Covers successful space mission of Mercury Atlas 7 with astronaut Scott Carpenter out of Cape Canaveral Florida. U.S. astronaut Scott Carpenter prepares for space flight. Crew men help Carpenter to don the space suit. He walks to a transfer van. He disembarks from the van and gets into an elevator to climb to the 11th floor to the Aurora 7 capsule level. Operators at the controls await the launch of the rocket. Launch: Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-7) ignition and blast off, carrying Astronaut Scott Carpenter in the Aurora 7 capsule. The Aurora 7 capsule is released. The capsule completes three successful orbits around the earth. The capsule does not fire properly and lands 250 miles beyond the target area at a sea. The radio contact is disrupted. Then faint signals are heard and the rescue crew reaches the destination. The rescue crew jumps from a helicopter and helps in evacuating Carpenter from the sea.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. A banner reads Happy Birth Day to Hoover. Large crowd of well wishers gathered for the dedication of the new Herbert Hoover Library, on the occasion of former United States President's 88 birthday. The interior of the library. Few people walk towards the cottage where President Hoover was born. Former Presidents of the United States Herbert Clark Hoover and Harry S Truman arrive at the event. Hoover receives a tribute from Truman. Hoover addresses the gathering and receives Distinguish Service Award from two Universities.
Newsreel clip on game 7 of baseball's 1962 World Series between San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees. View of 44,000 fans jamming Candlestick Park for this deciding game. In the fifth inning, Yankees' Bill Skowron singles to left field. Clete Boyer's single (fielded by Willie Mays) sends Skowron to third. After a walk, Giant pitcher Jack Sanford gets the Yankees' Tony Kubek to hit into a double play that scores Skowron. View of scoreboard with ad for Taryton Cigarettes. In seventh, the Giants' Willie Mays hits a long drive toward the left-field corner but Yankees' Tom Tresh makes running catch. Next up, Willie McCovey hits a triple to deep center field over Mickey Mantle's head. But Yankee pitcher Ralph Terry strikes out Orlando Cepeda to end the threat. In ninth, with Yankees leading 1-0, Giants' Matty Alou bunts an infield single. Two outs later, Willie Mays approaches batter box, hits a double down the right-field line. Yankee outfielder Roger Maris stops the ball and throws it in, preventing Alou from coming around third to score tying run. Crowd cheers. Terry pitches, Giants' Willie McCovey hits line drive right at Yankees Bobby Richardson, who catches it to end the game and clinch the title for the Yankees. Yankees mob pitcher Terry on field. Announcer notes this is the Yankees' 20th world championship.
Mardi Gras event to mark pre-Lenten celebrations in the French Quarter of New Orleans, United States. On the last day of the Mardi Gras event decorative floats move on the streets in New Orleans. The spectators stand on either side of the street cheering for the floats. Krewe participants from floats throw trinkets to spectators. Spectators catch Mardi Gras throws from passing floats.
Reception in honor of American astronaut John Herschel Glenn Junior after he successfully orbited the earth in Friendship 7. American astronaut John H Glenn and his wife wave as they disembark the aircraft in New Concord, Ohio. Family and friends greet and receive them. Civilians lined up on either side of the street to greet Glenn and his wife as they move in a motorcade.
The 12th Annual Communion Breakfast Mass of the Motion Picture Industry in New York City. Exterior of the Roman Catholic St. Patrick's Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Auxiliary Bishop Joseph F. Flannelly presides over the religious ceremony. The Cathedral is filled with worshipers. 700 participants from the Motion Picture Industry proceed to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States) for the Communion Breakfast. New York's Lieutenant Governor, Malcolm Wilson, delivers a speech to the gathering. Among those seen are John O'Conner, of Universal Pictures, attending with his daughter, Mrs. James Vaughn; Actress Thelm Ritter, and her husband; and Monsignor George Kelly, the featured speaker. Also seen were humorist, Harry Hirshfield; Charles Aliquot of the French press and Martin Frigley, Jr.
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