View of Mont Blanc in the Alps. A cable car in transit. French and Italian workers riding on an open narrow gauge railroad train carrying cases of champagne to celebrate the "holing through" of a 7 mile tunnel,through Mont Blanc from Chamonix, on the French side of the mountain, to Courmayeur in Italy. It is to facilitate road travel directly between the two countries. Workers fasten French and Italian flags,to the tunnel wall. Professor Loris Corbi, in charge of the Italian tunneling project is seen with his French counterpart, Professor Andre Borie, as they exchange congratulatory kisses. The French and Italian workers cheer and celebrate this remarkable engineering achievement.
A film "The Nuclear Ship Savannah" depicts testing trials in the United States. Sea trials of the nuclear-powered cargo and passenger ship, NS Savannah. She cruises in calm waters from her testing base at Yorktown, Virginia. Officers seen in operating positions. Helmsman steers her through various turning maneuvers. Engineers place challenging demands on her propulsion system from full speed ahead to full speed astern. Narrator calls attention to lack of smoke stack on this ship. atomic symbol painted on ship's side. Animated illustration of a nuclear reactor. View of turbine deck aboard the ship. View of the nuclear reactor control room. Numerous views of the Savannah cruising in calm waters. She is seen cruising the Delaware River near the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Model of the USS Savannah, first to cross the ocean using steam power (although she has sails). Animation showing departure of the Savannah from that city in 1819 and depicting boilers, retractable paddle wheels,and swiveling smoke stacks.
The Nuclear Ship( NS ) Savannah is welcomed at ports of various cities in the United States. The NS Savannah underway at sea. She receives a welcome. Citizens standing in a harbor to welcome the Savannah. People aboard the ship in the foreground. A woman watches through binoculars. The United States Atomic Energy Commissioner Robert E. Wilson speaks. Flags of the United States in the background. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Luther Hartwell Hodges speaks. Other officials seated in chairs listen. A car is lowered on to a deck aboard the Savannah. The ship underway at sea. She makes her first trip through the Panama Canal. On this trip she carries very special passengers. The passengers watch out from the ship. She heads towards the Pacific Ocean. The port of Seattle. Large sign for "Port of Seattle" is seen behind a large old ferry ship. View of the Space needle and harbor in background. The Savannah arrives at the port of Seattle. Citizens of Seattle welcome the Savannah and a banner reads "Welcome Savannah to Seattle Worlds Fair." The captain of the ship draws routes on a map.
Activities of the U.S. Army Military Police at Fort Gordon in Georgia, United States. U.S. Army Provost Marshal General, Major General Ralph J. Butchers, speaking on 21st Anniversary of the Military Police Corps. General Butchers served in the 2nd Armored Division, during World War 2, and wears its "Hell on Wheels" patch on his right shoulder.
Activities of the U.S. Army Military Police at Fort Gordon in Georgia, United States. Military Police (MP) trainees stand at attention with their duffel bags. One candidate is instructed to break ranks and enter a nearby building for an interview. Signs: 'Initial processing', 'Station 7, Interview'. The soldier enters a room, salutes an officer and sits. Soldiers stand at attention and march on a road led by a soldier carrying an unknown flag. A band of military police play musical instruments. MPs practice shooting at a firing range. They practice judo and drive jeeps on narrow paths with obstacles. The MPs are seated in a class room and are instructed by an officer.
Activities of the U.S. Army Military Police at Fort Gordon in Georgia, United States. A sign: 'Military Police Station PMGS, Class Room 29'. Military Police trainees are briefed by a Sergeant in a Police Station and make notes. They are called to attention and march out. Two MPs encounter 2 other men on base, in civilian clothes. The MPs check their bag and find a radio they suspect may be stolen. They escort the men away. Two MPs in a jeep, respond to a call. They find an injured man in civilian clothes outside the barracks. They check his identification and escort him away. The MPs with two suspects report to the desk Sergeant at the Station. He determines that the radio is their property and dismisses them.
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