A crowd waiting for Chaim Weizmann,first President of Irael. Men, women and children wave flags of State of Israel and several American flags. President and Mrs. Weizmann emerging from Union Station in Washington, accompanied by crowd of well wishers. A large American flag and a District of Columbia flag are carried in the crowd. A crowd of photographers await them on the sidewalk. District of Columbia representative formally welcomes the Weizmanns.They enter a 1948 Cadillac limousine, and drive away from Union Station, with a Secret Service agent riding on the right running board. Another car and motocycle policeman move in front of them. Spectators wave Israeli flags. President Weizmann of Israel being assisted as he leaves White House and enters automobile. President Weizmann seated in a garden, conducts a news conference, surrounded by reporters and photographers.
Flying boat NC-4 pushed down the wooden seaplane ramp into the water. NC-4 in flight. NC-4 in tow by navy motor launch. Navy officers and Priest. NC-4 covers a large area. A news headline reads about the British welcome the NC-4 receives in Plymouth. A car with flowers piled on it comes down the road. People walk alongside. A bi-plane is launched from deck of ship. Float plane on catapult. An amphibian plane goes in water. Amphibian plane in flight. The plane lands on grassy field. Ambulance plane. Men lie on stretcher in fuselage of plane. A bi-plane takes off.
An Italian journalist speaks in his office in New York City. A map of Manhattan on the wall in the background. Documents lay in front of him on the table. View of streets in San Francisco, California. The Golden Gate Bridge and The Presidio. Buses and street cars on road. Pedestrians cross the streets. People board Washington & Jackson Street tram of Municipal Railway of San Francisco, as it swings in circle to reverse course. Crabs being cooked in Italian market. Italian-American fisherman repairs nets at harbor in San Francisco. Statue of Paul Revere near the North Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Fishing boats of Italian-American fishermen at the dock. Fishermen unloading their catches. Sea birds snatch pieces of fish on the wharf. Views of small fishing boats named "Salvatore" and "St. Angelo". Fishermen work on their nets. Cluster of fishing boats at the pier.
During the Great Depression, Actors of Federal Theatre (program of Works Progress Administration or WPA) of San Francisco and Los Angeles listen to the broadcast of a play from New York. Conference of Writers Unit gathered together, viewing documents. Rehearsal of 'One -Third of The Nation'. A poster at an advertising board of Federal Theatre. A view of the garden, ducks in water and fountains in the Federal Theatre, Treasure Island.
A man sits on a chair. He reads a newspaper. The headlines of the newspaper New York Post reads 'US probes "Invasion" broadcast, Radio play causes wide panic'. Photograph of Orson Welles, appears on front page of the newspaper. Man folds the newspaper and picks another with headline reading:" Radio War Hoax Panics Nation." Another newspaper headline reads 'Fake radio war stirs terror through US'. Several articles lying on table kept in front of him.
The Hollywood Vedanta Temple founded by the Vedanta Society of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Dome of the building in view. Li Po Chinese restaurant in the plaza of New Chinatown in Los Angeles. A 1950 Ford Coupe. Unbroken stream of automobiles traps pedestrians trying to cross. Another road lined with Palm trees and filled with moving automobiles. Scene of accident involving a streetcar or trolley, and a van.
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