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Newsreels: 1956 - August 20
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keywords: 1956 republican national convention, suez canal crisis, india independence, aircraft carrier uss lexington, horse racing, water skiing
Synopsis: 1956 Republican National Convention, Impasse Over Control Of Suez Canal, India Celebrates Her Independence Day, Japan Honors Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington On Her Birthday, Racehorse Swoon's Son Wins In Chicago, Water Ski Pros Show Off Their Aquatic Skills...(read more)
- Date: 1956
- Duration: 00:06:12
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Egypt, India, Japan
1956 Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention San Francisco 1956. A festive atmosphere reigns as Joseph W. Martin Jr, Chairman, arrives in San Francisco. Delegates from all parts of the country arrive to proclaim themselves on the Ike bandwagon. Shows Vice President Nixon, California Governor Goodwin Knight, and Senator William F. Knowland. LS of San Francisco Cow Palace in 1956. Washington's Governor Arthur B. Langlie sets the campaign tone in his keynote address at the huge Cow Palace.
Diplomatic Impasse Over Control Of Suez Canal
Egypt's Nasser acclaimed by exultant Arab throngs following his seizure of the Suez Canal. Shows deserted streets as the Arab world came to a standstill in response to Nasser's call for a strike protesting the conference of 22 foreign ministers in London. An eyewitness to these historical events is 13-year old American Dennis Briody, a guest of Nasser.
Shows conference of foreign ministers in London. A stalemate seems certain despite Secretary Dulles' plan for international control of the Suez Canal.
India Celebrates Her Independence Day
200,000 Hindus gather at New Delhi to hear Prime Minister Nehru's address as India celebrates the 9th anniversary of independence. Nehru warns of the threat to world peace posed by the Suez crisis.
Japan Honors Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington On Her Birthday
Yokosuka, Japan, plays host to the United States aircraft carrier USS Lexington and it's crew as the carrier celebrates its birthday. The traditional Japanese tea ceremony and festivities is performed on the flight deck for all hands.
Racehorse Swoon's Son Wins In Chicago
29,000 are on hand for the American Derby, a thoroughbred horse race, at Chicago's Washington Park horse race track. Needles, the favorite, is out of the running as Swoon's Son takes command in the stretch to romp home for a $150,000 purse.
Water Ski Pros Show Off Their Aquatic Skills
At Cypress Gardens, Florida, water-skiing champions show off the latest addition to their repertory of acrobatics aloft and afloat, a two-in-one thriller combining the jump and aerial spin.
