Members of the Washington DC press corps scribble furiously taking notes at a press conference. Afterwards, one of the reporters rises and goes to a microphone to ask a question.
U.S. Army staff car arrives at residence of Republic of Korea President, Syngman Rhee, during Korean War. James A. Van Fleet, Commanding General of the U.S. Eighth Army, steps from car and enters the residence, where he is greeted by President and Mrs. Rhee. He shakes hands with President Rhee.
Military officers from NATO countries jointly consult maps as they plan emergency airlifts of supplies to Netherlands, which is suffering from disastrous floods.
Contingents of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces collaborate to provide relief to towns suffering from disastrous floods in the Netherlands. Relief supplies are trucked to a waiting Italian Air Force Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 trimotor transport aircraft. Italian aviators stand beside the aircraft. The relief supplies are in flat wooden boxes. "Croce-Rossa-Italiana" is written on several of the boxes. Warehouse (hangar) filled with supplies and military personnel preparing them for airlift. Two American fliers consult with another NATO officer about relief airlift mission. A United States Air Force C-119 cargo plane taxis for takeoff. View from open rear cargo door as it lifts off from the runway. U.S. Air Force crewmen push relief supplies out the open rear cargo hatch. Supplies drop by parachute onto town and surroundings. Flooded areas seen in background.
NATO assists Netherlands in flood relief operations. Netherlands troops work on dikes. View from inside a U.S. Air Force C-119 aircraft dropping relief supplies, including inflated rafts, over flood threatened areas of Netherlands. Netherlands troops dump material from a truck to reinforce dike. Troops and civilians work on dikes.
Spectators watch horse race in Havana, Cuba. Horses at starting line have difficulty staying in place for the start. Race starts. Spectators watch from the grandstand of the Oriental Race track. Horses raise dust that trails after them as they make turn into final stretch. Women seated at tables in groups, chatting, smoking cigarettes and having drinks.
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