King Baudouin of Belgium visits a Chrysler plant in Detroit, Michigan. Number of cars arrives in front of the Chrysler building (likely the Mack Avenue Engine Complex). Sign reads “Hot Test”. Engines moving in assembly line. The King inspects modern automated assembly lines. King Baudouin inspects Chrysler cars. One of the convertibles' models presented to the King by a woman. Woman shake hands with King Baudouin.
Cattle go wild in open fields of Holland. Prize dairy cattle released into fields for the first spring grass. Cattle bathe in a small steam of water. Cows run across in open fields.
Donald Campbell in his Hydroplane Bluebird III sets speed record on Lake Coniston in England. He hurtles his jet hydroplane on water surface with great speed. Campbell sets record of riding his Bluebird III at 248 miles per hour. Man wearing jacket that reads BP racing Service assists Campbell as he gets down his plane.
Horse racing at Pimlico in Maryland. Horses run from the gates at the onset of a race. Royal Orbit wins the race. Huge crowd gathered to watch the race. People cheer. Royal Orbit wins the four length triumph on the turf track.
A long table is set with Netherlands Coat of Arms displayed on drapes behind. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands is escorted to the table and meets Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn. As she stands behind the table, a succession of Hollywood actors come up to greet her. The setting is a studio stage with smaller round tables set up for other guests. After the dinner, the Princess mingles with Actresses Hedy Lamarr and June Allyson, and speaks with actor Lionel Barrymore (confined to wheel chair ). She is then escorted to a working stage where she converses with actors in costume and observes how movies are made.
Atlas D missile 7D is seen, at night, on pad LC-14 At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, ready for a suborbital test. Camera tracks it through lift off and through thin cloud layer. At TC: 00:54, screen goes dark. At TC: 01:02, camera picks up rocket flame again, as it passes through some cloud. The missile seems to be falling at this time. At TC: 01: 47, it explodes in a fireball and disappears. (Note: Reportedly, this launch failed due to a malfunction of one of the hold-down arms on LC-14 which damaged plumbing in the missile and allowed helium pressure gas to escape during ascent. The common bulkhead between the propellant tanks collapsed after the pressure difference between them became too great. Also notable because the Mercury astronauts were invited to watch the launch.)
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