A house creeps downside in Oakland, California, triggered by loose soil and erosion. People look on the house. House slips down toward street below. A small board reads "Emergency No Parking". Owner of the house takes his possessions out of the house. Scene of broken steps of the house.
Seen in the stands, as honorary judges, are: Brooklyn Dodgers baseball star, Jackie Robinson (the first African American player in Major League Baseball); Florence Chadwick (first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions); and Barney Ross (World Champion professional boxer). Competing skater-jumpers are seen clearing lines of barrels in early phase of the barrel-jumping contest. Andre Marceau from Quebec, fails to clear 11 barrels. Another competitor fails at 12 barrels. Others fail, including Bob Bergen of Detroit, Michigan, who can't clear 14 barrels. The winner is Terry Brown, the visiting fireman who also won last year. His winning jump distance was 28 feet, 3 inches. Closeup of Terry Brown rubbing his bruised elbows.
U.S. soldiers of the 8th Army are jammed aboard an M46 Patton tank as they participate in a UN counter-attack against Chinese forces in the Korean War. Several tanks full of soldiers and some in jeeps, are seen fording river swollen by Spring melting and rains. Closeup of GIs riding tank. Narrator states they are heading beyond the 38th parallel. U.S. troops seen hunkered down as UN shell fire strikes at Chinese positions to slow down their anticipated Spring Offensive. White smoke rises from nearby exploding Chinese shells. U.S. 8th Army troops fall back as shells fall around them, to take up new defensive positions. Scene shifts to a large gathering of South Korean waifs. Closeup of some in a line, and inside a building, receiving clothing from U.S. Marines of the 1st Marine Division. It had been collected by the Marine Corps League, in many American cities. Marines are seen helping Korean children dress in the new clothes. Closeup of Korean children huddled down for a photograph. (Korean War)
An HMS Affray Submarine in English Channel. Map route of the submarine seen last time at English Channel. Ships search in the Channel. U.S. Destroyer in sea. Aircrafts flying over sea to search the submarine. A Naval officer sees through binoculars. A submarine underwater. Sailors in a boat.
The three poster children of the United Cerebral Palsy May campaign, presents Mrs. Bess Truman with flowers and a scroll. A girl shows a book. A boy walks on crutches.
Models showcase different types of cotton wear in New York. A man presents trophy to a model chosen as National Cotton Jersey Queen.
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