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Newsreels: 1962 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1962 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1962. 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 1962 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1962. |
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| Newsreel Titles Listed By Year Available For Order Over The Phone: 800 - 921 - 2804 |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 (UE62001)
AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION (HD) - Ref#: BOF-254-0502-B-488
DRAMATIC COAST GUARD RESCUE
A dramatic saga of the sea is unfolded off Cape Cod, Mass., as a $4,000,000 dredger flounders in heavy seas. The Coast Guard cutter 'Acushnet' saves 10 crew members in a thrilling rescue.
EMPEROR HIROHITO OF JAPAN AND FAMILY MOVE INTO NEW HOME
Emperor Hirohito and his family have a get-together as the Japanese ruler moves into a new $500,000 home on the New Year.
GENERALISSIMO FRANCISCO FRANCO OF SPAIN RECOVERING FROM INJURY
The Spanish Dictator suffers a badly mangled hand in a shot-gun accident, but attends a bull fighting demonstration in his honor.
PRO FOOTBALL
Green Bay 37
New York 0
The New York Giants bow to the Green Bay Packers - 37 to 0, as the New Yorkers are helpless before the onslaught of men like Paul Hornung.
The College Bowl Games Of 1962
Rose Bowl
Minnesota 21
UCLA 3
UCLA scores a lone field goal to prevent a shut-out by Minnesota as the Gophers win all of the Roses in the Bowl.
Cotton Bowl
Texas 12
Mississippi 7
Old man Upset plays the 12th position for the Texas Longhorns as they confound the experts and down 'Ole Miss' in a Mike Cotton-pickin’ game.
Sugar Bowl
Alabama 10
Arkansas 3
The Nation's Number One Team, Alabama, proves it’s tops as it down Arkansas in a nip and tuck battle in the Sugar Bowl.
Orange Bowl
LSU 25
Colorado 7
Heavily favored LSU is a bit worried at the start, as an interception is run back for a Colorado touchdown. But the Tigers roar on to victory.
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| keywords: u.s. coast guard, emperor hirohito, generalissimo francisco franco, rose bowl, cotton bowl, sugar bowl, orange bowl |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 (UE62003)
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY MAKES HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
President Kennedy addresses a joint session of Congress in a State of the Union message. He asks, for the power to cut taxes in case of a recession and to lower tariff walls. He says his administration will continue to fight for medical care for the aged and urged a plan to attack adult illiteracy.
TRAIN DISASTER IN THE NETHERLANDS 100 PERISH
With visibility poor in a dense fog, an express roared through a red signal at 75 miles an hour and plowed into a slower commuter train. With the 100 who died are scores seriously injured.
THE NEW U.S. B-52 BOMBER SETS 11 DISTANCE MARKS IN JUST ONE FLIGHT
A B-52 Bomber of the Strategic Air Command lands at Madrid after a non-stop, non-refuel flight from Okinawa to prove the capability of the plane. A 12,500 mile flight in 22 hours.
EASTER HAT FASHIONS BRING A BREATH OF SPRINGTIME TO NEW YORK
There's a breath of Spring wafting across New York despite the sub-freezing temperatures and this is the reason why; Easter fashions, in this case, hats!, that are as Spring-like as dogwood.
WINTER STORMS WHIP ACROSS U.S.A.
From the Rockies to Tennessee, from the Great Lakes to Texas, the nation is one great ice box as temperatures plummeted and snow fell in some areas for the first time in decades. Memphis, Dallas and Denver are three key points in this record of how the nation fared in the face of nature’s deep freeze.
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| keywords: president john f. kennedy, state of the union address, train disaster, b-52 bomber, hat fashions, winter storms |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 (UE62005)
AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION (HD) - Ref#: BOF-654-0502-B-488
BALLOON SATELLITE 'ECHO TWO' DESTROYED IN SPACE
'Echo Two', a balloon satellite similar to the one launched in 1960 and still orbiting the earth is launched from Cape Canaveral. As it separates from the Thor rocket an explosion rips the thin skin and a sky-borne camera records the spectacular results.
TROOPS AIRLIFTED TO AND FROM EUROPE IN A SUCCESSFUL MILITARY TEST
Six thousand American soldiers are flown to Europe in a round-the-clock test of a mass airlift of fighting men. It proves the feasibility of sending fighting men overnight to any spot on the globe. German troops arrive in the U.S. aboard a German military plane to undergo training in the handling of Nike defensive missiles.
