A statue of an early aviator holding a model of a biplane. Large group of newsmen and photographers, photographing the two trophies that will be given to Major Yeager and Jacqueline Cochran. President Dwight D Eisenhower and Jacqueline Cochran walking on the porch of White House followed by Major Yeager and Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott. President shaking hands, talking and laughing with Ms Cochran and Major Yeager.
Senate Subcommittee on Investigations conducts so-called Army-McCarthy hearings, chaired by Senator Karl Earl Mundt. Scenes include Senator Joseph McCarthy with his chief counsel, Roy Cohn. Among Senators seen are Stuart Symington and Everett Dirksen.
Major dinner attended by many dignitaries, including Winston Churchill, Cordell Hull, and John Foster Dulles.
Destruction of the Reichstag dome in Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, which had been partially destroyed in World War 2. View of the Soviet War Memorial (Straße des 17. Juni 10623 Berlin) in the British zone of Berlin. The old Reichstag Building in the background. Incendiaries, tied to metal girders of the 50-ton dome, ignite and burn away the structure. Flames arise as the structure burns and collapses. A cameraman films people and cars moving across the street in front of the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor).
"Abstract in Concrete" depicts Times Square at night in New York, with jazz music by Frank Fields. Neon signs. Reflection of neon lights during rainy season. A sign reads 'Admiral Television Appliances'. Water on street and the shadow of the lights. Pedestrians and traffic on the street. A sign highlights 'Chevrolet'. Many neon signs and blending of colors and reflections in water are shown.
Second part of "Abstract in Concrete" with Jazz music by Frank Fields, shows Times Square in New York. Sidewalk and street views with many neon lights and signs seen in the rain. Signs read 'Retail Liquor Store', 'Crown bar', 'Hotel'. Rain falling and the reflection of neon lights. The side walk appears shiny due to the rain.
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