African American woman candidate is dunked in water of a river or creek by an African American preacher and three other church helpers during a Christian religious baptism ceremony. African American men and women sing gospel spiritual music and praise at bank of the river as several people in their community are baptized. One woman is moved in a way that she appears to be overcome with emotion and almost convulse following her baptism.
Destruction due to avalanches in Northern Italy. Snow covered buildings and huts. People remove snow with spades. People remove snow from a damaged house. Heavy snow on the ground and houses. People struggle to clear it and search for avalanche survivors. From a March 12, 1959 newsreel featuring events from 25 years earlier.
World's Three Cushion Championship in billiards (pool). Welker Cochrane and Johnny Layton play a billiards game. They shake hands. Johnny Layton wins the match. He gets prize. The champion medal. From a March 12, 1959 newsreel featuring events from 25 years earlier.
Bicyclists participate in the annual Six Day Bike race held in New York City's Madison Square Garden arena. Bikers ride on track. A participant gets a shave during a break in the multi-day event. Australian Velodrome champion Reggie McNamara eats food during a break. A biker falls and a man runs towards him. Race in progress. Bikers collide; a fallen biker lays on the side of the track. From a March 12, 1959 newsreel featuring events from 25 years earlier.
Joseph I. Breen, administrator of motion picture production code of ethics at a meeting with his deputies in Hollywood, California. Breen was appointed by William H Hays who was the president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America at the time. At the Production Code Administration meeting he speaks about importance of assuring that Hollywood films include stories with power, and punch, and backbone, but that they must at the same time be on the lookout for movie scenes, or action, or dialog which are likely to give offense. Regarding morality in films, he says "the responsible men in this industry want no such pictures and will not allow these to be shown." He speaks of the Production Code Administration, and says that no single person should argue on censorship, and that there won't be one man censorship, but rather a censor board of experienced professionals. (The group's work became known as the "Hays Code" and was a precursor approach to modern motion picture ratings.)
Exterior view of St Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church at 122-38 West 76th Street in New York City, (it is the modern day address 120 West 76th Street, New York City; the location of the West Side Institutional Synagogue). St. Andrews church turns into a Jewish Synagogue for a day in New York City. The Star of David symbol seen at entrance of church. Interior views of Jewish religious service in progress. Rabbi blows shofar and people are heard singing prayers. Rabbi I. Warsaw introduces Pastor Edward J. Aplin. Rabbi Warsaw thanks Pastor Aplin for offering the church space to the Jewish congregation of the Little Synagogue and Temple of Service, and permitting them to decorate the space with the symbols of a traditional synagogue and use the facility for Yom Kippur.
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