Horse racing at Pimlico in Maryland. Horses run from the gates at the onset of a race. Royal Orbit wins the race. Huge crowd gathered to watch the race. People cheer. Royal Orbit wins the four length triumph on the turf track.
A rug factory on fire in Los Angeles. Fire men battle to get fire under control. View of wrecked building and topping walls after the fire. Wounded fireman brought out of the building. Fire rages through the block long factory building.
Part of Canadian town buried in a Leda clay landslide. Disaster in the small town of Nicolet, Quebec where an underground river undermines an area 40 feet long and 1000 Feet wide. The earth gave way engulfing houses and buildings. A van with 'Filature Nicolet' written on it was damaged. View of destroyed Nicolet St. John the Baptist Cathedral (671 Bd Louis Fréchette, Nicolet, QC J3T 1L6, Canada) and the Bishop's Palace. Building of Nicolet School destroyed. Car drives on street of other side of the town. Boat sails in river.
New German Army in Bonn, Germany. Defense Minister addresses the First soldiers of the New German Army in a formal induction. Former Officers of the Wehrmacht with ranks as high as Lieutenant and General. Documents handed over to the officers.
Adlai Stevenson campaigns for Presidential nomination in Chicago. He formally announces his campaign for Democratic Presidential nomination in 1956. Stevenson seated at his desk with the American flag next to him. A man listens to radio wearing headphones.
A Hydro-Glider at Cypress Garden in Florida. The maiden voyage and test flight of a combination of hydroplane and helicopter. Man seated in the Hydro-Glider which is towed behind a speedboat. The Glider moves on water surface and soars high as 125 feet.
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