American pavilion being constructed and dedicated in Brussels, Belgium for World's fair. Baron Robert Silvercruys, Belgian Ambassador to the United States, and othre officials arrive at the dedication ceremony. Model of the Pavillion. American flag at the ceremony. Baron Moens de Fernig, Commissioner of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair speaks at a microphone as audiences listen carefully. Pillars erected at the construction site of the American pavilion. Workers stand near a truck. A man at the dedication ceremony explains about a nuclear clock with the help of a chart. He holds an instrument in his hand as he speaks into a microphone. Dignitaries on the podium. Workers laying bricks at the construction site of the American pavilion. A sign on the ground reads ' Welcome ' A huge crane at the site. Officials get down the stairs at the site of construction.
French soldiers patrol grain fields in the Meskiana Commune, Algeria. A group of farmers operate combine harvesting machines, to cut and bag the grain, under the protection of the French military. French tank, armored vehicle and observation aircraft seen. A French soldier operates controls on a combine harvester, watched by the farmer and several other soldiers riding on it. View of farmer in cab of the combine harvester. A soldier releases a sack of harvested grain marked: "S.A.P. Region de la Meskiana 1958."
Scenes of oil exploration and production operation by Compagnie Française des Pétroles in the Hassi Messaoud oil field at edge of Sahara Desert in Algeria. Drilling operation in desert. drill turning in hole. Derrick in background with dromedary camels standing by sand dunes and being watered from a well by their Algerian Berber owner. Two men pile stones to make a marker in the desert. A 1958 British land rover vehicle driving across the desert. View of drilling derrick. Sections of pipe on the ground. Oil being pumped from a producing well into pipeline. French oil drilling worker empties bag of Boue forage (drilling mud) into hole. French worker, with hose, washes down base areas of drilling rig.Oil storage tanks connected by pipes. Local Algerian Berber workmen lift and carry bags of forage. Footprints in sand. Network of piping next to drill rig.
Father Georges Pire awarded in the auditorium of University of Oslo, Norway. Father Pire, the Belgian priest who won the 1958 Nobel prize for his work aiding displaced persons receives award. The King and Queen of Norway arrive at the ceremony. People gather at the ceremony.
United States Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat Nixon wave as they step from their U.S. Air Force aircraft upon arrival in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 13, 1958, during a Good Will Tour of Latin America. Reporters and photographers crowd around the foot of the stairs from the airplane. Assailants wielding clubs and pipes attack the car carrying the Nixons. Closeup of smashed windows of the state car. View from inside the severely damaged car.
Major sports events of the year 1958. Skiers participate in World Ski Championship in Bad Gastein, Austria. Men fall down while skiing down a slope. America's Bud Werner puts up a good show. World's greatest skier, Toni Sailer wins the title.
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