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The Porter Wagoner Show No. 85
The Porter Wagoner Show #85 with special guest Carl Smith.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
The Porter Wagoner Show #84 with special guest Minnie Pearl.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 83
The Porter Wagoner Show #83 with special guests Carl and Pearl Butler.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
The Porter Wagoner Show #82 with special guest Billy Walker.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 81
The Porter Wagoner Show #81 with special guests Jeannie Seely and Pete Stamper.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 80
The Porter Wagoner Show #80 with special guests The Hardin Trio.
U.s. Welcomes Japan's Head
U.s. Welcomes Japan's Head Premier Hayato Ikeda of Japan finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of activity upon his arrival in Washington to confer with President Kennedy and other U.S. Officials. He is honored at a reception given by Eric Johnston (head of the motion pictures producers association), women in kimonos ? ; has luncheon with the President and former President Eisenhower and then sails the Potomac with the President aboard the Presidential yacht, 'Honey Fitz'. CU 'Honey Fitz' Washington D.C. on back of yacht. Kennedy still on crutches. Press photographers complete with flash.
N A T O Celebrates 10th Anniversary
N A T O Celebrates 10th Anniversary The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is 10 years old and a parade marks a successful decade of maintaining peace in Europe against any red threat. Gala Parade. Many countries take part, and wear traditional native costumes. US military in parade.
Pope John XXIII Welcomes Church Dignitaries
Pope John Xxiii Welcomes Church Dignitaries The first ecumenical council since 1869 is convening in Rome in an effort to unite the eastern and Greek Orthodox churches with the Roman Catholic Church. Kissing the Popes ring.
Chinese Race Dragon Boats
Chinese Race Dragon Boats On Formosa, 24-man crews race their ponderous dragon boats down the Tamsui river. They say: 'keep your sleek western shells- we'll stick to craft that takes muscle to maneuver!' Man on boat beating drum for crew. POV from boat of crew rowing.
Twenty-five Years Ago
Twenty-five Years Ago The Democratic convention in Philadelphia nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for his second term as Alben Barkley delivers the keynote address and a riot breaks out as Al Smith followers declare the nomination is steam-rollered. Police leading rioters down steps. Campaign sign : Re-elect President - Franklin D. Roosevelt / portrait of FDR. Eleanor and President Roosevelt arrive by car, to make his acceptance speech. FDR states, "I join with you, I am enlisted for the duration of the war." The worst heat in history gripped the country, causing a billion dollars damage and brings death to more than a thousand. From plague-ridden crops to melting pavement, both countryside and cities felt unprecedented weather. Barren field. CU bugs all over corn stalk. Man spraying ground with pesticide? Over crowded beach. Temperature shown on meter to be 100 degrees. Woman walks across street with white high-heeled shoes and stops in mid-step because her shoe is stuck to the pavement. Kids play in open hydrant. Boys swim in flooded curbs on street. Car with shirtless boys drives through water spray from hydrant.
Buddy Poppy And Bond A Month Plan - President Eisenhower
Dull in imagery and contrast, DOS President Eisenhower welcomes four-year-old Judith Rasheta as she comes to the white house to sell him the first poppy of the VFW Charity drive. He also signs his bond application for former screen star Mary Pickford, for the bond-a-month drive. MCUS - Little Judith Rasheta walking up to the White House door, she's holding a poppy in her hand. CUS - Judith pinning a Buddy Poppy on President Eisenhower's lapel. CUS - President Eisenhower and Mary Pickford, the President is enrolling in the bond a month plan.. off to the left side of the President is his wife, Mamie Eisenhower. CUS - A photo when Mary Pickford was a very young girl and the American Flag draped as a banner
Subway Of Tomorrow
Dull in imagery and contrast, DOS A subway rider's dream is preview in scale model form. It's the world's first underground conveyor-belt subway, proposed to replace Manhattan s outmoded cross-town shuttle system. MCUS - City planners gathered around a scale model of New York's shuttle system. CUS - Passenger conveyer subway. MCUS - Subway of tomorrow, the answer to a New Yorker's prayer.
