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Newsreels: 1963 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1963 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1963. 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 1963 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1963. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 (UE63091)
FLAMES SWEEP RESORT
Whipped by strong winds from the ocean, fire raced through a block of hotels and rooming houses near Atlantic City’s famed boardwalk. The flames trapped a score of elderly people and as firemen brought the fire under control, nine bodies were found in the ruins with 15 others missing. Firemen from six neighboring communities aided in fighting the resort’s worst general alarm fire in many decades.
REDS FREE PROFESSOR:
Both official Washington and the man in the street expressed shock when Professor Frederick Barghoorn was arrested by the Russians on spy charges. At his news conference, the President stated the Professor was visiting Russia on a cultural mission and the Russians, apparently non-pulsed at the furor raised in the United States, released the Professor after 16 days in jail. At a news conference on his return, Professor Barghoorn said that in Russia you can be accused of intelligence activity merely by walking down the street.
KENNEDY INSPECTS MISSILE CENTER:
On a whirlwind tour of Florida, President Kennedy visits Cape Canaveral for a first-hand look at the mighty Saturn One. This is the space vehicle that will carry a 19,000 payload into space next month – the largest ever launched by anyone. Later, he sees the firing of an underwater Polaris missile from the submarine Andrew Jackson.
S P O R T S:
FOOTBALL
NAVY BARRAGE SINKS DUKE – 38 to 25:
A hopped up Navy team, out after its first victory over Duke since 1 9 5 4, is sparked by Roger Staubach as he paces the middies with a great passing game. Duke puts on a tremendous bid and a wild quarter sees the teams score a total of 36 points. Navy, however, winds up in a blaze of glory as Johnny Sai breaks loose for a 90-yard run – the longest romp in Annapolis football history |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 (UE63092)
GETTYSBURG SHRINE IS RE-DEDICATED:
J U L Y, 1 8 6 3 - saw Confederate troops reach a peak in their war with the North – The Battle of Gettysburg. The gray-clad troops broke through only to be driven back the next day and the war was lost to the South. Now, 100 years later after Lincoln’s memorable Gettysburg Address, the battlefield shrine is re-dedicated at ceremonies led by General Dwight Eisenhower. It’s the resting place of heroes who passed on a priceless legacy – a nation strong and united.
LORD OF THE PLAINS:
There’s no longer any danger that the buffalo is heading for the last round-up. In Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park, a herd of 14,000 is rounded up for the annual nose count and physical exam. Man, the buffalo’s ancient enemy, is today the majestic beast’s best friend.
S P O R T S:
FOOTBALL
MISSISSIPPI STATE SQUEAKS BY LOUISIANA STATE:
There’s no score in the game until the final few minutes when Mississippi State pushes across a touchdown and then kicks the extra point – a point that wins the game. L S U comes back to score in the last 90 seconds and they try for a 2-point conversion. They fail. And Mississippi State comes out on top. MISSISSIPPI STATE: 7
L S U 6
CHICAGO BEARS CLAW GREEN BY PACKERS:
The Bears go on the prowl in Chicago – looking to growl their way to the top of the Western Pro Division. Bill Wade leads their attack on the Packers and he takes Green Bay’s measure with fine passes. When the Chicago attack is stopped they call on Roger LeClearc and he kicks four field goals. The Packers manage to avoid a whitewash in the closing minutes, but Chicago blasts into first place with a 26 to 7 clobbering.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 (UE63095)
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON ASSUMES BURDEN OF OFFICE
President Lyndon B. Johnson takes over the duties of the most powerful position in the world with an address to a joint session of Congress. He asks the help of all in the days ahead. The burdens are many, especially in these early weeks. He meets with Cabinet members and other officials as he takes up the reins that were dropped by the lifeless hands of President John F. Kennedy. Later, Mr. Johnson visits the martyred President’s grave. He also poses for a family portrait.
AIR DISASTER: 118 DIE IN CRASH OF CANADIAN JET
Four minutes after taking off from Montreal in a driving rainstorm, a Canadian four-engine jet plunges to earth and burns. All 118 persons aboard the plane die in Canada’s worst air disaster in history.
SPORTS
FOOTBALL: AUBURN - 10
ALABAMA - 8
Alabama takes on the Auburn Tigers at Birmingham and the Crimson Tide finds it is up against Tigers of a different stripe this year. Auburn hasn’t beaten Alabama in 5 years. Today is different – with a fine defense and an alert offense, Auburn capitalizes on Alabama’s mistakes to win – 10 to 8. Straight ahead . . . . . The Orange Bowl.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 (UE63096)
POPE’S PILGRIMAGE: COUNCIL HEARS PLANS FOR HOLY LAND VISIT
Pope Paul VI makes a precedent-shattering statement as the Ecumenicsl Council ends its second session. He announces that he will visit the Holy Land in 1964 – the first known occasion in which the head of the Roman Catholic Church has traveled from Rome to the land where Christianity was born nearly 2,000 years ago. The Council itself was historic – its major achievement a change in the liturgy allowing, for example, parts of the Mass to be read in the local language.
HELICOPTERS PROVE WORTH IN VIETNAM
The ‘copter has come of age as a weapon of war in the fighting in South Vietnam. The whirlybird has won acclaim for its rescue work – snatching the wounded and helpless from almost certain death – and as a hit and run attack craft.
NEW SEA-AIR-SEA MISSILS UNVEILED
The U.S. Navy unveils a new submarine missile that can hunt out and destroy enemy submarines within a 30-mile range. It can be launched from a submerged sub, fly through the air at supersonic speeds and explode on target underwater, destroying the enemy.
