Officials and men gathered at a plane parked. Man wears a back pack. Plane taxis on runway for take off. Men inside the plane assist astronaut with back pack. Astronaut floats in air after using jet propelled back pack.
16th Annual Junior Rodeo in California. A band plays at the opening ceremony. A junior cowboy and a cowgirl athlete participate. The participants fall from bucking broncs. Spectators cheer the junior participants.
U.S. astronaut Scott Carpenter arrives at the campus of the University of Colorado. Scott Carpenter and his wife Rene Louise Price in a motorcade wave at the civilians as they arrive at the campus of the university. He arrives in Colorado to receive the degree in aeronautical engineering which he failed to take in 1949. A professor presents the brand new degree and a silver plate to commemorate the occasion.
Display of Unions Products produced under free economy in Oregon. The United States Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg to open the display of the products produced under free economy by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Unions. Richard Walsh, the Head of the Entertainment Crafts Union, greets him. The secretary cuts the ribbon to open the display of the goods officially.
The Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, California. Wax statues of Hollywood comedians Laurel and Hardy. Italian actor Rudolph Valentino’s wax statue dressed as Sheik Ahmed from movie ‘The Sheik’. Wax figures of Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler as Min and Bill. A wax figure of Frankenstein inside a dark room. Humphrey Bogart’s wax statue dressed as Charlie Allnut from ‘The African Queen’. Figure of Gary Cooper from ‘High Noon’ displayed at the Movieland Wax Museum. A man dresses one of the statues. Visitors enjoy watching the statues.
The annual indoor track and field meet in California. The women's 100 yard dash begins. American athlete, Wilma Goldean Rudolph loses the race by 7 seconds. The men's 60 yard dash begins. Spectators cheer the athletes. Frank Budd of Villanova wins the race. In the mile race Jim Beatty of Los Angles wins the race against French athlete Michel Jazy.