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Public Domain Stock Footage Newsreels: 1963 - December 26
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Synopsis: Disaster At Sea For Greek Liner 'Lakonia', Berlin Wall Opened To West, Yesterday's Big Story: 1948 Presidential Election - Dewey vs. Truman... (read more)
Information: 1963 7 min BW
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North Atlantic Ocean
Disaster At Sea For Greek Liner 'Lakonia'
The disastrous end of a Christmas holiday cruise as the Greek Liner 'Lakonia' lies abandoned at sea, blazing from stem to stern. More than a hundred persons are dead or missing. 896 were rescued, picked up from drifting lifeboats or plucked from the sea. In London, the first survivors were bitter over safety measures aboard ship and the actions of some crew members. The Captain denied the charges, saying there was no panic and that most emergency equipment was in good order.


Germany
Berlin Wall Opened To West
For the first time in two and a half years, the Berlin Wall, 'The Wall of Shame”', in Berlin has been opened to the free people of the city. West Berliners lined up by the tens of thousands for passes to visit relatives and friends imprisoned behind the wall in the Eastern Sector of the city. In freezing temperatures, they waited as long as nine hours to get their applications. They venture into Communist Territory loaded with presents; East Berliners will be able to enjoy luxuries they have not experienced in years.


YESTERDAY'S BIG STORY:

United States
1948 Presidential Election: Dewey vs. Truman
The 1948 Presidential election provided one of the greatest upsets in United States history. Thomas E. Dewey was chosen to be the Republican standard bearer for the second time. The democrats chose current President Harry S. Truman. From the day of Mr. Truman's nomination, the experts were saying he didn’t have a chance of beating Mr. Dewey. However, President Truman had different ideas. After a long and hard fought campaign he fooled the experts and was returned to office. Alvin Barkley was Truman’s running mate. Scenes of the 1948 Democratic and Republican conventions. The Dewey campaign train.