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Newsreels: 1950 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1950 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1950. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1950 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1950. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1950 (UE50001)
DUTCH FREE INDONESIA
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND Independence for the 77,000,000 peoples of Indonesia is decreed by Queen Juliana during historic ceremonies at the palace. The new Indonesian flag is raised in the U.S.
ANGUS WARD COMES HOME
SAN FRANCISCO The American Consul, whose brutal imprisonment by the Chinese Reds stirred the world, visits Honolulu on his way home to freedom and safety.
GREECE MOURNS CHILDREN
ATHENS All traffic in Athens comes to a standstill for thirty minutes as all Greece mourns the thousands of children kidnapped by the communists and taken behind the Iron Curtain.
BOWL GAMES HIGHLIGHTS
THE ROSE BOWL
PASADENA In thrilling seesaw grid clash, the Ohio State Buckeyes score a field goal in the final quarter to topple the Golden Bears of California, 17-14, before a record crowd of 100,900.
THE COTTON BOWL
DALLAS Rice versus North Carolina in the Cotton Bowl. The Tarheels score two touchdowns late in the game, but it's too little and too late as the Rice Owls coast to a 27-13 victory. (Dallas & Charlotte Only)
THE ORANGE BOWL
MIAMI Record Florida crowd of 65,000 sees Santa Clara Broncos come from behind to upset the Kentucky Wildcats 21-13. The Broncos climax thrilling second half by scoring in the last 30 seconds.
THE SUGAR BOWL
NEW ORLEANS The Oklahoma Sooners, winners here last year, repeat in bold-type fashion as they rout the L.S.U. Bayou Tigers before 83,000 spectators. Unbeaten Oklahoma remains unbeaten, 35-0. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1950 (UE50002)
THE CHINA CRISIS
The question of Formosa is in the headlines. As Nationalist troops suffer further reverses in China, and many seek refuge in French Indo-China, the question of American aid for Chiang Kai Shek on Formosa comes to a climax. Madame Chiang, on the eve of her departure from the U.S., says that China will fight on. In Washington, State Secretary Acheson tells the newsreels that the U.S. is not ''going to get involved militarily on the island of Formosa."
SPORTS
CAGEY CAGERS COP COURT CONTEST
NEW YORK The Harlem Globe Trotters give a spectacular demonstration of basketball blended with blitz and blarney at Madison Square Garden. In the process of topping the N.Y. Celtics, the Harlemites pass and dribble their opponents dizzy.
TOP TABLE TENNI5 THRILLS
LONDON Ping Pong at its most lively best is dished out for thrilled spectators as table tennis aces battle for the Metropolitan championships. Speed and devastating trick shots come in rapid succession as the champs go at it. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1950 (UE50004)
64 DIE IN SUBMARINE
ENGLAND Sixty-four men die and 15 escape as the British submarine Truculent is rammed and sunk by a Swedish tanker in the Thames estuary.
MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN OPENS
President Truman makes it official as he receives Wanda Wiley to launch the drive for desperately needed funds to combat polio. In New York, Basil O'Connor, President of the National Foundation opens a rally.
SPORT CAR RACES
PALM BEACH, FLA. Cars made of stock parts roar over a hundred mile track with speeds up to 100 miles an hour. Despite hair-raising skids, they all end right side up.
AIR SHOW THRILLS
MIAMI Mighty midgets take the spotlight at All-American Air Maneuvers. A baby jet plane makes its bow and Bat men terrify the spectators with their dizzy plunges.
ICE-BOATING
WILLIAMS BAY, WIS With Old Man Winter in full command the ice boaters skim over the ice at sixty miles an hour. It's excitement plus.
LEAPING SKIS
FOX RIVER GROVE, ILL. The pick of the nation's jumpers converge for the annual midwinter tourney. A visiting Norwegian Hans Born-stad walks away with the honors on a tricky hill. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1950 (UE50006)
U. S. AND CANADA HIT BY FREAK WEATHER
Hot or cold? That's the question in both Canada and the United States, where freak weather has turned winter playgrounds into balmy Spring paradises, and vice versa. Our Midwest is hit by freak floods, and British Columbia is hit by severe and rare blizzards. While in Eastern Canada, ski resorts are idle due to a lack of snow.
INDONESIA HAILS INDEPENDENCE
JAKARTA, U.S.I. Nationalistic and patriotic fervor run at a high pitch in the capital of the new Indonesian republic as Pres. Soekarno arrives by air to assume control from the Dutch.
ALGER HISS FOUND GUILTY
NEW YORK The trial of Alger Hiss, accused by Whittaker Chambers of perjury, came to a dramatic end as the jury returns a verdict of guilty. He faces ten years in prison.
NEW PlGGY-BACK PLANE
ORLEANS, FRANCE A half-sized model of a new jet plane is carried aloft by a converted bomber. Released at 25,000 feet, the motorless mock-up glides down to a safe landing.
