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Newsreels: 1967 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1967 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1967. 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 1967 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1967. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67061)
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DETROIT RIOTS
Four days of riots, looting, and arson makes Detroit the hardest-hit spot for urban racial violence this year. 36 are dead, over a thousand injured and damages top 200 million. President Johnson denounces the riots and urges national law and order.
POPE PAUL
Pope Paul visits Turkey, meets with Eastern Orthodox Patriach Athenagoras, and urges church unity between Orthodox and Catholic faithful. His visit includes Ephesus, final home of Mother Mary.
DE GAULLE
French President Charles DeGaulle's Canadian visit is stormy and controversial. A Montreal speech includes the radical "Free Quebec" slogan of French-Canadian separatists. Prime Minister Pearson rebukes him and DeGaulle flies home abruptly.
FASHIONS
In Paris, the House of Torrente shows fall and winter fashions which include evening mini-gowns which reveal lots of woman. Checks, stripes, and box-prints, stetson hats and string ties, all included.
WOODCHOPPERS BALL
In the Bavarian Forest, tree workers from throughout Europe compete in tree-chopping and sawing contests. The chips and sawdust flies as the woodcutters try to outdo one another.
SKATE
Anna Galmarini of Italy, hailed as the new Sonja Heini, makes her U.S. debut as a pro. A former Olympic star, the Milan beauty was Italy's top amateur for four years. She's a whirlwind on blades! |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67062)
FORRESTAL FIRE
The super-carrier Forrestal is almost lost when accidental fire races the length of its flight deck. Set off by exploding jet fuel, the flames kill an estimated 125 crewmen. It's the worst naval disaster since World War II.
CARACAS QUAKE
At least 47 dead, over 1500 injured when three earthquakes rip across Caracas. Buildings are toppled, cars smashed, many victims buried. The city mourns its dead and digs out.
DESALTING PLANT
Vice-President Humphrey attends opening of new desalinization plant in Key West which supplies the Keyes its own fresh water for the first time. Daily capacity: over 2%2' million gallons!
ROAD OPENING
For the first time in 19 years, Latrun Highway, running from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, is reopened by the Israelis. Jordanian occupation had closed the road since 1948.
AIR STRIKES
U.S. Air Force jets blast both riverbank jungle positions of the Vietcong as well as destroying Rial and industrial areas close to Hanoi. These daily air strikes rock the enemy.
FLOODS
Heavy rains bring severe floods to Karachi, Pakistan, killing at least 18 people with many more missing. Evacuated residents live in office buildings and stores and the city is paralyzed.
SELASSIE
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie observes his 75th birthday at the Royal Palace in Addis Ababa. Gifts and messages flood in from all over the world, for the ageless "Lion of Judah".
PAN AM GAMES
Mark Cohn of Philadelphia wins a gold medal for the U.S. in pommel horse gymnastics. American women almost swept their gymnastic events. Canada's Elaine Tanner sets a new world mark in the 100-meter backstroke.
SAND SCULPTURE
Japanese teenagers compete in sand-modeling which may win them a place in the Internationals, upcoming in France. They show great skill, forming temples, figures, and animals. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67063)
VIETNAM
Two impressive victories in Vietnam. A Mekong Delta drive spikes an intended Cong offensive and the enemy losses are high. Near the DMZ, Allied forces use a pincer-attack on two enemy battalions for another successful offensive as battle-strategy pays off.
APOLLO TESTS
The Apollo mooncraft is given rugged landing tests at the Manned Spaceflight Center in Houston. Dropped from a rig, the craft makes a big splash and a big bounce in water-land checkouts.
HOTEL OF THE STARS
The Sheraton-Universal "Hotel Of The Stars" is born during a "Golden Concrete" ceremony in Hollywood. The 21-floor, 500-room hotel is the world's first to be built on a motion picture lot. MCA Board Chairman Jules Stein says it's the first of three.
NEW JETLINER
Boeing's new 727-200 completes its maiden flight in Washington. It can carry up to 178 passengers as a commuter "airbus." They'll be in worldwide service before the end of the year.
ROYAL WEDDING
A fairytale wedding in the tiny kingdom of Liechtenstein joins Crown Prince Hans Adam and Countess Marie Kinsky of Germany. Overflow crowds watch the ceremony on closed-circuit TV and many of Europe's titled and noble families attend.
PAN AM GAMES
Weightlifter Bob Bednarski of Hartford dislocates an elbow while Joseph Dube of Jacksonville sets a new Games lift-record. 15-year old "Catie" Ball of Jacksonville sets a new world record in the 100-meter breast-stroke.
SPORTSCAR RACE
At Brands Hatch track, England, an American-designed Chaparral wins it over Ferraris and Porsches, averaging close to 97 MPH. Phil Hill of California takes it across the finish line. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67064)
ARAB PARLEY
Thirteen Arab Foreign Ministers meet to agree on a future suluit meeting of Arab heads of state. Wide economic differences, especially concerning the U,S.-British oil embargo, are expected to continue to division of Arab nations.
