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The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
Porter asks if he can impose on Hank Snow to play about a minute's worth of music. Snow, along with his Rainbow Ranch Boys, plays a bit of "Vaya Con Dios." Porter interrupts to wrap up the show.
Meg's Romance Thrills World
Meg's Romance Thrills World Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones exit building, walk, sit on a nice bench (all this is to pose for the camera). Shot of Margaret's hands as she adjusts a good-sized engagement ring. Queen Elizabeth (that is, the Queen Mother/Queen Mum) comes outside to join the couple. Duty, country.
Peace Odyssey: Ike Urges Arms Cuts on Path to Progress.
Peace Odyssey: Ike Urges Arms Cuts on Path to Progress. Mountain or foothills background, city foreground (VO says it's Santiago, Chile). Flag-waving crowds welcome U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who waves triumphantly as his motorcade passes; photographers are among those running alongside his car. Men in uniforms stand in rows; they have nifty hats on. Interiors, Ike talks with Chile's President Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez. Ext. building, Congreso Nacional. Ike arrives. Men inside governmental building applaud; Ike raises his arms, acknowledging the acclaim, then speaks from podium. High angle shot people walking below (Ike presumably among them). Shot of people throwing confetti from window.
News in Brief: Submarine at North Pole
News in Brief: Submarine at North Pole The top portion of submarine has poked through ice pack. A few men in parkas walk on the ice. Apparently inside the sub, men cancel envelopes (so that stamp collectors will have something from the North Pole, says the VO); CU cancelled envelope. Wintry sunset, the land in shadow. Night shots of submarine which has poked up through the ice.
News in Brief: Princess Margaret and Fiance in Public
News in Brief: Princess Margaret and Fiance in Public Britain's Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and Anthony Armstrong-Jones exit a car; the Queen Mum and Princess wear beautiful fancy gowns and lots of jewelry, Queen Mum even with a tiara. Flashbulbs pop. Adoring crowds push against police officers. Jones is wearing a tuxedo with white tie. High angle shot of well-dressed audience applauding. The royals enter what must be their box in the balcony of a theatre.
News in Brief: Fashion Parade
News in Brief: Fashion Parade Women model fashions (Christian Dior/ Yves St. Laurent). Evening dresses, some hats. Model removes what looks like poofy skirt of elegant dress to reveal pants underneath -- toreadors, says the VO (they look something like capri pants). The hairstyles are high and hair is up, perhaps foreshadowing the beehive hairdo.
News in Brief: Elvis Leaves Army
News in Brief: Elvis Leaves Army Photographers and others swarm around a uniformed Elvis Presley; Nancy Sinatra stands beside him. Nifty shot -- through frosty window we see the silhouettes of women outside, pressing against the glass for a glimpse of The King (very avid fans, adoring). Elvis, sitting at a microphone, smiles.
Sports: Dodgers, White Sox Spring Training
Sports: Dodgers, White Sox Spring Training Chicago White Sox team rush onto the field (low angle shot) in Sarasota, Florida. The players warm up, practice fielding, pitching, batting. Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Ted Kluszewski, Al Lopez, Hank Greenberg, Billy Pierce, Early Wynn, Sherm Lollar, Al Smith are among the people featured. Billboard: "Vero Beach. Winter Home of the Los Angeles Dodgers." Dodgers manager Walt something. Don Drysdale, Johnny Podres, Larry Sherry, Jim Gilliam, Frank Howard, Duke Snider, John Roseboro, Charlie Neal, Wally Moon, others. Various training activities.
Merrill-Lambie Complete 2-Way Trans-Ocean Hop
Jumpy, dull in contrast and imagery - blurry Merrill-Lambie complete 2-way Trans ocean hop. Plane coming in for a landing a large crowd of well wishers greet the two celebrities as they climb out of the cock pit of the plane. Inspire of the rainy weather the crowd is in good humor. Rain Plane and crowd
Rockefeller Dies In His Sleep At 97 Ending Noted Life
Jumpy, dull in contrast and imagery - blurry Rockefeller dies in his sleep at the ripe of age of 97 ending a very noted life. Compliation of stories on Rockefeller's life. A MS of Rockefeller playing golf with his family.
Preakness Won By War Admiral In Close Finish
Jumpy, dull in contrast and imagery - blurry Preakness won by War Admiral in close fiinish. No 1 wins and 7 comes in second War Admiral a smaller copy of his famous father Man O' War. He was considered Man O' War best offspring.
