Rally of communists and youth in East Berlin. Small socialist flag on table. A boy reads during a rally. Historical view of parade by German soldiers in 1930's Berlin Germany. Russian tanks repel people on streets during anti-Communist protest of 1953. Aerial view of Brandenburg Gate area and refugees fleeing in thousands from East Berlin to West Berlin. Revitalized West Berlin, with new construction. A building in construction and another new building seen. Modern stores with show windows displaying abundant goods including cameras and foods. People at a a busy food or deli counter and in sidewalk cafes and restaurants. Busy streets of West Berlin with early 1960s automobiles. Enduring flame monument in West Berlin Inscription on the pedestal reads 'Freiheit Recht Freide' meaning Freedom, Rights, Peace. At a conference with allies including Britain in 1960 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev walks down steps and gets into car. British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan with others walks down steps. Animated Khrushchev addresses gathering in Russian, forcefully and defiantly. MacMillan responds encouraging peaceful negotiations and no force. Newly elected Mayor Willy Brandt of West Berlin addresses people. United States President John F Kennedy with Premier Khrushchev, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and others at meeting in Vienna Austria. British flag at Headquarters of Berlin British Sector. Military police jeep stops near a sign. Soldier looks through binoculars at East West border of Berlin before Berlin Wall was substantial. During free elections in West Berlin people put their vote in ballot box. Box opened and counting of votes progresses. People see results on board. Nearly empty streets of East Berlin. Destroyed buildings of East Berlin still not repaired after World War II. The Spittelmarkt area, formerly a busy shopping market, now deserted and desolate. Mayor Brandt meets refugees and speaks over the microphone.
Children gather at the grave of Franz Gruber in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. Austrian children sing his immortal Christmas song, 'Silent Night, Holy Night' inside the Silent Night Chapel (Stille Nacht-Platz 1, 5110 Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria). Picture of Franz Gruber next to the small organ he used. Original sheet music for Stille Nacht or Silent Night. Bas relief of the Nativity Scene. As the children sing, views of a stained-glass window commemorating Franz Gruber are seen.
Ski-flyers at a ski leap or ski jumping competition in Kulm Austria. Competitors climb atop a hill in the Austrian Alps. The competition begins. The ski-flyers take a long start and jump over the slope. Spectators watch the event. Officials monitor the weather and wind conditions. Some competitors like Roy Sheerwood of Connecticut fail to execute a successful jump. Photographers click pictures. Sepp Bradl of Austria executes a 400-foot leap on his third try to set a new world record.