Gala parade welcomes Orioles in Baltimore, United States. The people welcome Orioles which is a professional baseball team. Vice President Richard Milhous Nixon leads the march. Every one cheers for the team.
Part of training film that demonstrates proper FBI and law enforcement arrest techniques. Two police officers walk out of the “Shelby County Courthouse” or Hyattsville Armory Hyattsville, Prince George's County in Maryland, USA. Police officers enter police car. Police car drives on rural road to farmhouse. Policemen knock on the door of house. A woman opens front door and greets the two police officers. Policemen follow the woman inside the house. A man operates a jigsaw inside his workshop. Policemen introduce themselves to man, inform him of his arrest charging him of manslaughter. Man looks at policeman with shock. Man extends his arms as policeman frisks him. Man takes off his white lab coat. Jigsaw tool held at suspect's neck. An electrical plug is unplugged. Two police officers subdue man. The host lectures the importance of taking serious consideration of any subject’s request to police officers. Host shows a jigsaw, noting, "Thompson's attempt at self-destruction was noted by the arresting officers."
Ninth National Convention of the Communist Party USA in New York City, June 24 -38, 1936. The theme as seen in outsize banners included a huge likeness of Earl Browder displaying the words: "Against Hunger Fascism War" and a banner around the hall reading in part: "forward to Unity..." The activities seen are like any major political party convention, including having placards identifying delegates from all the States of the Union, such as Georgia, Virginia,Iowa,West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, District of Columbia,Oregon, etc. Lights sweep over the darkened arena highlighting the signs of the various states. Several scenes show massed flags of the Communist Party displaying the hammer and Sickle on a solid field.
America's first satellite, the Explorer I. It is seen on the launch pad atop the Redstone Juno I rocket that will carry it into orbit on January 31, 1958. The rocket engine fires and the Juno I speeds upward. Next an American Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile is seen being launched 0n 18 December 1958, to steer itself into orbit as a satellite, orbiting the Earth.
Newsreel clip on baseball's 1958 World Series, a rematch of the '57 Series -- the Milwaukee Braves against the New York Yankees. Views of County Stadium, the site for games one and two, and the capacity crowd of 46,000 inside. Yankee manager Casey Stengel and Braves manager Fred Haney shake hands before the game, as do game one starting pitchers Warren Spahn of the Braves and Whitey Ford of the Yanks. In top of the fourth inning, the Yankees' Bill Skowron hits a home run to left field. In the bottom of the fourth, hits by Del Crandall, Andy Pafko and Spahn put Braves on top 2-1. Hank Bauer (seen in closeup) hits two-run homer for Yankees. Braves tie the game and send into extra innings, where hits by Crandall and Billy Bruton win it 4-3 in the tenth. Braves celebrate on field. Announcer notes that the Braves also won game two and moved "toward another world's championship." But Yankees would come from behind to win the series in seven games.
Aerial view of 1950's automobiles parked outside Burdine Stadium (later the Miami Orange Bowl) in Miami, Florida. Fans of both Duke University (Blue Devils) and University of Oklahoma (Sooners) football teams entering the stadium at entrance gates. View at gates as tickets are checked. A fan tries on a festive hat. View of the field with marching bands on it during their show, displaying a large American flag formation. View of fans in the stadium. Some Oklahoma Sooners fans wearing cowboy hats. 1958 college football Orange Bowl game gets underway. Scenes from the game, crowd cheering, band and cheerleaders performing at half time and from sidelines.
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