After a radio play in New York terrifies the nation. Thousands of radio listeners throughout the U.S. are frightened into mass hysteria by a dramatization of H. G. Wells' old thriller 'The War of the Worlds' as staged by Orson Welles, a young actor-manager. Orson Welles speaks at a press conference about the event. Media persons take notes during the press conference.
New methods of farming in the United States. Mechanical pea harvesters used at Seabrook Farms in New Jersey. A fleet of crop dusting biplane airplanes on the ground. An airplane taxis on the farm. Aerial spraying of insecticides by the airplanes. A cannery. The cannery in operation: Men and women workers prepare to can the food. A worker at a machine in the cannery. Vegetables are dehydrated and frozen.
Assorted jungle animals arrive in New York on floating zoo. A man feeds a giraffe. A zebra, a leopard, deer and a lynx are patted by people aboard a ship. (Woman seen is possibly Ruth Harkness).
Robert Vogeler arrives home with his family in New York. Robert Vogeler, a U.S. businessman held in a Hungarian prison for 15 months on trumped-up Soviet charges, arrives at his home land. He and his family disembark from an airplane. Cameramen clicks photographs. Vogeler is interviewed by media persons. With his wife at his side he speaks about his ordeal. His wife tells the media persons to leave him alone.
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion arrives in Washington DC, United States for a visit. An Israeli airplane taxis in front of the U.S. Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington; located at Washington National Airport in Arlington Virginia. David Ben-Gurion is on a visit to the U.S. during which he will enlist American aid for Israel bond drive. Citizens stand behind railings guarded by security guards. The Prime Minister disembarks from the airplane. He is greeted by U.S. officials.
Ceremony of "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day" at Yankee Stadium in New York. Trophies and a frame on which "Don't Quit" is written, lying on a table. A large crowd of baseball fans in the stadium. Seventh Regiment Band marches during the ceremony. Dignitaries and members of the 1927 Yankees World Championship team attend the ceremony. An official of the New York Yankee team makes an announcement on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. Lou stands in front of a microphones. Cameramen take photos. Other team members stand in the background. Joe McCarthy makes a presentation. George Herman Ruth, Jr. (Babe Ruth) talks to an official. Babe Ruth, dignitaries and other members stand and pose.
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