A newsreel titled ' Rocket crashes in test' shows a V-2 rocket being carried away to White Sands Proving Grounds for test firing in New Mexico,United States. Rocket being launched off and it begins to descend soon after taking off. It crashes into the ground and explosion occurs.
A newsreel titled ' Army-Irish in game of the year' shows spectators entering the Yankee stadium to witness a football game between Army and Notre Dame in New York,United States. Spectators include Major General Taylor,Secretary of War,Patterson,Post Mater General, Academy superintendent and West Point Cadets. The two teams battle it out in a major game which finishes off in a tie.
An early helicopter being tested at facility of the P-V Engineering Forum (later the Piasecki Co.) in Roxborough, Pennsylvania. Pilot attempting tethered flight in a one-place stripped prototype of the P-V2 helicopter Men stand by side of the helicopter as the pilot sits in the framework cockpit. They maintain hold on the landing gear of the helicopter as the pilot experiments with the controls and familiarizes himself with the helicopter's response. A long tethering rope snakes out along the ground near the helicopter. The pilot succeeds in hovering the craft a foot or two above the ground.
Statue of Liberty in New York,United States. Prime Minister of Israel Levi Eshkol arrives in New York and being greeted by dignitaries and statesman. He visits a museum. Prime Minister Eshkol meets United Nations General Secretary U Thant at the headquarters of UN.
A soccer match between Liver pool and Metropolitan All Stars at Triboro Stadium in New York,United States. People sit under umbrellas as rain pours down. Liverpool defeats Metropolitan All Stars 5-1.
Begum Aga Khan,wife of Aga Khan III, arrives in New York to be a guest of honor at the Imperial Ball . She visits patients at Veteran's hospital.
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