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Newsreels 1961 January 9
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keywords: french politics, algerian crisis, african politics, african summit, chancellor konrad adenauer, oil tanker collision, barrel jumping competition, ki jumping competition, ski jumper art tokle
Synopsis: Citizens Of France And Algeria Vote Plan For Algerian Crisis, Casablanca Hosts Summit For African Nations, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer Celebrates 85th Birthday, 61 Perish As Tankers Collide In The Bosporus Straits, Upset Victory In Barrel Jumping Competition, Torger Tokle Memorial Ski Jumping Competition...(read more)
- Date: 1961
- Duration: 00:06:43
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Germany, France, Algeria, Turkey
Citizens Of France And Algeria Vote Plan For Algerian Crisis
In France and Algeria, millions go to the polls, to vote on De Gaulle's proposals to solve the North African Algerian crisis. Despite opposition by the French right-wing and Moslem nationalists, the votes in favor of De Gaulle's plan add to a clear majority, less than the resounding vote of confidence he sought, but sufficient to be a clear mandate in his favor.
Casablanca Hosts Summit For African Nations
Neutralist leaders of five African nations meet in Casablanca to map joint action for common goals in the future of the Continent. These leaders include Nasser of Egypt, Nkrumah of Ghana, and King Mohammed V of Morocco and Algerian rebel leader Ferhat Abbas.
Nasser arrives by private yacht. Shows Nkrumah of Ghana exiting a Ghana Airways plane.
Shows arrival of Algerian rebel leader Ferhat Abbas by plane. Scenes of the African Summit Meeting.
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer Celebrates 85th Birthday
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer celebrates his 85th birthday with a show of stamina amazing even for a younger man. After a day that includes family observances, military review, and an hours-long reception line, Adenauer emerges on a balcony still standing, still smiling and still going strong!
61 Perish As Tankers Collide In The Bosporus Straits
Maritime disaster in the Bosphorus Strait, just off Istanbul, as two tankers collide. Fire and explosion send flaming oil spreading over the busy sea lanes, engulfing a Turkish passenger vessel anchored nearby. At least 61 die as all three ships are destroyed.
Upset Victory In Barrel Jumping Competition
At Grossinger, New York, long time barrel jumping champion Leo Lebel fails in his bid for his 7th consecutive championship. Jim Waldo of Portland, Oregon, makes a spectacular 16 barrel leap to win the 1961 championship.
Torger Tokle Memorial Ski Jumping Competition
Some of the finest jumping in many seasons at Bear Mountain marks the 1961 Torger Tokle Memorial Ski Jump, as sub-zero temperatures coat the slope with slick ice. Art Tokle takes the trophy for the fifth consecutive year.
