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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61011)
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SNOW CRIPPLES NORTHEAST
The worst snowstorm in 13 years paralyzes Amerlca's Northeast - New York's Mayor Robert F. Wagner bars all but emergency vehicles and essential deliveries from entering the city, in the first order of its kind in nearly a decade and a half. Firemen battle blocked streets and freezing weather. All schools are closed, a delight for the kids, as the crippled city weathers out the ordeal by snow.
QUEEN ELIZABETH CONTINUES HER TOUR OF INDIA
India's ancient imperial city of Old Delhi hails the visit of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. After ceremonies in which some half a million turn out, next day the Queen and Prince Philip go on to the Taj Mahal.
SAFETY BELTS URGED FOR ALL VEHICLES
In San Francisco, one of the nation's leading auto makers takes a bold step in the cause of road safety, announcing it will furnish car safety belts at cost, for all cars including competitors' makes! Experts estimate safety belts could save 10,000 lives a year.
TRACK AND FIELD THRILLS AT THE MILLROSE GAMES
Track thrills in the Millros Games in New York. Jim Wedderburn wins the 600. Hayes Jones sets a new record in the 60 yard hurdles - Wilma Rudolph flashes to victory in the women's 60. Ralph.Boston nearly matches his world's record in the broad jump, a dazzling sequence of events. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61012)
NATO'S LAUNCHES ITS BIGGEST WAR GAMES EVER
In West Germany, French, American and West German troops, 60,000 in all, engage in a week of realistic war games under heavy weather. Europe's biggest maneuvers since World War II sees all of NATO'S modern weaponry deployed in mock action.
FORMER PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ON WELL DESERVED R AND R
At Palm Springs, California, Ike and Mamie begin an unhurried vacation. Enjoying his freedom from cares of state, the former President plays a round of golf with old friends, and looks forward to brushing up his game and soaking up sun.
VIAREGGIO CARNIVAL IN ITALY
Viareggio's inimitable extravaganza, the mammoth Carnival parade, once again fills the town's streets with merry-making. The giant floats and caricatures humorously cover a range from Count Dracula to European statesmen, in the satirical tradition of the Viareggio carnival.
PARIS DESIGNERS UNVEIL NEW HATS FOR THE NEW SEASON
Paris unveils new hats for the new season. A stunning collection which includes trim straw toppers, a lavish 'convertible' toque with on-again, off-again picture brim, and striking 'sou’westers'.
PRO TENNIS STARS TOURNEY
Top stars of pro tennis open a traveling tournament in New York. Barry MacKay downs Alex Olmedo in the first of the one-set matches. Then Pancho Gonzales, top man on the courts, defeats Lew Hoad of Australia, and newcomer Earl "Butch" Buchholz wins from Spaniard Andres Gimeno… |
| keywords: nato, war games, dwight d. eisenhower, viareggio carnival, hat fashion, pro tennis |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61013)
RED CHINA PROFITS FROM FAMINE
Scenes from Hong Kong exposes how Red China profits from the famine now afflicting its own people. Despite grave shortages behind the Bamboo Curtain, food is shipped out to Hong Kong, and sold to refugees with families still in China, who buy the food and ship it back in relief packages - on which the Communists charge an import duty! Sharp trading and a lucrative traffic in human suffering.
SCIENTISTS WITH A 'PORPOISE'
At China Lake, California, a porpoise named 'Notty' goes through her paces for scientists. It's a Navy project, seeking clues to the secret of porpoise sonar, which is more accurate than man's electronic version, and of the porpoise's incredible swimming speed. 'Notty's' voice is heard as she cruises round the pool, almost conversationally.
GOLDEN GLOVES BOXING IN NEW YORK CITY
The New York Golden Gloves quarter-final bouts, with three sets of sub-novices mixing it up in unskilled but vastly enthusiastic go-tos. An evening of exciting boxing.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Winter clamped a crippling grip on the nation from coast-to-coast, with record snows and freezes in Colorado, Illinois, New York.
Dust Storms scourged northwest Texas and Oklahoma.
Banker J.P. Morgan, testifying before a Senate Committee.
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson leading a parade of her Four Square Gospel followers
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh entering self-imposed seclusion in England.
An improbable invention is tested in Kansas City, a sort of wind-tunnel atop a car, was a remote forerunner of currently proposed convertiplanes. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61015)
CONGO CRISIS ECHOES AROUND THE WORLD
The repercussions of the slaying of Lumumba reverberate round the world, with student and African Nationalist demonstrators in major world cities carrying on heated demonstrations. In Cairo, the Belgian Embassy is stormed by a mob that sets off fires inside the structure.
SOVIET CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDIUM LEONID BREZHNEV MAKE 'GOOD WILL' TOUR TO GHANA
At the time of critical importance in Africa, Chairman Of The Presidum Lenoid Brezhnev of the U.S.S.R., begins a good-will tour in Ghana, one of the new, strongly nationalistic African states, being eagerly wooed by the Soviets.
'MISS CHINA TOWN , U.S.A.' IS CROWNED
The prettiest Chinese-American girls in the country compete in San Francisco for the crown of "Miss Chinatown, U.S.A.", a highlight of festivities marking the Chinese New Year. The winner - Irene Tsu, will reign during the Year of the Ox.
RACEHORSE 'YORKY" WINS THE WIDENER
At Hialeah, 'Yorky', Calumet's new handicap star, comes from behind in the stretch to win the Widener, his third stakes in a row, and a purse of 81 thousand dollars.
NEW YORK A.C. TRACK AND FIELD GAMES
Indoor track thrills in the New York A.C. games. New records are set by Wilma Rudolph in the women's 60 yard dash, pole vaulter Don Bragg, and broad jumper Ralph Boston. The big event is the high jump, with John Thomas facing one of the two Russians who beat him in the Olympics, Valeri Brumel. Thomas fails to clear 7'2", while Brumel goes over at 7'3". |
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