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Newsreels: 1961 - October 31

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keywords: cold war, united nations, atomic bomb testing, aircraft carrier constellation, sports, college football

Synopsis: Show Of Red Contempt Soviet Union Explodes Atomic Super Bomb, 125,000 Pray For World Peace, Aircraft Carrier Constellation Is Commissioned, College Football: Rutgers vs. Pennsylvania, College Football: Pittsburgh vs. Navy...(read more)

  • Date: 1961
  • Duration: 00:06:09
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Newsreels: 1961 - October 31

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Show Of Red Contempt Soviet Union Explodes Atomic Super Bomb

The United Nations meets in anger and shock after the Russians detonated their Atomic super-bomb or Tzar bomb on October 30,1961. Shows Ambassador Adlai Stevenson speaking to the nations of the world at the UN (United Nations). Ambassador Adlai Stevenson sums up the feelings of the majority of nations when he calls the 50-Megaton or better blast "a great leap backward toward anarchy and disaster".

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125,000 Pray For World Peace

The Washington Monument serves as a backdrop as 125,000 people of all faiths take part in a massive display of faith and prayer for peace after "terror bomb test by Russians" (Soviet Union explodes super atomic bomb). They are addressed by Francis Cardinal Spellman who terms the Russians the Free World's worst enemy and says that never has the world had a greater need for men of deep faith than in these troubled days. CU image of Cardinal Spellman.

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Aircraft Carrier Constellation Is Commissioned

Rising Phoenix-like from the ashes of last year's disastrous fire in a dry dock at the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard, the Aircraft Carrier "Constellation" joins the Navy, the mightiest fighting ship in the world. The fire last December took 50 lives and caused $75,000,000 damage but today the proud ship shows none of those scars.

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College Football: Rutgers vs. Pennsylvania

The Scarlet Knights of Rutgers ride their chargers to victory over Pennsylvania, 20 to 6, and thus remain the major undefeated college team on the East Coast. Rutgers never loses the upper hand in their thorough trouncing of Penn.

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College Football: Pittsburgh vs. Navy

The proud Annapolis Middies march Into Pittsburgh Stadium with a 4 out of 5 record, but they march out defeated by an underdog Pittsburgh Panther team that plays an inspired game to win 28 to 14. Pitt has had a dismal season up to now, but this is sweet revenge.

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