Cadets of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, Long Island, New York, are seen on parade. Crew of the nuclear-powered NS Savannah, will include some graduates from Kings Point. Scene in classroom where highly experienced merchant marine officers and engineers are being trained for positions in the Savannah crew. They are being indoctrinated and trained to run a ship requiring them to operate a nuclear reactor and associated systems. Included are seen students from foreign nations who were invited to attend the classes. Students are seen in various classes, and settings, including a mockup of the Savannah's control room, containing a reactor simulator.
The Nuclear Ship ( NS ) Savannah nearing its completion in the United States. At the shipyard, a full size mockup of the nuclear reactor for the NS Savannah, is being constructed to facilitate installation of the actual reactor in the ship and training of her crew. View from above of the Savannah under construction. Several engineers and scientists, invited to the shipyard, from other countries, are seen in orange coveralls of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and hard hats showing their national flags and labeled "foreign observer." Below her hull are seen retractable stabilizers to dampen roll in heavy seas.
Former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and French General Charles De Gaulle meet for the first time in 14 years in Paris, France. Sir Winston Churchill and French President of the Council of Ministers, Charles De Gaulle, meet as Churchill emerges from a car. People stand beside railings and watch. De Gaulle confers France's most exclusive honor, the "Order of the Liberation," on Sir Winston Churchill. Guards stand with swords at entrance of building. Churchill and De Gaulle with their wives.
Catastrophe of a cargo plane at Idlewild Airport in New York, United States. Crashed cargo plane just before it takes off. Men spray foam on the plane. Damaged parts and the plane.
The Soviet celebrates it's 41st anniversary in Moscow, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Parade passes in Red Square during anniversary of 1917 revolution that put the Bolsheviks in power. People stand on either side of road. Troops march at the parade. Tanks also participate in the parade. Nikita Khrushchev and other notable Party figures watch parade from a stage. Participants stand in formation. Low pressure balloons celebrating success in the Sputnik program are launched. One large balloon is shaped like a Sputnik rocket.
College football game between Rice Owls from Rice University and Army, held in Houston, Texas. Players of both teams featured. 69,000 spectators watch the game. Players featured include Joe Caldwell, Pete Dawkins, Buddy Dial, Bob Anderson. Army wins over Rice 14-7.