U.S. Senator Harry F Byrd and General Miles Reber in Germany. They get out of a staff car. Honor Guard march with rifles in hand. Senator Harry F Byrd and General Miles Reber enter the Officers Club of Vogelweh.
A hockey match between Canada's Penticton Vees tangle and Russia's top ice team for the world's Amateur Hockey Championship in Germany. Spectators seated in a stadium watch the match. The players wearing skate gear play the match. The spectators applaud for them. Canada wins the match by 5 points.
The prevalence of hula hoops in Germany. Boy and girl children on street play with the hula hoops. A fat man in his office tries to use a hula hoop with difficulty. Girls and young women in a ballet studio using hula hoops in their class. Young women using hula hoops engaged in exercising with the hula hoops.
As part of the NATO forces, U.S. 7th Army tanks, troops, and artillery participate in "Exercise Cordon Bleu" with Central Army Group and 4th Tactical Air Force. One object of the exercise, among others, was to improve coordination of NATO forces of various types and nationalities. American M24 tanks move past a monitoring team parked at side of the road during the exercises in Germany. Another scene shows soldiers on motorcycles moving along a road and heavy armor following. A mortar team in the field. Infantry in defensive positions. A tank is guided into a firing position. Gunner on top of tank. Tank turret rotates. The name: "Austerlitz" painted on the turret. Tank commander looks through binoculars. Several NATO aircraft fly overhead and swoop low over water area. A tank rolls over a bridge, past Marshal Alphonse juin of France, Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Central Europe, who is standing at side of road. Two F-80 jet fighters swoop low overhead. Marshal Juin is joined by two French officers, one a tank commander in helmet and goggles.
Congressmen and high ranking officers arrive at the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) in Wiesbaden, Germany. Senator Alexander Wiley and party arrive by a staff car at the headquarters building of the USAFE. Colonel Melvin McNickle,Vice Chief of Staff and Carl March, U.S. Senate Foreign Relation Committee with Senator Alexander Wiley. Major R. L. Towne stands with Senator Alexander. He moves inside the headquarters.
U.S. Congressmen and high ranking officers arrive at the headquarters of the United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE ) in Wiesbaden, Germany. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel arrives at the headquarters, USAFE in a staff car. He is being greeted by Colonel Verl D. Leuhring of USAFE Operation. Major Raymond Towne with the Senator. The Senator meets and talks with Guy Quon and Kenneth E. Gray. Congressman Devereux arrives at the USAFE headquarters, Lindsey Air Force Base accompanied by two officers. He stands on the steps and speaks to Carl D. Kelly. He moves inside the headquarters building.