U.S. Navy launch German V-2 rocket from an aircraft carrier USS Midway at White Sands in New Mexico. German V-2 rocket launches from U.S. Navy ship Midway. Technician aboard USS Midway connects liquid oxygen lines. Firefighters crew stand by with hand extinguishers. Hydrogen peroxide containers kept in place in the background. Rocket takes off from USS Midway deck. Rocket in flight pass superstructure of a ship.
John L Lewis addresses the Senate Labor Committee in Washington DC. Meeting of the Senate Labor Committee on Labor and Public Welfare members. President of the United Mine Workers (UMW) of America, John Llewellyn Lewis addresses the gathering and justifies himself.
President receives an honorary degree in Waco,Texas. President of the United States Harry S Truman receives an honorary degree of the Doctorate of Law from the Baylor University. President Truman at podium addresses the gathering. Other officials seated at platform in the background. President takes a strong stand on international trade.
Lewis Douglas sworn in as Ambassador in Washington. Lewis Douglas confers with President of the United States Harry S Truman at White House. Lewis sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom by the State Department Chief of Protocol,Stanley Woodward. Acting Secretary of States Dean Gooderham Acheson congratulates Douglas and hands over credentials. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom William Averell Harriman congratulates Douglas.
Civil strife in Punjab, India is depicted in newsreel "New Indian Dominions in Chaos." Indian civilians loaded on trucks move and evacuate town. People move with their belongings, animals, and children loaded on bullock carts. A man clings to the side of full cart leaving the area. Burning and damaged buildings. Burned vehicles. Man carries a woman on his shoulders. Another man carries a bed over his head. Refugees evacuate the town. Soldiers advance and fire in a battle. Scenes of dead civilian victims of the violence. Wounded people are carried on litters and moved to hospitals. A railroad train filled with people trying to leave the area, and the roofs of the train completely covered with passengers also. More scenes of civilian refugees fleeing the violence.
Marshal reviews French Army training in France. French people greet and receives British Army Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery. President of the French Republic Co-Prince of Andorra, Jules Vincent Auriol shake hands with Marshal. Troops holding rifles march past. Marshal reviews parade and salutes. He reviews the French Army training academy. He watches as the troops cross monkey bars, climb a wall, use ropes, and deal with challenges on an obstacle course.
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