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Newsreels: 1958 - September 8
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keywords: 1951 miss america pageant, miss mississippi mary ann mobley, premier charles degaulle of france, sunken nazi sub u-843, frankfurt zoo germany, baby animals, national tennis championships, tennis player althea gibson, tennis player ashley cooper
Synopsis: 1959 Miss America Pageant, 50,000 Gather To Hear French Premier Charles DeGaulle, Nazi U-Boat 843 Is Salvaged Off Coast Of Sweden, Frankfurt Zoo Celebrates 100th Birthday, National Tennis Championships At Forest Hills NY...(read more)
- Date: 1958
- Duration: 00:06:10
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Germany, France, Sweden
1959 Miss America Pageant
In the classic annual beauty pageant at Atlantic City, Miss America 1959 is chosen, Mississippi’s lovely Mary Ann Mobley. 17,000 fill Convention Hall to see the 52 competing beautifies on parade.
50,000 Gather To Hear French Premier Charles DeGaulle
In Paris’ historic Place de la Republique, Premier DeGaulle begins campaigning for his new constitution, addressing a crowd of 50,000. Gendarmes squelch an attempted Communist riot.
Nazi U-Boat 843 Is Salvaged Off Coast Of Sweden
In Sweden, the Nazi U-Boat U-843 is salvaged after 13 years on the bottom. Sunk in 1945 while attempting to run the allied blockade, it carried a rich high-priority cargo.
Frankfurt Zoo Celebrates 100th Birthday
To celebrate its 100th birthday, the Frankfurt Zoo brings in veritable platoons of zoo babies – anteaters, leopard cubs, llamas, giraffes, and elephants for a day of play and fantasy.
National Tennis Championships At Forest Hills NY
At Forest Hills, N.Y., the National Tennis championships are won by Althea Gibson, in the women’s division, and Australia’s Ashley Cooper, in each case after some of the most sensational tennis ever seen. Cooper comes from behind despite a near crippling leg injury for a stirring triumph.
