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Advertisement for Series E savings bonds on the occasion of their 15th anniversary
Graphic showing bald eagle with bond in mouth, letter saying "Safe as America U.S. Savings Bonds", letters in star saying: "15th Anniversary Series E. Bonds 1941-1956"
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10-car pile-up during NASCAR race Langhorne Speedway causes race to be halted after the 83rd lap
Title superimposed on a burning wreck, "Hot Finish! 10 Race Cars pile up in Flames" / VS numerous shots of the cars whizzing past; a car collides and flips over; A car with an X drives past and the wrecks begin with one crashing through...
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Adlai Stevenson attends Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in New York
Title: "Adlai Stevenson - First Major Speech Since the Campaign" / A crowded ballroom with scores of round tables and a dais beyond / VS Sen. Lyndon Johnson (D-TX), Stevenson, Averell Harriman, and Johnson and Stevenson; Eleanor...
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Chicago White Sox baseball team in spring training in Los Angeles
Title card: "Baseball - Meet the 1952 White Sox" / team running onto practice field / WS players practicing / pitcher Joe Dobson throwing, pitcher Kenny Holcombe throwing, pitcher Luis Aloma throwing, pitcher Saul Rogovin throwing,...
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Gen. Mark Clark honored as Chairman of the Local Salvation Army Advisory Board in Charleston, SC
Title: "Salvation Army Board Headed by Gen. Clark" superimposed on marching soldiers; General Wilfred Kitching, International leader of the Salvation Army, reviews his troops with Gen. Mark Clark, president of the Citadel Military...
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Gundi Busch wins World Figure Skating Championship
Title: "Oslo, Norway - New Figure Skating Queen is Crowned" superimposed over female skater on ice / World Figure Skating Championships / Gundi Busch of Germany on ice / Busch in free-skating part of program / American Tenley Albright on...
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Army beats Navy in college football at Philadelphia
Title superimposed on Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium, "The Army-Navy Game" / Navy midshipmen and Army cadets marching in unison; seen between goalposts and high in the grandstands / The underdog Army Cadets team takes to the field;...
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Army soldier Corporal Fox demonstrates his unique balancing skills
Title: "A Steady Guy - You Can Bank on His Balance" superimposed over superimposed over angle shot of Corporal Fox, U.S. Army stationed in Germany balancing tripod and camera / CU name "Fox" on shirt, camera tilts up to face, camera...
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1953 Paris Car Show
Title superimposed on a car exhibit, "What's New In Cars...Paris gets an 'Eiffel'" with the tower in the distance / A Simca car on a platform that is hanging from the tower / Ground shot looking straight up at a tilt of the tower...
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Wedding in San Diego of retired tennis champion Maureen Connolly
Title "Wedding bells for 'Little Mo' in San Diego" superimposed over close shot of Maureen Connolly in wedding gown posing for photo opportunity at her home / Connolly looking at wedding gifts / pan across gifts on table to Connolly...
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AAU Swim Meet in Seattle features Australia's John Marshall winning a race
Title "Seattle, Wash." superimposed over swimmers racing in swimming pool / on left Japanese-American swimmer Ford Konno of Hawaii and John Marshall of Australia, swimming for New Haven Swim Club, standing next to one another posing for...
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Pittsburgh Pirates spring training with Bing Crosby in San Bernardino, CA; NY Giants training in Phoenix, AZ, March 1952
Title card: "Bing Crosby Looks in On Pirates" superimposed over drawing of baseball / MS singer/actor Bing Crosby, vice president of the Pittsburgh Pirates, bats at spring training / row of players catching his bunts / back view of...
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Largest man-made Christmas tree and lights illuminate Nela Park Nativity scene in Cleveland, OH
Title: "In Cleveland - Christmas Lighting Spectacle" superimposed over Christmas tree lit up at night / LS entrance archway lit up in fgd, illuminated Nativity scene with illuminated words: "Peace on Earth" above it/ CU entrance archway...
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur addresses a joint session of the Michigan legislature
Title "Gen. MacArthur Warns Against Threat of Military State" superimposed over General Douglas MacArthur at podium / aerials over large crowd turned out for arrival of MacArthur / parade with open top car / MacArthur walking with...
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Geojedo prison camp
Title card: "First Pictures Koje Island Prison Camp Incident" / Korean War / garden sign Kojedo outside United States Army prisoner of war camp / Korean War prisoners behind barbed wire fence / photographers outside fence / CU General...
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Explosion and fires at oil refinery near Dumas, TX
Title "Like an A-bomb - Texas oil blast and fire" superimposed over thick smoke rising from fire / aerial shot of two oil tanks on fire / VS fires and smoke rising from them / fire truck parked near fires / firemen spraying water from...
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Carnival in Viareggio
Card "Paramount Issue No. 51" / Paramount News "The Eyes and Ears of the World" opening with Paramount mountain/stars logo / Title superimposed on a Mardi Gras parade "Viareggio, Italy; Gay Carnival Ushers in Lenten Season" / high-angle...
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During Korean War, battles of Old Baldy and Vegas Outpost in South Korea between US Marines and Chinese Communist forces
Card: "Paramount News issue no 66" / title "Korea - new films of fighting on western front" superimposed over wide shot of battle front in mountainous terrain / US trucks driving along through mud / close shot of tire of truck as it...
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Actor John Wayne speaking in Hollywood urging people to buy US Defense Bonds
Title card: "Treasury Department - US Savings Bonds Division presents John Wayne" / actor John Wayne leaving sound stage and stopping in front of door to his dressing room where he starts to speak to camera / Wayne speaking / President...
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Christmas is celebrated by troops in Indo-China and people in Mexico
WS French troops walking in Indo-China jungle / CU French troops through jungle / WS Roman Catholic priest saying mass for French troops, tank in background / CU priest at make shift altar / CU shows soldier's hands behind his back...
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People in Spain attend church service to celebrate Christmas
Title: "Spain" superimposed over Spanish countryside / young wife enters church, dips her fingers in Holy Water / Wife touches her fingers to those of her husband and blesses herself as walking / Wife, husband and small boy, walk towards...
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Princess Margaret attends Farnborough Air Show in England and arrives via helicopter
Title: "London--Margaret 'Taxis' in a 'Copter" superimposed over little girl giving flowers to Princess Margaret / Margaret walks down steps of helicopter past two saluting military men and shakes hands with the Duke of Wellington...
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Intruder wins Hambletonian with driver Ned Bower; commentator Marty Glickman and cameraman Lou Hutt working
Title "Trot Classic - Hambletonian at Goshen" superimposed over trotters racing / horses and sulkies parading to post on track, spectators in stands under awning / closer shot sulkies / crowd in stands / pace car moving with trotters...
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Colleen Kay Hutchins wins Miss America of 1952 in Atlantic City and Penny Duncan wins Mrs. America in Asbury Park, NJ
[9/8/1951, Atlantic City, NJ] MS Charlotte R. Simmen, "Miss Arkansas" from Little Rock, Arkansas, passing / CU judges / women lined up in bathing suits / WS crowd / Front view of Colleen Kay Hutchins of Utah, winner, walking forward in...