- Title: VM-942
- Summary: UNIVERSAL NEWSREELS:
- Description:00:00:33 - VOL 24/458 00:00:38 - ARMED FORCES - DAY OF PREPAREDNESS OBSERVED BY NATION. LS- PARADE BY ARMY NAVY AND MARINES IN WASHINGTON,DC. 00:00:55 - MS- PRESIDENT TRUMAN, SEC.OF DEFENSE MARSHALL AND OTHERS REVIEW THE PARADE. 00:01:19 - MS- TRUMAN PRESENTS THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO MASTER SERGEANT COLBAR, SERGEANT JOHN PITTMAN AND LIEUTENANT CARL DODD. 00:01:44 - LS- TROOPS OF THE 4TH DIVISION MARCH TO A NEW YORK PIER FOR TRIP TO EUROPE. 00:01:54 - CU- MAJOR GENERAL HARKNESS COMMANDS THE DIVISION. 00:02:12 - MS- PRESIDENT TRUMAN APPEALS FOR UNITY IN A SPEECH DURING A DINNER IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL. 00:03:33 - LS- A CRACK PENNSYLVANIA FLYER TO DETROIT PLOWED INTO A EXPRESS TO PHILADELPHIA CAUSING ONE OF THE WORSE TRAIN WRECKS IN 8 YEARS. 00:03:49 - MONTAGE- POLICE AND FIREMEN CARRY DEAD,INJURED ON STRETCHERS. MS- PAN OF THE TANGLED WRECK. 00:04:27 - LS- MAYOR IMPELLITERI ADDRESSES A CROWD OF 50,000 IN CENTRAL PARK ON 'I AM AN AMERICAN DAY'. 00:04:35 - MONTAGE- AMERICAN INDIANS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CROWD HOLD THEIR HAND TO THEIR CHEST AS A JUDGE ADMINISTERS AN OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. 00:04:50 - MONTAGE- DESTROYED HOMES AND BUILDINGS AFTER A TORNADO HIT ALNEY,TEXAS.PAN OF THE DESTRUCTION. 00:05:43 - PREAKNESS - 'BOLD', ARCARO UP, WINS 75TH RUNNING OF THE PREAKNESS, AT PIMLICO,MARYLAND. 00:05:54 - MS- BASEBALLS LARRY MACPHAIL AND J.EDGAR HOOVER ARE THERE. 00:07:31 - VOL 24/459 00:07:52 - ARMY EXPLODES 20 TONS OF TNT IN MATERIAL TEST. LS- ARMY ENGINEER LOOKS THROUGH HIS SURVEYOR TRANSIT AND GIVES THE ALL-CLEAR. 00:08:38 - LS- CAMERMEN SET THEIR CAMERS ONTO THE SITE. 00:08:52 - ELS THE EXPLOSION RISES 2000 FEET INTO THE SKY 00:09:16 - MS- SCULPTOR, FELIX DEWELDON WORKS ON STATUE OF FLAG RAISING IN IWO JIMA BY MARINES. 00:09:34 - CU- THE VIVID FACES OF THE MARINES WHO WERE THERE ARE IMMORTALIZED IN STONE WHICH THEY POSED FOR. 00:10:22 - PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS - MS- J.ARTHUR RANK, LEADING FIGURE IN THE BRITISH MOVIE INDUSTRY, ARRIVES IN NEW YORK ON THE QUEEN ELIZABETH. 00:11:08 - LS- DAVID BEN GURION AND HIS WIFE ARRIVE IN LOS ANGELES ZOO. 00:11:43 - FUN AT THE ZOO - MONKEYS ENTERTAIN CHILDREN AT THE ST. LOUIS ZOO. MS- A MONKEY JUMPS ROPE WHILE WEARING STILTS. 00:12:12 - MS- A BOY AND GIRL CHIMP RIDE ON THE STAGE IN A MINIATURE VINTAGE CAR. ANOTHER CHIMP PUMPS AIR IN THE TIRES. 00:12:32 - LS- A NEW BORN BABY GIRAFFE AT THE HAMBURG ZOO FROLICS AROUND AS MA AND PA GIRAFFE WATCH. 00:13:08 - PEE WEE GOLF - 115 YOUNG KIDS TEE OFF AT THE NATIONAL PEE WEE GOLF TOURNAMENT IN ORLANDO,FLA. 00:13:27 - MS- LITTLE GIRL HAS DIFFICULTY HITTING THE BALL. 00:14:17 - MS- BOY HAS PROBLEMS HITTING THE BALL OUT OF A SAND TRAP. HE GETS DISGUSTED ,PICKS IT UP AND THROWS IT ON THE GREEN. 