U.S. Congressmen and high ranking officers arrive at the headquarters of the United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE ) in Wiesbaden, Germany. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel arrives at the headquarters, USAFE in a staff car. He is being greeted by Colonel Verl D. Leuhring of USAFE Operation. Major Raymond Towne with the Senator. The Senator meets and talks with Guy Quon and Kenneth E. Gray. Congressman Devereux arrives at the USAFE headquarters, Lindsey Air Force Base accompanied by two officers. He stands on the steps and speaks to Carl D. Kelly. He moves inside the headquarters building.
Unemployed men in Newark, New Jersey during the Great Depression. Disturbance at railroad and dockyard being brought under control by policemen on horseback. Train and ships in background. A sign reads 'No men wanted'. Men sleep on park benches. A man holds a sign reading 'Unemployed'. Men sleep in doorways Sidewalk soup kitchen. View of shacks and an order by the Department of Health declaring them unfit for human habitation and ordering them vacated at once. Order is signed by Charles V. Craster, M,D, D.P.H., Health Officer.
Two B-36Ds, of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 6th Bomb Wing, parked on snowy ramp at Thule Air Force Base, Greenland. A Convair B-36D landing at Thule Air Force Base. At end of ground roll snow is blown in front of the aircraft from reversed propellers. Airmen unload gear from aircraft at Thule. A B-36D taxiing on 4 inboard prop engines. Two B-36s landing in succession.
Veterans of World War I in Zanesville, Ohio, gather to begin their Bonus March towards Washington D.C. to lay their demands before Congress. At night, Bonus Marchers gather at a camp site to obtain food from a chow line and then are seen shaving and washing their faces. Daylight, a convoy of Bonus Army trucks are seen on highway headed towards Washington. One truck displays a sign reading, "Veterans Bonus March On To Washington." The convoy passes a Gulf station on a street with trolley tracks visible...possibly MacArthur Blvd. in Washington, D.C..
U.S. Marines firing 81mm high explosive rounds out in Danang, Vietnam. Other mortar crew does the same. Marines carry boxes of 'C' rations and stack them near other Marines. Marines kneel in grass field near 60 mm mortar which he loads and fires out. Marine loads high explosive round into 60 mm mortar tube and fires it out. Marines carry wounded Marine on stretcher. Wounded loaded aboard UH34D helicopter. Walking wounded Marine assisted by Marines across grass area. UH34D medivac helicopter takes off. Marine with cart belt, canteens and pack seated on ground, fires his M-16 rifle toward wooded and bushy area in the background. Marine fires his M-60 machine gun. Assistant machine gunner untangles belted ammunition. Marine fires his M-79 grenade launcher out. (Vietnam War period).
Bus moving on 125th Street in Harlem, New York City, passes the Apollo theater. The theater marquee advertises Gloria Lynne, and the Jimmy Smith trio. The street is wet and parked cars along the curb show a dusting of snow. Up the street, the Loew's theater can be seen. Traffic in both directions on the street, including a large truck, and a small wheel loader construction machine. Closeup of the Apollo marquee, with illuminated lights circling its base. Poster at the entrance, with photograph of Gloria Lynne, and other featured acts. Beside the headliners, the poster mentions "The Wanderers," and "Kenny & Warren," and "Symphony Sid," who are pictured in the poster. Camera pans over the marquee area. Pedestrians walk past. Scene shifts to nearby Playland arcade. Coin-operated rides for children are shown near the entrance,including mechanical horse, automobile (dusted with snow), and helicopter rides. A Neon sign reads "Playland Admission Free. Shooting Gallery." Many cars drive on the street and pedestrians make their way across the street, between them, in the middle of the block. A bowling alley, named "Harlem Lanes," is advertised by a marquee that also touts a cocktail lounge, bar, and restaurant. A restaurant called "Palm Cafe," is seen, and above it a sign in office window reading "Beneficial Finance Loans." A street-level window advertises "Rudy Williams and his Rocking Combo." A Pawn shop advertises "Rhode Loans, Cash in a flash." Club Lido has a snow covered awning extended across the sidewalk and a sign above reading,""Lido Bar & Grill." View of the Reverend Oberia D. Dempsey's House of Hope and Upper Park Avenue Baptist Church on 125th Street. The main church entrance with schedule of services posted beside it. Camera focuses on the House of Hope sign, with messages calling for protection of women and children from the "Dreadful Narcotic Racket, and to rid Harlem from crime misery and fear. It also refers to the House of Hope as a Half-way-house and Rehabilitation Center for drug addicts coming from hospitals and other institutions. Sign cites Rev.O.D.Dempsey as Director, and Assemblyman Lloyd E. Dickens, as chairman, and appeals for support in their $100 thousand campaign. Another sign advertises the Mississippi Alabama Southern Relief Committee seeking to provide food, money, and clothing for the thousands of homeless and destitute.
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