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Newsreels: 1961 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1961 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1961. 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 1961 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1961. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61034)
ROCKET IS DESTROYED BUT SPACE CAPSULE SURVIVES
In one of the last tests before a man is launched into space an Atlas missile is fired from Cape Canaveral with an empty Mercury Capsule in its nose. The firing proceeds without a flaw until suddenly a defect in the guidance system causes it to go off course and it's destroyed. However scientists are elated that the Mercury capsule is successfully parachuted to earth; they say a man would have survived without injury.
RIOTS IN PANMUNJOM, KOREA
Little known is the fact that 8 years after the end of the Korean War, the Joint Military Armistice Commission still meets to resolve differences. This time a small war breaks out as American GI's mix with Koreans after one slaps an American's face.
PRINCESS GRACE VISITS HOMETOWN PHILADELPHIA
Grace Kelly of Philadelphia the Princess of Monaco officially, arrives with her two children for a visit with her family. The American-born Princess will be joined later by her husband Prince Rainier.
GOVERNOR NELSON ROCKEFELLER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY
President John F. Kennedy follows up his meetings with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and former Vice-President Richard M. Nixon with a conference with Governor Nelson Rockefeller. The Governor calls for all to back the President in the Cuban crisis.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO:
With the country in the grip of a depression, the unemployed in New Jersey take over the State House in Trenton and sit in until legislators promise more relief aid.
Aviation was in it’s adolescence and the government was searching for a safe small plane. A Pusher Plane was chosen as the best, but never saw production another entrant was an umbrella plane one which foreshowed the delta-swept wing of today.
A crash proof car that looks like a bug was an offering of the day to cut highway accidents.
One of the most thrilling Kentucky Derby’s of all time took place 25 years ago when 'Bold Venture' fought off a challenge by 'Brevity' to take the Run for the Roses by a head.
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| keywords: nasa, mercury capsule, panmunjom korea, princess grace, govenor nelson rockefeller, john f. kennedy |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61035)
FORMER PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SAYS NATION WILL BACK THE PRESIDENT
It's like old times for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower as he holds a conference in Gettysburg, Pa. The General holds that the Nation fully backs President John F. Kennedy in his efforts to stem the invasion of communism into the Western Hemisphere.
THE NEW QUEEN OF THE APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL IS CROWNED
The Queen of the Apple Blossom Festival is crowned at Winchester, Virginia. She is the great-great granddaughter of Stonewall Jackson and she is crowned by General U.S. Grant's grandson.
JAPANESE EMPEROR HIROHITO CELEBRATES 60TH BIRTHDAY
All Japan joins in wishing Emperor Hirohito a happy birthday as the monarch turns 60. The ruler makes few public appearances since Japan's defeat and the end of his 'Divinity'.
HANDICAPPED AMERICANS HONORED
The President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped meets in Washington and Attorney-General Robert F. Kennedy bestows awards for work in aiding the crippled.
OFF ROAD MOTORCYCLE HILL CLIMBERS ONLY FOR THE DARING
Not recommended for the timid is the sport of motorcycle hill climbing as practiced in Modesto, California. At this championship meet they put on a hectic version of 'Can You Top This?'.
BASEBALL GREAT WILLIE MAYS HITS FOUR HOME RUNS IN ONE GAME
It's Mays Day in Milwaukee as Willie Mays joins the select circle of eight other ballplayers who have hit four homers in one game. In a batting slump until this game, Willie comes up with a fence-busting cure.
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| keywords: dwight d. eisenhower, japanese emperor hirohito, handicapped americans, off road motorcycle racing |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61037)
COMMANDER ALAN B. SHEPARD JR., IS THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE
The United States successfully puts her first man into space as the world looks on. In the full white light of global publicity, in sharp contrast to Russian secrecy, Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr., is sent aloft in a Mercury capsule atop a Redstone Missile.
The 37-year old Navy Test Pilot is the calmest man at Cape Canaveral as the count-down begins with hundreds of newsmen looking on. At 10:34 the huge rocket is airborne and goes gracefully aloft. In the 15 minute flight, Commander Shepard takes over control of the pitch and roll of the capsule, thus becoming the first man to pilot a spacecraft.
Remarkable pictures show the recovery of the pilot and capsule by helicopters from the aircraft carrier 'Lake Champlain'. The pilot shows no physical ill effects at all, rousing hopes of an Earth-circling flight before the end of the year.
More than Commander Shepard flew in the capsule; the bright banner of freedom was carried aloft. Later in Washington D.C., Commander Shepard and his family are received by President John F. Kennedy as he present the space hero with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and all the city roars a welcome in a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to celebrate a historic milestone in man's conquest of space.
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| keywords: nasa, commander alan b. shepard jr., cape canaveral |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61038)
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY PLAYS HOST TO FOREIGN STUDENTS
There's a foreign invasion at the White House; but they're all our good friends. Foreign students, 1,000 of them, are guests of President Kennedy. From the balcony Caroline has a 3-year-old's view of the affair and supervises things handily. The President calls on the students to make a close study of our free society.
