No time code on tape

Universal Newsreel 1963

02:30 Congress Opens: "Ted" Kennedy Joins 88th Session

The 88th Congress convenes in Washington and faces a busy session. There are some new faces on Capitol Hill. Along them are twelve new Senators. They are sworn in by Vice-President Lyndon Johnson before taking up their new duties. Among them is Edward "Ted" Kennedy, the third Kennedy brother in the national political arena. House Speaker John McCormick calls the session to order.

03:21 Priceless Smile: President Leads Mona Lisa Tribute

President Kennedy and Andre Malraux, French Cultural Affairs Minister, lead a VIP reception at the first United States exhibition of the Mona Lisa. Next day the lady with the enigmatic smile draws a first day crowd of 10.000 poeple who file by - four abreast.

04:41 Last Prisoners Leave Alcatraz

It's "open house" at Alcatraz prison as the last of its 1,500 prisoners are removed to other Federal penitentiaries. Camera men are allowed to roam at will through the corridors and cell blocks of "The Rock" in San Francisco Bay that once confined the nation's most desperate criminals.

05:38 President Dedicates O'Hare Airport

President Kennedy makes the formal dedication of Chicago's o'Hare Airport, already known as the world's busiest terminal. Later he arrives downtown at a Civic luncheon at which he urges public support of his 10.3 billion dollar tax cut.

06:22 Submarine Disaster: Nation Mourns 129 Lost On Thresher

"I conclude with great regret and sadness that the submarine Thresher is lost" - with those words Admiral George Anderson, chief of naval operations, mounted an epitaph for 129 men aborad the nucleara craft. Afer an overhaul, the Thresher, fastest and deepest diving of all submarines, was on a test dive in 8.400 feet of water, 200 miles east of Boston, accompanied by the tender Skylark. Presumably the Thresher rests on the ocean's bottom. Her fate recalls a happier one - that of the Squalus in 1939. With a diving bell the navy was able to rescue the 33 men who were still alive.

08:30 The 35th Annual "Oscar" Awards

The most glamorous night in glamorous Hollywood draws a glittering crowd. There's an air of electrified anticipation among the stars, including Angie Dickinson. The awards go to Ed Begley, Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft and Gregory Peck.

11:23 Focus On Royalty: Princess Grace and Rainer Visit US

Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrives in New York with his daughter Caroline for a six-week visit. His princess, the former Grace Kelly, arrives four hours later with th heir to the throne, Prince Albert. They leave immediately for Philadelphia, Grace's home town, and while there will celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary.

12:10 Alabama Story: Blacks Enrolled As Governor Yields

The University of Alabama campus is under tight security as Governor George Wallace confronts a deputy U.S. attorney. The Federal officers are armed with a proclamation urging the Governor to end his efforts to prevent two black students from registering. Wallace stands firm and President Kennedy federalizes the National Guard. When they move in, the Governor bows to Presidential authority and James Hood and Vivian Malone become the first two blacks to be registered at the University. That night the President appeals to the nation, saying the United States is facing a "moral crisis" and that it is the duty of all to uphold the law.

13:43 World Hails New Pontiff

Throngs in St. Peter's Square wait patiently and prayerfully for the puff of whites smoke that announces a new Pope has been elected. On the fifth ballot Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini becomes the 262nd Supreme Pontiff of half a billion Roman Catholics. He takes the name Pope John Paul VI and pledges to carry on the work of Pope John XXIII who pledged the Church to taking an active role in world affairs.

15:08 President Kennedy In Europe

They roll out the red carpet for President Kennedy on his arrival in West Germany and he receives a roaring welcome from an estimated 2.000.000 in Cologne and Bonn. He attends Mass in famed Cologne Cathedral and again pledges the United States will remain in Europe "as long as desired or required".

16:59 Moscow "Hot Line" Readied

The teletype that will connect Washington with Moscow is set up in the Pentagon - a weapon of peace. Later the Russian Ambassador visits President Kennedy to set up a meeting between the President and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.

17:40 The March On Washington

Just one hundred years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves, 200.000 march in Washington to rally for civil rights. In an orderly gathering at the Lincoln Memorial, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. makes his most stirring address - "I have a dream..." and other black leaders urge Congress to pass the Civil Rights Bill to end racial inequity. They call for "Action Now" - the theme of the monstrous rally. None of the disorder that authorities feared develops. It is a serious gathering that is tinged with good-humor as if the demonstrators have finally found strength in each other.

