African American man and an old woman ride on a horse-drawn cart in the United States. African American people on streets of a town, likely in Alabama (sign for Interstate 241, primarily an Alabama roadway). Advertisements on walls including one for Eight O'Clock coffee. African American men and women talking together on sidewalks and shopping in stores. White and African American citizens of town walking on town sidewalks. Many of the men wearing suits, and some others overalls for farming. Men and women talking in front of the Tryme Cafe where a sign board advertises Bar B Q, Fish, or Ham for 10 cents, Coneys, Hamburger, or Cheese for 5 cents. An African American woman walks by carrying a basket on her head. Scene shifts to a high ridge overlooking poor, rundown tenement area of town. Simple wooden shacks amidst dirt roads. African American children wearing overalls sit together on the front porch of a wooden clapboard house or cabin.
VIP's arrive at speaker's stand during transfer of F-104 planes to the Chinese Nationalist Air Force at Kuang Kuan Air Base in Taiwan. Control tower, the U.S. flag and the Chinese Nationalist flag in the background. Military and civilian cameramen click photos. Major General Leander La Chance Doan, Chief of MAAG, addresses from speaker's platform. Interpreter at his side and other dignitaries in the background. Two Chinese Nationalist squadrons stand before the speaker's platform. Chinese Nationalist F-104B's in the background. Major General Doan and interpreter. Major General Fred M Dean, Commander 13th Air Task Force and Chief, Air Section, MAAG, Taiwan and General Chen, Chief of Staff Chinese Air Force. Military and civilian cameramen take photos of VIP's on speaker's platform. General Chen addresses from speaker's platform.
Chinese Nationalist F-104B plane taxies on ramp and directed by ground crewmen during transfer of F-104 planes to Chinese Nationalist Air Force at Kuang Kuan Air Base in Taiwan. Chinese Nationalist VIP's and General Dean, hold his ears, looking toward sky from top of Operations Building. Chinese Nationalists look up.
Operations Building with a sign at top "Star Fighter Turnover Ceremony" during transfer of F-104 planes to Chinese Nationalist Air Force at Kuang Kuan Air Base in Taiwan. Chinese Nationalist flag and a 48 star U.S. flag. Chinese Nationalist military police stand by an F-104B with Chinese Nationalist markings on plane. Ground crewmen clean aircraft. Chinese Nationalist markings on ramp. Operations Building in the background. Chinese Nationalist troops and commander before speakers stand.
Dignitaries include Generalissimo and Mrs Chiang Kai-shek, General Laurence S Kuter, Lieutenant General Frederick H Smith Junior and Major General John B Ackerman walk down the steps of an official building in Taiwan. ROC Chinese soldiers and Navy officers stand in side. Soldiers with the Chinese Nationalist flag. Trucks carrying Chinese troops pass. Tanks and armored vehicles pass reviewing stands during parade. Cameraman clicks photos.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, his wife, Major General George Smythe, Chairman of Military Assistance Advisory Group, other American and Republic of China officials leave the presidential mansion for parade on the 44th founding anniversary of the Republic of China in Taipei, Taiwan. A photographer clicks photos. Taiwanese soldiers stand while Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek addresses. Navy officers direct sailors standing at a trailer of a truck. Large crowd gathers. A U.S. serviceman removes a U.S. aircraft star symbol from a U.S. Navy FJ-4B aircraft, to unveil the Republic of China sun symbol underneath. A Taiwanese pilot greets the American servicemen, and then climbs up into cockpit of the aircraft and enters it. He waves to the crowd. Republic of China officers and people raise hands up to cheer.
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