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4-H Club and Girl Scout representatives visit the White House; Pres. Dwight Eisenhower addresses an NAACP session
Title superimposed on the White House seen through barren trees, "The Camera Eye on Washington Events" / 3/9/1954: Mamie Eisenhower greets young girl scouts / photographers focus on the girls / Mamie stands with the girls, one with blond...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Americans win gold medals in lightweight lifting, high jump, broad jump and 100 meter dash at the Pan American Games held in Mexico City
Title Card: "Good Neighbors Compete - Pan American Games" superimposed over runner into stadium carrying torch / parade of competing countries into stadium / Puerto Rico contingent parades / Uruguay standard bearer / Guatemala contingent...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
The New York Giants defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers to win the National League pennant in Major League Baseball, 1954
Title superimposed on the New York Giants in their dugout at Ebbets Field, "And in New York, The Giants do it!" / The crowd of thousands at a night game, with a pan to the diamond / Giants players watching the game, right profiles /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1954 Golden Gloves boxing matches
Title card: "New York - When Two Glovers Meet P-O-W!!" superimposed over boxers in ring / Golden Gloves inner city championship match between Orville Pitts and Hosie Boil held in Madison Square Garden / Boil knocked out / Len Kanthal...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1952 presidential campaign in US
Card: "Paramount News issue no 102" / title card: "Politics, battle lines are drawn" / title "Full speed ahead for candidates" superimposed elephant and donkey figurines / Republican presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower coming down...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Suicidal man rescued in New York City
Title card: "Man on Ledge - Rescue Drama in Big Town" / VS an aerial view of Manhattan and the Chrysler Building partially in shadow; tilt up showing a tall building with a stone decorations and a pan down to the shadowed street / A net...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh treated to largest tribal review in 50 years in the British colony of Nigeria
Title: "Nigeria--Queen Elizabeth Witnesses Rare Tribal Rites" superimposed over tribes arriving on horseback / Nigerian people in ethnic clothing parade toward camera / Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh,...
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Taft-Hartley Act restricting the power of unions passes despite veto by Pres. Harry Truman
Page in Paramount News 1947 synopsis book reading "Veto Battle Makes Labor History" / CU H.R. 3020 Taft-Hartley Act in print / High angle veto rally in Madison Square Garden / rally sign: "Mr. President: VETO the Taft-Hartley Slave Labor...
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Junior Golden Gloves Program helps to take youngsters off streets and into the ring
Title: "Sports - Glovers in Bloom" superimposed over two boys boxing / WS boys lined up for boxing instruction / Ground view boys standing with hands outstretched as they do exercises / VS diverse group of boys punching speed bags and...
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Des Moines River flooding causes millions of dollars of damage and leaves 8,000 homeless
Title: "Des Moines -- Fight Against the River" superimposed over flooded river / aerials of flooded residential and industrial areas of Des Moines / flooded Des Moines River and industrial bldgs on shore / VS bridges above swollen river...
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Little Miss Amvet sells "We Remember" stamps to President Eisenhower
Title superimposed on the White House and barren branches: "Holiday call ... Three Visitors to the White House" / Three small children in winter attire walk towards the West Wing; 5yo Terry Thompson, a boy with a too-large overcoat;...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Truman visits Democratic Minority at the Capital
Title card, "A man who enjoys a walk ... Remember?" superimposed on former Pres. Harry Truman standing at a bus stop; seen from the rear, the president strides on a sidewalk / Tilt up of his outfit: spectator shoes and a white suit / As...
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Three former first ladies - Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman - meet to honor their former White House social secretary Edith Helm
Title: "First Meeting…Three Former First Ladies" superimposed over Eleanor Roosevelt, Edith Wilson, Bess Truman, former social secretary Edith Helm who has written book of her experiences, and Harry S Truman / Exterior Woman's National...
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Amateur Athletic Union Track Championships at Madison Square Garden
Title superimposed on a running track, "Thrilling Finishes Feature AAU Championships" / Men start the 60 yard dash; John Haines wins / Members of the audience / Haines broadly smiling / Runners on the 600 yard with winner Mal Whitfield;...
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Mal Whitfield breaks two world records at Knights of Columbus track meet at Madison Square Garden
Paramount News mountain and stars logo / Title "Track -- Mal Whitfield Breaks Two World Records" superimposed over Whitfield running / Madison Square Garden track for Knights of Columbus Games / spectators in seats / high angle...
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Children receive polio vaccines and "dummy shots" as research continues into a preventative for the disease
LS a woman carrying a box-shaped case walks up steps to a building entrance; tilt up to inscription above door "Public School" / [unid location] MS a man in a bow tie administers a vaccine to a young boy; a seated woman looks on and an...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Movie "The Rose Tattoo" premieres in Times Square, New York City
Title card: "Times Square Welcomes the Stars" superimposed over stars / Times Square at night with traffic / marquee for Astor Theater showing the movie "The Rose Tattoo" / photographers with cameras waiting for celebrities to arrive for...
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Tryouts for US Olympic track and field team in Coliseum in Los Angeles
Title "On to Helsinki - US Olympic track & field squad set" superimposed over Olympic flag flying / crowd in stands watching runners racing / pan across crowd in stands / sprinters racing in 100-meter dash, Art Bragg winning / CU Bragg...
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Runners in Prout Memorial Games; Campbell beats John Borican in one race
Indoor track during Prout Memorial Games / LS athletes running dash / runners begin 1,000 yard race / various shots runners / runners, maybe winner Campbell in lead passing John Borican, lone African-American in race; camera follows...
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San Francisco Dons vs. St Mary's Gaels basketball
Title card: "Basketball" / VO Marty Glickman continues "The Year in Sports," featuring a 1956 game between the San Francisco Dons and the St. Mary's Gaels / Bill Russell of the San Francisco Dons grinning and giving autographs / the 6'...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Brooklyn Dodgers play first game in Jersey City, NJ
Title card: "Dodgers in Jersey City" superimposed over Manhattan skyline / exteriors Roosevelt Stadium / fans entering stadium / boys leaving bus going to Dodgers game / interior of stadium, with children waving Dodgers banners /...
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German International Jitterbug Competition in Hamburg with audience, musicians, dancers, and winners
Title "Hamburg gets The Jitters" superimposed over hypnotic swirl / CU black musician playing drums / CU trumpeter using mute / drummer / trumpeter / couple jitterbugging on dance floor, cameraman on side, spectators surround floor...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1952 Millrose Games held at Madison Square Garden
Title card: "Track Stars Make Sports Headlines" / title superimposed on runners on the track: "Thrill-packed 45th Millrose Games!" / A starter pistol is fired and the 60 yard high hurdles start / cameras roll with winner, African...
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New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 7 to win the World Series in 1952
Title "7th Game" superimposed over diamond at Ebbets Field, crowd in stands / spectators, some up and clapping / people at fence looking under stands / high angle shot Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson at bat: he bunts pitch; player...