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Staff members and volunteers of the Peace Corps disembark from an airplane and get into a van at Accra Airport in Ghana.
Members of the United States Peace Corps arrive in Ghana. Accra Airport in Ghana. The flag of Ghana at a mast. Men standing at the airport with airport equipment and await the landing of the airplane of the Peace Corps. The airplane taxis on an airstrip. A staircase is pushed towards the airplane. A sign on the airplane: 'Clipper Peace Corps'. Luggage is unloaded from the airplane and loaded onto a truck. Staff members and volunteers of the Peace Corps disembark from the airplane. They get into a van of Ghana Airways. Few members take photos from the van. The staff members and the volunteers talk at the airport. Several members standing with their luggage.
Staff members and volunteers of the Peace Corps stand and talk as they arrive at Accra Airport in Ghana.
Members of the United States Peace Corps arrive in Ghana. Staff members and volunteers of the Peace Corps standing at Accra Airport as they arrive. Peace Corps officials speak into microphones. Other members applaud. Several members take photos. Several members seated in a van of Ghana Airways. The staff members and the volunteers of the Peace Corps standing with their luggage talk amongst themselves. Aircraft in the background.
The leaders of African nations including Egypt, Ghana, Morocco and Algeria at the African summit meeting in Casablanca, Morocco
African summit meeting in Casablanca, Morocco. Gamal Abdel Nasser President of Egypt arrives by a yacht. King Mohammed V of Morocco receives President Nasser. Civilians cheer and greet the President. Kwame Nkrumah, leader of Ghana and Algerian leader Ferhat Abbas arrive by air. King Mohammed V receives them. The leaders and the President at around table meeting.
Ghana gains independence; UN Representative Ralph Bunch and PM Kwame Nkrumah at ceremony.
In Africa the nation of Gold Coast becomes Ghana in a ceremony. African people of Ghana celebrate the end of colonial rule and gain of independence. Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah and member of U.S. House of Representatives Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. talk together. The military army of soldiers from Ghana passes in parade review in front of UN Representative Ralph Bunch and Nkrumah. The festivities are followed by a beauty contest in which Miss Ghana is selected.
A colorful ceremony marks the independence of Ghana.
Major events of the year 1957. United states Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife at a colorful ceremony to celebrate the independence of Ghana from colonial rule. Tribal dancers dressed in traditional attire perform at the ceremony. Kwame Nkrumah, the newly appointed President of independent Ghana at the ceremony. Soldiers march as a large crowd witness the celebrations marking the independence after years of colonial rule.
Rose Marie Franklin of the United Kingdom is crowned Miss World 1961 in London, England
Contestants of China, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States walk on the ramp during the 1961 Miss World pageant at the Lyceum Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Miss World 1961 1st Runner-up Grace Li Shiu-ying (Republic of China) on stage. Miss World 1961 judges such as Bob Hope, Richard Todd, John Spencer-Churchill, Kathleen Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, and Countess Ethel Beatty, sit behind table. Large audience cheers the participants. Miss United Kingdom Rose Marie Franklin wins the competition and is crowned by Hollywood star Bob Hope. Winner and runners-up pose for photographs.
