Map shows West coast of Italy and principal cities. Scenes of British and American armor destroyed during the Allied invasion at Nettuno, Italy. A sign on roadside reading, "Gefangenen-Sammelstelle" (Prisoner assembly place). An American soldier smoking a cigarette. One with arm in sling. German medic bandaging minor cut on hand of a British soldier and attending to another. American soldiers in an open field and in a prison courtyard. They look up at contrails from Allied and German airplanes in dogfight at high altitude. German antiaircraft battery firing at Allied bombers overhead. Bombs exploding nearby. Closups of the German gunners. Black flak clouds fill air above.
Goodwill trip to America by Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. Animated map portrays long flight from Los Angeles, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaiian hula dancers performing on grass at the Honolulu zoo. View from beach of colorful sail boats, swimmers, sun bathing, and surfers enjoying the beach and beautiful weather in Hawaii. A traditional long canoe is seen being paddling past the beachfront. As hula dancers finish, elephant handler (mahout), Kirpa Swami, brings forward a baby elephant, named Mari, that Mrs. Gandhi is presenting as a gift to the children of Honolulu. Spokesperson Eileen Anderson, acknowledges the gift, before a large crowd of spectators. Prime Minister Gandhi, at the microphone, explains that the elephant is a symbol of strength, of hard work, and in India, of good fortune, or good luck. Kirpa Swami brings Mari across the grass, accompanied by elephant handlers, Gwen Yoshimura and Larry Zolton. As Mari swings her trunk, Mrs. Gandhi says, "she is saluting you all." Scene shifts to the airport, where the Prime Minister's Air India passenger airplane is parked on the runway tarmac, displaying an American flag in the pilot's window. Prime Minister Gandhi speaks at the steps to the aircraft, extending the good wishes of the people of India to the people of the United States. She turns and waves from the top of the steps.
Views of Chicago during Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. A U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter takes off from O'Hare International Airport. The plane in fight. Sign: "O'Hare Terminal" on parkway or highway. A car being driven away. Another plane takes off. View of a street in Chicago. Lake in the foreground and buildings of Chicago skyline in the background. Car parked on road.
Americans celebrate the news of victory over Germany and prepare for continued war against Japan in World War II. Spirited Boeing employees celebrate news of victory over Germany in Seattle, Washington. They wheel out a giant B-29 bomber from an aircraft production hangar with a "On To Tokyo" sign on its side. The Boeing workers stand in a group and wave and cheer. The shining dome of the nation's capitol commands the most attention in Washington DC. All the lights ate turned on in Times Square in New York City and it blazes glory. People of the whole world get crazy with dancing, singing and parties in the streets and celebration drinks on V-E day (Victory in Europe). A man with a pretend Hitler mustache is hoisted in the air. The torch of the Statue of Liberty is lighted in New York.
U.S. soldier radio announcer speaking in the studio of a local military broadcasting station at the Vogelweh military housing area of Kauserslautern, Germany. Broadcasting technician in the control room. A sign: 'On Air, Studio B'. An Army Sergeant and a soldier carry on a conversation that is being broadcast.
United States Air Force personnel in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF personnel stands by a sandbagged and barbed wire perimeter. Personnel seated and armed with M-16 rifles. Personnel stand near drums. One dons helmet and views of personnel standing.
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