President Johnson's portrait with the U.S. Capitol in the background painted by artist Peter Hurd in Washington DC. The portrait sets off controversy. The President calls it the ugliest painting ever. A couple looks at President Johnson's painting at Art exposure. The woman points at the painting.
Several highlights from the 1967 Senior Bowl football game. A crowd fills the sold-out Ladd Peebles Stadium, in Mobile Alabama, for the Senior Bowl game, matching all star football players from the North and the South. Oregon State's Bob Grim is seen running the ball to pick up 25 yards. North's Quarterback hits Iowa State's Eppie Barney for a touchdown, with 1:13 remaining in the 3rd period. South quarterback Terry Southal, of Baylor, passes to Louisiana State's Dick Redding for a touchdown at the 13:12 mark of the 4th quarter. North's Bob Grim takes handoff and runs from the 40 yard line until pushed out of bounds at the South's 15 yard line. Nebraska's Harry Wilson runs the ball for a touchdown in the 4th Quarter. North beats the South 35 to 15. (Note:The final North tally came at the very end of the game with a pass from BYU's Virgil Carter to Nebraska's Pete Tatman. Bubba Smith of Mich. State was a monster on Defense and won the MVP award.)
Italian American competitive eater, Tony di Laurentis, eats a large dinner at Palumbo’s (a nightclub and restaurant owned by restauranteur Frank Palumbo) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Restaurant waiters serve di Laurentis with trays of food. Di Laurentis eats four founds of spaghetti served in a large plate. A waiter serves a whole tray of meats before di Laurentis takes off his napkin and coat. Di Laurentis eating twelve broilers, two steaks and a meal roast. Live performance by a pair of dancers at Palumbo’s. After the meal Tony washes down the twenty-pound meal with a gallon of red wine and another of beer. A woman performs acrobatics. Tony di Laurentis finishes a whole gallon of red wine drank straight from the bottle.
An anti-war parade is dispersed in Chicago, Illinois. Police descend on an unauthorized demonstration by Whites and African Americans against conflict in Ethiopia. Leaders of the movement are put into a patrol wagon. One of the police officers is African American. A sign on a building in the background reads, 'Calumet Loans'
A rodeo show in Ellensburg, Washington. Huge crowd gathered to watch the Thirteenth Annual Rodeo show. Rider and the bull perform stunts in the arena. Rider gets wounded and is carried by a group of men in stretcher.
Approximately 20 contestants, dressed in white, are seen at horseshoe pitching lanes in a fenced enclosure. Spectators are seated in bleachers nearby. A stray dog wanders in the foreground. View of the spectators (mostly men). View of a shoe landing as a ringer. View from the pins as a contestant throws five shoes at four pins. One shoe appears to have landed closed against the first pin. The remaining four are all ringers. In a complete change of scene, Ted Allen, wearing a sweater emblazoned with his name and title: "World's Champion," gives a demonstration. He throws four ringers at one pin, while an intrepid assistant leans over, with his hand atop the pin, confident that he won't be hit by one of the horseshoes. Final view is a closeup of Ted Allen posing with his face framed by a horseshoe. (Note: Ted Allen was born in Kansas. His family moved to Colorado in 1922; to Oregon in 1932; to California in 1933; and finally back to Colorado, in 1936.)
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