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The Commonwealth Games
NO AUDIO The highlights of the British Commonwealth games at Kingston, Jamaica, featuring first films of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, playing polo. Kingston, Jamaica Wide angle shot of the polo field in Kingston, Jamaica. Camera zooms in to Prince Charles taking a sip of a drink while standing with a friend and an older gentleman. MS as a Polo player mounts his horse and a crowd of people stand around the players. Prince Charles mounted on his steed sporting the No. #1 on the back of his shirt. Wide Angle Shot of a polo game in progress with fans watching in foreground. Prince Charles takes a swing at the ball and hits it. They race towards the goal. Polo fans watch from the sidelines. Some with binoculars and very serious facial expressions. A solo shot of Prince Charles hitting the ball while riding his horse. His teammates eventually catch up to him. Close High Angle Shot of a young (teenage?) Prince Charles wiping the sweat from his face with his arm. Wide Angle Shot of Prince Charles and his team mates playing in their Polo match.
Wonderful Willie! Mays 535 Homer Tops Foxx's Record
NO AUDIO In back to back games at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Willie Mays hits his 534th and 535th career homerun to tie and break Jimmy Foxx's total and take sole possession of second place in the record books. Only Babe Ruth, with 714, has hit more than Willie. High Angle Shot - Baseball fans in the stands. Number 24, Willie Mays at bat and the ball is pitched. He slams it, making his 534th homerun. The crowds in the stands cheer and shout. High Angle Shot - Willie is at bat once again and Denny McLain pitches the ball and he connects hitting his 535th home run. High Angle Shot - All the baseball fans give Willie Mays a standing ovation with the echoes of applause. Willies comes from out of the dugout to wave his hat in the air at his fans. Low Angle Shot to CU of Willie Mays with a young white baseball fan. The fan holds two autographed baseballs. Both guys have big smiles and WIllie makes a werid grin at the camera.
Woman Hansom Cab Driver
NO AUDIO 22 year old Maggie Cogan is one of very few drivers of hansom cabs in New York's Central Park. Her pet cat, "Clyde", is a constant companion. Romantics of all ages have made the horse and carriage ride through Central Park, a Manhattan highlight. MS a young lady tacking up her horse making sure that all the harnesses are buckled and that the horse is secured to the carriage that it will pull. Girl climbing up on to the front seat of the carriage where she will take the reigns in her hands and drive the horses. A young couple gets into the back of her carriage. Maggie climbs aboard and takes the couple for a leisurely ride. MS of New York highrise. Maggie, at the reigns of the carriage with the couple in the carriage behind her heads into busy city traffic. POV- Sitting in the driver's seat, a view of the street and traffic as cars pass in both directions. POV low angle CU of Maggie as she leads the carriage in traffic. Wide Angle of the Carriage going through Central Park in the Spring or Summer. MS Camera Panning Various NYC statues including past Ulysess S Grant and Sim n Bol var Monument. She turns to talk to the couple as they pass by people walking in Central Park.
Taiwan Tea Harvest
NO AUDIO Taiwan marks the 100th anniversary of the export of tea with a bumper crop. Tea has flourished here for over one thousand years. The refining process takes the leaves from the field to the factory where they're dried, massaged, fermented, sifted, refined and packed. MS Women working in flourishing fields of tea leaves. They are wearing coolie hats as they pick tea leaves and put them into baskets that they wear on their backs. Women harvesting tea leaves. CU of a younger girl harvesting tea. The women work their way through the fields and bring their leaves to an open bed truck for a man to dump them into.. Exterior shot of an operational tea factory for the leaves to be processed. MS - Women sorting through thousands of tea leafs. Men operate machines that grind and mash the tea leaves. CU of the machine at work grinding the leaves in a circular motion. MS -Women shoveling up almost dried tea leaves into mechanically operated bins. The machines shake the ground tea leaves in barrels and baskets fot the women to move. MS of a room full of large sealed bags and open grounds of tea.
Kayak Race
NO AUDIO In Spain, a kayak race on the Sella River brings out one hundred and eight contestants from fourteen countries. Fans follow the race on a special train which chugs along the riverbank, stops frequently, then loads up again and continues. It's a thirty-year-old custom! MS People hurry to stand in line to board a passenger train and it is packed. The train sits on the tracks ready to depart. MS of front view of the engine . High Angle Shot -People lining the shore line watching an in progess kayak race. The passenger train moving slowly down the tracks through the countryside. People are lined at the windows and doors to look out and see the race. High Wide angle shot of the kayakers pladding quickly down the river. High angle of the spectators at the shore watching the race as two kayakers paddle like there's no tomorrow. They may be in the lead. POV pictures taken from the train of people waving and leaning out from the moving locomotive. POV pictures taken from the passenger train window of the kayak race. Two Kayaks going head to head. High Angle Shot to Wide Angle shot of the train now stopped letting people off. Passengers run from the train through an open field in a sprint to the water's edge to see the race. High Angle Shot as possibly the lone two kayakers from earlier rowing past a small crowd. Two men set off a flare or firecracker sending passengers running back to the crowded train. MS as the train is on the move again. The two kayakers mantian their lead as they come in for a win to excited enthusuastic crowds. CU of a girl with a huge smile waving in surprise. MS the kayakers wave from their boat.
