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News stories of 1958 including polar cruise of USS Nautilus and statehood of Alaska

Aerial view of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine, underway on the surface and then submerging. View of helmsman below in the Nautilus. Aerial view of frozen arctic ocean with deep crevasses, as narrator mentions the Nautilus traveling submerged, beneath the North Pole on August 3, 1958. The boat's Captain, Commander William R. Anderson, is seen in uniform. More views of the Nautilus moving on the surface, including one with crew members standing on deck. Next, a newspaper headline is shown, announcing Alaska's statehood. Small boy and girl sitting in the grass holding a flag displaying map of Alaska and reading: "Alaska 49th State." Automobile traffic driving into Anchorage, Alaska. Banner stretched across the road reads: "Anchorage. All-America City." Pedestrians jam the sidewalks as the city celebrates its new statehood. A float displaying a huge moose has sign on its side reading: "49th. Hey Texas. Now I'm the biggest Bull..." Young Alaskans ride in a convertible automobile. A huge 48-star American flag covers the front of a building. It has a large extra star appended to it. Closeup of the flag.

Date: 1958
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047397
B-52 Stratofortress aircraft drops an X-24 lifting body aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

A B-52, modified as a mother ship, is seen in flight, with an X-24 lifting body aircraft suspended beneath it. (A slot was cut in the right wing which was fitted with a special pylon for carrying research aircraft.) No significant movements are seen, as the B-52 cruises smoothly at altitude for much of the beginning of the film. Commencing at TC: 01:26, Rear paddle-style flight controls are moved and and adjusted on the X-24. At TC: 04:53, the X-24 emits smoke and again, at TC: 05:27. At TC :05:36, the engine of the X-24 is running and the lifting body aircraft drops vertically away from the B-52, which then continues its cruise at altitude. (Note: the film is reversed so the right wing appears as the left one.)

Date: 1970, October 27
Duration: 6 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675047491
A B-52 Stratofortress releases an X-24A aircraft after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, California.

A B-52 Stratofortress and an X-24A aircraft in flight. The Stratofortress and another aircraft in flight after taking off from Edwards AFB, California. The X-24A is released from the wing of the B-52. The X-24A aircraft in flight. It approaches Edwards AFB runway.

Date: 1970, October 27
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675047493
Film star Jeff Chandler appeals to Americans to buy Series E Bonds on the 15th anniversary of the bonds in the U.S.

Hollywood film star Jeff Chandler appeals to Americans to buy Series E Bonds on the 15th anniversary of the bonds in the U.S. Jeff Chandler shows a Series E Bond. He speaks at a desk.

Date: 1956, May 14
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047751
The Memphis Belle, B-17F, on War Bond Drive Tour in the U.S. during World War II

U.S. Army Air Forces Major Robert Morgan, pilot of the famed B-17F, "Memphis Belle," stands on a speaker's platform erected in front of the aircraft, parked on an airbase ramp, during World War 2. He speaks about the importance of buying War bonds. Other crew members stand behind him. At one point, he holds their mascot, a black Scotty dog named "Stuka." In final portion of the sequence, the camera moves back, and the stand is seen to be decorated with red, white, and blue bunting. A civilian makes a final plea for War Bond subscriptions. Members of the audience are seen standing in front of the platform. Major Morgan also appears to be answering some questions from the audience.

Date: 1943, June
Duration: 4 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046274
The B-17, "Memphis Belle,"and her crew on War Bond Drive tour in the U.S..during world War II

A large crowd is gathered by a platform decorated with bunting, where the crew of the B-17F, "Memphis Belle,"stands during a U.S. War Bond Drive in World War 2. The aircraft is parked behind them. Major Robert Morgan, the pilot, speaks to the crowd about War Bonds.

Date: 1943, June
Duration: 3 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046277