!
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58064)
EPIC OF THE NAUTILUS:
The atomic sub Nautilus pioneers a new seaway with a voyage across the top of the world, under the North Pole and the Arctic ice-cap, from Hawaii into Pacific waters – 1830 miles in 96 hours! President Eisenhower confers the Legion of Merit on her skipper, William R. Anderson, in special White House ceremonies.
HOOVER 84:
On his 84th Birthday, elder statesman Herbert Hoover enjoys a one-hour press conference, reminiscing to newsmen and offering pointed commentary on present day affairs.
GROMYKO ARRIVES:
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrives in New York to head Russia’s U.N. delegation during the general assembly’s emergency session on the Middle East.
TRAIN WRECK:
5 die, 20 are injured in the broad daylight collision between two passenger trains north of Suffern, N.Y. Workers from half a dozen neighboring communities respond to the disaster call.
5 MAN MIRACLE MILE:
The sensational Dublin race in which Australia’s Herb Elliott wins the mile race in 3:54 ? seconds-less than the world’s record, and in which Merv Lincoln, Ron Delany, Albert Thomas and Murray Halberg, all finish in under 4 minutes.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY:
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany and presides over a victory celebration by Nazi fanatics that foreshadows the grim future of the Reich. In New York and Philadelphia thousands march in protest. Benito Mussolini is acclaimed by his Blackshirt Legions on the 10th anniversary of his march on Rome. AIn America, the “Forest Army”, first C.C.C. contingents, complete their initial training. And Depression-ridden America finds surcease from its worries in a wave of fads – “walk-a-thon” contests, pipe smoking for women, and biggest of all the JIG-SAW Puzzle!
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58065)
IKE ADDRESSES U.N.:
President Eisenhower appears before the emergency meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on the Mid-East crisis to urge a six point plan in which direct U.N. action and massive economic development is seen as the key to peace.
MARINES LEAVE LEBANON:
The first contingent of the U.S. Marines is withdrawn from Lebanon, 1,700 of the 15,000 troops now stationed in the tiny, troubled land.
WHEAT FOR JORDAN:
10,000 tons of American wheat arrives at Jordan’s only port, Aqaba – one in a series of emergency aid measures that enable the beleaguered kingdom to survive.
BRITAIN HAILS POLAR A-SUB:
The Nautilus arrives in Portland, England, completing its epochal voyage from Honolulu under the North Pole and receives a gala welcome, even as news is received of the polar voyage of another nuclear sub, The Skate!
U.S. CHEERS CREATOR OF WORLD’S NO. 1 HIT SONG:
Domenico Modugno, composer and singer of the world’s number one song hit, Nel Blu Dipinto Del Blue (Volare), arrives in New York to be greeted by ecstatic fans and a recording company executive with a gold disc in token of his song’s phenomenal sales, here and abroad. Special feature – Domenico Modugno’s actual performance of his great song, presented by courtesy of DECCA Records.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58066)
FIRST MOON ROCKET FAILS:
Failure at Cape Canaveral in the first attempt to reach the moon with a 4-stage rocket. The space vehicle blows up after 77 seconds in flight – even before the 1st stage burns out.
FORMOSA CLASH:
Nationalist China rushes supplies to its offshore bases of Quemoy and Matsu to meet threats of intensified Red activity, as overhead, Nationalist and Communist jets clash.
NANTUCKET CRASH:
A twin engine airliner crashes on Nantucket, R.I., with 34 aboard. Only 300-yards from the Island’s airport. 22 die on impact, another later dies from injuries in the tragic accident.
R.O.K. ANNIVERSARY:
Mass patriotic observances in Seoul marks the Tenth Anniversary of the Republic of Korea. Vast crowds cheer as Rhee calls for reunification, and reviews R.O.K. and U.S. forces.
SEA DRAGON LAUNCHED:
At Portsmouth, N.H., the Sea Dragon, America’s newest – most powerful, and best equipped atomic submarine, is launched. A worthy companion for her pioneering sister subs.
SOAP BOX DERBY:
Scaled down thrills on the inclines at Akron, where small contestants from many foreign lands and from all 49 states – Alaska included, of course – vie for the grand championship. Winner in a photo finish – Muncie, Indiana’s James Miley!