23:23 Senate Investigations Sub-Committee Looks Into Mafia

The Senate Investigations Sub-Committee gets a gloomy report from attorney General Robert Kennedy on the rising rate of national crime. Its star witness, however, is convicted murder-hoodlum, Joseph Valachi, who has been hidden away since confessing to the F.B.I.

24:19 Fashion Parade

Winter fashions from West Berlin feature lots of light wool and furs, and show that veils floating form evening gowns are very much back in fashion. The collection emphasizes a long, extended silhouette.

25:55 Sports Highlights Of 1963

Nineteen Sixty-Three is a golden year in sports.

Baseball enjoys a gala season from opening day when President Kennedy throws out the first ball (26:01)

In the 1963 World Series, Sandy Koufax stars as he fans 15 batters in the first game. The Dogers win in four straight games and it is Koufax again, in the last game, who reduces the mighty Yankee bat to tooth-picks (26:14)

In golf, Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters Crown to fulfill the promise he made the previous year when winning the Open (27:30)

The 1963 U.S. Open is won by Julius Boros who first won the crown 11 years earlier (28:04)

Don Schollander, 17, makes a bis splash in the swimming world by setting a record in the 200-meter free-style (28:31)

John Pennell becomes the first man to break 17 feet in the pole vault (29:00)

C.K. Yang smashes the ten-event Decathlon record by scoring an unbelievable 9,121 points (29:20)

Chateaugay wins the 1963 Kentucky Derby by outrunning the favorites and then continues his winning ways by copping the Belmont (29:54)

Mighty Kelso is named "Horse of the Year" for the 4th time (30:42)

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroid Red Wing to take hockey's Stanley Cup once more (30:50)

Loyola and the University of Cincinnati battle into overtime before Loyola comes up with the winning basket (31:12)

31:40 President Kennedy Assassinated

In the midst of a cheering crowd as he rides through downtown Dallas, President John F. Kennedy falls before an assassin's bullets fired form a warehouse along the route of the motorcade. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States.

The youngest man ever elected President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a best-selling author at 23, a war hero at 26, a U.S. Representative at 29, a Senator at 35. Scion of one of the nation's wealthiest families, he avoided the life of ease to dedicate himself to public service.

A feeling of shocked disbelief sweeps over the nation as the news spreads that the 46-year-old President has been murdered. Men and women weep unashamedly in the streets. Bells toll and flags are lowered to half-mast in sorrowful tribute to the fourth President of the United States to lose his life to an assasin.

38:17 President's Slayer Shot In Dallas Jail

Madness and hate erupt anew in Dallas as President Kennedy's accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot down during a jail transfer. Two cameras record the moment as the murderer moves in. Forty-eight hours and seven minutes after the President's death, his accused slayer is dead.

39:19 The World Mourns John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The final act in the tragedy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States is one of the most memorable in history. Kings, Queens, Presidents, Premiers, Princes and Princesses, Emperors and Dictators - they come from the far corners of the earth to pay tribute to the man who had served the world while he served the nation.

From the moment his casket is borne from the White House to lie in state at the Capitol it is a drama filled with high emotion. All trough the night, people file past the bier, some standing in a 10-mile-long line as much as 12 hours.

Then the cortege winds from the Capitol to Saint Matthew's Cathedral for a Pontifical Funeral Mass while Mrs. Kennedy walks behind the caisson drawn by six white horses.

After the religious rites the cortege proceeds to Arlington National Cemetery where the martyred President will rest. At the end of the solemn graveside honors, Mrs. Kennedy lights the flame that will burn in his memory.

47:09 Ransom Frees Frank Sinatra Jr.

Frank Sinatra, Jr., kidnapped from a motel in Lake Tahoe, Californa, returns safely to his mother's home in West Los Angeles, after his father pays the kidnappers $240.000 in ransom money. The young Sinatra is unharmed after spending 53 hours in the hands of his abductors.

48:46 Captain Newman M.D - Celebrities Attend Preview

The Director's Guilt Theatre is in the Hollywood spotlight as Tony Curtis and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Peck and other notables attend the preview of Captain Newman, M.D. Mr. Curtis and Mr. Peck are starred in this new Universal picture that will open before the year's end so that it will be eligible for the Academy Awards.

49:35 Staubach Wins Football Honours

Roger Staubach, one of the football greats of modern times, receives the Heisman Trophy as the nation's outstanding college football player. He earned the award for his performance quarterbacking the Navy in one of its best seasons.

50:11 Christmas Story: A Bright Picture Around The World

The Christmas season is a bright one around the Free World. Shopping is a task for the brave as stores are crowded with Santa's helpers. In Germany, for example, the streets are bright with Christmas lights. A tree is decorated on the free side of the Wall of Shame.

