A view of the badly damaged freighter USS Absaroka at Pacific Coast in Los Angeles. The ship damaged by a Japanese submarine in World War 2. Men stand on the freighter. A man carries a banner. The banner reads "A slip of a lip may sink a ship" urging confidentiality during the war The freighter undergoes repairs. Officers inspect the work.
United States cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38) returns home, after heroic engagement against Japanese forces in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, during which Admiral Callaghan, its skipper, was killed. Sailors aboard the ship. The heavy cruiser docks in United States. Lieutenant Commander Bruce McCandless, the Commander of the ship who replaced Callaghan and guided the ship through the rest of the battle and safely home, stands with his wife. Admiral King decorates McCandless with the Medal of Honor. Crew stands in the background. Admiral King shakes hands with the Commander. (World War II period).
Cars moving rapidly from Mexico into the United States, after being screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers. Vehicles being checked at the by officers. Backup of cars waiting clearance at the U.S. entry point. Officer stops a vehicle and talks to the driver of the vehicle. Many Customs Officers stop vehicles and check them at the border.
The U.S. XFY-1 Pogo hovers over land during a test flight Man drives equipment carrying jeep. Cameraman takes pictures as the Convair XFY Pogo lifts off and hovers in the air and then descends.
Newsreel clip on game 7 of baseball's 1962 World Series between San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees. View of 44,000 fans jamming Candlestick Park for this deciding game. In the fifth inning, Yankees' Bill Skowron singles to left field. Clete Boyer's single (fielded by Willie Mays) sends Skowron to third. After a walk, Giant pitcher Jack Sanford gets the Yankees' Tony Kubek to hit into a double play that scores Skowron. View of scoreboard with ad for Taryton Cigarettes. In seventh, the Giants' Willie Mays hits a long drive toward the left-field corner but Yankees' Tom Tresh makes running catch. Next up, Willie McCovey hits a triple to deep center field over Mickey Mantle's head. But Yankee pitcher Ralph Terry strikes out Orlando Cepeda to end the threat. In ninth, with Yankees leading 1-0, Giants' Matty Alou bunts an infield single. Two outs later, Willie Mays approaches batter box, hits a double down the right-field line. Yankee outfielder Roger Maris stops the ball and throws it in, preventing Alou from coming around third to score tying run. Crowd cheers. Terry pitches, Giants' Willie McCovey hits line drive right at Yankees Bobby Richardson, who catches it to end the game and clinch the title for the Yankees. Yankees mob pitcher Terry on field. Announcer notes this is the Yankees' 20th world championship.
Soviet Premiere Leonid Brezhnev visits the United States. Brezhnev and U.S. President Nixon arrive at a helicopter pad in a golf court. U.S. helicopters in the background. The leaders meet Apollo astronauts. The astronauts present plaques to both the leaders. Brezhnev and Nixon move to board a helicopter. The helicopter takes off for El Toro.
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