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Public Domain Stock Footage Newsreels 1954 August 23

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	Synopsis: Train Derails 4 Perish, President Addresses World Council Of Churches, The 83rd Congress Adjourns, Marines Take Over Ft. Henry, Mobile Mine Detonator Is Demonstrated, A Pilgrimage To The Holy City Of Mecca, Red Hostages Return To Freedom, Los Angeles Sheriff Rodeo... (read more)

	Information: 1954 7 min BW (SILENT)

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Newsreels: 1954 - August 23

United States
Train Derails 4 Perish
At least 4 are killed, and scores injured in the derailment of a west bound streamliner. Twelve out of thirteen cars leave the tracks, side swiping a standing refrigerator train with shattering impact.

United States
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Addresses World Council Of Churches
President Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses the 2nd assembly of the World Council of Churches, representing 161 Christian faiths, calling on every human believing in prayer for peace.

United States
The 83rd Congress Adjourns
The 83rd Congress adjourns after an eventful legislative session. Weary law makers prepare for vacations and political fence mending for the coming election campaign.

Canada
Marines Take Over Ft. Henry As Part Of Defense Pact
U.S. Marines take over Ft. Henry, battleground of the War 1812, changing guard with the Canadian garrison in ceremonies commemorating the joint Canadian – U.S. defense pact’s signing.

United States
Mobile Mine Detonator Is Demonstrated
At the 2nd Armored Division Training Area, an experimental mine detonator is demonstrated by a tank pushing the device through a live mine field; a dramatic performance.

Arabia
A Pilgrimage To The Holy City Of Mecca
Unusual scenes of the Mohammedan Holy City of Mecca. Thousands of the faithful, including Pakistani’s Governor General and the Begun Aga Khan make the great pilgrimage to the exotic, seldom photographed shrine of Islam.

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Red Hostages Return To Freedom
1,000 are repatriated from Red Roumania, after years behind the Iron Curtain. Heartfelt scenes of reunion at the dockside greet the hostages, returning at last to families and loved ones.

United States
Los Angeles Sheriff Rodeo
The tenth edition of the Sheriff’s Rodeo, with top rodeo performers thrilling a throng of 90,000 with their rough and tumble performances in the arena.

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