Contestants of China, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States walk on the ramp during the 1961 Miss World pageant at the Lyceum Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Miss World 1961 1st Runner-up Grace Li Shiu-ying (Republic of China) on stage. Miss World 1961 judges such as Bob Hope, Richard Todd, John Spencer-Churchill, Kathleen Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, and Countess Ethel Beatty, sit behind table. Large audience cheers the participants. Miss United Kingdom Rose Marie Franklin wins the competition and is crowned by Hollywood star Bob Hope. Winner and runners-up pose for photographs.
U.S.Army TV report entitled "The Big Picture" announces that a battle star has been awarded to U.S. Army soldiers who participated in the Third Winter Campaign during the Korean War. Views show conditions of American Army soldiers in Korea during the war. Mountains and contested "hills" in Korea. A U.S. soldier slowly crawls over top of sand bags to observe. U.S. Army sandbagged fortifications, deep trenches, and bunkers to protect against constant enemy shelling. U.S. soldiers use smokeless charcoal to heat bunkers. Some GIs adopt chickens and make a pen for them with chicken wire. They award them the combat infantryman's badge, because they endure the regular enemy shelling too. Soldiers display eggs from chickens. U.S.Army soldiers on patrol, and firing mortars..
Unbeaten Auburn football team is held to a tie in contest with South Carolina at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama, on December 3, 1932. Auburn with overll record of 9 wins and no losses faces South Carolina with overall record of 5 wins, 4 losses, and one tie. The stands at Legion Field are full of spectators. Highlights are shown as the game see-saws back and forth across the gridiron. Scoreboard is not shown. But the game ends in a 20-20 tie. (Note; South Carolina actually beat Auburn 16-14 in 1933.)
Shows children of the U.S. Navy families taking part in a boxing tournament at Annapolis in Maryland, USA. Scenes showing boxing matches between several child contestants.
Relates to the U.S. Antarctic expedition,Operation High Jump. Western Group Commander, U.S. Navy Captain Charles Bond, commander aboard the USS Henderson destroyer near Shackleton Shelf in Antarctica, debriefs the pilots and the crew. Food and supplies shown for the land expedition. PBM-5 Mariner flying boat aircraft takes off from the water with aid of jet assist bottles. Pilot of the PBM discharges spent jet-assist bottles and clears windshield. Aerial shots of the Shackleton Shelf. Discovery of a chain of land and warm water lakes free of ice or snow. Beard contest abroad the deck of the Seaplane Tender Currituck. Captain gives titles to the winners.
A 15-mile Swimming Championship held at the 7th National Canadian Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Tired contestants pulled in midway on life boats. George Samuel Blagden of Memphis, Tennessee wins the vent. He comes out of the water and smiles at the camera.