00:14:23 - MS- LITTLE BOY USES THE CLUB AS A BROOM AND 'SWEEPS' IT INTO THE CUP. 00:14:46 - VOL 24/460 00:15:03 - KOREA - TRAPPED REDS REEL BEFORE UN ATTACKS. 00:15:21 - MONTAGE- BATTERIES OF ARTILLERY OPEN UP ON RED POSITIONS. ELS- EXPLOSIONS OF NAPALM, DROPPED BY UN PLANES, CAN BE SEEN EXPLODING ON A DISTANT HILL 00:16:13 - LS- A HUGE EXPLOSION SENDS DEBRIS FLYING INTO THE AIR. MS- TROOPS ADVANCE WITH CARDBOARD CARTONS ON THEIR HEADS TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD. 00:16:45 - MRS. TRUMAN ACCOMPANIES HER DAUGHTER TO PIER TO SEE HER OFF TO EUROPE. 00:16:57 - MS- MARGARET AND MOM POSE FOR CAMERAS ON DECK OF THE LINER 'AMERICA'. 00:17:15 - LS- THICK CROWDS FILL THE 'FANTASY' PARK MIDWAY IN ENGLAND, MANY TO SEE THE NEW RIDE,'ROTOR'. 00:17:19 - AERIAL- RIDERS STAND AGAINST THE WALL OF THE CIRCULAR DEVICE AS IT STARTS TO SPIN RAPIDLY. 00:17:28 - LS- AS THEY SPIN RAPIDLY THE FLOOR DROPS OUT FROM UNDER THEM, BUT CENTRIFUGAL FORCE KEEPS THEM PLASTERED AGAINST THE WALL. 00:17:38 - AERIAL- A CROWD LOOKS DOWN ON THE SPINNING RIDERS. 00:18:02 - LS- HUNDREDS OF FATHERS PLACE DIAPERS ON BABIES AT THE DIAPER DERBY. MS- WIVES ON THE SIDELINES CHEER THEM ON. 00:18:31 - MS- MAN WIPES HIS BROW AS HE FINDS IT DIFFICULT. 00:18:37 - MS- THE WINNER RECEIVES A PAPER CROWN FROM A RED CROSS NURSE. 00:18:52 - LS- 30,000 ATTEND THE OUTDOOR MORRISON-ESSEX KENNEL SHOW AT MADISON,NEW JERSEY. MS- A LONG LINE OF DASCHUNDS ARE PARADED BY THEIR OWNERS. 00:19:42 - MS- AN ENGLISH SETTER FROM VIRGINIA GETS 'BEST OF SHOW' HONORS. 00:19:47 - LS- CONTINENTAL KAYAK CHAMPS AT COGNAC,FRANCE. LS- PEOPLE LOOK DOWN FROM A SCENIC BRIDGE AT THE KAYAKS PASS IN THE RAPIDS BELOW. 00:20:14 - LS- A CANOE TURNS OVER IN THE ROUGH WATERS. 00:20:33 - MS- A BEARDED MAN IS SURROUNDED BY GIRLS IN SWIMSUITS EACH HOLDING A LARGE FROG IN HER HAND. AS THE 24TH FROG JUMPING CONTEST GETS STARTED. 00:20:46 - MS THE FROG IS PLACED IN THE CENTER OF A LARGE CIRCLE AND IS PRODDED ON TO JUMP. 00:21:54 - VOL 24/461 00:22:16 - FAR EAST AIR AID - U.S.CARRIER, WITH ITS DECKS LOADED WITH AIRCRAFT FOR THAILAND, LANDS IN BANKOK. 00:23:03 - LS- SAILORS TAKE IN THE SIGHTS AND RIDE THE BIKE DRIVEN RICHSHAWS. LS- THE COBRA PITS ARE A PARTICULAR FASCINATION. 00:23:24 - MS- A CO-ED ASSISTS A MIDSHIPMAN PASS THE COLORS IN A TRADITIONAL CEREMONY AT ANNAPOLIS. HE RECEIVES A KISS FROM THE CO-ED AND 3 CHEERS FROM HIS CLASSMATES. 00:24:31 - AERIAL- VIVID FILM FROM CAMERA MOUNTED IN JET SHOWS ROADS AND A BRIDGE BEING DESTROYED IN KOREA 00:25:15 - LS- CAPTAIN CHARLES COMPLETES HIS RECORD FLIGHT FROM NORWAY,ACROSS THE NORTH POLE, ALASKA, CANADA AND FINALLY NEW YORK. WHERE HE LANDS. 00:25:32 - MS- AS HE HOLDS HIS YEAR OLD SON, HIS WIFE KISSES HIM. 00:25:40 - MS- WORLD'S FIRST JET ACE CAPTAIN JAMES JABARA, GETS A WARM KISS FROM HIS WIFE AS HE ARRIVES IN TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA. 00:26:00 - MONTAGE- MAGICIANS DO CARD, ROPE AND OTHER SLEIGHT OF HAND TRICKS. 