No time code on tape

Universal Newsreel 1963

02:30 Congress Opens: "Ted" Kennedy Joins 88th Session

The 88th Congress convenes in Washington and faces a busy session. There are some new faces on Capitol Hill. Along them are twelve new Senators. They are sworn in by Vice-President Lyndon Johnson before taking up their new duties. Among them is Edward "Ted" Kennedy, the third Kennedy brother in the national political arena. House Speaker John McCormick calls the session to order.

03:21 Priceless Smile: President Leads Mona Lisa Tribute

President Kennedy and Andre Malraux, French Cultural Affairs Minister, lead a VIP reception at the first United States exhibition of the Mona Lisa. Next day the lady with the enigmatic smile draws a first day crowd of 10.000 poeple who file by - four abreast.

04:41 Last Prisoners Leave Alcatraz

It's "open house" at Alcatraz prison as the last of its 1,500 prisoners are removed to other Federal penitentiaries. Camera men are allowed to roam at will through the corridors and cell blocks of "The Rock" in San Francisco Bay that once confined the nation's most desperate criminals.

05:38 President Dedicates O'Hare Airport

President Kennedy makes the formal dedication of Chicago's o'Hare Airport, already known as the world's busiest terminal. Later he arrives downtown at a Civic luncheon at which he urges public support of his 10.3 billion dollar tax cut.

06:22 Submarine Disaster: Nation Mourns 129 Lost On Thresher

"I conclude with great regret and sadness that the submarine Thresher is lost" - with those words Admiral George Anderson, chief of naval operations, mounted an epitaph for 129 men aborad the nucleara craft. Afer an overhaul, the Thresher, fastest and deepest diving of all submarines, was on a test dive in 8.400 feet of water, 200 miles east of Boston, accompanied by the tender Skylark. Presumably the Thresher rests on the ocean's bottom. Her fate recalls a happier one - that of the Squalus in 1939. With a diving bell the navy was able to rescue the 33 men who were still alive.

08:30 The 35th Annual "Oscar" Awards

The most glamorous night in glamorous Hollywood draws a glittering crowd. There's an air of electrified anticipation among the stars, including Angie Dickinson. The awards go to Ed Begley, Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft and Gregory Peck.

11:23 Focus On Royalty: Princess Grace and Rainer Visit US

Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrives in New York with his daughter Caroline for a six-week visit. His princess, the former Grace Kelly, arrives four hours later with th heir to the throne, Prince Albert. They leave immediately for Philadelphia, Grace's home town, and while there will celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary.

12:10 Alabama Story: Blacks Enrolled As Governor Yields

The University of Alabama campus is under tight security as Governor George Wallace confronts a deputy U.S. attorney. The Federal officers are armed with a proclamation urging the Governor to end his efforts to prevent two black students from registering. Wallace stands firm and President Kennedy federalizes the National Guard. When they move in, the Governor bows to Presidential authority and James Hood and Vivian Malone become the first two blacks to be registered at the University. That night the President appeals to the nation, saying the United States is facing a "moral crisis" and that it is the duty of all to uphold the law.

13:43 World Hails New Pontiff

Throngs in St. Peter's Square wait patiently and prayerfully for the puff of whites smoke that announces a new Pope has been elected. On the fifth ballot Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini becomes the 262nd Supreme Pontiff of half a billion Roman Catholics. He takes the name Pope John Paul VI and pledges to carry on the work of Pope John XXIII who pledged the Church to taking an active role in world affairs.

15:08 President Kennedy In Europe

They roll out the red carpet for President Kennedy on his arrival in West Germany and he receives a roaring welcome from an estimated 2.000.000 in Cologne and Bonn. He attends Mass in famed Cologne Cathedral and again pledges the United States will remain in Europe "as long as desired or required".

16:59 Moscow "Hot Line" Readied

The teletype that will connect Washington with Moscow is set up in the Pentagon - a weapon of peace. Later the Russian Ambassador visits President Kennedy to set up a meeting between the President and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.

17:40 The March On Washington

Just one hundred years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves, 200.000 march in Washington to rally for civil rights. In an orderly gathering at the Lincoln Memorial, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. makes his most stirring address - "I have a dream..." and other black leaders urge Congress to pass the Civil Rights Bill to end racial inequity. They call for "Action Now" - the theme of the monstrous rally. None of the disorder that authorities feared develops. It is a serious gathering that is tinged with good-humor as if the demonstrators have finally found strength in each other.

