Senator Barry Goldwater during the GOP Convention (Republican National Convention)in San Francisco. Senator Barry takes a walk on the streets of San Francisco. He heads for the Republican nomination on the first ballot. Senator Barry addresses the Platform committee and calls for a tougher stand with the Red Block. Forces of Governor William Scranton fight a rear-guard action to the end. On the eve of the convention, Civil Rights demonstrators mass in protest against Goldwater and are seen in a march of 40,000 people on the streets of San Francisco, toward City Hall. The marchers at the demonstration hear from Henry Cabot Lodge and other leaders. President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives for the Convention. Republican Governor Mark O Hatfield of Oregon gives a preview of his keynote speech, which describes the party as one of faith in various American ideals.
Children gather to compete at the National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood to find out who is the mightiest mibster, or marble player. Several hexagonal shaped mats are laid on floor. Two players face-off each other per mat. Spectators gather in number to cheer up for their favorites. Fellow players watch as the final round goes on. Gerald Robinson, a 14 year old boy from Scranton, emerges as the proud winner. Gerald Robinson is given the MIBS title crown by an official present.
Exterior view of Pan American Union Building in Washington DC, with a 1930s Packard four door sedan-limousine parked in front. A man entering the building. Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, seated in an office and reviewing paperwork. Narrator describes the creation of the Good Neighbor Fleet (where Moore-McCormack Lines, also called Mooremack, was contracted to run three ocean liners of the U.S. Maritime Commission between the USA and South America, called the Good Neighbor Fleet.) Close up picture of brochure advertising the new fleet, and picturing the three ships (The California, Virginia and Pennsylvania from the former Panama Pacific Line, with new names Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina.) Next scene shows 3 men meeting (this is possibly Moore-McCormack Lines founder Albert V. Moore, on right, seated at a table and in discussion, possibly with U.S. Maritime officials. Man on left is possibly Emmet McCormack.) Passengers aboard liner SS Brazil as it departs port. Crowd on docks wave at the ship leaving New York harbor. View from on board SS Brazil in New York Harbor as a nearby tug boat sprays water. Skyline and skyscrapers of New York City's Manhattan Island seen in background. Map of South America showing route of a Good Neighbor ship. Good Neighbor Fleet ships at a harbor in South America. U.S. State Department diplomats in South America beside one of the ships as fleet service is inaugurated. Exterior view of Pan American Union building and its sign in Washington DC (later called the building of the Organization of American States). President Ortiz of Argentina, President Alfredo Baldomir of Uruguay, and President Getulio Vargas of Brazil are shown in discussion with various officials.
Highlights of 1938 Army-Navy Football game. Cadet and Midshipmen parade. Game highlights including touchdowns shown. Crowd numbers 102 thousand in Municipal Stadium. Army wins 14 to 7.
Bulldog Bright Beauty gives birth to a record litter of thirteen puppies in Philadelphia. The neighborhood kids help bathe the pups then hang them on the clothesline to dry while Bright Beauty supervises. April 1938.
Engines are loaded on a freighter in Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Seven huge engines built by the Baldwin Locomotive Company for the Chilean State Railway. A crane loads the engines on a specially designed freighter. A man on a deck instructs the loading of engines.
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