Fox Movietone News Collection. 1957 - 1963. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 1957 - 1963. Movietone News, Vol. 44, No. 40

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Fox Movietone News Collection. 1957 - 1963. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 1957 - 1963. Movietone News, Vol. 44, No. 40

1961

Part 1, Duncan Sandys and the Duke of Kent attend Sierre Leone's independence ceremonies in Freetown. Shows the Sierre Leone Parliament and native dancers. Part 2, Att. Gen. Bob Kennedy presents a trophy to the Handicapped American of the year. Part 3, P.M. Nehru of India and others attend a Laotian cease fire conf. in New Delhi. Part 4, Congolese leaders including Pres. Kasavubu and Pres. Tshombe of Katanga Province confer in Coquilhatville. Part 5, Pres. Kennedy confers with former Pres. Hoover and Gen. MacArthur. Part 6, women assume control of the village govt. in Ellisville, Ill. Part 7, golf: Mickey Wright, Louise Suggs, Patty Berg and other women compete in Augusta, Ga. Part 8, horse racing: trotters compete in New York City's Yonkers Raceway. Part 9, Ralph Bellamy urges Americans to buy Defense Bonds.

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