TUNISIAN PRESIDENT HABIB BOURGUIBA VISITS NEW YORK CITY
Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba gets a roaring ticker Disc welcome in New York. Thousands turn out to cheer him up Broadway to City Hall where he is received by Mayor Robert Wagner.
BRITISH QUEEN ELIZABETH VISITS VATICAN CITY
Queen Elizabeth of Britain visits with Pope John XXIII, the first reigning British monarch to call in 40 years. She's titular head of the Church of England and confers at length with the Pope.
KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN TO MARRY
King Hussein of Jordan is to take a commoner as his bride. She's 20-year-old Toni Gardiner daughter of a British Army Officer who has already become a Muslim.
ALI AMINI BECOMES THE NEW PREMIER OF IRAN
Premier Ali Amini is named by the Shah of Iran to rule by decree. Parliament is dissolved in this pro-western nation after four teachers were shot while demonstrating for higher pay.
HURRICANE DEVASTATES FRANCE
The worst hurricane in France's history follows our own springng pattern of tornadoes. The Normandy area is devastated as scores are injured, thousands are made homeless and farmlands are in ruin.
MEMPHIS TENNESEE PAYS TRIBUTE TO ITS COTTON CROP
Tens of thousands in Memphis pay tribute to cotton the king! Despite all of your synthetic fabrics, cotton is the bread and butter crop in the South and they want everyone to know its advantages.
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| keywords: john f. kennedy, habib bourguiba, new york city parade, queen elizabeth, vatican, hurricane |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61039)
LAOS PEACE CONFERENCE OFF TO SHAKY START
The 14-nation conference on peace in Laos gets off to a shaky start in Geneva as the Reds and the West wrangle over the seating of the rebel delegation. A compromise is reached allowing them to sit in as observers and the last obstacle is out of the way.
VICE-PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON VISITS FAR EAST
Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson swings through the Far East on a mission designed to reaffirm the U.S. pledge that Southeast Asia will never be abandoned to the Reds. He visits South Vietnam, Formosa and Manila at the start of his tour.
BRUSH FIRE LAYS WASTE TO LUXURY HOMES IN HOLLYWOOD
A mile from the heart of Hollywood one of the most devastating fires in recent years lays waste to scores of luxury homes. Damages are estimated to be well over $1.5 million
HOLLYWOOD'S MOST BELOVED ACTOR GARY COOPER IS MOURNED
One of the screen's most beloved figures; Actor Gary Cooper is dead. The quiet gentleman who was the American cowboy, knew for a year that he had not long to live. He had accepted that fact with his usual courage and dignity.
NAVY PARACHUTISTS ARE CROWD PLEASERS
If you're getting bored with parachuting as a sport, follow in the smoke trail of the Navy’s Chuting Stars who prepare for appearances at Armed Forces exhibits. Practice does not make perfect. Practice must be perfect.
HORSE RACING
Two Australian imports run one-two at Yonkers Raceway in the Good Time Pace giving native breeders something to discuss over the feed box. 'Ampac', the winner, is rarely headed as he paces the field home.
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| keywords: laos peace conference, lyndon b. johnson, brush fire, hollywood actor gary cooper, parachuting, parachutist |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 (UE61040)
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY VISITS CANADA
On his first visit to a foreign nation since he assumed the Presidency, John F. Kennedy arrives in Ottawa on a visit of state. Greeted by Governor General George P. Vanier and the Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, he attends a state diner and the next day addresses Parliament. He appeals to Canada to join the Organization of American States. Without mentioning Cuba, he called for closer Canada-U.S. unity. He says that while geography has made us neighbors necessity makes us allies.
QUEEN ELIZABETH ATTENDS FLOWER SHOW
Queen Elizabeth opens the Chelsea Flower Show; a highlight of the Spring season. The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and her husband are among the royal party in this preview of Britain's most cherished institution.
HEART-FELT TRIBUTE FOR ACTOR GARY COOPER
As he would have wished it, the last rites for Gary Cooper are quietly dignified. Never has such an array of stars paid such a heart-felt tribute to the man who was one of the most respected actors in motion pictures.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO:
Twenty-Five Years Ago they were peeling supposedly worthless bonds from the walls of Chicago's Union League Club as the depression began to fade.
Millionaire pilot Howard Hughes lunched in Chicago and ate dinner in Los Angeles after making an eight-hour flight that was phenomenal for those days.
Amy Mollison flew from London to Capetown, South Africa in four days; and this really was sensational.
One of the country’s most famous Generals, John J. Pershing, cuts a cake for a Red Cross fund drive.
Max Schmeling knocked out Joe Louis and crowed; but in a return bout the Brown Bomber flattened him in a round.
Bold Venture won the Preakness at Baltimore in a photo finish in a race that proved to be the horse classic of the year.
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| keywords: president john f. kennedy, queen elizabeth, hollywood actor gary cooper funeral, howard hughes |
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