Newsreel clip on baseball's 1958 World Series, a rematch of the '57 Series -- the Milwaukee Braves against the New York Yankees. Views of County Stadium, the site for games one and two, and the capacity crowd of 46,000 inside. Yankee manager Casey Stengel and Braves manager Fred Haney shake hands before the game, as do game one starting pitchers Warren Spahn of the Braves and Whitey Ford of the Yanks. In top of the fourth inning, the Yankees' Bill Skowron hits a home run to left field. In the bottom of the fourth, hits by Del Crandall, Andy Pafko and Spahn put Braves on top 2-1. Hank Bauer (seen in closeup) hits two-run homer for Yankees. Braves tie the game and send into extra innings, where hits by Crandall and Billy Bruton win it 4-3 in the tenth. Braves celebrate on field. Announcer notes that the Braves also won game two and moved "toward another world's championship." But Yankees would come from behind to win the series in seven games.
Launch of a new ship tank for Brazil in Holland. People gather to watch the event. Dignitaries launch the ship tank. People cheer. The tank moves at harbor. Boats at the harbor.
Raymond Poincaré, President of France, strides in a field with Czechoslovak and Allied Armed forces officers, reviewing the 21st Regiment of Czechoslovak legionnaires, who are in formation, at attention, presenting arms. Official guests at the ceremony include Edvard Beneš and other officials of the Czechoslovak National Council. Views of a Czechoslovak soldier holding aloft a banner presented by President Poincaré that was designed by Czech painter František Kupka, as a gift from the city of Paris. The banner being held aloft as reviewing officers stand at attention. View from rear of the Regiment in formation. Several views of the Regiment parading on the field behind a color guard holding the new Regimental colors.
Japanese forces fire artillery at Corregidor Island, the Philippines during World War II. Smoke rising from Corregidor under bombardment. Japanese troops land on Corregidor, the Philippines, on May 5 1942. A soldier watches enemies' action through binoculars. Soldiers fire artillery in the field. General Wainwright surrenders. He sits with other officers and Japanese officers and discusses. Japanese soldiers lower the American flag. Japanese troops Banzai cheer and celebrate their victory. They raise the Japanese flag. Captured Americans and Filipino prisoners of war departing Mariveles during the Bataan Death March, under Japanese guard. Map shows Japanese targets for invasion in other areas like Malay, Borneo, and New Guinea. Close up view of Japanese soldier's face. Briefing documents labeled Secret are opened and reviewed. Airplanes on the ground. U.S. And Australian troops march in Australia. Animated globe shows different countries. View of armament and artillery production factory operation in the United States supplying war materiel. Close up views of faces of war production workers. Animation and models show a supply line through which supplies are transferred to Australia. Lockheed P-38 Lightning wrapped in camouflage is lowered onto a transport ship deck. U.S. Army tank loaded onto ship and American troops go ashore in Australia. United States planes bomb and sink Japanese ships in the Bismarck Sea on March 2, 1943. View of American machine gunner firing machine gun from aircraft in flight toward enemy Japanese ships. Cockpit point of view shot out of American aircraft as it bombs and strafes Japanese ship. Bombs away view as U.S. aircraft release bombs. Smoke rises from the burning Japanese ships. General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz meet and discuss strategy and review maps. Animation shows different potential routes for American forces to return to the Philippines.
A map points Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona in the South Western region of United States. Animation points the Kiowas, Pawnees and Apaches tribes living in this region. A building at a field in Texas. A flag on the field. Men in car. Painting of a man and women on horse-cart. Animated globe points places.
FBI director William Webster gives a speech on television in United States. A globe on a table in the background. A map on a wall in the background. Books on a table nearby. A flag near the chair on which Webster is sitting. He talks about the hostile intelligence threat and the Soviet Socialist Republics. He talks about the cover roles of the diplomats, trade representatives, students and the journalists. Intelligence Officers work in many parts of the country like New York, San Francisco. He also informs that one of the every three diplomats from the communist countries being Intelligence Officers. They recruit the Americans, take personal interests in them and take out countries secrets from them. He appeals people to work together so that the country gets rid of these officers.
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