BRITISH PUBLIC VACCINATED IN SMALLPOX SCARE
By the tens of thousands the British flock to health centers to be innoculated after five deaths from smallpox are reported. The spread of the disease is traced to a carrier from Pakistan.
TOP SALESMAN IN COMMUNIST IDEOLOGY ARRIVES IN GHANA
The Soviet Union's top salesman of Communist doctrine gets the VIP treatment in Ghana as he arrives with a briefcase full of promises. First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan is trying to sell Red influence to President Nkrumah who refuses to commit himself.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO:
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for his Second term as President after defeating Alf Landon of Kansas, taking 46 out of 48 States. As President Kennedy does 25 years later, he asks Congress for special powers to combat business recession. |
| keywords: balloon satellite 'echo two', airlift, small pox vaccination, communist ideology, president franklin d. roosevelt |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 (UE62006)
AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION (HD) - Ref#: BOF-754-0502-B-488
NASA ASTRONAUT JOHN GLENN PREPARES FOR ORBIT SHOT
Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., goes into final rehearsal at Cape Canaveral as the day approaches for America's first manned orbital flight. The flight should put the United States on even terms with Russia in the space race. Astronaut Glenn tells newsmen he feels he'll be 'safe' in space flight.
NEW WINTER STORMS HIT MOST OF NATION
Winter continues its wicked ways as new storms belt most of the nation with snow, sleet and ice. Kansas City, Mo., is buried under 21 inches. Chicago gets more than half a foot and spellbound San Francisco gets some too.
UPSETS IN LOS ANGELES TRACK AND FIELD MEET
Olympic' sprinter Wilma Rudolph Ward is handed a rare defeat by her teammate at the annual indoor track and field meet in Los Angeles. Budd of Villanova wins, and Jim Beatty nips French star Michel Jazy in a mile-long thriller.
TOP SKI JUMPERS VIE FOR CROWN IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Anston Samuels, NorwegIan-born Ski Jumper, gives the crowd of 7,500 something to talk about as he wins the national championships at Fox River Grove near Chicago, Steve Rieschl of Colorado places second among 120 riders of thesnow slopes. |
| keywords: nasa astronaut john glenn, winter storms, los angeles track and field meet, ski jumping championships |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 (UE62007)
AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION (HD) - Ref#: BOF-854-0502-B-488
O.A.S. MEETS TO DECIDE COURSE OF ACTION IN THE FACE OF A COMMUNIST CUBA
Twenty-one American nations gather in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, to decide what to do about the hemispheric threat posed by Communist Cuba. All agree that the Castro regime should be condemned, but disagree over the need for further action.
NEW LIFE FOR HONG KONG BOAT DWELLERS
A new life begins for thousands of poor Chinese who have lived in tiny boats along the shores of Hong Kong. The British government is providing at least one room for each family in a mammoth housing project.
REDS OPEN AN ARCTIC RESEARCH STATION
Russia's atom-powered icebreaker, on its first operational voyage, brings supplies and equipment to the Arctic to help establish a scientific outpost on an ice floe.
ITALY RETAINS BOBSLEDDING CROWN
Eighteen teams from ten countries vie for the world bobsledding crown in Germany. The West German team is hot, but the Italians are even faster, whisking over the icy track in near-record time.
JACKIE ROBINSON AND BOB FELLER INDUCTED INTO BASEBALL 'HALL OF FAME'
The doors of baseball's 'Hall of Fame' swing open to admit Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson. Feller is a one-time Iowa farm boy who became the greatest pitcher of his time. Jackie Robinson, the first of his race to be so honored, helped carry Brooklyn to six World Series against the Yankees.
SWISS WIN INTERNATIONAL SLALOM TITLE
One hundred and forty-four skiers from all parts of the world compete at the International Slalom Race at Kitzbuehel, Austria. Hopes of the favored French team fade when they discover they put the wrong type of wax, on their skis, Willy Ferrer a dark parse entry from Switzerland, takes first place. |
| keywords: oas, o.a.s., hong kong boat dwellers, bob sledding, jackie ronbinson, bob feller, baseball hall of fame |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 (UE62008)
AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION (HD) - Ref#: BOF-954-0502-B-488
SATELLITE 'RANGER III" MISHAP GIVES SPACE MISSION MIXED RESULTS
One of the nation's most ambitious space projects, the launching of the Ranger Three to the Moon has mixed results. A second stage boost is too strong pushing the capsule past the Moon wide of its mark. Valuable data, however, is recorded by space scientists.
