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Fidel Castro raises funds, buy arms and ammunition in the United States and Mexico, for the revolution in Cuba.
Cuban rebels against the Batista government work in exile in the U.S. and Mexico in 1956. New York encircled on the U.S. map. View of papers fluttering all around baseball field as the freedom fighters' leaflets cause a delay in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. Players on the baseball field view the scene. Miami encircled on the U.S. map. Castro raises funds for the revolution in Miami. Police and officials inspect arms confiscated from the revolutionaries. Close up scene of a payoff, with money changing hands between two men. Mexico City and Quintana encircled on a map. A huge war chest is raised in Mexico City. Castro buys arms and a 58 foot yacht equipped to carry fourteen people in Quintana. Ammunition dumped into a carton. Aerial view of an island. Wheel house on Castro's boat, the Granma, that goes aground. Officers and men on the boat. The radio operator sends a message dictated by an officer leading to ambush of the rebels by troops and police loyal to Batista. Soldiers load ammunition, stand guard, and enter gates. Some of Castro's men escape to the Sierra Maestra Mountains. A woman lays flowers on a revolutionists' grave, killed during the ambush by Batista's men. Men with load on horses. They cross a stream. A man with a machine gun. Soldiers advance in the jungle, talk to civilians and rest. Soldiers eat fruits, including girls who have joined Castro's movement. Fidel Castro seated in a chair while a man trims his hair. Soldiers shoot at a plane in the sky. A soldier loads his rifle. A woman stitches a shirt with the name 'JULIO' on it. A woman dries clothes on a clothes line.
United States Army Airborne worldwide activities in the 1950s, following the Korean War
U.S. airborne troops training in hand-to-hand combat; scaling obstacles; crawling under barbed wire; and parachuting from C-130 aircraft. Paratoopers jump from aircraft and view of sky filled with parachutes and aircraft. Paratroopers landing on the frozen tundra in Alaska, and jumping from U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster aircraft, over the ice cap in Greenland. In February, 1956, U.S. Army paratroopers jump from Air Force C-119 aircraft during SEATO Operation "Firm Link," in Thailand. Civilians in Thailand watch the demonstrations, in which one of the paratroopers is forced to use his auxiliary chute when his main chute fails. Military General officers of Southeast Treaty Organization nations watch the demonstrations. U.S. Army airborne units practicing assault resupply techniques with NATO forces in Germany, supported by helicopters and light utility airplanes. Supplies being airdropped with parachutes to the resupply location. At Fort Bliss, Texas, a radio controlled drone plane equipped with a parachute (possibly a Radioplane OQ-14 or similar from slightly later generation), acts as a target for tank crews. When hit, the drone parachutes to earth. A different U.S. Army reconnaissance drone is launched from a catapult as a U.S. Army soldier stands nearby controlling its ascent with remote control joystick. Aerial footage shot by the drone is shown, revealing scenes on the ground useful to field commanders. The drone, with it's camera, returns to base and gently parachutes to be recovered.
Military Police Training Course Graduation at Fort Gordon. MPs on duty in Italy
Graduation Ceremony for graduates of U.S. Army Military Police training course at Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States. Military Police (MPs) are honored by officers in a program. Friends and families seated in chairs to attend the outdoor program. Flags flying at the ceremony include some from other nations. Military Policemen on duty. A radion operator and a desk sergeant. An MP seated in a car. He talks over a telephone. The car is driven on a Military Base road. MPs directing army vehicles in a snow covered area. MPs carry and injured soldier in the snow. Change of scene to the Archway into Caserma Passalacqua, Verona, Italy, site of U.S. Army SETAF (Southern European Task Force) Headquarters. A 1956 Chevrolet Military Police car drives out of the SETAF gate with an American Military Policeman and an Italian Policeman inside. They drive and then park near the Verona Roman Arena and Palazzo Barbieri. They then patrol on foot together. Street scenes of Verona in that area.
Montage of scenes showing Americans in various pursuits during 1950s and 1960s
A U.S. Department of Commerce film entitled "Voyage to America." Opening scenes depict ordinary life during rush hour in major city in the United States in 1963. People walking in what appears to be a large railroad station and then riding escalators to lower floors. People stepping from a subway door to a platform and others leaving a crowded train station. An official cutting a ribbon to open some place or event. Young women cheer leading for a political candidate. People attending a concert and others at an outdoor sports event. Crowds filling sidewalks to watch foreign dignitaries in two white cars. Republicans fill the Cow Palace near San Francisco in the 1956 political convention where President Dwight D. Eisenhower is supported for a 2nd term as President. Some "Stick with Ike" banners are seen in the crowd. Scene transitions to views of clouds and beautiful coastal images of America.
Children roller skating, playing, and people walking in 1950s street scenes in the United States.
Children roller skating on sidewalk past a volkswagen and a 1957 Buick Roadmaster car, parked at the curb. A little girl in a dress skipping along the sidewalk with an extremely rare 1956 Hudson Hornet (with an open trunk) in the background. A man helps a small child in a red snowsuit walk on snowy sidewalk. A woman and small child, both in red slickers and hats, walk along street on rainy day. Children play in a sandbox on a sunny day. A man and boy are passed by two young girls walking at an amusement area. Sign on building beind them advertises "Nate Eagles Midgets." A large tent ahead ot the girls displays sign reading:"Operated by East Bridgwater, Class of -- (unreadable). A mother and two little girls in dresses and bonnets on a sunny day. Two boys playing marbles on pavement. Man cleaning a delivery bicycle. A woman checking personal appearance in mirror outside a store. Buildings are reflected in the same mirror. Mother and daughter talk with man at a crosswalk. A red and blue mailbox is behind him. The girl wears a red coat, black boots, and carries a large leather schoolbag. Views of girl's and women's feet in motion, wearing sneakers; wearing high heels and boots (on rainy pavement); and wearing rubber boots in snow and slush.
Long and honorable career of Senator Estes Kefauver comes to an end with his death.
Senator Estes Kefauver at a hearing as a Chairman of special Senate Committee to investigate organized crime in 1951. Kefauver campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956. Kefauver emerging from his plane and waving to crowd. Sign on plane: 'Kefauver for President' Kefauver showing his coon skin cap to the press and throwing it to them as he 'throws his hat into the ring' at start of a campaign. Estes Kefauver with Adlai Stevenson at the speaker's stand at the Democratic convention.