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Newsreels: 1963 - March 25

Public Domain Stock Footage Newsreels: 1963 - March 25

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keywords: alcatraz prison, new york socialite hope cook, crown prince of sikkim, pres. john f. kennedy, loyola college basketball, ncaa title championship

Synopsis: Last Prisoners Leave Alcatraz Prison, Royal Wedding Of N.Y. Socialite Hope Cook And Crown Prince of Sikkim, President Kennedy Dedicates Chicago O'Hare Airport, Fatal Boiler Explosion In San Jose CA Drug Store, College basketball Loyola Wins NCAA title....(read more)

  • Date: 1963
  • Duration: 00:05:59
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States, Sikkim

Newsreels: 1963 - March 25

Last Prisoners Leave Alcatraz Prison

Wearing handcuffs and leg irons the last prisoners leave Alcatraz for other Federal prisons. It's "open house" at Alcatraz as the last of its 1500 prisoners are removed to other Federal penitentiaries. Reporters and cameramen are allowed to roam at will through the corridors and cell blocks of "The Rock" in San Francisco Bay that once confined the nation's most desperate criminals.

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Royal Wedding Of N.Y. Socialite Hope Cook And Crown Prince Of Sikkim

New York socialite, Hope Cook, weds the Crown Prince of Sikkim, a tiny Himalayan kingdom and protectorate of India. In an ancient and exotic ceremony the first Westerner to marry into this royal family becomes the future queen of a fairy book realm.

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President Kennedy Dedicates Chicago O'Hare Airport

President Kennedy makes the formal dedication of Chicago's O'Hare Airport, already known as the world's busiest flying field. Later he drives through The Loop to a Civic luncheon at which he is to urge public support of his 10.3 billion dollar tax cut.

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Boiler Explosion Causes Fatalities At San Jose CA Drug Store

Three are killed and scores injured when a boiler explodes beneath a drug store and a dress shop in San Jose, California. Customers, counters and merchandise are hurled through a huge hole torn in the floor of the drug store; both shops are completely wrecked.

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College Basketball: Loyola Ramblers Win NCAA Title Championship In Over-Time

In one of the fastest finals imaginable, Loyola's Ramblers take the NCAA basketball title from the Cincinnati Bearcats. In an amazing final spurt, the Ramblers come from behind to run the game into overtime, then score their winning basket almost as the final whistle blows.

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