Airline Strike Ends: Dispute Settled After 43 Days
NO AUDIO After 43 days, the nation's air travel gets back to normal as machinists vote to return to work. The five struck airlines carry sixty percent of the country's passenger traffic. It was our longest and costliest airline strike. Planes lined up on the tarmacs. High Angle Shot - Throngs queued in line getting their tickets stamped. CU little girl with a babydoll in line standing next to her mother and little brother. People patiently await their turn to see the ticket agent. Mother holding her child as the stewardesss checks the ticket. MS airline ground crew working on the plane from inside a hanger (??) Ground crew mechanic checking out wheel well and tire of the plane. MS People embarking onto the plane. High Angle Shot - People sitting in passenger seats on the plane. The seats are filling up quickly. MS Silhouettes of people waving to a United Airline flight that is getting ready to take off from the terminal. People walking up stairs outside the plane to embark on a Eastern Airline passenger plane. Profile of a United Airline flight taxing on a runway ready to take off. Ground to Air - Passenger plane that just taken off and has become airborne.
President Johnson's Tour: Whirlwind Trip Touches 5 States
In a whirlwind three days, President Johnson tours five states and meets with Prime Minister Lester Pearson of Canada. Most of the stops include speeches in New York and New England. The Johnson-Pearson talks at Campobello, President Roosevelt's summer home, aerial shots. CU President Johnson shaking hands. American flag flying in the background. CU of Sign "Buffalo Welcomes President Johnson." High Angle Shot of throngs gathered in the street's of Buffalo, New York.People waving signs. MCUS- President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson embarking on to a PT boat. CUS Lady Bird and the President looking over the harbor from the deck of the PT boat as the boat leaves harbor. Nice shot of Buffallo skyline. President Johnson giving speech to a very large crowd. Presidential motorcade driving down the streets of New York. President Johnson surrounded by people who want to shake his hand. He gives waves to those he can't reach. Camera panning crowds from moving car. MS President and Lady Bird Johnson approaching the podium. High Angle of shoulder to shoulder crowds. Low Angle Shot President Johnson standing at the podium addressing the crowd, night. People standing in mass applauding the President's speech including some children. President Johnson, on a college campus in cap and gown, shaking hands with a Chancellor or University President. A sign reads "Vermont Welcomes Pres. Johnson." High Angle Shot - Throngs waving to the camera and to the President. CU of President Johnson at a groundbreaking ceremony as he holds a shovel. MCUS - A sign held up in the crowd, "Give our best to Pat and Luci". President Johnson walking through crowds as a storefront or resturant reads " Top of the Town. Low Angle Shot - The rotating radar tower of a naval destroyer with sailors. MS - President Johnson standing with a naval commander on the deck of the destroyer. CU of the two men talking. Low Angle Shot - Sailors standing around a gun on the destroyer. Helicopter taking off from the naval destroyer. Aerial of the destroyer from the Helicopter. MS- Helicopter landing. The President and his entourage disembarking from the helicopter. CU of a Smiling President Johnson. CU of sign " Roosevelt Cottage Open Daily 9am to Noon. 12:30pm to 5pm". Exterior shot - Roosevelt Cottage. Crowds gather around the cottage. President Johnson putting something in a timecapsule marked 1966. Crowds appluading. CU of Prime Minister Lester Pearson of Canada and President Johnson talking.
Soccer Spectacular: Brazil Tops Portugal; Fans In Uproar
NO AUDIO An overflow crowd of 28 thousand soccer fans sit in on a meeting between Santos of Brazil and Benfica of Portugal. Brazil's star, Pele, shows his skill with a 15-foot goal. His 17 year old prot g , Edu, scores twice, with Pele assisting. LS Crowds sitting in their seats in a sports stadium. CUS Edison Arantes do Nascimento aka Pele. Fans try to greet and hug the soccer pro. Excited fans holding up a sign, "Salve! Santos, F.C, Brazil." High Angle Shot - Soccer players on the field. No. 10, Pele kicking the soccer ball and scoring a goal. CUs of Ladies sitting in their seats applauding among other fans. High Angle Shot - Soccer players on the field. CU of the ball in play. CU of the goalie blocking and stopping the ball before another goal is made. CUS of a lady in a dress and sunglasses with little boy applauding. CU of the ball being kicked by No 1, High Angle Shot of the game in progress. NO #10, Pele scoring a goal. Medium Long Shot - People running on the soccer field as the game ends.
