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The Chinese communists forces attack again after a respite of 15 days on Quemoy.
Damage seen after mainland Chinese communist forces bomb Quemoy (Formosa, later Taiwan), following a 15-day respite. Shells on the beach. Wrecked houses in a town on Quemoy island. Nationalist Chinese soldiers come out of an airplane. Chinese soldiers dig trenches and are seen on guard near an artillery position on the island.
United States and Soviet cultural exchange program for Hollywood movies in Moscow, Russia.
Soviet-United States cultural exchange program in Moscow, Russia. Eric Johnston, President of the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) and Turner Shelton of the United States Information Agency (USIA), are seen together with Russian Deputy Minister of Culture Vladimir Surin (also director of Mosfilm Studios), as they sign an agreement in the Soviet Union (the Lacy-Zarubin Agreement). Documents on the table. Flags of the United States of America and Soviet Union on the table. The agreement will make available ten top Hollywood films for distribution to Soviet movie theaters. The officials stand and shake hands after signing the agreement.
Officers, equipment and instruments at a newly opened underground civil control defense center near Wheaton, Illinois
A civil control defense center and bunker designed to withstand a near direct nuclear blast opens near Wheaton, Illinois, during the Cold War. It is to provide an emergency nerve center for disaster relief work in Chicago, Gary and Hammond. Officers and other men gather outside the building. Heavy stair covering being moved into place over underground access stairs. Charts on a wall in the board room inside the building. Equipment and instruments in the defense center including special air handling equipment and independent power supplies including large battery arrays. View of maps and planning areas, and bunk rooms and supplies that would allow staff to stay underground for an extended period of time in the event of a nuclear bomb attack.
The Air Force Academy Falcons beat Stanford University in a college football game in Palo Alto, California.
An American college football game between the Air Force Academy Falcons and Stanford in Palo Alto, California. The game underway. A large crowd cheers and applauds. The Air Force Academy cadets watch the game and cheer for their team. The Air Force Academy Falcons hold Stanford scoreless and win the game.
Harlem Globetrotters play basketball game against the Philadelphia Sphas in New York.
A benefit basketball game between the skilled and comedic Harlem Globetrotters versus Philadelphia Sphas, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Globetrotters put on their hilarious show. Meadowlark Lemon and Wilt Chamberlain break up audience with humor during the game that confuses the opposing team and the referees. Roy Campanella, the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team catcher, is seen in the crowd wearing a neck brace while recovering from a car accident. Large crowd of over 18,000 spectators gathers to watch the game.
Movie Theater business men meet and greet stars other during the launch of "Golden Age Movie Club" in New York.
The launch of the "Golden Age Movie Club" in New York, a new discounted movie theater club for Senior Citizens aged 60 and over. Movie theater business men Schwartz, Stark, and Brandt come out of a building and meet former Vaudeville performing stars Pat Rooney and Bert Wheeler, who are seated side-by-side in the back of an open vehicle. They shake hands and talk amongst themselves. Schwartz hands a Golden Age Movie Pass to Stark. Mr. Schwartz then presents a Golden Age Movie Club card to both seated men. Closeup view of the pass, with membership for people more than 60 years of age depicted on the card. Next scene show "Mary Manning Walsh" written on entry portico outside a senior care Catholic nursing home building. Men and women sit in a hall inside the building, together with a nun of the Carmelite sisters, and they are presented Golden Age Move Club passes. Views of elderly men and women at a movie theater box office. They are greeted by Hollywood actor Donald Crisp who is serving as usher. The patrons enter the movie theater lobby.