May Day celebrations in Prague, People's Republic of Czechoslovakia. Marching troops of civilians and workers in large number salute their Prime Minister, Antonin Zapotocky, and other communist leaders. The Prime Minister waves hands towards the marching workers, from reviewing stands. A men carries a girl on shoulders.
May Day celebrations in Berlin, East Germany (German Democratic Republic or GDR). Parade of civilians and workers through the streets of Berlin. View of Brandenburg Gate in distance. The marching troops salute the German President, Wilhelm Pieck, at the reviewing stands. Among the spectators also are officials from China. The President waves at the workers and children. A huge crowd, nearly half are women, present to witness the parade.
U.S. Army H-19 Helicopter approaches an Allied military camp in Pusan area of Korea, and lands on a pierced steel plank pad. It keeps engines running and rotors turning as several foreign allied officers climb out. U.S. Army military police (MPs) surround the helicopter and begin unloading what look like wooden footlockers. One MP checks off items on a clipboard. Two more foreign allied officers get off the helicopter (one is a woman). Allied troops at the base help them into a car, and they drive away. A line of 6 MPs carries 5 of the offloaded boxes, across snowy ground. American soldiers standing around, watching, take photographs. Allied soldiers at the base load many wooden boxes into an army truck, which then drives away. Ground is covered with melting snow.
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks about the continuing problem of refugees resulting from the upheavals of World War II. He speaks of the many refugee camps, both official and unofficial that are still occupied throughout the world, and the problems of people in them.
The 6th Winter Olympics, held in Oslo, Norway. A large crowd of spectators gathered at Bislett Stadium. 1500 meters, 5000 meters and 10000 meters speed skating events at Bislett Stadium begin. The spectators cheer the skaters. Hjalmar Andersen of Norway wins three gold medals. Skater Andrea Mead Lawrence of the United States is seen receiving one of her two gold medals. The spectators cheer the skiers during the men's slalom event. Footage includes Stein Eriksen of Norway, Zeno Colo of Italy, and Jack Reddish of the United States. Othmar Schneider of Austria wins the men's slalom event.
People prepare costumes for pre-Lenten carnival celebrations in Europe. Seamstresses sewing and preparing costumes for carnival in Vienna, Austria. A woman tries out a tulle carnival dress. A hairdresser fixes the hair of a woman. A woman puts on a conical hat. A matron wears an elegant sequined dress with a fan made of peacock feathers. Men and women in costumes dancing. A man opens a bottle of champagne. Men and women in costumes and masks toast with their champagne glasses. Italian artisans display papier-mâché figures and floats during a carnival parade in the seaside town of Viareggio, Italy. A papier-mâché effigy head moves mechanically. Giant papier-mâché effigies are featured in the carnival. A papier-mâché effigy of a king with a long nose. Grotesque effigies on top of floats.
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