USS Virginia takes direct bomb hit on after part. Hit tumbles main mast. Ship enveloped in black smoke. Extensive damage seen. Ship starts sinking and flips over. The keel is exposed. Portion of bow seen as it plunges below surface. A ship seen in background.
Spectators gather to watch a civilian building contractor use a war surplus Sherman tank to demolish an old house in New Jersey. (Narrator incorrectly identifies the tank as an M47 Patton.) The tank demolishes the old frame house in three sweeps. Rubble of the wrecked house seen.
Deborah Kerr and Rock Hudson win the Photoplay Magazine's Gold Medal Awards for her outstanding performance. People gather to watch the award ceremony. Candles lit on tables. People applaud the winners.
U.S. Army shows Nike Hercules missile at White Sands in New Mexico. A board reads 'Nike Hercules missile'. First public demonstration of a Nike Hercules missile. A show of Army's missile arsenal. Cameramen take photographs.
Models wearing dresses by Helena Barbieri in New York City. The models display evening gowns designed by Miss Helena Barbieri in New York. A model wears a fur stole and a white evening dress. A model takes off her autumn haze capelet and shows off an elegant, pleated evening dress. Blond model removes her jasmine mink capelet to show her laced evening dress and smiles. The evening gowns are designed according to the Dresden Figurine look. “Gentlemen, bring money!” the narrator said.
Annual motorcycle hill climb at Lewiston in Idaho. Motorcycle drivers roar up the steep sixty degree slope during the stunt. Several motorbike drivers fall as they ride on the hilly terrain.
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