23:23 Senate Investigations Sub-Committee Looks Into Mafia

The Senate Investigations Sub-Committee gets a gloomy report from attorney General Robert Kennedy on the rising rate of national crime. Its star witness, however, is convicted murder-hoodlum, Joseph Valachi, who has been hidden away since confessing to the F.B.I.

24:19 Fashion Parade

Winter fashions from West Berlin feature lots of light wool and furs, and show that veils floating form evening gowns are very much back in fashion. The collection emphasizes a long, extended silhouette.

25:55 Sports Highlights Of 1963

Nineteen Sixty-Three is a golden year in sports.

Baseball enjoys a gala season from opening day when President Kennedy throws out the first ball (26:01)

In the 1963 World Series, Sandy Koufax stars as he fans 15 batters in the first game. The Dogers win in four straight games and it is Koufax again, in the last game, who reduces the mighty Yankee bat to tooth-picks (26:14)

In golf, Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters Crown to fulfill the promise he made the previous year when winning the Open (27:30)

The 1963 U.S. Open is won by Julius Boros who first won the crown 11 years earlier (28:04)

Don Schollander, 17, makes a bis splash in the swimming world by setting a record in the 200-meter free-style (28:31)

John Pennell becomes the first man to break 17 feet in the pole vault (29:00)

C.K. Yang smashes the ten-event Decathlon record by scoring an unbelievable 9,121 points (29:20)

Chateaugay wins the 1963 Kentucky Derby by outrunning the favorites and then continues his winning ways by copping the Belmont (29:54)

Mighty Kelso is named "Horse of the Year" for the 4th time (30:42)

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroid Red Wing to take hockey's Stanley Cup once more (30:50)

Loyola and the University of Cincinnati battle into overtime before Loyola comes up with the winning basket (31:12)

31:40 President Kennedy Assassinated

In the midst of a cheering crowd as he rides through downtown Dallas, President John F. Kennedy falls before an assassin's bullets fired form a warehouse along the route of the motorcade. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States.

The youngest man ever elected President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a best-selling author at 23, a war hero at 26, a U.S. Representative at 29, a Senator at 35. Scion of one of the nation's wealthiest families, he avoided the life of ease to dedicate himself to public service.

A feeling of shocked disbelief sweeps over the nation as the news spreads that the 46-year-old President has been murdered. Men and women weep unashamedly in the streets. Bells toll and flags are lowered to half-mast in sorrowful tribute to the fourth President of the United States to lose his life to an assasin.

38:17 President's Slayer Shot In Dallas Jail

Madness and hate erupt anew in Dallas as President Kennedy's accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot down during a jail transfer. Two cameras record the moment as the murderer moves in. Forty-eight hours and seven minutes after the President's death, his accused slayer is dead.

39:19 The World Mourns John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The final act in the tragedy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States is one of the most memorable in history. Kings, Queens, Presidents, Premiers, Princes and Princesses, Emperors and Dictators - they come from the far corners of the earth to pay tribute to the man who had served the world while he served the nation.

From the moment his casket is borne from the White House to lie in state at the Capitol it is a drama filled with high emotion. All trough the night, people file past the bier, some standing in a 10-mile-long line as much as 12 hours.

Then the cortege winds from the Capitol to Saint Matthew's Cathedral for a Pontifical Funeral Mass while Mrs. Kennedy walks behind the caisson drawn by six white horses.

After the religious rites the cortege proceeds to Arlington National Cemetery where the martyred President will rest. At the end of the solemn graveside honors, Mrs. Kennedy lights the flame that will burn in his memory.

47:09 Ransom Frees Frank Sinatra Jr.

Frank Sinatra, Jr., kidnapped from a motel in Lake Tahoe, Californa, returns safely to his mother's home in West Los Angeles, after his father pays the kidnappers $240.000 in ransom money. The young Sinatra is unharmed after spending 53 hours in the hands of his abductors.

48:46 Captain Newman M.D - Celebrities Attend Preview

The Director's Guilt Theatre is in the Hollywood spotlight as Tony Curtis and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Peck and other notables attend the preview of Captain Newman, M.D. Mr. Curtis and Mr. Peck are starred in this new Universal picture that will open before the year's end so that it will be eligible for the Academy Awards.

49:35 Staubach Wins Football Honours

Roger Staubach, one of the football greats of modern times, receives the Heisman Trophy as the nation's outstanding college football player. He earned the award for his performance quarterbacking the Navy in one of its best seasons.

50:11 Christmas Story: A Bright Picture Around The World

The Christmas season is a bright one around the Free World. Shopping is a task for the brave as stores are crowded with Santa's helpers. In Germany, for example, the streets are bright with Christmas lights. A tree is decorated on the free side of the Wall of Shame.