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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower meets with Republican leaders in Denver and watches cadet review at Lowry Field
Title card: "Eisenhower Tells G.O.P. Don't Pin All Hopes on One Man…" / WS EXT Brown Palace Hotel / [9/10/1955] VS President Dwight Eisenhower, standing next to Republican National Committee Chairman Leonard Hall, greets and shakes hands...
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New President Dwight D. Eisenhower and VP Richard Nixon
L-R out-going First Lady Bess Truman; Patricia Nixon, incoming First Lady Mamie Eisenhower / as Vice Pres. Richard Nixon steps forward for his oath, the huge crowd stands / With his hand upright, Nixon takes the oath administered by...
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Baby Soames, grandchild of Winston Churchill, christening; Soames and Churchill families attend
Title "Elder Statesmen in the News" superimposed over newspapers running off press / title "Churchill Sees 8th Grandchild Christened" superimposed over Soames family with maybe Clementine Churchill holding little girl's hand exiting...
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President Dwight Eisenhower giving speech at Associated Press luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NY City
Card: "Paramount News issue no 73" / title "President in New York - Reveals plans for atomic merchant ship" superimposed over Pres. Dwight Eisenhower standing at podium on head table at luncheon ready to speak / Eisenhower coming down...
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Dugong "Eugenie" exhibited in San Francisco
Title: "What is It?" / MS sea cow ("dugong" ) Eugenie moves around in aquarium tank / title: "Dugong - Rare Marine Specimen" / VS Eugenie the Dugong grazes on sea plant inside her Steinhart Aquarium habitat / marine biologists with...
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Lew Hoad and Shirley Fry win the 1956 Wimbledon championships
Title: "Tennis Drama at Wimbledon" superimposed over Shirley Fry, U.S. tennis player, and Angela Buxton, British tennis player, walk off court / men's finals - Lew Hoad, Australian player, near court serving to Ken Rosewall, Australian...
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4th Annual Portland Rose Festival in Portland, OR
Title "4th Annual Portland Rose Festival" superimposed over close up of rose / three shots of Queen of Festival Nancy Wyly in garden with officials looking at roses / wide overhead shot of parade coming down street, crowd watching / shot...
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USAF fighter jet in flight over US firing new "Mighty Mouse" Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket rockets
Title "First pictures: 'The Mighty Mouse,' Aerial rocket for jet interceptors " superimposed over rocket hitting plane on ground and exploding / jet flying overhead / two photos of airman loading rocket into rocket launcher under parked...
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Oxford defeats Cambridge in the 98th Boat Race on the Thames River
Title: "Oxford vs Cambridge - In Snowstorm!" superimposed over crews rowing / WS Thames in blizzard / spectators stand in boat house; snow falls / Oxford crew with an American on crew putting boat into water / Angle shot people watching...
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Deer associates with humans at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington
Title card: "Novelties in the news" / title "'Sniffles' the playful deer" superimposed over deer lying on floor in home next to man and woman sitting in chairs / man approaches door of store, deer lying on porch in front of door / man...
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New York Yankees open a 16-game tour in Tokyo
Title: "Goodwill At Bat! Yankees Score On Japan Tour" superimposed over baseball game play / WS crowd in Korakuen Stadium / Yankee team lined up during opening ceremonies / Japanese crowd in stand / Japanese girls presenting Casey...
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Pres. Lopes of Portugal arrives in London for state visit and is welcomed by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at pier
Title: "Britain Greets President of Portugal" superimposed over President's barge up the Thames River / CU President's barge nearing pier / CU Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, salutes as Queen Elizabeth II smiles from dock / General...
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Jack Dempsey scouts talent at Toronto boxing tournament
Title "Boxing's Night of Stars" / QS a boxing glove-clad hand knocks to camera / title superimposed over fighters in a boxing ring: "Toronto - Dempsey's Talent Hunt a Knockout!" / Broadly smiling, boxer Jack Dempsey climbs into a boxing...
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Citizens of Saarland in Germany vote in plebiscite and reject plan to join Western European Union
Title "Saar votes - Rejects plan to Europeanize territory" superimposed over Saarbrucken with Saar River in foreground / street in city / men looking at poster on board urging "Nein" (no) vote / CU poster urging "Ja" (yes) vote / two...
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Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles prepare to fight
Title: "Walcott, Charles set for Title Bout" superimposed over boxers in ring sparring / Jersey Joe Walcott and entourage running / CU Walcott; tilt down to CU Walcott's running feet / Walcott being fitted into sparring headgear / WS...
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Governor Robert F. Kennon inauguration in Baton Rouge, LA
Title card: "Inauguration - Robert F. Kennon Takes Oath of Office" / inauguration day parade with marching band and majorettes / governor-elect Kennon and wife Eugenia in convertible in parade / flags and floats / Miss Louisiana on float...
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Aftermath of earthquakes in Lake Lanao area of Mindanao in Philippines
Card: "Paramount News issue no 69" / title card: "New 'quakes reported in Philippines" / people riding in boat on Lake Lanao / shot from boat of houses along shore of lake / shot from boat of demolished house on shore / people amidst...
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Demonstration in Philadelphia of new US Army turbine-powered helicopter, Piasecki YH-16A "Turbo Transporter"
Card: "Paramount News issue no 33" / title "'Turbo Transporter,' Huge craft in first public showing" superimposed over helicopter hovering above ground / people walking up to parked helicopter and walking up ladder into it / shot of rear...
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10th Annual Pee Wee Golf Championship in Orlando, Florida for children aged 13-15
Title: "Junior Has a Tee Party" superimposed over little girl retrieving golf ball from hole / MS children run up to registration tent / children crowded around registration table / VS boys and girls aged 3 - 5 take swings at balls /...
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British troops in the Troodos Mountains on Cyprus capture rebels; nighttime forest fire claims kills 17 British troops
Title card: "Cyprus -- Terrorist Round-Up Intensified" / British jeep pulls up to British headquarters at Kykkos Monastery / British soldiers walk with two Cypriot rebel prisoners / VS two hooded captives walk and sit in (vehicle ?) / MS...
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Show jumping at 1956 Olympic equestrian event in Stockholm, Sweden
Title: "Gran Prix Jumping -- Equestrian Olympics End" superimposed over horse jumping over barriers / LS horse jumping over barrier / camera follows horse around track as it jumps over barriers knocking some poles down / camera follows...
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US Figure Skating Championships in Hershey, PA
Title "Hershey, PA - Nat'l Figure Skating Championships" superimposed over legs of female skater spinning / crowd in stands watching / two shots of young female figure skater Carol Heiss doing her routine / various shots of female figure...
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Yale defeats Princeton in 1956 football game
Title: "Ivy League - Yale Routs Princeton" superimposed over game action / Princeton team out onto field (white jerseys) / Yale team on sidelines (dark jerseys) / Yale Quarterback #11 Dean Loucks passes to halfback #24 Dennis McGill /...
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Campaigning in US for General Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, for presidential candidate
Title card that looks like newspaper headline: "General Eisenhower, Personality of the year" / close shot of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower / framed photo portrait of Eisenhower surrounded by posters promoting him as president / close shot of...