Aerials of New York City and Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001). A traffic jam in Manhattan. Men and women near the building. Firemen inside the building examining the areas caught on fire. Nine different floors from the 24th to 68th are caught on fire. Exteriors of building.
Strike of workers in a wage dispute spreads to Philadelphia's transportation system. People walking to work in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. Transport union protesting for pay hike. Streetcars, subways and buses lie idle. 'Station Closed' sign at Philadelphia subway entrance. Huge crowd of people walking to get to work, waiting at railway station and on streets for transportation. View of empty 46th street metro rail station in Philadelphia. View of taxis on streets and a press company without workers. Buildings and shops along streets of downtown Philadelphia. A line of African American men and women hitchhiking in downtown Philadelphia to get a ride. Group of 5 people runs to catch an available Philadelphia taxicab. Scene changes to New York City where striking newspaper workers form a picket line. Empty newspaper offices are shown. Longshoreman dock workers on strike so office workers are seen hoisting a giant rope and assisting the Cunard Line Ocean liner Queen Mary (RMS Queen Mary) in docking operations at New York harbor slip covered in thin ice. Cunard Queen Mary passengers carrying their own luggage at the dock area due to the labor strike.
Italian Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani arrives at the White House at Washington DC for an official visit to the United States. He is met by United States President John F. Kennedy. Press cameramen taking pictures. View of President John Kennedy and Prime of Minister of Italy Amintore Fanfani inside White House talking.
New Helicopter for sea rescues which acts like a flying boat and can land in 10 feet seas during recue efforts. View of helicopter in sky and then landing in water for demonstrating rescue operations.
Big Ben clock tower of London. View of men and women on road. Vehicles passing. People outside the House of Commons. Conservative Government of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan is disturbed as the House of Commons votes on the security aspects as the War Minister resigned who had an affair with a Russian girl friend.
Buddhists protest in South Vietnam. Monks and nuns joined by thousands of sympathizers in Saigon as they clash with police in protest religious discrimination. The Xa Loi Pagoda (89 Bà Huyện Thanh Quan, Võ Thị Sáu, Quận 3, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 70000, Vietnam) in Saigon. Policemen fighting with protesters. Exteriors of a temple in the city. At the end of the week, temples are open once again. People praying inside a temple.
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