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Turnpike Link Ribicoff, Harriman Cut Ribbon to Open. Exterior highway, pedestrians walking along it (crowds). Caucasian men amid the crowd shake hands. People including children (dressed up) stand behind a ribbon, man in suit cuts ribbon with scissors. Press (journalists) with cameras. Another shot of ribbon cutting ceremony shows that the ribbon was being cut in several places, by the man and a woman and some of the children. Highway sign with curtain draped to block it; curtain is removed. Sign says Welcome to New York State Thruway. Handshake near the sign.
West Point: 634 Cadets Get Army Commissions
West Point: 634 Cadets Get Army Commissions. Shots of uniformed cadets marching in formation. Shot of emblem on wall. Two flags hang on either side of shield with stripes and some symbol on it. Auditorium filled for graduation ceremony. Uniformed cadets sit and a man makes a speech from a podium on stage. Shot of graduating class from stage. Cadets line up and receive their diplomas on stage. Cadets throw their hats into the air.
Ship Launched
Ship Launched Holanda. Nuevo Buque Tanque Para El Brasil. Christening and launch of ship. Woman in dark dress and hat, and pearl necklace, speaks into microphone, then grabs a bottle that's attached to a string and swings it toward the ship. It doesn't break. A man pulls the bottle back, and she does it again, quite energetically (take two) and it breaks. The woman then takes a little axe-like thing and uses it to hit... something. The boat slides down toward and into the water. People in the crowd, including a little boy, wave and smile. The boat says on it, Presidente Juscelino Rio de Janeiro.
Naval Jet Shown
Naval Jet Shown. Navy Jet is being taxied from hanger. There is a star in a dark circle with stripes coming out of circle emblem on the plane. Someone is in the cockpit. Closer shot of plane moving by camera. Jet is parked next to a bigger plane. There are buildings and parked cars in the background. CU of man with glasses smiling. The jet's star emblem is behind him. Front shot of the jet. Female officer looks at and lifts ups someting up. Shot of jet's side. People stand around jet and look at it.
Older Woman Graduates
Older Woman Graduates. Graduation ceremony in progress. Older woman among graduating class. Older man and six kids sit on the bleachers watching the ceremony. Three heads are seen at the screen's bottem. Shots of the children. Woman recieves dipolma and is congratulated by school offical. Old man and kids are applauding. There are twelve kids sitting on the bleachers. Shots of kids. Woman starts passing school offical. Kids leap up and run towards older woman. They mob her with hugs. She gets kisses and presents from the kids.
Prospect Avenue Mall
View of a city sidewalk filled with pedestrians. American flags line the street. View of three people seated at a table outside of a coffee shop, pedestrians walk behind them, a uniformed police officer stands at the street curb. View of a store that is having a sidewalk sale. A rack of clothing has been placed outside the shop. View of traffic moving along an urban street, a city bus passes by. View of sidewalk with a table of books, pedestrians walk by. CU of a middle-aged Caucasian man who is wearing dark rimmed glasses and a white hat with a red, white & blue ribbon around it. Man talks about the sale and the traffic of city pedestrians. African-American reporter asks man when they will have another sale. Man responds by saying that he hopes to have one sometime in August for a "good ol' summertime sale". Man goes on to say that he is going to try to get a liquor license to promote a party time/festival atmosphere in the downtown area. More shots of man and reporter.
Weather
on preview cassette #98561 A Elevated view of an urban landscape. Cleveland's Terminal Tower Building is the focal point of the shot. Closer view of the Terminal Tower Building starting at the top and panning down the facade. Shot of elderly man sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons. Shot of woman walking toward the camera. She wears a white hat that tightens under her chin. Shot of person walking through an urban park area. The person follows a path that is lined with architechtulally designed cement walls. Two shots of white flowers growing in the park.
Sports Rodeo Clown
Interview with an off duty rodeo clown (no make-up or costume). Reporter interviews clown who happens to be a lanky man wearing a large white cowboy hat. Reporter begins discussion by stating that the job of the rodeo clown is not only to entertain the crowd, but to distract a bull from a fallen rider. Lanky man picks up the conversation and states that the clown make-up is used to take away the gore and to add comedy to a threatening situation. Reporter mentions injuries inflicted by an agressive bull and mentions the fact that it is difficult to keep the audience laughing when you have broken bones. Clown comments by saying that it is important to keep the audience unaware of your injuries. Being a clown, he tries to make a joke out of being hit. The only time he couldn't come up with something funny is when he broke his back in five places and had to be rushed to the hospital. Ouch!
Lee Corso Terry Jones
CU of Lee Corso and his huge set of teeth. Corso talks about the two key elements of winning a championship 1) get the best players you can physically get and 2) coach defence. Corso goes on to talk about a local Cleveland athlete, Terry Jones. Corsco claims that Jones could be the next Joe Namath.
Willow Traffic
Elevated view of cars traveling along a highway. Traffic is moving in both directions. Lanes are divided by a wide median. Ground level MS of slow moving traffic on the street. A station wagon is the focal point of the scene. MS of two lanes of heavy traffic moving toward the camera. MS of stop & go traffic moving away from the camera. What a nightmare.
