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Rome's elite motorcycle police stage a precision drill and free-wheeling at fancy patterns in Italy.
Rome's elite motorcycle police stage a spectacular demonstration of precision drill and free-wheeling at fancy patterns in Italy. Italian President, high dignitaries and cheering spectators watch in delight.
Men compete in a finger-wrestling match in Bavaria, Germany.
Two men compete in Fingerhakeln, a finger-wrestling match in Bavaria, Germany. One finger of each opponent is linked through a leather loop. The competitors wear traditional Bavarian costumes such as Lederhosen. The defeated opponent pulled off from his chair.
College Football game between Southern California and Washington at Seattle in Washington.
A College Football game between two unbeaten teams, the University of Southern California Trojans and the University of Washington Huskies, at Seattle in Washington. Thousands of spectators attend. USC Trojans beat the Washington Huskies.
Safety techniques and measures used by the people in the United States.
A film titled 'Seconds for Survival' depicts the techniques used by people in case of emergency for their safety in the United States. American actor Raymond Hart Massey talks about the safety techniques. Men aboard sailing boats underway at sea. Warning about an upcoming storm in the sea arises on a teletypewriter. Sailors aboard a motorboat warns the people about the storm. Everybody is safe because of the quick warning and actions. Men and women working in a bank. A man arrives at the counter and shows a pistol to the employee during a bank robbery. He asks him to give all the money. The employee presses the button of a silent alarm to call the police. The man comes out of the bank with the money. The police arrives in time and captures the criminal.
Firemen direct water on a fire and control it in a house in the United States.
Safety in everyday life in the United States. Exterior of a house in upscale suburb in the United States. Man, woman and their child inside the house. Housewife sitting in chair sewing, and a boy child lying on the rug in a room, reading. A man working in office in another room. He carelessly throws a cigarette in an ash tray and comes out of the room. He sits with his family. The other room catches fire because of the burning cigarette. The woman calls the fire department. Firemen arrive and fire fighters extinguish the fire with water from fire hoses.
Description of North American Air Defense system components and operation
Actor Raymond Massey talks about the nation's need for defense against possible air attack. He walks to a large wall map depicting North America and discusses joint efforts of Canada and the United States to establish an effective air defense system for North America. On the map, lines of radar stations are shown: The DEW line;Mid Canada line; and the Pine Tree line. Other radar installations are highlighted along East and West coasts on land, on towers in the ocean, on picket ships and on picket aircraft. Sites of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) network of radars, computer systems, and aircraft command and control equipment are depicted on the U.S. part of the map. The headquarters of NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) at Colorado Springs, Colorado is highlighted. Massey points to models of intercepter missiles and long range bombers, on his desk, and discusses their employment. He then speaks of an intricate communications system to tie everything together. This is depicted on the animated map. Views of men laying telephone cable. Underground view of telephone cables. View of telephone microwave tower. Telephone poles and lines along a rural road. A mother and child telephoning the father long distance. Office workers using telephones. Teletype machines and television communications. A ship laying telephone cable at sea.Map depicts lines of communication provided by undersea cables. views of emergency supplies and equipment available in times of disaster. Downed power lines being repaired. Men at a large emergency diesel generator. Underground communication cables being installed by team of tracked vehicles. Remote lines of communication away from possible targets are depicted.
