PRESIDENT FILMS FARM As his Pennsylvania farm house nears completion, President Eisenhower--the country's most photographed man--turns cameraman to film the work's progress. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ROCKETS GUARD CAPITAL Just released films reveal the hitherto secret launching sites of "Nike" guided missiles now guarding the Washington D.C. area against attack from the air. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
SUPER-CARRIER "FORRESTAL" LAUNCHED The 60,000 ton super-carrier "Forrestal" is launched in Newport News, Virginia. First of her class, she's the world's largest warship, an awesome achievement in naval Architecture. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
FLOODS RAVAGE IRELAND Dublin is inundated by heavy rains and the overflowing Liffey and Tolka Rivers, the worst flood here in living memory. London, England, too, is hit by heavy weather--a freak tornado that destroys thousands of pounds worth of property. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
NATO MEETING SETS ATOM PLANS Foreign ministers of the NATO nations meet in France to shape policy on the use of atomic weapons in the event of Soviet invasion. They decide on civilian control of the A-weapons. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
GENERAL GRUENTHER HONORED French President Rene Coty decorates General Alfred Gruenther, commander of NATO forces in Europe, with the medal of the Legion of Honor. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
CARDINAL SPELLMAN IN KOREA Cardinal Spellman is feted on his arrival in Korea for his annual visit to U.S. servicemen and made an honorary citizen of Seoul in colorful ceremonies. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
CONNIE MACK'S BIRTHDAY Connie Mack, the Grand Old Man of baseball, celebrates his 92nd birthday quietly with his family in Fort Meyers, Florida. It's his first birthday in 70 years when he hasn't been associated with the sport. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
WOMAN SPY JAILED A modern Mata Hari is brought to justice in Germany. Attractive Irmgard Schmidt is convicted of extracting secret data from U.S. intelligence officers for the Reds. She is sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ORPHANS ESCAPE PLANE BLAST A hair's breadth escape from disaster for 26 children when a Canberra jet bomber crashes just outside an orphanage and explodes, miraculously without injuring any of the youngsters. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
