Opening slate reads: "ANCIENT ART SAVED, Engineers To Move Treasures of the Nile." A sightseeing river boat plies waters of the Nile river approaching the Egyptian Temples of Ramses II, on its banks, in Nubia. Visitors are seen taking photographs in front of the four 65 foot statues of Ramses II in the facade of the Temple, while engineers are cutting them into pieces that will be reassembled 200 feet above the coming flood created by the new Aswan Dam in Egypt. Camera pans over smaller images and inscriptions at the site, and many embossed images cut into huge stone pillars. Statues inside the Temple tower above a man standing near them. Closeup of two of them. View of engineers making measurements on a wall filled with hieroglyphics. Four more interior statues well as the exterior statues of Ramses II are seen in stages of disassembly A worker standing beside the huge head of Ramses II statue .Camera pans over the ancient site. (Narrator states that the international effort to save and move the temple will cost 36 million dollars, with Egypt and the United States, each contributing one third, and the United Nations obtaining the rest from member nations.)
United States President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation about Soviet interference in island of Cuba during Cuban Missile Crisis. President imposes naval and air quarantine on the shipment of offensive military equipment in Cuba. He alleges Soviet Union of working contrary to their promises and building offensive missile and bomber bases in Cuba. He says that the U.S. would retaliate against Soviet Union of any missile fired from Cuba on any country of Northern Hemisphere. Flags of various nations hoist outside the building
King Olav V of Norway pays a state visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. The Norwegian king arrives to Edinburgh by train. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, and British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan along with other dignitaries, receive King Olav V. A procession in horse drawn carriages and Queen's cavaliers escorts the guest. The Highlander troops guard the roads on both sides. A huge crowd cheer for the king.
Crown Princess Michiko, wife of the Crown Prince Akihito, heir to the throne of the Japanese empire, celebrates her twenty eighth birthday in Tokyo, Japan. Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko, wearing a western-style suit and kimono respectively, descend from stairs. Crown Princess Michiko and her husband sit together on a sofa in the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Her son, Prince Naruhito, runs down stairs to greet her. Prince Naruhito, aged two-years old, joins his parents on the sofa. Crown Princess Michiko reads a book to Naruhito. Naruhito playfully teases his father while the latter reads a book. The couple watch Naruhito outside on a tricycle.
A football match between Texas Longhorns and Arkansas Razorbacks in Austin, Texas. Texas Longhorn fans form card stunt in the audience. Players during the match. The Texas Longhorns wins the match by seven to three points.
Adlai Stevenson addresses the United Nations Security Council regarding the build up of missiles in Cuba. United State Navy ships form a blockade to stop further missile delivery to Cuba. In Cuba, soldiers operate anti-aircraft guns that have been set up on the waterfront Cuban soldiers hold their posts on streets, tops of buildings, and on posts all along sea shore. Fidel Castro addresses a public demonstration. Cubans seen marching. Signs in the crowd include, 'Apoyamos Lucha Contra El Imperialismo' and 'Adelante Fidel Venceremos' High powered reconnaissance cameras are fitted to a plane. A plane flies to take reconnaissance photos of Soviet bases in Cuba. Views of aerial photographs showing aircraft landing strips and missiles in Cuba. United States Marines arrive at Guantanamo bay. C-124 Globemasters in background. View of the Organization of the American States Building. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk addresses the gathering. Exterior view of the United Nations building. Soviet representative Valerian Zorin address the Security Council.
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