Mottl Lottery
Reporter interviews Caucasian man dressed in a conservative suit & tie. The man has a flattop hair style. Reporter holds microphone to man's face. Man talks about legislation dates.
Weather
View of a large relecting pool with a white building (mansion?) in the far distance. The grounds are well kept and most likely open for tours. View of a shrub with many white flowers in bloom. Four shots of rhododendron plants in varying shades of orange and yellow. Shot of tips of a willow tree swaying over water. Shot of a blooming Mock Orange tree. Two general views of the grounds. CU panning shot of pigeons pecking at the grass. View of midwestern skyline on the shores of Lake Erie. Shot is taken from the water looking at the city. A tugboat is in the water pulling something behind.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #106 with special guest Jimmy Dean. Spot opens with Dean singing a verse of "Stay A Little Longer" that's personalized for Porter. The camera pulls out to reveal Porter, who says "That's Jimmy Dean, he's our special guest this week on the Porter Wagoner Show. Why don't you join us, on this channel?" They step all over what each other is saying, making both virtually impossible to hear.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #106. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick as well as Norma Jean onscreen singing "Howdy Neighbor Howdy." Over brightly colored title card decorated with drawing of Wagoner, announcer Don Howser introduces Wagoner and The Wagonmasters, show regulars Speck Rhodes and Norma Jean, and "your favorite songs and stars of the Grand Ole Opry!" Guest Jimmy Dean pokes his face in for a second over the card and makes a goofy face. Wearing garish rhinestone-studded, western-themed Nudie suit, Wagoner welcomes audience, then accompanied by The Wagonmasters (in matching bright red western outfits), plays guitar and sings "Ole Slew Foot" from his 1968 album "Green Green Grass Of Home." CU Mack's fiddle solo and Buck's rock 'n roll banjo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter introduces sausage king and irrepressible pistol Jimmy Dean. Dean comes on a blows a little sunshine Porter's way, talking about how great it is to be there, etc, before finishing with "...and that's the last nice thing I'm going to say to you, baldy!" They joke about the length of Dean's hair (which by today's standards is positively presidential) and Dean says he's growing it out to play on a Daniel Boone TV show. And besides, he's unemployed now that ABC cancelled his show: "ABC is sick of me."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter says Dean is now one of the great RCA recording artists, and Dean sings "No One Will Ever Know," from his 1963 Columbia LP "Everybody's Favorite" backed by The Wagonmasters. Nice WS of all the Wagonmasters with Don in foreground on pedal steel. Afterwards Porter intros commercial saying "Well be right back," and Dean says "I doubt that-- you've seen the first part, haven't you?"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
The Wagonmasters play us out of the commercial break with a hot instrumental featuring solos by Buck and Mack.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter introduces Pretty Miss Norma Jean, who dedicates the next song to Jimmy Dean as "it kind of fits him." Norma plays guitar and sings "I Wouldn't Buy A Used Car From Him," from her 1965 LP "Pretty Miss Norma Jean," backed by The Wagonmasters. MS smiling Buck Trent picking away on them banjo strings. Afterwards Dean expresses mock indignance that Norma dedicated that song to him, then makes a joke about her being knock-kneed.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter asks Dean to tell the story of his aunt, and Dean tells a long joke about his Aunt Versey and her foul-mouthed parrot that cusses. Then he goes into a funny routine about an old lady who dips snuff. Nice shot of Porter and all the Wagonmasters cracking up.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Playing guitar and singing, Porter launches into a rendition of "Green Green Grass Of Home" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter introduces gap-toothed comedian Speck Rhodes who enters wearing his trademark black & yellow checkered suit with bow tie and white bowler hat. Speck tells a joke about he and Sadie driving Jimmy Dean's stick-shift. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Speck sings "I'm Going Back To Where I Come From," about a rube learning he's not cut out for city life. At the end, Porter returns to plug the show's souvenir booklet #5, containing songs and stories and pictures. It can be yours for only fifty cents by mail "in a en-vellup." Nice colorful graphic of an envelope addressed to Porter Wagoner, Box 404, Nashville, Tenn 37202.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter reintroduces Jimmy Dean who comes in and thumbs through the book. Porter introduces one of Dean's serious numbers and Dean, backed by The Wagonmasters, recites "The Farmer and The Lord," a maudlin number that Dean says reminds him of his daddy, the greatest man he ever knew.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Coming back from commercial Dean says to Porter "you're on!" and Porter wraps up the show. As the Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and announcer signs off, Wagoner waves goodbye as Magaha dances and fiddles us off the air as Dean does some square dance calls. End title super reads: "Produced By Show Biz in cooperation with WSM-TV." (See "more info" for full credits.)
5 - Million Franc Prize Won By Hairdresser
Rolling, jumpy dull contrast in imagery On stage they have round cages containing numbered balls. The cages are turned and a ball rolls out, the ball is pulled apart and there is a number. The winning lottery consist of six numbers, just like the lottery of today. 5-million franc prize won by Hair Dresser. Banner being held up stating "Lea lot de 5 millions".