Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps in New York, United States. Shriver delivers a speech about the activities of Peace Corps volunteers. He regards the work done by Peace Corps volunteers as equivalent to national service. He also discusses some new aspects of the Peace Corps that can be put to practice in the near future.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps in New York, United States. Shriver at the end of a speech about the activities of Peace Corps volunteers, answers questions of the audience. He clarifies that the Peace Corps is free from the government control and the State Department has never dictated terms to the Corps. He also tells that Peace Corps is open to people who do not have a college degree in a specific field. A man delivers a vote of thanks to Shriver and audiences applaud in appreciation.
A mid-air collision between two airplanes over Carmel, Putnam County, New York. Eastern Air Lines Flight 853 (N6218C), en route from Boston Logan International Airport to Newark International Airport, collided with a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 42 (N748TW) over Carmel, New York, United States. Police officers observe the damaged wing of the TWA flight’s Boeing 707-131B at JFK Airport. The Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Super Constellation plane crashed on a hill side in Westchester County. Investigating officers observe the charred remains of the plane and its cockpit.
A promotional documentary about fight against poverty in East Harlem, New York City. African American men buy illegal drugs from a peddler. They hand over money to the drug dealer. The men roll joints and smoke marijuana. High school drop outs study as they hope to get jobs. An African American man playing with children outside in a playground area.
African American men work on machines as they learn new job skills. Man trains in use of mimeograph machine. Metal machining and use of lathe is taught. Two men learn to assemble a tire on a rim while others learn engine repair.
Views of unemployed African American men on the streets of East Harlem. A group of African American men seated on a bench by a roadside. A man seated on the stairs of a building. A sign on a building reads, 'JOIN Luis Munoz Rivera Job Preparation Center' Men and women learn to make dentures as part of their dental technician training.