Presidential Yacht Takes Vets Cruising
Dull in imagery and contrast, DOS The presidential yacht Williamsburg begins a series of twice weekly cruises for wounded GI's. Set to be mothballed, luxurious appointments regale a new type of VIP. MCUS - Military veterans climbing aboard the Presidential Yacht. MCLS- Veterans waving at the camera as they stand by the railing of the ship. MLCUS - The Williamsburg. MCUS- Veterans sitting on deck enjoying the sun. CUS - Military man and woman enjoying a drink. MCUS - Nurse assisting two wounded vets on crutches. CUS - Soldier smoking a cigarette and leaning back
New Archbishop On Canterbury
New Archbishop On Canterbury The Reverend Doctory Arthur M. Ramsey is installed as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England. In traditional ceremonies he takes an oath of allegiance to the Queen as he assumes the office of Primate of all England.
General George S. Patton, Jr.,
General George S. Patton, Jr., The man who led the third army across France during the famous drive in world war ii is honored by the village of St. Symphorien, which he freed from the nazi invaders. Honor guard marching through streets. Bust of Patton unveiled.
How To Sail In Luxury
How To Sail In Luxury A far cry from the native catamarans of the South Pacific is the luxury model built in England for a retired automobile manufacturer. The twin-hulled craft is the latest in comfort - - for these prices it should be! People below deck enjoying refreshments. Set sail....
You Pick 'em - We're Dazzled
You Pick 'em- We're Dazzled Gals from all parts of the world converge on New York to compete for the title of 'Miss Universe'. You think Solomon had a tough job? - just try to pick a winner from this batch! Contestants lined up wearing bathing suits, and sash. Photographers. Pan girls. Girls walk past camera. The contestants walk along roof of high-rise building, outdoors.
Records Fall At Meet
Records Fall At Meet Frank Budd's new record in the 100-yard dash to the record leap of Ron Morris in the pole vault, there's plenty to keep the crowd on edge at the amateur athletic union's national championships. Man and woman in crowd, clapping. Cu of man using home movie camera ?
FREE ELECTIONS - Kennedy Answers Reds On Berlin
FREE ELECTIONS - Kennedy Answers Reds On Berlin President Kennedy, in his first news conference since the beginning of May, prefaces the question and answer session with a strong statement on our stand on Berlin. He challenges the Russians to let Berliners determine their own fate in free elections - giving them the chance at the self-determination that the Russians maintain should prevail in all countries. Cameraman pulling TV camera out of shot. Reporters seated.
Congo Leader Repudiates Unity
Congo Leader Repudiates Unity Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga province in the Congo, returns home in triumph after being freed from imprisonment by the central government. In jail he agreed to bring his seceding province back into the central fold, but once home he says he's going to govern Katanga himself. Footage is of his homecoming, followers swarm the open car he rides in. He waves and shakes hands.
New Facilities For Will Rogers
New Facilities For Will Rogers On the 31st anniversary of the Will Rogers Hospital at Saranac Lake, N.Y., Three new buildings are dedicated to care for the ill and disabled of the amusement industry. A. Montague outlines the hospital's aims, while Richard Walsh, labor leader presents the man-of-the-year , Will Rogers award. Sign reads: 'Welcome Directors Will Rogers Annual Meeting'. Will Rogers statue.
Three-in-one Rocket Makes History
Three-in-one Rocket Makes History At Cape Canaveral, Florida, a thor-able-star rocket lifts three satellites aloft in one shoot. The greb studies sun radiation, the injun picks up information on the van allen belt while the artificial star, the transit iv-a will guide navigation. Moreover, the transit is powered by the first nuclear space battery with a life span of 90 years. Animation of satellite.
Rare Pictures Of Spanish Maneuvers
Rare Pictures Of Spanish Maneuvers Newsreel pictures are not often showing General Franco and the dictator's army, navy and air force in war games along the Spanish coast. CU General. Pan ships at sunrise. Joint war exercises. Soldiers trudging onto beach from water. General looking through binoculars. Maneuvers.