Baseball events in 1938 in the United States. Closeup of Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds followed by scenes of him pitching during his two back-to-back no-hitters against the Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn Dodgers, respectively. Spectators seated in the stands. Legendary baseball player, George Herman "Babe" Ruth, now a Brooklyn Dodger coach, is seen donning a Dodger uniform. He hits a ball on the sidelines during warmups. View of fans seated in the stands. Baseball team New York Yankees in its dugout during the 1938 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Yankees defeat Cubs. New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy shakes hands with Chicago Cubs Manager Gabby Hartnett after New York wins the World Series in four games straight. New York Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia, is seen in a box seat, wearing a large-brimed hat. He holds his nose and waves a hand in distain. The spectators in the stands cheer. From a September 16, 1963 newsreel featuring events from 25 years earlier.
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.
Clip regarding excavation of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) combat operation center (COC) at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, United States. View of the NORAD Combat Operations Center (COC) at Ent Air Force Base in Colorado Spring, Colorado. Trees in the foreground. View of an atomic bomb or nuclear blast. Mushroom cloud rising after blast. Next scene show ground breaking ceremony for the new NORAD COC. Spectators seated. View of mountain. Flags flutter in wind from flagpole. Artwork depicts passageways and three level building in hardsite. General Laurence S Kuter,NORAD Commander in Chief and Lieutenant General Robert M Lee,ADC Commander presses a button and activates charge on side of the mountain to begin excavation.
Excavation of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) combat operation center (COC) on Cheyenne Mountain, in Colorado, United States. Ore car comes out of tunnel. It moves on track. Trees on either side of the track. Engineers talk. Bulldozer loads dirt in trailer during the mucking out operation. Man marks drilling locations with spray paint. Workmen insert dynamite into a hole during rock drilling. Arc marked blasting pattern on wall. Men make wire connections. Scaling operation. Dynamite blasts. Bulldozer clears the dirt after blast and unloads it in trailer. Electric ore car dumps rock over side of mountain.
Excavation of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) combat operation center (COC) on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, United States. Cement bucket on hoist cable rises over mountain. Man instructs as it rises up. It lowers into an access shaft. Workmen dump it. View of North portal entrance with conveyor in place.
Excavation of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) combat operation center (COC) on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, United States. Workmen wire on master blasting switch box. Roof fencing operation. Men operate gunite machine. Materials being mixed. Men make cement forms and raise it to tunnel entrance. Workman smoothen out green cement over archway.
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