VIETCONG ATTACK
A U.S. oil depot is blasted by Vietcong guerrillas using mortars and small arms. It's the closest major assault to Saigon in recent months. Fires and explosions feed on 50,000 gallons of fuel oil and 37 Americans are wounded.
FOREST FIRE
Seven days of forest fires sweep woods near Spain's world-famous "Costa Brava" resort towns. A sudden wind shift allows the blaze to be contained. Careless tourists and high temperatures are blamed.
TOKYO BEACH
Japan's Shonan Beach, outside Tokyo, looks just like Coney Island on a typical Sunday afternoon, Over 11/2 million city residents jawmed both the beach and the road during a heat wave.
POLICE SHOW
The annual British South African Police Show gives the public a thrill with motorcycle trick-riding, dog obedience tests, horseback riding...and all of the officers are new recruits!
YACHTING
Off the Isle of Wight, the Duke of Edinburgh, his son, Prince Charles and daughter, Princess Anne, join in the New York Yacht Club's Challenge Cup Race. They don't win but earlier, the young Prince beat his father, an experienced yachtsman, in a surprise win.
FASHIONS
Three major fashion houses show their Fall and Winter fashions in Rome. Garnett's crepe evening dress has an elaborate necklace for contrast; Balestra's "soft" look is in wool, chenille, and lame; Fontana's dramatic "gamekeeper" ensemble includes turtleneck sweater and tartan slacks.
PAN AM GAMES
17- year old Claudia Kolb of Santa Clara, California, wins her third gold medal, setting a world record in the 400-medley swim. Win Young of Arizona is the gold medalist in the men's ten-meter platform diving. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67065)
REFINERY FIRE
A huge oil refinery near Lake Charles, Louisiana, is rocked by explosions and fire. Three men are killed, three more missing. Damage in the millions but firefighters prevented a catastrophe.
INDIA FAMINE
Monsoon rains end India's disastrous drought but the problem of famine remains. Villagers walk miles to be fed one meal a day at relief stations, servicing some 20,000 people.
KIRK DOUGLAS
Universal's action epic, "Spartacus," is immortalized at the Movie-land Wax Museum. Kirk Douglas attends the dedication of a tableau, showing his famous "gladiator" scene in that movie.
FASHIONS
New tennis fashions debut at New York's West Side Tennis Club while Gussie "lace-panty" Moran, hosts. Jumpsuits, tunics and shorts, and unusual cover-up coats highlight the collection.
JAPANESE RESORT
"Summerland," in Tokyo, housed by a plastic dome with constant 86 degree temperatures, is a man-made indoor summer paradise year-round! 25 thousand sun-lovers tan, splash, even surf on machine-made waves!
GRAND PRIX
New Zealander Dennis Hulme wins the German Grand Prix, averaging over 100 miles per hour. He thus increases his point lead in the World Diver's Championship.
PAN AM GAMES
The Pan-American Games windup in colorful ceremonies at Winnipeg Stadium. Final events: Tom Van Ruden of Los Angeles wins the 1500-meter run; Bob Seagren, also L.A., wins the pole-vault. The Pan Am Games meet again in Colombia in 1971. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67067)
FAIRBANKS FLOOD
Record rainfall floods Fairbanks, killing at least three persons with damage set at over 200 million dollars. Every home in the city and almost every business building is swamped. Federal and Red Cross disaster and rescue teams rushed to give aid.
LIGHTSHIP SINKS
The North Sea lightship, badly damaged in a collision with a trawler, suddenly heels over and sinks while being towed by a tug. Her nine-man crew is rescued in strong wind and rough sea.
WAILING WAL
Jewish pilgrims flock to the Old City of Jerusalem and the Wailing Wall to observe the fast of "Tish Bay." It marks the two destructions of Solomon's Temple and the loss of the city.
VIET BOMBING
U.S. fighter-bombers blast bridges and railroad yards in stepped-up air attacks on North Vietnam. One target is just ten miles from the Red Chinese border, the closest we've ever struck.
AMERICAN CUP TRIALS Off Newport, round-robin trials continue daily to determine the U.S. boat for the defense of the America's Cup, against "Dame Pattie" of Australia. "Intrepid" is the favorite so far.
TENNIS
The United States tops Britain, six-one, for the seventh consecutive victory in the Wightman Cup series. Nancy Richey defeats Virginia Wade in the deciding match.
WATER SKIING
The annual European Water Skiing Championships brings out the best in this spectacular sport, Jeanette Stewart-Wood of England wins in the Women's division with a triple-tie, France, Italy, and Switzerland . . . among the men.
