Men and women prominent in motion pictures gather to honor Carl Laemmle Sr., at Universal City in California. A ceremony commemorating his thirtieth year as a leader in the industry. The producer is presented a scroll prepared as a testimonial by Rupert Hughes. The men and women seated at tables.
Female students from UCLA, University of California at Los Angeles, join boy students in a mud battle when sophomores gain the upper hand over their male classmates in Los Angeles. Groups of college students wrestling in the mud hazing ritual. Girls wearing skirts join tug-of-war in the mud. A boy pushes a girl into the mud. A girl wearing pants covered in mud is also seen. All combatants are covered with mud as they throw mud at each other and wrestle in the mud. A girl wipes the mud off from her face.
United States Army's amphibious vehicle 'Drake' demonstrated in California. It travels on both land and sea. The vehicle is eight wheeled and has twin screws. The pressure of the tires automatically varies to suit the snow covered mountain terrain. The vehicle travels in the sea.
A butcher demonstrates his rocket propelled bicycle at Metropolitan Airport in Van Nuys, California. A small rocket in case is lit and operates for a short time, and then explodes on the ornithopter like bicycle. Bach Aircraft Company Incorporated airplane hangar seen in the background. The butcher then gets on his bicycle, which has wings and rockets attached to enable it to become air borne. The bicycle rockets are lit, the butcher loses balance on the bicycle, and lands in the mud during the demonstration stunt. Fire and smoke rises. Several men rush to help him stand up. They throw a bucket of water on him.
Vehicle Ambush Counter-attack techniques. Dramatization: A Corvair stops in the middle of a road. Two men get out. They take out hand guns and semi-automatic guns and wait in ambush for a Cadillac limousine. A woman sits on a motorbike she signals kidnappers using her walkie talkie handheld radio device. The men with guns come in front of the Cadillac limousine and stop the other car. Close up view of hands holding and firing a semi-automatic assault rifle. They shoot the driver and kidnap the passenger, putting a blindfold over his head as they put him into a van. Newspaper headlines about kidnappings, including the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. California State Police logo. View of cars weaving through traffic cones in parking lot, learning evasive maneuvers. POV through front seat of police patrol car being driven at high speed. Shot of chauffeur polishing a Mercedes Benz. View of damaged cars in a junkyard, including a Trans Am and a Buick Riviera. Even though the Riviera has considerable front end damage, it is started easily by technicians. The narrator explains that cars can be used as weapons to get out of an ambush.
USS Chowanoc (ATF-100) at Point Loma in San Diego, California. USS Chowanoc tows USS Philippine Sea (CVS-11). Three Large Harbor Tugs in view. USS Midway in the far background. Bow of the USS Philippine Sea. Tow cable lead to the bow chock. Four Large Harbor Tugs follow behind the USS Philippine Sea. Channel of San Diego in the background. Large Harbor Tugs at port side of the USS Philippine Sea. USS Chowanoc in the background. North Island in the background. Automobiles at the port.
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