IN THE SPORTS WORLD
CANINE CUT-UPS CAVORT
MIAMI Every dog has his day but no day quite as exciting as the Greater Miami Dog Club show, where big and little blue-bloods of the canine world strut their stuff. Even a costume party!
SKIBIRDS "FLY" IN MEET
SALIBURY MILLS, N.Y. Thrills and chills and spills, as international aces take off Norseman Hill in search of fame and glory. Some find it, while many find only hard knocks and bruises on the treacherous slope. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1950 (UE50007)
COMMONWEALTH NATIONS MEET
COLOMBO, CEYLON Members of the British Commonwealth of Nations send foreign ministers to discuss the ever-growing threat of Communism. The meeting is the first of its kind held in Asia.
FASHION CRAZY
GERMANY When German designers go wacky, the results are weird, wonderful and eye-filling. Anything you call them will be about right.
HARE-RAISING
Germany starts a new export business - rabbit fur. But to export it you have to catch the bunny. It takes quite a little doing.
PORTUGESE DOCTOR GETS NOBEL PRIZE
PORTUGAL Dr. Eges Moniz receives the Nobel Prize in medicine for his advancement of brain surgery technique.
JOLTIN' JOE SIGNS
NEW YORK Joe Di Maggio signs on the dotted line of a contract that will net him a cool $100,000 for his coming season with the Yankees.
GOLDEN GLOVERS SLING LEATHER
NEW YORK As usual, the pace is dizzy and the knockouts fast as amateur ring hopefuls hammer each other in preliminary bouts.
WHO SAID "WEAKER SEX"?
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. When a couple of lady wrestlers go into their act, the term "Weaker Sex" goes out the window. You never saw such razzle-razzle in the wrestling ring, and no holds barred.
MOVIES HOPE FOR TAX CUT
JACKSON, MISS. Gov. Fielding Wright presents bond to winner whose letter was adjudged best in contest urging repeal of excise taxes.
"LONE STAR" CITRUS FIESTA
MISSION, TEXAS Colorful floats help launch the annual Citrus Fiesta, a gala jamboree of pretty Lone Star lassies in a lovely setting. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1950 (UE50008)
GLOBAL STRUGGLE
Eight Atlantic Pact Nations sign an agreement that starts a billion dollars worth of arms flowing to Western Europe. The joint chiefs of staff leave for the Far East to confer with General MacArthur and survey the military situation, while in New York Dr. Harold Urey, one of America's top atomic scientists tells an audience that we must make the hydrogen bomb to stay in the arms race. '
CAPITAL WEDDING
WASHINGTON The Washington social season is climaxed by the wedding of Edith Cook (Dru-cie) Snyder, daughter of Secretary of the Treasury, to Major Horton, former White House aide.
'FRANCIS' GETS OVERSEAS PREMIERE
WIESBADEN, GERMANY "Francis," Universal International's recent production makes its debut before audience of GI's, who constitute a critical audience. P.S. the brass applauded too.
SKI FLIERS
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. Norwegians again sweep the field as the lads on slats fly through the air. On a tricky, artificially packed slope, the spills are frequent and painful.
WANAMAKER MILE DECISION DISPUTED
NEW YORK In one of the closest finishes in track history, Don Gehrman noses out G-man Fred Wilt in a decision that will rank with the famous "Long Count" in Jack Dempsey's career. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1950 (UE50010)
"OPERATION FROSTBITE"
CORRAL PASS, WASH High in the scenic Cascade Mountains, crack ski troops display their prowess during maneuvers in the snow-covered terrain. Spectacular pictures of our Army at work in Arctic conditions.
SNOW SLIDES HALT TRAINS
FRASER CANYON, BRITISH COLUMBIA Rotary snowplows battle huge drifts caused by snowslides that halt train traffic for a week. Spectacular tasks to keep the railroads clear.
CANADA TESTS WIND TUNNEL
OTTAWA, ONT Research experts of the National Research Council test new-type planes in huge new wind tunnels that blow bugs out of future aircraft . . . and cause a tempest in a teapot
ROYAL WEDDING IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Marquess of Mil-ford-Haven, cousin to King George, weds lovely Mrs. Romaine Simpson in colorful ceremony. The social event of the week.
HOLLAND ENJOYS REAL WINTER
HOLLAND The first real winter in years brings joy to the youngsters who go skating in the Hans Brinker tradition, but it brings accidents and bruises to some of the older folk.
AIR CHIEF GETS DEGREE
WACO, TEXAS Stuart Symington, U. S. Secretary of Air, receives an honorary law degree from Baylor University in recognition of his outstanding services to our armed forces. ó (DdUas only)
$100,000 BASEBALL ROOKIE
LOS ANGELES Here's the prize rookie of baseballóPaul Pettit, 18-yr.-old high school star who's been signed by the Pirates for a reported $100,000.
WORLD'S SKI-JUMP CHAMPS
LAKE PLACID Spectacular leaps off Olympic Hill feature the world ski-jumping championships. Hans Bornstad of Norway walks off with top honors, jumping 223 and 224 feet, with perfect form. |
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