00:27:20 - SPORTS - MS- HANK GREENBERG SIGNS 17 YEAR OLD ROOKIE BILLYJOE DAVIDSON FOR THE HIGHEST BONUS EVER. 00:27:36 - MS- MANAGER AL LOPEZ SPEAKS TO DAVIDSON OUTSIDE THE CLEVELAND INDIAN'S DUGOUT. 00:28:07 - MONTAGE- DRIVERS DON THEIR HELMETS AND MAN THEIR CARS AT THE INDIANAPOLIS '500' RACE. 00:28:30 - MS- THE OFFICIAL WAVES THE STARTING FLAG. THE WINNER, LEE WILLARD, GETS THE TRADITIONAL HUG AND KISS FROM ACTRESS LORRETTA YOUNG. 00:29:16 - VOL 24/462 00:29:36 - MS- SECRETARY OF STATE DEAN ACHESON TESTIFIES ABOUT THE FIRING OF GENERAL MACARTHUR. 00:29:54 - MS- SENATOR RUSSELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE POSES WITH ACHESON. 00:30:37 - MS- PRESIDENT TRUMAN PERUSES ART BY YOUNGSTERS 10 TO 14 SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL CARTOONIST SOCIETY. TRUMAN POSES WITH THE KIDS. 00:31:11 - MS- GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY IS MET BY GENERAL EISENHOWER AT THE PARIS AIRPORT. 00:31:32 - COWS ARE MILKED BY MACHINE IN A MILK PLANT IN WASHINGTON. LS- WORKERS PUT CANS THROUGH A STERILIZATION PROCESS BEFORE FILLING. 00:32:05 - THE MILK CANS ROLL DOWN A CHUTE, ARE WEIGHED AND PLACED IN CARTONS. 00:32:37 - LS- SECRETARY MARSHALL PASSES OUT 725 DIPLOMAS TO MIDSHIPMEN AT ANNAPOLIS GRADUATION. 00:33:30 - ITLAY CELEBRATES IT'S 5TH ANNIVERSARY AS A REPUBLIC WITH A PARADE OF ITS ARMED FORCES. 00:33:33 - LS- THE PARADE INCLUDES THE COLORFUL CARBIENERI AND THE FAMED ALPINE TROOPS WHO TROT INSTEAD OF WALK IN THE PARADE. 00:34:10 - LS- A CAR BOUNCES OFF AS IT BRUSHES AGAINST A NEW HIGHWAY SAFETY FENCE IN DENMARK. 00:34:53 - LS- ROMAN PRETORIAN GUARDS AND GLADIATORS MARCH IN A ROMAN ARENA WEARING THE ANCIENT COSTUMES PRIOR TO A REAL CHARIOT RACE. 00:35:07 - LS- CAESAR IS CARRIED INTO THE ARENA ON A THRONE. 00:35:12 - THREE FAST RIDING CHARIOTS SPEED AROUND THE TRACK TO THE CHEER OF THE CROWD. 00:35:41 - MONTAGE- STUNTMEN FLY OVER RAMPS IN THEIR JALOPIES AND CYCLISTS CRASH THROUGH FLAMING WALLS IN A CALIFORNIA ARENA. 00:36:02 - LS- A CAR RIDES ON ITS SIDE WHEELS AND IS FOLLOWED BY A JALOPY THAT TRIES IT BUT ROLLS OVER 00:36:31 - VOL 24/463 00:36:54 - NEW OFFICERS - SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MARSHALL PASSES OUT DIPLOMAS TO 475 WEST POINT GRADUATES. 00:38:22 - LS- MARGARET TRUMAN VISITS BRITAIN'S FESTIVAL ATTRACTIONS. 00:39:07 - LS- FUNERAL OF DENNIS CARDINAL DOUGHERTY OF PHILADELPHIA IS ATTENDED BY 4 CARDINALS AND MANY CHURCH DIGNATARYS. 00:39:23 - CU- THE 85 YEAR OLD CARDINAL LIES IN OPEN COFFIN PRIESTS KISS HIS RING AS THEY GO BY 00:40:29 - LS- THOUSANDS IN THE SQUARE, ON BALCONIES AND ROOVES ATTEND THE BEAUTIFACATION OF POPE PIUS X, IN ROME, WHO WAS POPE FROM 1903 TO 1914 00:40:55 - MS- POPE PIUS XII BLESS CROWD AS HE IS CARRIED IN ST.PETER'S SQUARE AMID THE THRONG. 00:41:13 - MS- TWO UNDER-GRADS ON A CALIFORNIA CAMPUS READ THEIR BOOKS AND DO THEIR HOME WORK ON A SEE-SAW AS THEY ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD. 00:41:37 - MS- ONE STUDENT LAYS DOWN ON HIS END AND RECEIVES A SHAVE BY A BARBER. THE BARBER THEN GIVES THE OTHER A HAIR CUT. 00:42:04 - MS- THE STUDENTS CHEER AS THE 100TH HOUR PASSES AND THE RECORD IS THEIRS. STUDENTS REJOICE BY RINGING LARGE BELLS. 