HEROES CITED: GUARDS HONORED FOR DALLAS BRAVERY
Mrs. John F. Kennedy accompanies Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill and his family to ceremonies in Washington when the agent receives the Treasury’s Gold Medal for attempting to shield the President and his wife during those horrible moments in Dallas. President Lyndon B. Johnson cites another Secret Service Man, Rufus Youngblood, for throwing the vice-President to the floor of his car and putting himself in the way of the sniper.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 (UE63097)
PRESIDENT’S TRIBUTE
JOHNSON ATTENDS GOVERNOR LEHMAN’S FUNERAL
President Lyndon Johnson arrives in New York amidst the most stringent security arrangements ever mounted for a visiting world figure. From the time he leaves the airport for the drive into Manhattan, he is guarded by a phalanx of police. He is in New York for the funeral of Governor Herbert Lehman with whom he worked in Washington when Mr. Lehman was a Senator. Mr. Johnson has become the most guarded President in history.
JET CRASHES IN FIERY BALL
A PLANE BOUND FOR Philadelphia from Puerto Rico falls during a storm near Elkton, Maryland. Eighty-one persons are killed in the crash that some experts attribute to a bolt of lightning.
OUT OF THE JUNGLE BY CHRISTMAS
The first of 1,000 GI’s to be evacuated from the fighting in Vietnam leave Saigon for home. The movement is in line with reducing United States forces to 15,000 troops. These men do not ask w h y – all the care about is being home for Christmas.
SPORTS
FOOTBALL
NAVY 21
ARMY 15
Postponed by the assassination, the Army-Navy game draws 100,000 to Philadelphia. Before the game they pay a silent tribute to the martyred President Kennedy. The underdog Army team almost pulls an upset as they threaten the Navy goal-line in the last seconds of play – but the clock runs out, but not before there is 60 minutes of bang-up, thrill-packed football.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 (UE63098)
HAPPY ENDING:
RANSOM FREES FRANK SINATRA, JR.
Frank Sinatra, Jr., kidnapped from a motel in Lake Tahoe, California, returns safely to his mother’s home in West Los Angeles, after his father pays the kidnappers $240,000 in ransom money. The young Sinatra is unharmed after spending 53 hours in the hands of his abductors.
“CAPTAIN NEWMAN, M.D.”
CELEBRITIES ATTEND MOVIE PREVIEW
The Directors Guild Theatre is in the Hollywood spotlight as Tony Curtis and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Peck and other notables attend a preview of “CAPTAIN NEWMAN, M.D.”. Mr. Curtis and Mr. Peck are starred in this new UNIVERSAL Picture that will open before the year’s end so that it may be eligible for the Academy Awards.
CHRISTMAS STORY:
A BRIGHT PICTURE AROUND THE WORLD
The Christmas season is a bright one around the Free World. Shopping is a task for the brave as stores are crowded with Santa’s helpers. In Germany, for example, the streets are bright with Christmas lights. A tree is decorated on the Free side of the Wall of Shame.
SPORTS
STAUBACH WINS TOP FOOTBALL HONORS:
Roger Staubach, one of the football greats of modern times, receives the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s outstanding college football player. He earned the reward for his performances quarterbacking the Navy in one of its best seasons.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 (UE63099)
FLOOD DISASTER:
DAM BREAK DAMAGE REACHES $15 MILLION
Remarkable pictures made from a KTLA helicopter as the Baldwin Hills dam in Los Angeles gives way and sends 300,000,000 gallons of water roaring down the valley. Thousands of homes are ruined beyond repair or severely damaged. Authorities had several hours to warn the residents and only three lives were lost. What caused the Break? There are several theories, but it will be up to the courts to decide who pays the damage – if anyone.
THE SINATRA STORY:
KIDNAPPERS CAUGHT. RAMSOM RECOVERED:
Third Act curtain in the Sinatra kidnap drama. The FBI arrest three accused kidnappers of Frank Sinatra, Jr., and recovers most of the ransom money. All within 3 days. It’s a happy ending to what might have been a tragedy.
SPORTS
FOOTBALL
The New York Giants take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Eastern Division Title and go on to win under the superb direction of Quarterback Y. A. Tittle. He tosses needle-eyed passes when the chips are down. With the help of Frank Gifford and other top receivers, he launches an offensive that the Steelers are helpless against. Now the Giants take on the Chicago Bears for the national crown.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 (UE63100)
JOHNSON AT UNITED NATIONS
PRESIDENT URGES END TO COLD WAR:
President Lyndon Johnson addresses the United Nations General Assembly and sets forth a declaration of his new administration’s policy in world affairs. Although his arrival is shielded by tight security, he receives a standing ovation by the delegates. He reaffirms United States support for the United Nations and outlines the aims of his administration – mainly an end to the cold war and to conquer hunger, disease and ignorance.
THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME – AND HOW!!
High up in the Alps, in the village of Chambery, they seem to have found the secret of long life. 38 out of 380 residents have a combined age of 3,200 years. Their Secret??
Hard work, plain diet and plenty of laughter – they say.
LIFEBOAT FOR FIRES AT SEA:
The British have developed a lifeboat that looks like something designed for interplanetary travel. It’s a covered craft of steel and plastic with an asbestos lining. It comes through a test of fire a great success. It should be a real lifesaver in case of fire at sea.
SPORTS:
WINTER OLYMPICS
FRENCH SKIERS BEGIN TRAINING:
There’s more than snow in the air at Val ‘dlsere, France. Their ski team begins training the Winter Olympics that are just over the horizon. The practice periods are five long hours every day. You have to be a dedicated skier to win yourself a place on the French team. They aim to rip entire pages from the record book come next February.
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