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Newsreels: 1953 - August 23
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keywords: korean war pow's, washington state prison riot, president dwight d. eisenhower, cold war, guide dogs for blind, pet skunks, race horse native dancer, sheriff's rodeo
Synopsis: First Shipload Of American POW's From Korean War Back Home, Two Die In Washington State Prison Riot, President Dwight D. Eisenhower Briefed On Current Foreign Aid Levels, U.S. Air Force Carries Children Of Berlin Germany, Animal Corner - Guide Dogs, Skunks And Ostriches, Race Horse Native Dancer Wins American Derby At Washington Park, Thrills And Spills At Sheriff's Rodeo Los Angeles CA...(read more)
- Date: 1953
- Duration: 00:06:31
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Germany
First Shipload Of American POW's From Korean War Back Home
Shows the transport ship USNS General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125) arriving in San Francisco Bay August 23, 1953 with repatriated prisoners of war back from Korea. Patch on luggage reads "Return From Hell". Scenes of wild rejoicing as the first major group of American prisoners of Korean war reaches U.S. soil. 328 arrive on a Navy transport to emotion-charged dockside scenes of reunion.
Two Die In Washington State Prison Riot
Two die and a million dollars of damage in uprising at Washington State Reformatory. Two days and nights of savage rioting at the Washington State Penitentiary (WSRU) ends as sullen groups of convicts surrender after burning and wrecking prison buildings.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Briefed On Current Foreign Aid Levels
Foreign Aid Chief Harold Stassen reports to President Eisenhower on the amount of military aid sent to our allies in the new administration's first six months.
U.S. Air Force Carries Children Of Berlin Germany
Once again, an U.S. Air Force airlift fills the skies as Berlin youngsters are flown to vacations in West Germany. Shows youngsters exiting plane and in chow line.
Animal Corner - Guide Dogs, Skunks And Ostriches
Footage of training of guide dogs for the blind. German Shepard seeing-eye guide dog for the blind take post-graduate work on city streets in Denmark. German Shepard carries briefcase in mouth for blind person.
In California a housewife raises skunks as a hobby and finds it pays off in picking up a few extra "scents". Woman feeding and handling skunks.
At the Santa Ana California fair pretty girls ride ostriches for a laugh.
Race Horse Native Dancer Wins American Derby At Washington Park
Horse racing. Native Dancer does it again, crossing the finish line with room to spare to win the American Derby at Washington Park near Chicago. Eddie Arcaro pilots Dancer to victory, regular jockey being under temporary suspension.
Thrills And Spills At Sheriff's Rodeo Los Angeles CA
Thrills and spills without any frills at the Sheriff's Rodeo with cowpokes doing their utmost to stay aboard the bucking bronco and riding raging bulls. The stadium was packed at the 1953 NRA Rodeo.
