People watch a humorous parakeet circus in Holland. Birds ride small bikes. A parrot walks on "high"wire tightrope. Two birds sleep on small beds. They wake up with the voice of an alarm.
Polish teenagers perform with hula hoops in Poland. Shots of men playing jazz on bass and piano. Young women and girls dance with hula hoops at what appears to be a demonstration or contest, with a crowd looking on. A fat man tries to use the hula hoop and fails. Motion picture cameraman shooting the scene also swivels his hips.
Pope Pius XII delivers an Easter message to a quarter of a million Easter pilgrims from St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro 00120 Città del Vaticano Vatican City) in the Vatican City. A huge crowd gathers at the square to attend the Pope's Easter Urbi et Orbi address. People walk through flooded streets in New York City. People cover their heads with umbrellas and boxes to avoid getting wet while entering Saint Patrick's Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). A woman holds a live Easter rabbit.
1375 tons of high explosive is set off in a canal to avoid a hazard in Canada. The blast area of the canal. Explosive shells are dumped in a tunnel beneath the canal. A man presses a button to set on the blast. The huge blast splashes the water of the canal.
A fashion show featuring collections by Parisian designers in Toronto, Canada. A fashion show featuring a collection by then 22-year-old French designer Yves Saint Laurent (YSL). Model showing off a “Trapeze silhouette” dress by Yves Saint Laurent. Dresses from the 'trapeze' collection featuring the signature bold geometry and short hems by the designer. A woman modeling a leopard print Somali leather coat by Christian Dior. A woman wearing a little black dress. A woman wears a short evening dress in silk crepe by Guy Laroche. Three quarter length coats, evening gowns and strapless gowns are exhibited by models. Woman modeling the low neck, high hem “Aurora” dress. Canadian women watch the fashion show.
A crowd greets French General Charles de Gaulle in Algiers, showering his motorcade with ticker tape. views of motorcade from various locations, including high in an overlooking building. Cheering crowds jam the roadside. A formation of French warplane aircraft is seen flying overhead. A little girl kisses De Gaulle on the cheeks. De Gaulle walks with officials up a hill and then speaks from a portico of the Government General building, to an audience of thousands jammed shoulder-to-shoulder in the Place du Forum with some perched atop a monument. De Gaulle returns to his open car, as a cordon of French military hold the crowd back.
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