Uppsala Cathedral during funeral rites of Dag Hammarskjöld, former Secretary General of United Nations in Uppsala, Sweden. Garlands on Hammarskjöld's casket. King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden honors Hammarskjöld. Other dignitaries are present at the ceremony. Among them is 15-year-old Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland, who later became King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden. Priest performs last rites. United States Vice President Lyndon B Johnson and Ambassador to United Nations, Adlai Stevenson pay homage to Hammarskjöld. The flower-covered casket is carried on streets of Uppsala atop a horse-drawn wagon. A large crowd walks behind the casket. People honor Hammarskjöld by salute. United Nations and national flag are lowered in salute during the burial.
Crowd during a baseball game between New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York. Roger Maris faces pitcher Tracy Stallard and hits home run in stands of Yankee Stadium. Crowd cheer for Maris as he broke Babe Ruth's 60 home runs record in a single season (though it was a season with more games than Ruth had). Maris rounds the diamond. He comes back out of the dugout to tip his hat to the cheering crowd.
Ohio State and Texas Christian University play a college football game at Ohio State Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Views of the game underway. The teams tie with 7 points each.
Georgia Tech and Rice Owls play American football match at Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Tech defeat Rice Owls with final score of 24-0.
College student James H Meredith with Constance Baker Motley and a man walking at the University of Mississippi, after Meredith became the first African American to enroll in the school's history. University campus buildings seen. Police at the campus. Crowd gathered. Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett's car arrives at campus. Governor Barnett emerges from the car and waves. Police officer talks to another man. People applaud. President John F Kennedy addresses the nation stating that Americans are free to disagree with the law, but not to disobey it. He appeals to people of Mississippi to comply peacefully with civil rights integration laws. Army troops on road. Former Major General Edwin Walker, from Texas, is seen in a car during arrest process for having incited insurrection. A policeman checks the car with Walker in it. Troops pass by in military jeeps and maintain order.
Water in a field due to heavy floods in Barcelona, Spain. People with their possessions on railway tracks and roads. People sweep water out of their houses. Children go through muddy water. Scene of devastated fields and houses surround with water. Damaged houses and dead bodies of people in hay. A man reprimands railway track.
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