Public Domain Films And Royalty Free Stock Footage Public Domain Archive Film Stock Footage Library NTSC Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) NTSC $349.00 PAL Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) PAL $349.00 DVD-R Time-Code Preview Disc (NTSC): (24 hr. turn-around) DVD-R Preview Disc (NTSC) $35.00 AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION HD - CALL FOR DETAILS! keywords: sabre jet fighters, airline disaster, merchant marines, texas 4-h club, speedboat racing, chief joseph day Synopsis: U.S. Airmen Freed After 2 Years Imprisonment In Red China, Latin American Presidents Meet, U.S. Fighter Jets Shipped To Italy, Airliner Narrowly Misses Disaster In Chicago, Graduation Ceremonies For Merchant Marines, Texas 4-H Club Visits Korean Counterparts, Championship Speedboat Racing, Annual Chief Joseph Day Rodeo... (read more) Information: 1955 7 min BW Show All Newsreels 1950s Titles Newsreels: 1955 - August 8 Hong Kong U.S. Airmen Freed After 2 Years Imprisonment In Red China 11 U.S. airmen, crew of a B-29 shot down over Korea, are released after two years imprisonment by Red China. After crossing the bridge onto the free soil of Hong Kong, they head for baths, hot running water and America soda; a taste of home after a grim ordeal. Ecuador Latin American Presidents Meet Colombia’s President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla is the guest of Ecuador’s President Jose Ibarra, paying a state visit to cement the countries’ long-standing friendship. Italy U.S. Fighter Jets Shipped To Italy New wings for NATO, U.S. Sabre jets, shipped to Italy and assembled by an Italian plant, are turned over to the Italian Air Force in ceremonies at which high ranking American and NATO officers are welcomed by Italian officials. United States Airliner Narrowly Misses Disaster In Chicago An airman’s calm skill averts death for 68 as his giant airliner overshoots the runway and plows through a fence, narrowly missing a concrete abutment and parked automobiles in the path. United States Graduation Ceremonies For Merchant Marines Graduation ceremonies at Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy. Graduates receive diplomas and mates’ papers, then take the oath for Naval Reserve commissions, as one – barred for security reasons – looks on. The Navy has announced reconsideration of honor student Eugene Landy’s case. Korea Texas 4-H Club Visits Korean Counterparts A delegation of 4-H club members from Texas arrives on a mission of good will to farm youths of South Korea. President Syngman Rhee greets the U.S. group, donning a genuine Texas 10-gallon hat presented to him. United States Championship Speedboat Racing Detroit’s Gale V wins the gold Cup, highest trophy of speedboat racing, to end Seattle’s 5-year dominance. An exciting race with the winner in doubt until after the finish! United States Annual Chief Joseph Day Rodeo Wild West thrills in rough riding jamboree. In Jospeh, Oregon it’s the 10th annual 'Chief Joseph Day', named for a famed chief of the Nez Perce Indians, and cowboys and Indians both go all out to keep the event’s repute as one of the West’s top rodeos. --Contemporary Royalty Free Stock Footage Library: --Business ---- Celebrations ---- Concepts ---- Education ---- Generations ---- Health and Medical ---- Lifestyles --Modern Military ---- Nature Scenic ---- Nature Wildlife ---- Environmental Education ---- On Location ---- Sports Today --U.S. Presidents ---- Weather Watch ---- Contemporary Tragedies And Disasters ---- Motion Graphics - Special Effects --Historical Public Domain Stock Footage Library: --Historic Military And Nuclear Films ---- Newsreels: Events At Home And Around The World ---- Flashback In Time --NASA Space Exploration ---- Classic Cartoons ---- Christmas Programming ---- Religious Programming --Hollywood Films, Television And Trailers ---- Classic Cuts: Single Clip Downloads --Buyout Footage Company Links: --Buyout Footage Homepage ---- About Buyout Footage ---- Stock Footage License Info ---- Submitting Footage To Us --Buyout Footage Site Search ---- Buyout Footage Sitemap ---- Buyout Footage Return Policy --Email Us - Stock Footage Request