Newsreel clip on baseball's 1958 World Series, a rematch of the '57 Series -- the Milwaukee Braves against the New York Yankees. Views of County Stadium, the site for games one and two, and the capacity crowd of 46,000 inside. Yankee manager Casey Stengel and Braves manager Fred Haney shake hands before the game, as do game one starting pitchers Warren Spahn of the Braves and Whitey Ford of the Yanks. In top of the fourth inning, the Yankees' Bill Skowron hits a home run to left field. In the bottom of the fourth, hits by Del Crandall, Andy Pafko and Spahn put Braves on top 2-1. Hank Bauer (seen in closeup) hits two-run homer for Yankees. Braves tie the game and send into extra innings, where hits by Crandall and Billy Bruton win it 4-3 in the tenth. Braves celebrate on field. Announcer notes that the Braves also won game two and moved "toward another world's championship." But Yankees would come from behind to win the series in seven games.
George Wilson Malon, Senator of the United States gives a speech in his office in Nevada, United States. He reports to the voters. He talks about the war time excise taxes, live music taxes and their effects on the State of Nevada. He assures the people that he will work to aid the hotel and restaurant industry, and jobs for young people of Nevada.
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visits Tibet. He also visits neighboring "Hermit Kingdom" of Bhutan. Prime Minister Nehru is accompanied by daughter Indira Gandhi on his trip. Bhutanese troops stand at attention. Prime Minister Nehru inspects the Bhutanese soldiers. They travel by Jeep on the street in Tibet. Other people also accompany them. Nehru rides a yak to the Himalayas. They again travel on mule on the lofty Himalayan ridges. Tibetan people gather to greet them. They again travel on yaks. Mountaineer warriors hail Nehru's arrival with clashing tambourines.
Damage seen after mainland Chinese communist forces bomb Quemoy (Formosa, later Taiwan), following a 15-day respite. Shells on the beach. Wrecked houses in a town on Quemoy island. Nationalist Chinese soldiers come out of an airplane. Chinese soldiers dig trenches and are seen on guard near an artillery position on the island.
Soviet-United States cultural exchange program in Moscow, Russia. Eric Johnston, President of the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) and Turner Shelton of the United States Information Agency (USIA), are seen together with Russian Deputy Minister of Culture Vladimir Surin (also director of Mosfilm Studios), as they sign an agreement in the Soviet Union (the Lacy-Zarubin Agreement). Documents on the table. Flags of the United States of America and Soviet Union on the table. The agreement will make available ten top Hollywood films for distribution to Soviet movie theaters. The officials stand and shake hands after signing the agreement.
A civil control defense center and bunker designed to withstand a near direct nuclear blast opens near Wheaton, Illinois, during the Cold War. It is to provide an emergency nerve center for disaster relief work in Chicago, Gary and Hammond. Officers and other men gather outside the building. Heavy stair covering being moved into place over underground access stairs. Charts on a wall in the board room inside the building. Equipment and instruments in the defense center including special air handling equipment and independent power supplies including large battery arrays. View of maps and planning areas, and bunk rooms and supplies that would allow staff to stay underground for an extended period of time in the event of a nuclear bomb attack.
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