An animated map of Canada and the United States. Radio communications Tower over hilltop. Workers installing underground communications cables. Telephone communications in everyday life. A woman homemaker in a house holding a young child and talking on a corded telephone. The little girl also talks on the telephone. A business man talking on corded telephone. Men and women working in an office. Man in suit in a business office talking on a yellow corded telephone. Teletype machines of United Press International and other news agencies operating on a long table. Man looks at a screen and speaks over the phone. A cable-laying ship laying communications lines at sea. An animated map showing the undersea cable connections to various places.
Eight oars rowing event in the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Large crowd of spectators gathered at the bank of the Schuylkill River to witness the rowing event. Teams from Canada,the United States and Soviet Union take part in the race. The race begins. The crowd views the race through their binoculars. The Russians wins the race and the Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia comes in second position at the race.
Skaters from various nations of the world compete at the World Skating Championship held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The winner Donald Jackson of Canada displays brilliant moves during his display of skills. Participants compete in the women's championship event. American participant displays various acts on the ring. The winner Sjouke Dijkstra from Netherlands displays a brilliant performance and captures women's title.
Closeup of a freighter steaming past the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. Sailors riding on a commercial bus near the entrance to the U.S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia. Traffic at the road intersection. Entrance sign identifying the U.S. Navy base. Views of ships docked at the base. Flags flying outside the Headquarters of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). View of the great map room inside the headquarters. Officers from various NATO countries seated for a briefing conducted by A U.S. Navy Captain circa 1954. The most senior officers, including the first SACLANT, Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, step close to the map, where he speaks to the briefing officer. Closeup of the briefing officer moving images of aircraft over the map in the vicinity of the Portuguese Azore Islands. Closeup of straits of Gibraltar and then of Brest and Cherbourg on the coast of France; the Western approaches to the British Isles; the Norwegian coast; Iceland; Northern Labrador; the whole seaboard of Canada and the United States. View of waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Glimpse back to Admiral McCormick at the briefing map and then to a partially submerged submarine moving in water of the Atlantic. Narrator mentions subs of the 1960s. U.S. nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine launches a polaris missile. Final view of briefing map.