Austrian Disaster; Tyrol Flood Covers Wide Area
NO AUDIO In Austria, floods send waters raging through the Province of East Tyrol. The rising water traps many in their homes. Five thousand tourists are also marooned. Damage has not yet been assessed. A wide area of countryside is evacuated. MS Over flooded Tyrol river. Fast moving, turbulent flood waters. The river splashing against the underside of a bridge. Washed away railroad tracks. Streets completely covered by flood waters. Grounds that were once farmland are completely covered by flood waters resembling a lake. Houses are completely surrounded by flood water. Panning shot of a camera moving through a residential area possibly from a boat. MS Truck making it's way through a flooded street slowly. The front carriage of the truck looks to be floating on the water and not driving through it. The Austrian army resscuing a stranded family by a rubber raft and ores. MS - Aftermath of the flood. A House where the water has receded leaves a water level line on the building. Houses are sitting in high mud and many brought to rubble with broken windows and collapsed roofs. Men removing their belongings from a flooded house. CU of a painting being carried on a man's shoulder. A woman carring a chair and home furnishings. A bulldozer moving displaced soil and debris. MS - A village surrounded by flood waters with the mountains in the distance.
Indiana Explosion; Four Killed In Plant Blast
No Audio. Five are dead and one missing, presumed dead, in a sudden explosion in a wire factory's executive office building in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Two rescue workers sustain fatal heart attacks. Damage estimated at five million dollars with the cause unknown. MS of half of a Plant Building completely destroyed by the explosion. Rescue workers and plant employees walking around the remaining damaged structure in disbelief. MS Female Nurse walking past the the building with a medical bag. Rescue workers and plant employees (men) looking through the rubble. Many tossing rocks as they dig looking for surviors. Police and Firemen stand closer to the building observing for possible futher collapse. CUS - Rescue workers hurriedly carrying a survivor to an awaiting ambulance. Can't see his or her face but there looks to be a burn on his arm. MS of an employee or rescue worker sitting with his head in his hands. MS Night at the explosion site. Workers with flashlights and hard hats sift through the debris as a bulldozer slowly moves some.
Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 27, 1974
Watergate Impeachment Hearings. House Judiciary Committee, July 27, 1974.
F-117A Stealth Fighters
Feature story on the F-117A "stealth" fighter squadron at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. Besides a short piece of footage showing the fighters in flight, most of this story is made up of interviews, training routines, and ground crew operations.
U.S. Navy Divers
00:00: CUs of technicians helping US Navy diver to put on his diving gear. 00:08: Two Navy divers swimming underwater, exploring underwater caves. 01:08: Diver scrapes, then inspects an underwater fixture made of metal. 01:26: Diver comes to the surface through an ice-pack opening, helped by others.
Universal City
MCA/Universal pictures. Universal City, San Fernando Valley, California Opens with several low flying aerials of Universal City in California: a real estate chain of movie lots (lakes, castles, old western towns, suburbs, etc.).
USS California (CGN 36)
Aerial shot of the nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, USS California (CGN-36).
USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
03:59: Aerial longshots of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and two unidentified nuclear-powered guided-missile cruisers under way at sea. 05:20: More aerial shots that show aircraft being launched from the carrier's deck: RA-5C Skyhawk, A-6E Intruder and F-4J Phantoms.
Bell X-22 V/STOL aircraft (tilt-rotor)
Aerial shot of a Bell X-22A tilt-rotor aircraft (V/STOL) on runway, then making a vertical takeoff.
Soviet "Hotel"-class submarine
Aerial shots of a Soviet "Hotel"-class nuclear-powered submarine, under way at sea.
Soviet "Moskva"-class helicopter carrier
Aerial shots of a Soviet "Moskva"-class helicopter carrier under way at sea, moving slowly.
Ocean surface (periscope POV)
ECU of ocean surface, as seen through submarine periscope.
Polaris missile (SLBM) launch
Shot of a Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) breaking through the ocean's surface; short tracking shot of the missile in flight.
USS Seadragon (SSN 584) surfacing through polar ice
The nuclear-powered submarine USS Seadragon (SSN 584) pokes its sail up through the ice pack (probably somewhere in Arctica). Shot by someone standing on the ice pack.
Polar ice falling
MCU of polar ice breaking off the main mass and falling into the ocean.
ROMMEL TRAPPED
ROMMEL TRAPPED Explosions in desert war. Shots of generals Eisenhower, Patton and Giraud. Tanks manned by Americans. Unloading supplies. Dead German soldier with disabled tank. Infantry charge. Squadron of B-24s dropping bombs.