YESTERDAYS NEWSREEL - 20TH CENTURY MAHATMA GHANDI ROSCOE TURNER HAWKES BAY EARTHQUAKE

television highlights are the news of yesteryear Gandhi India's muttered Mahatma this is the Gandhi's story the story of the fight of one man for 300 million Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born of low caste parents in 1869 came into dramatic prominence immediately after World War one Gandhi's efforts on behalf of this country and listed the attention of the world aided by Madeleine slave is English born disciple he campaigned for two goals self government of India and elevation of the depressed classes Gandhi's policies plan to force Britain's recognition of his demands included civil disobedience and nonviolent non-cooperation but it was these policies born of sincerity that invoked his people to riot strikes and sabotage in 1921 can they lost control of his followers and their misinterpretation of his dictates caused him to impose upon himself the penalty of fasting with a leader imprisoned in 1930 Gandhi's legions rose against the British furious fighting developed in Bombay and other cities this was a people in protest this their means of informing the world that their leader was unjustly a British prisoner keep your eye on the screen you're watching India in revolt you're seeing dundies followers in futile efforts against Britain's armed Authority seems like this occurred almost daily in India's principal cities [Music] and then after eight months in Central Prison Gandhi was released to attend a roundtable discussion in London in 1931 Gandhi arrives home from England jailed first in 1922 then again in 1930 once more he is arrested after his arrival and placed in custody and Central Prison again his people protested but outbreaks were fewer and less violent released from prison after months of being held Gandhi immediately made plans for bringing about the independence of India first step in his campaign was a visit to Lord and Lady Mountbatten here the Mahatma began the drive it was to lead to self-government for his country after support came from Britain's official representative the 1938 election indicated Gandhi's power although Subash Chandra Bose a1 presidency of the India Congress Gandhi allied with Sharda Patel forced his resignation here muhammad ali jinnah and the Mahatma's disciple pundit nero arrived to confer with Gandhi Nehru four-time president was to see the final result of Gandhi's years of supreme effort independence for India 19:47 Lord Mountbatten Nehru and others saw in the historic document that meant freedom from British domination for Gandhi's countrymen and his country the world that had watched the Mahatma suffering and sacrifice now witnessed the fulfillment of his dream but his fight was not over factional disturbances broke out with gun be on the scene exerting influence to pacify him do Muslim and Sikh leaders then January 30th 1948 saw the funeral of mahatma gandhi victim of an assassin's bullet january 23rd as the flower verdict earned which rested the ashes of the great leader was driven through the streets towards the ganges river all india mourned its hero all the world mourned a peace minded patriot but the leaders heritage freedom remains and as the barge which carries the ashes of mahatma gandhi across the ganges moves slowly downriver the gandhi story in india had lost a leader peace had lost a friend our shoots for plain its April 29th at stunt flying Roscoe Turner takes off on an early experiment in flying safety and there it is Turner and his ship of settling quarters a huge parachute keeping the plane from plummeting to the ground believed a definite part of aviation of the future at the time of its introduction subsequent tests proved unsatisfactory and the parachute plan relegated to the impractical category one of the reasons for this might well have been the result of this stunt wheels and propeller broken batana on her it's 1930 and novelist Sinclair Lewis sales were Sweden to receive the Nobel Prize author of Main Street Babbitt and other fictional accounts of Americana Lewis shown with his wife Dorothy Thompson will receive forty six thousand three hundred and fifty dollars for his contributions to literature here is the offer of Elmer Gantry dodsworth that Aerosmith Sinclair Lewis you should know this young lady although you might not know her in this role she's the gal who introduced the bunny hug the castle walk and the castle clip hairdo Irene castle of course uber their husband Vernon formed the most famous dance game of the pre-world War one period and here he is the bullfighter from Brooklyn Sidney Franklin shown in action in Madrid Franklin Forsyth Flatbush and fought his first ball in Mexico City wise well in 1929 he earned up to fifteen thousand dollars a week that we might imagine is one reason any now worst disaster a New Zealand history occurs in 1931 as every building in the city of Napier lies in ruins after an earthquake pictures made shortly after the quake show the severity of the blow 300 died and roads split like this as a result of the debacle graphic view of the cracks which opened when nature beckoned and man-made highways failed to answer the challenge business district of the city shows results of the quake two individual shocks ten hours apart did the damage 1500 were injured and temporary shelter housed unfortunates while work of rebuilding began remember not a single building was untouched property damage ran high into the minion this was napier the city that became merely a silhouette [Music] [Applause] let's go back now to 1919 for a look at the first great movie director and two of the earliest to the movie stars in action here's the man who made the birth of a nation DW Griffith directed Griffith receives official acknowledgement from the United States government of his war bond work but what about the actor and the actress we saw on the background will be back to identify them at a moment right after government officials finished congratulating DW Griffith yes here they are recognize them okay we'll make it easy for you the girl is the star of early Griffith productions Dorothy Gish the boy on her left is Robert Harris the government honors Hollywood's renowned DW Griffith blacksmith Flik in 1934 especially the speech outfit which starred knee-length jacket and v-neck blouse mandarin sleeve beach coat covers a one-piece bathing suit with high rounded neckline more smart styles for the sand stripe terry cloth robe surrounds a swimsuit with the same motif back to slacks for an outfit that's stunning for sunning loose-fitting knee length coat features a leaf pattern see what's coming off here heavens to Betsy and what had we why it's a one-piece jersey bathing suit woven for the wave but with an eye to the eye of the men [Music] basketball in 1936 Notre Dame versus NYU Notre Dame takes the ball down court and scores [Music] jump halt after two quarters in 1936 and Notre Dame controlling the tap puts on some fancy passing the finds NYU fading into his own defense along set shot from outside and it's good and while you on the move a bit of deception and at NYU score again it's an NYU shot this time at the end of a cross-court pass and a one-handed hook New York University fights hard but Notre Dame cops 38 to 27 it's far to Derby time in Hialeah March 1931 watch this race and as the closest finish you've ever seen try and spot number 6 that's lightning bolt lagging back in fifth place a Spanish plague number 4 shows its faith heels to the field at the first turn mine hair a second that lightning bolt is content to stay behind at the back stretch the jockeys are going for the whips leaning low over the heads of their horses to keep wind resistance down [Music] keep your eye on the screen lightning bolt is making his move he comes from fourth place into third and he is moving fast watch him [Music] the horses are rounding the part turn moving to off the wire and as they hit four home lightning bolt Spanish playing and vine hair on Nick and neck thundering down to the finish [Music] watch closely now here come the horses and there's the winner lightning bolt by the tip of our nose in a pit for the race [Music]