00:42:28 - WATER SKIING ON LAKE WASHINGTON IN SEATTLE. LS- GROUP OF GIRLS DO SOME PRECISION WATER SKIING. 00:42:58 - LS- A CLOWN IS PULLED ONTO A RAMP ON HIS SKIS HE DROPS THEM, RUNS UP THE RAMP AND JUMPS OFF. 00:43:20 - LS- THE SKIERS PERFORM OTHER DARING AND FUNNY FEATS. 00:43:46 - VOL 24/464. 00:44:04 - HOME COMING - U.N. VETS RETURN FROM KOREAN BATTLE. LS- THE CARRIER 'PHILIPPINE SEA' ARRIVES SAILS BY THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WITH RETURNING SAILORS. 00:44:20 - CU- MARINE LIEUTENANT TWIRLS HIS WAXED MOUSTACHE MONTAGE- HUGS AND KISSES FOR THE VETS. 00:45:03 - MONTAGE- THE SAME SCENES ARE SEEN IN HOLLAND AND GREECE AS THEIR TROOPS RETURN. 00:46:21 - TROUPING THE COLOURS - PRINCESS ELIZABETH IN HER UNIFORM AND RIDING HER HORSE REVIEWS THE TROOPS AT THE PALACE. 00:46:41 - LS- THE TROOPS PUT ON A COLORFUL AND SPECTACULAR PARADE. CU- AN OFFICER BARKS OUT A COMMAND. 00:48:00 - BILLION DOLLAR LOG JAM - LS- LUMBERMEN WORK TO FREE LOG JAMS BY USING LONG POLES. 00 48 2 3 LS- A LUMBER JACK WALKS OUT ONTO THE LOG JAM WITH TNT ATTACHED TO A POLE. HE SETS IT AND RUNS QUICKLY OFF THE LOGS.THE BLAST FREES THE LOGS. 00:49:00 - LS- TIMBERS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE JAM THE RIVER. 00:49:10 - GERMAN HEAVYWEIGHT CONNIE RUX KNOCKS OUT ITALIAN CHAMP GE0RGIO MILAN. CU- MAN IN STANDS SHOWS HIS DISGUST. 00:49:55 - THE 34TH ANNUAL RODEO AT LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA. THE USUAL BRONCO AND BULL BUSTING. 00:51:03 - VOL 24/465 00:51:19 - TRUMAN - PRESIDENT ASKS STRICT CURBS ON INFLATION IN A SPEECH TO THE PEOPLE. 00:52:45 - INDO-CHINA - FRENCH REPEL REDS IN FURIOUS BATTLE LS- FRENCH PARATROOPS DROP ON THE DELTA REGION 00:53:20 - BATTLE ENSUES WITH MORTAR ROUND FALLING NEARBY. 00:53:50 - MONTAGE- DEAD REDS ARE EVERYWHERE. REDS RUN OUT OF THE WOODS WITH THEIR HANDS UP. 00:54:28 - MS- WWII DOUBLE AMPUTEE SHOWS PRESIDENT TRUMAN HOW WELL HE CAN WALK WITH HIS NEW LEGS. 00:54:42 - MS- MAN WHO LOST BOTH ARMS SHOWS TRUMAN HOW HE CAN LIGHT UP A CIGARETTE WITH HIS NEW HANDS. 00:55:10 - CU- BABY SQUIRREL DRINKS FROM THE TOP OF A QUART BOTTLE OF MILK. THE TINY SQUIRREL LEAPS ONTO THE BACK OF A DASCHUND, WHO TAKES IT FOR A RIDE. 00:55:58 - LS- A TRIO OF ACROBATS DO STUNTS ON THE EDGE OF THE EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS. MS- THE CAMERMAN IS HELD BY ROPES AS HE TAKE SHOTS. 00:56:12 - LS- GIRL ACROBAT IS HELD BY THE ANKLES AND SWUNG IN MID-AIR. SHE THEN HANGS FROM HER HEELS. 00:56:46 - 20 SOUPED UP SPORTS CARS OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN MAKE LINE UP FOR 3RD ANNUAL HUNDRED MILE CUP RACE AT BRIDGEHAMPTON LONG ISLAND. 00:57:53 - MS- TOMMY COLE OF LONDON GETS THE CHECKERSD FLAG.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1951
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: VM-942