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58068)
TRIUMPHAL RETURN OF THE NAUTILUS:
The Nautilus returns to the United States, capping off its pioneering cruise under the North Pole with a record-breaking run across the Atlantic, and New York goes all out with one of the greatest harbor welcomes ever for the trail-blazing nuclear sub and for the “father of the atomic submarine”, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover.
SUB-KILLING ‘COPTER:
Off the Rhode Island coast, the Navy demonstrates it’s newest anti-submarine weapons team, a destroyer and helicopter duo, with a “homing torpedo” carried by the ‘copter – bad news, for the undersea foes.
JET-LINER DEBUT:
The first jet transport delivered to a United States airline makes its debut at New York’s Idlewild Airport after a record-breaking run from Puerto Rico for a month of noise tests.
LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPS:
The thrill-packed final game of the Little League season, with Monterey, Mexico’s “Little Giants” belting 4 home runs and coasting behind 3-hit pitching to win their second straight championship.
TENNIS DOUBLES CROWN:
Ham Richardson and Alex Olmedo team up for the first time in the U.S. Doubles Championships near Boston and down Barry McKay and Sam Giammalya in a spectacular, fast-paced contest on the courts.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58069)
NEW YORK HAILS NAUTILUS CREW:
New York hails the crew of the NAUTILUS in traditional Gotham style, with a ticker-tape parade up Broadway to City Hall. Admiral Hyman G. Rickover shares with Commander William Anderson and his men the acclaim of the city’s throngs, and ceremonies at City Hall
De GAULLE IN AFRICA:
Highlights of Premier DeGaulle’s 13,000 mile swing through Africa to win colonial support for his proposed French constitution. The general visits Madagascar and Equatorial Africa.
U.S.S.R. – NAVY DAY:
Perhaps in reaction to recent feats of U.S. atomic submarines, this year’s Red Navy Day puts emphasis on merry-making sailors and plays down the huge Russian submarine fleet.
PRISON ART:
San Quentin opens its gates to the public for a display of arts and crafts by inmates of the California prison.
NAVY GRIDDERS begin pre-season workouts at Annapolis, working hard to make up for the loss of 17 lettermen from last year’s sensational team. But enough fine material is on hand to make Navy a top contender.
SUMMER SKIING:
Who needs snow? Not ski-birds at Neustadt in Germany’s Black Forest. They fly nearly as high and tumble just as hard from a straw-lined ramp.
ICE CAPADES OF 1958:
Debut of this year’s glittering edition of the Ice Capades at Atlantic City. Highlights of the show include lovely Helga, pyrotechnic Ronnie Robertson, and Maud the Mule!!
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 (UE58070)
“BLOODHOUND” MISSILE SMASHES PREY:
Britain unveils her new “BLOODHOUND” air-to-ground missile at an Australian test range, and the supersonic ramjet gives a spectacular demonstration of its ability to “sniff out” and smash the most evasive target.
ANGLER’S PARADISE:
From Canada’s largest fish hatchery to dozens of mountain lakes, dozens of choice streams and lakes are kept stocked with just enough fish to make them anglers’ delights for all.
MARINE MOUNTAINEERS:
At the Marine Corps’ Cold Weather Center at Bridgeport, California, Gyrenes take intensive courses in mountaineering as part of the Corps’ program to maintain its superb versatility.
FASHIONS RETURN TO “EMPIRE” LINE:
One of Paris’ top fashion collections, by Guy LaRoche, highlights the overwhelming swing to the Empire revival. Big, loose, handsome coats are worn over soft, simple, yet subtle, high waisted gowns with snug belts or nicely accentuating bows.
25 YEARS AGO TODAY:
Looking backward through the years for contrasts and similarities: Revolution in Cuba, and Batista makes headlines, as a rebel leader! At the opening of the Vatican’s first radio station, Pope Pius XI and inventor Guglielmo Marconi speak. Fashions – as is the form of the femme fatale at a Coney Island beauty contest. Commuters had their troubles aggravated when a local ordinance barred kissing the wife good-bye at the station – it tied up traffic!
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