Activities of the U.S. paratroopers of 8th Division, 504th Airborne Regiment during Operation Fer De Lance in Pau, France. Men gathered on the field. Airplanes in flight overhead. Paratroopers preparing equipment for jump and loading into U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Germany. They board the airplanes. The airplanes in flight. Interior of the airplane. Paratroopers seated inside the airplane. Radar screen in the airplane. Pilot at controls of the airplane. Paratroopers jump from the airplane and descend towards the land with the help of parachutes in France.
The Fasching parade in Munich, Germany. People gather in a large number on a street. Buildings along the sides of the street. American Army band participates in the gala parade. People watch the celebration from the buildings. Crowds line street as marchers, floats and bands parade. People cheering.
Go-kart racing in Lakenheath, England. Flag flying atop a flag pole on the ground. A sign board reads: 'RAF Station Lakenheath, Danger Troops Crossing'. American and British servicemen racing go-karts in the parking area. People watching the race.
The United States Army Europe (USAREUR) boxing finals in Germany. Soldiers and civilians gather to watch the boxing matches. U.S. Seventh Army Commander General Francis W. Farrell watches the match. The matches in progress. Crowd cheering and applauding. Winners in ring receive awards from General Farrell.
The United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi sign the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan at the White House (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States) in Washington DC. President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives a brief speech. Dignitaries sign the 10-year Security Pact. Photographers take pictures. President Eisenhower leaves the office with his wife Mamie Doud Eisenhower.
March of Dime Family of the Year in New York. Mayor of Boston John F Collins, his wife and four children named the March of Dimes Family of the Year. John F Collins receives the certificate seated in his wheelchair (narrator states that he and three of his children were stricken during the 1955 polio epidemic). He shakes hands with an official. John Collins shows the certificate and poses for a photograph with his family.