POPE JOHN XXIII CONSULTS ON ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
Plans for an important milestone in Church history, an Ecumenical Council, are near completion as Cardinals and Bishops meet to complete the agenda.
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY PAYS HOSPITAL VISIT TO KING OF SUADI ARABIA
At Palm Beach, the President visits the King of Saudi Arabia who is recovering from surgery. Princess Delal, 6, steals the show from the two world leaders.
BANTU TRIBESMEN GAIN SELF-RULE IN SOUTH AFRICA
The Transkei area populated by Bantu tribesmen is granted government as South African authorities announce plans to let 10,000,000 tribesmen govern themselves.
SCIENTIST PROVE THE DANCE CRAZE THE 'TWIST' HAS A PREHISTORIC ORIGIN!
German scientists discover that pre-historic creatures did the 'Twist' and they have the evidence to prove it to contestants in a dance contest.
GOLDEN GLOVES BOXING IN NEW YORK
At Sunnyside Gardens in New York, Golden Glovers mix it up in an evening that packs a wallop. There are knockouts galore in the heavyweight class. |
| keywords: moon satellite ranger III, ecumenical council, president john f. kennedy, bantu tribe, golden gloves boxing |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 (UE62009)
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY INVESTIGATES 'EXCESSIVE WAR STOCKPILE'
At his News Conference, President Kennedy's most important statement centers on what he terms 'excessive' stockpiling of war materials. He says the government has bought and stored more than could possibly be used in a national emergency. He promises a full investigation.
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR SLATED TO HONOR FORMER PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN
The former President visits the site of the 1964 New York World's Fair where a promenade is to be named in his honor to mark his famed early morning strolls.
LARGEST SINGLE SHIPMENT OF CARGO ARRIVES IN NEW YORK HARBOR
The S.S. Manhatten arrives in New York loaded with fuel and statistics. The cargo, 60,000 tons, is the largest single shipment ever to arrive in New York harbor.
DO YOU LIKE FROZEN FISH?
The catch arriving at market in Boston are frozen before they hit the packing plant. While you are turning up the heat, fishermen off the Grand Banks fight winter storms that coat their ships with tons of ice.
SWIMSUIT FASHIONS HEAT UP IN MIAMI, FLORIDA
Here are the swim suits that will grace our beaches come summer. Ceeb of Miami has decreed knit sheaths for the sands. The suits all have names, but who worries about that when there are other things in view.
GERMANS WIN WORLD BOBSLED CROWN
Thaw, freeze and snow slow the run at Garmisch-Partenkirchenas as the Germans play host for the World championship. The lone U.S. entry finishes next to last as the Germans beat Italy by a split second. |
| keywords: president john f. kennedy, new york worlds fair, new york harbor, boston fishing, swimsuit fashions, bobsledding |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 (UE62010)
SAHARA NATURAL GAS BLAZE IS A BILLION DOLLAR FIRE
For 12 weeks a 450-foot pillar of fire has raged out of control, a well in the natural gas fields of Gassi Touil in the French Sahara. Now a U.S. team of trouble shooters is attempting to cap the flames, for a fee of several million dollars.
U.S. COAST GUARD UNVEILS IT NEW AMPHIBIOUS HELICOPTER
The Coast Guard unveils a new rescue craft - the 'Sikorsky S-62', a whirly-bird that can land at sea and pick up downed fliers five times as fast as conventional craft.
LONDON NEWSMAN MAKES HIS HOLLYWOOD DEBUT
Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson and members of the National Press Club greet Arthur Christiansen, for 25 years Editor of the London Daily Express, who plays, what else!, an Editor in Universal International's sensational picture, 'The Day The Earth Caught Fire!'
IT'S A YOUNG MAN'S WORLD IN NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING
The contestant who cuts a fancy figure at the National Figure Skating Championships is a 12-year-old, Scott Allen. He finishes second to an old man, l7-year-old, Monty Hoyt. Mrs. Barbara Roles Pursley wins the Women's Title, making a comeback after two years in retirement.
NEW RECORDS AT INDOOR TRACK MEET
The climax to a thrill-packed night at the Millrose Games in New York is the new pole-vault mark made by John Uelses. He's the first man to break the 16-foot-barrier as he sails over the cross-bar at 16 feet, 1/4 inches. There's a new shot-put record, also, and Frank Budd and Hayes Jones win the dashes - as usual. |
| keywords: natural gas fire, amphibious helicopter, sikorsky s-62, arthur christiansen, national figure skating, pole vault |
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