70,000 Out In Wide-Spread Steel Strike
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery 70,000 out in wide spread steel strike. Fathers, mothers and children all march in the strike and picket line. Strikers standing outside a diner the camera pans to a first aid station. Police in force to keep the peace. men, picketing, families, police
Ocean Flyers All Set For Hop To London And Back
Rolling, light in contrast and imagery The musical comedy star and pilot dick merrill take off from the haze-bound airport on a projected two-day round-trip flight to london. They hope to dine in the british capital and return in new york for breakfast.
Thousands Dead: Earthquake Smashes Morocco Port City
Thousands Dead: Earthquake Smashes Morocco Port City Aftermath scenes, with some rather dramatic shots. Collapsed roof. Walls ripped away from buildings. Cars crushed beneath rubble. Deep cracks in roadway. Rescue workers dig amid the ruins. Relief workers carry away a cloth presumably holding the dead body of a victim. Horrible -- hundreds of covered corpses lie on the ground along a street. Obviously a huge death toll. Men and machines dig (digging graves, presumably).
News in Brief: Ike Goes Golfing
News in Brief: Ike Goes Golfing Tropical beach shot framed by palm branches, two people walking along shore. President Dwight D. Eisenhower at golf course with palm trees about. Ike riding in golf cart, teeing off. Press photographers on the sidelines (if golf had sidelines).
News in Brief: Tragedy in Cuba
News in Brief: Tragedy in Cuba Smoking wreckage. (VO says a docked French munitions ship exploded.) Relief workers put rubble into truck. Soldiers march alongside hearse (?) driving through street. Crowd of Cubans, linked arm in arm, walk down the street; Fidel Castro is front and center. Mourners walk through the streets, some following other hearses, in this mass funeral procession.
News in Brief: Japanese Cardinal
News in Brief: Japanese Cardinal Japanese clergyman with huge cross around neck sits (poses for camera); VO says he is a newly appointed Cardinal and the first Roman Catholic Cardinal from Japan. A few other Asian men, including a priest or two, are with him.
News in Brief: Aerodynamic Car
News in Brief: Aerodynamic Car Unusual car pulls away from gasoline pump and drives along road in wintertime (a little snow on grassy areas - but the car has no top -- not sure whether or not this is a convertible or a permanently open top). Driver wears a helmet and gloves and his jacket says "CHRYSLER" on the back. This car is asymmetrical in design and has a cool aerodynamic look. Hard to see, but seems that it seats at most two, but perhaps only the driver.
News in Brief: Garden Show or Fashion Show?
News in Brief: Garden Show or Fashion Show? Indoor flower show. Lovely young ladies walk among the plants. Nicely dressed woman and little girl -- at this point, one starts to wonder whether this will turn out to be a fashion story. Brief shots of visitors to the show. Daffodils (narcissus). Small waterfall. Little girl sits down next to little boy who is pretending to fish using a rope on a stick. Another model type picks and poses with a bloom.
Sports: Figure Skating
Sports: Figure Skating Caucasian male figure skater (Alain Giletti?) performs. He is very graceful. Some jumps (small by today's standards) and spins. Audience applauds. Carol Heiss does her figure skating routine: jumps, that really tight fast spin, etc.
Ice Queen: Gotham Ovation For Carol Heiss.
Ice Queen: Gotham Ovation For Carol Heiss. Parade for figure skater Carol Heiss. Only a bit of tickertape (but VO says cold temps kept windows shut more than unusual), but that's the kind of parade it is. Heiss waves from an open convertible. Mayor Robert Wagner gives Carol a handshake and a kiss on the cheek. Wagner and Heiss pose, looking happy. Female sports hero, woman athlete, ice skater.
Tornado
Segment begins with night shots of dented automobiles. The force of a tornado has damaged car and left them in a heap. Day shot of male Caucasian reporter standing among tornado induced debris. A house effected by the storm stands in the background. Reporter, with microphone in hand, talks about the tornado that swept through town. The winds were over 300 mph, 30 tornados were known to touch down in the northern part of the state. As the reporter makes his commentary, camera pans to the right revealing more damage and rubble due to the storm.
News in Brief: King Views Earthquake Aftermath
News in Brief: King Views Earthquake Aftermath Aerials of extensive earthquake damage, collapsed buildings, rubble, wreckage. King Mohammed V deplanes, shakes hands with a few people. Traveling POV shot through car window as people with cloth covering nose and mouth spray something toward the car (perhaps related to preventing outbreak of disease?). The King tours a refugee camp and looks at relief supplies. Small plane flies over the ruins, dropping some sort of substance, like a crop duster only it's over a city.
Mystic Order Of Veiled Prophets Holds Big Parade
Rolling - Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery Mystic order of veiled prophets hold a very big parade. It's the Shriners and their marching to band music and bagpipers.