"JERICHO" PREMIERE
Universal's Technicolor western, "Rough Night In Jericho," has a twin world premiere in Fort Worth and Dallas. Star George Peppard, a beauty contest, stagecoach race, and mock holdup all add to the glamour and excitement of the opening. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67068)
CONGO RIOT
The Belgian Embassy is sacked by an angry Congolese mob. It's a reprisal for the earlier capture of a Congo town by white mercenaries, led by a Belgian Colonel. A strong protest note and a Cabinet meeting further weaken Belgian-Congo relations.
BODY ARMOR
Woven nylon stops bullets, bayonets, poison-stakes, even sub-machine gun fire. It's the newest thing in "body armor," from Canadian inventor Jan Weinberger. It's slated for future use in Vietnam and among police in several U.S. cities.
BUILDING COLLAPSES
At least 20 people are killed in Karachi, Pakistan, when a four-story building suddenly collapses. Recent rains causes earth movements which brought the building down.
BASEBALL SCHOOL
Kids go to school to learn baseball from former Dodger star Roy Campanella. Vernon Law of the Pirates and Ed Charles of the Mets help out and former astronaut James Lovell also drops by.
HONG KONG
Police in Hong Kong raid waterfront buildings searching for explosives and weapons used in recent terror attacks in the Colony. Two children were killed by a homemade bomb thrown into a playground.
FASHIONS
Fall Fashions by Ted Lapidus includes jacket-suits with matching or reversible coats and prominent tartan plaids. One outfit displays a featherweight aluminum collar, which looks like ones "Grandad" used to wear.
FIRE
Fire at a Montreal oil refinery sends flames as high as 350 feet in the air. Experts say it may take a week to burn itself out, feeding on one million gallons of gasoline.
PICASSO
Chicago unveils its controversial Picasso sculpture, five stories high, weighing 163 tons. Comments range from praise to sarcasm. From "sophisticated" to "just a big homely thing!" |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67069)
BRITISH-CHINA
The closing of three Columnist newspapers in Hong Kong with the arrest of employees, triggers a demonstration which ends in violence at the British diplomatic compound in Peking. The building is sacked and diplomats beaten by Red Guards.
VOLCANO
Minor eruptions from the Taal Volcano, south of Manila, put authorities and residents on the alert. Two years ago, 190 were killed in a major eruption of the usually sleepy volcano.
ARMS RAID
Four New York men are arrested and charged with a bomb attempt on the life of Secretary of the U.S. Communist Party. An incredible arsenal of arms and ammunition is also seized in a series of raids.
VIETNAM
U.S. Air Force fighter-bombers hit harbor and river installations and bomb Hanoi's suburbs for four consecutive days. On the ground, U.S. paratroops fight their way out of an ambush near a small village, while taking several casualties.
SILVER DOLLARS
Silver Dollars, some never circulated, are traded at New York's Mercantile Exchange. Bags of 1,000 bring as much as $2,500. A world shortage and dwindling U.S. supply keeps the price up.
FOREST FIRES
Five states and British Columbia lose a total of 85,000 acres of brush and timber land to quickly-spreading forest fires. A record hot-dry spell and careless campers share the blame.
WATER SKIIERS
Five young ladies from Saint Petersburg, Florida, make a brief stop in New York on their water-ski trip from Florida to Montreal for "Expo '67." It's a 2,500-mile, 25-day trip!
MOTORCYCLES
The World Motocross Championship is held in Czechoslovakia with riders from 14 countries battling for the grand prize. Hallman of Sweden wins it and Sweden also takes the team prize. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1967 (UE67070)
ATOMIC PACT
At the Geneva disarmament conference, similar drafts on a ban of nuclear arms spread is submitted by the U.S. and Russia. Some nations object because it would prevent them from developing their own atomic weapons.
MOON ROCKET
The giant Saturn-5 moon rocket is readied for its first unmanned flight in October. A tractor-crawler trip to the launch pad moves America closer to landing U.S. astronauts on the moon.
VIETNAM
A rice paddy south of the DaNang airbase is swept clean of Vietcong with repeated napalm bombing runs by Marine Skyhawk jets. Ground troops search for weapons and capture one prisoner.
KING-THANT
27-year old King Constantine of Greece and Queen Ann-Marie tour the U.N. with Secretary-General U Thant. Pickets, led by actress Melini Mercouri, urge the King to speak out against the current Greek military junta.
ROCKWELL
American Nazi Party leader, George Lincoln Rockwell, is killed by a sniper in a Virginia shopping center. His accused killer is a former member of the hate group, founded in 1959.
TANKER
The biggest tanker ever launched from a European slipway goes into the water in Bremen, Germany. She's the 171-thousand-ton "Esso Marcia" and she'll have three bigger sister-ships in a few years.
FASHION
Dior: The winter collection surprises with hemlines just above the knee and wide-belted suits with a 1940 look. Chanel: Hemlines two inches below the knee, bright-colored fabrics in velvets and silks.
SEA ELEPHANT
"Tristan," a 14-year old totally blind sea elephant, is the hit of the Stuttgart Zoo. He sits up and begs, bands back for a fish, and generally cavorts with his keeper to the delight of visitors.
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