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Ike Back in Harness · Camp David, MD
For the first time since his illness, President Eisenhower meets with the cabinet and other top advisors in full session, at the Chief Executive's rustic…
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London Train Crash · England
10 die, 99 injured when a city-bound excursion train jumps the tracks in one of England's worst rail wrecks of the year.
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Eskimo Scouts Honored · Washington, D.C.
Navy wings for 2 Eskimo Scouts of the Alaska National Guard, honored at the Pentagon for rescue of Naval airmen.
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Santa Claus Parade · Seattle
The Christmas Season comes early to Seattle with a monster parade winding through streets lined with thousands of youngsters.
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Entertainment Personality of Year · Washington, D.C.
The Variety Club of Washington, D.C. presents its coveted "Personality of the Year" Award to entertainer Steve Allen.
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Fashions in an Oriental Mood · New York
Fashions for '56, featuring the exotic influence of the Orient, styled by Forever Young, and modeled at the Miyako Restaurant.
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Motorboat Show · Seattle
Preview of next year's glittering boats and equipment, from luxury yachts to plastic dinghies, plaid water skis, and the most realistic duck decoy ever.
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Hippo Happy · Spain
Madrid zoo-goers get their kicks watching the giant Hippo, and its keepers at feeding time.
Ike Back in Harness (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1955)
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The original release sheet reads: 1. IKE BACK IN HARNESS: CAMP DAVID, MD - For the first time since his illness, President Eisenhower meets with the cabinet and other top advisors in full session, at the Chief Executive's rustic retreat in the Catoctin Mountains. 2. LONDON TRAIN CRASH: ENGLAND - 10 die, 99 injured when a city-bound excursion train jumps the tracks in one of England's worst rail wrecks of the year. 3. ESKIMO SCOUTS HONORED: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Navy wings for 2 Eskimo Scouts of the Alaska National Guard, honored at the Pentagon for rescue of Naval airmen. 4. SANTA CLAUS PARADE: SEATTLE - The Christmas Season comes early to Seattle with a monster parade winding through streets lined with thousands of youngsters. 5. ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY OF YEAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Variety Club of Washington, D.C. presents its coveted "Personality of the Year" Award to entertainer Steve Allen. 6. FASHIONS IN AN ORIENTAL MOOD: NEW YORK - Fashions for '56, featuring the exotic influence of the Orient, styled by Forever Young, and modeled at the Miyako Restaurant. East meets West in the world of fashion. 7. MOTORBOAT SHOW: SEATTLE - Preview of next year's glittering boats and equipment, from luxury yachts to plastic dinghies, plaid water skis, and the most realistic duck decoy ever. The National Boat Show has everything aquatic. 8. HIPPO HAPPY: SPAIN - Madrid zoo-goers get their kicks watching the giant Hippo, and its keepers at feeding time. Starts with a bath, then a meal of few hundred pounds of potatoes, and some daredevil dentistry as a keeper polishes the huge tusks.
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