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Members of Parliament celebrate Winston Churchill's birthday by giving him a portrait of himself
Title: "Churchill at 80 Receives Rare Tribute from Britain" superimposed over former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sitting by fireplace / CU Churchill / CU rotating birthday cake with 80 candles / MS Churchill exiting 10...
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US Senate votes to censure Joseph McCarthy on 12/2/1954 for his conduct to subcommittee investigating his financial affairs
Title card: "Senate Votes to Condemn McCarthy" / VS line of people waiting to get into Senate chamber / unid man and Sen. Joseph McCarthy with arm in sling walks down hallway after censure / MS side view McCarthy / McCarthy walking...
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Inauguration of French President Rene Coty
Title "People You're Reading About" superimposed over newspapers running off machine / title "Rene Coty - France's New President Inaugurated" superimposed over Coty wearing Legion of Honor medal / ballroom with lit chandeliers, officials...
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Jannette Burr, Andrea Mead Lawrence, Katy Rodolph of the US and defending World Champion Dagmar Rom of Austria ski downhill course
Title "Fairest in Olympics - Eyes on Snow Queens" superimposed over pan downhill skier / snow covered village / person skiing down maybe street, buildings in bg / side view men in hats with little brooms / skier coming down course /...
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Notre Dame bests Navy 21-7 in the memorial game dedicated to the immortal Knute Rockne
Title: "Game of the Week - Notre Dame Stops Navy" superimposed over game in progress, Notre Dame in possession of the ball / PAN "Irish" spelled on field / WS crowd cheering / "Rock" spelled on field / High and ground view Notre Dame...
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Folsom Dam dedicated
Title superimposed on the Folsom Dam complex, "California - World's Tenth Biggest Dam Dedicated" / Tilt up to a massive concrete rectangular construction with people looking over the edge, speakers, and a radio tower above: "Folsom Dam"...
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Toronto's James Parker knocks out West Germany's Heinz Neuhaus in Dortmund, West Germany
Title: "K.O. in Germany--Parker Stops Neuhaus" superimposed over boxing gloves / Boxing match between European Heavyweight Champion Heinz Neuhaus and James Parker, British heavyweight king, of Toronto in Dortmund, Germany / VS boxing...
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NY Yankees' Don Larsen pitches no-hitter against Brooklyn Dodgers in the 5th game of the 1956 World Series
Title: "The Perfect Pitcher! -- Larsen Hurls World Series No-Hitter"' superimposed over drawing of a baseball / high angle zoom in fans in stands / MS NY Yankee Don Larsen pitches / high angle Brooklyn Dodger Gil Hodges hits ball / ZI...
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US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles visits Karachi, Pakistan in March 1956 for the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Conference
Title: "People & Events You're Reading About" superimposed over newspapers rolling off press / Title: "SEATO -- Dulles Attends Asian Conference at Pakistan" superimposed over US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles's plane landing /...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower wins the 1952 presidential nomination at the Republican convention in Chicago
VS Sen. Robert Taft and Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arm in arm, working their way through a crowd of excited delegates; they stop and talk to three correspondents' microphones (one is NBC) / VS CU the expressionless men; they shake hands / An...
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The Eisenhowers visit family in State College, PA
Title: "The Eisenhowers… Week-end in Pennsylvania" / superimposed over President Dwight Eisenhower, Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower, and Mamie's mother Mrs. Elivera Doud standing with the president's brother Milton Eisenhower and his own family:...
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Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza weigh-in prior to boxing match, 1953
Title "Boxing" superimposed over men in attendance at weigh-in for Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza at the Polo Grounds / VS Marciano on the scale at weigh-in; he shakes hands with La Starza / group of men look on / fighters pose for...
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Mal Whitfield wins, breaks records at Knights of Columbus track meet in New York City
Title "Track" superimposed over Knights of Columbus track meet at Madison Square Garden / spectators in stands / VS Mal Whitfield races and wins two events / QS photographers with cameras / MS Whitfield
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Republican Party presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower meets with former challenger Robert Taft
Title card: "Taft Meets Ike - GOP Closes Ranks" superimposed over Republican Party elephant symbol/ exteriors home of presidential aspirant Dwight Eisenhower at Columbia University / Eisenhower and Sen. Robert Taft seated together...
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Senate subcommittee hearing on possible Russian spy Harry Dexter White
Title card: "A Factual Report-The white Case-Political Story of the Hour" / former president Harry Truman enters room for press conference, reporters and photographers surround desk; he sits at desk behind microphones / Truman behind...
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Dedication of terminal; William Benton, John Davis Lodge, Frank Murphy, Edward Allen present
Title "Bradley Field, Conn. - Dedicate New Terminal Building" superimposed over aerial airport / terminal building, people in front behind railing with bunting, can see parking deck beneath / looking up at terminal with dedication...
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Communist Red Cross team leaves and boards helicopters in Panmunjom, North Korea, after meeting
North Korean and Chinese Red Cross officials moving toward departure / officials carrying coats and bags walking down walkway, others to sides, tent in bg / officials walking probably toward helicopters, man holding camera in front /...
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UN and communist Red Cross teams in Panmunjom, North Korea
UN Red Cross team members pose for photos; pan to photographers, buildings and tents in bg / pan North Korean and Chinese Red Cross team poses for photos / Note: exact day not known
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US Adm. John Daniel, US Generals and UN officers observe the rehearsal of Operation Little Switch
WS Red Cross train with ambulance along side / PAN line of ambulances along side of train / CU soldier closes ambulance door in the back, big Red Cross sign, ambulance pulls away / CU hand of soldiers signaling / MS Korean POWs getting...
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US Gen. Harrison and Adm. Daniel and delegates from North and South Korea arrive at truce conference in Panmunjom
WS UN correspondents and others waiting outside / UN group of correspondents / MS Gen. Kelly Harrison and Adm. John Daniel getting off helicopter, greeted by MPs, walking away from helicopter / MS Harrison and Daniel accompanied by MPs...
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President Dwight Eisenhower on vacation in Fraser, CO
Title "Work and play . . . Camera on the President in Colorado" superimposed over Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower standing at barbecue grill cooking, people around him / [Pine, CO} cars parked along road, tilt down to Eisenhower standing in...
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US Korean War prisoners come home
Title: "Freedom Airlift - First US Captives Back Home" superimposed over people deplaning and news media / airplane in flight / large crowd awaiting passengers to disembark / several former Korean War prisoners of war wave to crowd /...
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A US Senate conference asks for censure of Sen. Joseph McCarthy
Title card: "Washington - Senate Committee asks Censure of McCarthy" / Men in a committee room at a table / Chairman Arthur Watkins speaks with another / CU Watkins / the conference / A cart laden with the committee's testimony books / A...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower's first press conference
Title: "Pres Eisenhower First News Conference - Host to Stevenson" superimposed over aerials of White House / President Dwight Eisenhower, with Press Secretary James Hagerty, entering Old State Department building / first press...