The 1966 Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Theatre Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Women beauty pageant contestants seen on the stage include contestants from Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Syria, Venezuela, USA, France, Yugoslavia, and India. Miss India, Reita Faria, sits on the throne while Miss World 1965, Lesley Langley of United Kingdom, crowns her as Miss World 1966. Italian artist and director Beni Montresor is seen as one of the judges. Reita Faria walks the stage carrying scepter and wearing crown.
People pay homage to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in India. Indians place flowers in front of an urn on an armchair. The urn contains ashes of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who died on May 27th, 1964. Indians gather in a hall to pay homage to Nehru. People come out of the building. Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. A woman stands near him.
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri addresses the parliament in India. Members of the parliament seated in the parliament building during Shastri's address.
Indian troops advance towards Kashmir border in India. Indian troops fire artillery during a fighting along the border. Smoke rises due to firing. Indian soldiers move into a field. They patrol the border. Buildings burn and ruins of buildings. The soldiers douse the fire. Pakistan Army ammunition and equipment is captured. People walk through ruins on a street.
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri passes away, New Delhi. Large crowd gathers on the streets of New Delhi to pay last respects to Prime Minister Shastri. Prime Minister Shastri died in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Uzbekistan). Prime Minister's body being cremated on the banks of the Yamuna River. Minister of Information Indira Gandhi arrives to pay tribute to Shastri.
Officer Young explains the sound of three beat letters on screen. He explains the use of Morse Code Dits and Dahs for phonetic alphabets Seirra Oscar Seirra (SOS). He further talks about the use of Dits and Dahs for Phonetic alphabets India(I),Mike(M),Echo(E),Tango(T). An Army operator demonstrates use of Dits and Dahs for phonetic alphabet Yankee(Y),Charlie(C),Juliet(J),Romeo(R) through steps. Officer Young explains the pattern of phonetic alphabets Lima Oscor Water(LOW).