Documentary. Numerous U.S. Air Force aircraft in operation, including: F-100s; B-47s; B-52s; F-106s; and F-105s. U.S Air Force alert crews run from barracks in response to Klaxon horn signal. They board their aircraft in snow. An F-100 makes takeoff with rocket boost. F-100s fire rockets. Wide variety of rockets fired from USAF aircraft. A Saturn rocket launch.
President John F Kennedy reveals Soviet Russian aircraft pullout at a news conference in United States soon after the Cuban Missile Crisis. President lifts the United States Naval blockade of Cuba after Nikita Khrushchev gives his pledge that Soviet bombers will be out of Cuba in 30 days. President Kennedy speaks over the microphone. Reporters take notes while photographers take pictures.
Milton Rackmil, President of Universal Pictures, honored by movie pioneers. He is awarded 'Pioneer of the year'. Milton Rackmil poses for a picture with his 88 year old father. Guests converse with each other during the ceremony. Picture of Milton R Rackmil and Jack Cohn. Milton R Rackmil speaks over microphone. Guests applaud.
Film: Seconds For Survival. Actor Raymond Massey introduces film. Very small, 2-person sail boats on a bay. A teletype message is sent to affected East Coast stations, issuing small craft warnings due to approaching storm. Coast Guard station receives the message and dispatches patrol boat to warn boaters in the bay. They intercept the little sail boats and hail them with instructions to return to the harbor. The storm arrives bringing strong winds and waves at the waterfront.
Dramatization of Fire Emergency in a house in the United States. Family members relaxing in their home. Mother and her son in living room, with mother sewing and boy laying on floor reading newspaper in front of fireplace. Man smoking types a document in the study. He carelessly allows a smoldering cigarette to fall from an ash tray into some papers. Woman embroidering in the living room, smells smoke and phones the fire department. Firemen arrive in a white fire truck and extinguish the blaze.
Actor Raymond Massey introducing the subject of North American Air Defense, which is a joint enterprise of Canada and the United States. A map of the United States, Canada and the Arctic. Animation shows radar sites comprising the Dew Line, Mid Canada Line and Pine Tree Line in Canada, as well as coastal and ship borne sites around the United States. Internal U.S. sites tied to the automated SAGE system (Semi Automatic Ground Environment) are shown. SAGE is a computerized control system for tracking and intercepting enemy bombers. The headquarters of NORAD (North American Air Defense) is shown, at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. Mr. Massey points out models of new antiaircraft missiles displayed on his desk. Animation shows how these can be fired from the ships at sea.