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A large crowd gathers for the opening ceremony of the Trans-Canada Highway and cars drive on the highway in Canada.
Official opening of the Trans-Canada Highway in Canada. A large crowd gathers at Rogers Pass in British Columbia for the opening ceremony of the Trans-Canada Highway. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and other officials gathered for the ceremony. The highway is officially opened. Mountains in the background. Cars seen driving on the Trans-Canada Highway. View of the roadway, mountains and tunnels on the highway.
Animated map of Canada and the United States, illustrating North American Air Defense system.
Actor Raymond Massey introducing the subject of North American Air Defense, which is a joint enterprise of Canada and the United States. A map of the United States, Canada and the Arctic. Animation shows radar sites comprising the Dew Line, Mid Canada Line and Pine Tree Line in Canada, as well as coastal and ship borne sites around the United States. Internal U.S. sites tied to the automated SAGE system (Semi Automatic Ground Environment) are shown. SAGE is a computerized control system for tracking and intercepting enemy bombers. The headquarters of NORAD (North American Air Defense) is shown, at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. Mr. Massey points out models of new antiaircraft missiles displayed on his desk. Animation shows how these can be fired from the ships at sea.
Mao Zedong's stand on war, China's foreign policies and aggression towards neighboring nations.
Propaganda piece about living conditions in the People’s Republic of China under Mao Zedong, with images photographed by Indians visiting the country. Delegates from all over the world at an international conference. Representatives from Iraq, Canada, Romania, Australia, and Pakistan among others. Elderly Chinese communist revolutionaries pose. Mao Zedong's views (according to a narrator) are presented: He believes that war in inevitable between capitalist and socialist nations. View of a rally and military parade in China. Explosions during the Korean War in 1951 with Chinese troops in action. In Tibet, homeless, displaced Tibetan children and families after the Chinese take over in 1959 as part of Communist China expansion. Indian Army soldiers return after China's attack on India during the Sino-Indian War in 1962. View of Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Map of Asia depicts Chinese aggression towards its neighbors. Explosions during the Chinese aggression in Vietnam and Laos. Mao Zedong intent on risking a war with the West.
1200 passengers enjoy a 200 miles Steam Locomotive rail road excursion in Quebec, Canada.
A railroad excursion in Quebec, Canada. Nearly 1200 railroad enthusiast passengers aboard railroad trains pulled by Northern 4-8-4 and Pacific 4-6-2 steam locomotives. View of steam locomotive CN 6153 (from the Canadian National Railway, or CNR) pulling train cars, and view of the passengers inside as they enjoy a 200 mile long excursion trip. People look out from the train window. Many railroad hobbyists are wearing conductor's caps. They click pictures of the steam locomotives pulling the trains. A man laying on the railroad track as he clicks a picture of a distant approaching train. View of steam locomotive passing by a train station platform at high speed.
Eleven hundred rioting prisoners set six buildings on fire in St Vincent de Paul Penitentiary in Montreal, Canada.
Eleven hundred rioting prisoners set six buildings on fire in St Vincent de Paul Penitentiary in Montreal, Canada. Jail guards run to control the prisoners. Prisoners run everywhere in the jail compound. Water hose throws water on the jail buildings to extinguish fire. Guards with arms march in to control the prisoners trying to escape from the jail.
The Shriners parade on a street,fire works at night and people on either side of the street watch the parade in Toronto,Canada.
88th Annual Shriners Convention in Toronto, Canada. The people stand on either side of the street. The shriners parade on the street. A sign reads 'Welcome Shriners'. The people carry flags and parade. A band plays music. People applaud. Men in mechanized vehicles. Decorated floats move on the street during the parade. The spectators look at the parade. People seated in chairs. A close up two movie comedian. The fireworks at night.
