View of Alcatraz Island located in middle of San Francisco Bay in California which served as a Federal prison. View of empty cells from where prisoners are removed. Reporters and cameramen roam through the corridors and cell blocks of 'The Rock' or Alcatraz. Few prisoners left on Alcatraz are taken to boat for transferring them to other Federal penitentiaries.
Scenes after a boiler exploded beneath a J.C. Penney store in the After-Work shopping Center, San Jose, California. Fire truck and firefighters on street outside the shopping Center. Views of the destruction to J.C. Penney's and adjoining drug store. Firefighters are seen, through a huge hole in the floor, examining the defective boiler, in the basement level.
At request of President Kennedy, General Douglas MacArthur arbitrated a dispute between America's Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). (The NCAA objected to the AAU's monopoly on the selection of U.S. Olympic teams and sought to participate in the process. The AAU, traditionally sole representative of the United States in international athletic matters, sought to continue as such.) Opening scenes show MacArthur and representatives of the AAU and NCAA being photographed by newsmen at his apartment at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in New York City. They settle down at a conference table. MacArthur is seated at the head of the table. To his right are: Walter Byers, NCAA Executive Director; and Dr. Mason W. Cross, NCAA President. To MacArthur's left are: William P. Russell, U.S. Track & Field president;AAU attorneys, Pincus Sober and Albert Wheltle; Don Hull, AAU executive director, and Louis Fisher, AAU president. In change of scene, competitors are seen in the women's 60 yard dash at the Olympic Track and Field trials in Los Angeles. It is won by Marilyn White, who poses smiling for the camera. A large sign shows the bar set at 15 feet 8 inches for the pole vault event. Dave Tork, of West Virginia is shown gracefully clearing the bar and landing in a bed of foam rubber. Next, 5 contenders are seen in the mile run event, which is won by Jim Grelle, who puts on a burst of speed in the last half lap of the race. Grelle smiles for the camera.
Western All-Stars defeated by Eastern All-Stars in All-Star Game of basketball at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (3939 South Figueroa Street; Los Angeles, California 90037). View of the 13th Annual All-Star Game. Celebrities such as Doris Day and Pat Boone watch the basketball game. The East jumps into an early lead. Elgin Baylor, the West's favorite player, lobs to Wilt Chamberlain for a West Score. Baylor is held to 17 points as Bill Russell hooks the East to victory.
More than 200 motion picture writers and critics including 80 from Europe, Asia and South America attend a luncheon at Universal City, a hub of the Entertainment world. There is a preview of the movie "Iit's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" chase comedy in manner of Keystone Cops series. Hollywood celebrity Sid Caesar talking to producer Stanley Kramer. Actor Ronald Reagan greeting guests at event with master of ceremonies Edward Muhl. Actress Hedda Hopper in a notable hat. Gregory Peck and Fifi D'Orsay seated at tables. Ethel Merman is shown, and then Rock Hudson talking to Milton Berle. Celebrities seated in groups.
President John Kennedy at missile center in Cape Canaveral (6 days before his assassination). President with others looking at a Saturn I missile model and then the actual Saturn missile on launch pad preparing for an upcoming launch. A helicopter takes off and lands on a ship where President is met by Naval Officers. President watches firing of an underwater Polaris missile from the submerged submarine Andrew Jackson. Naval Officers standing near President while he watches action through binoculars.
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