All stores and places of business in the city are closed as labor takes holiday from a distilling plant and general walkout ensues in Pekin, Illinois. A group of workers poses during the strike. The distilling plant in the background. A man in his office. A sign outside all stores reads as 'Closed at 3'O clock'. Dinner Bell restaurant, a barber shop and several other stores are closed. People come out of the stores. Men carry luggage. Men standing beside buses. View of a street.
Plot to blow up U.S. landmarks is uncovered in New York on February 16, 1965. Views of targets to blow up American landmarks in various cities. Multiple views of the Statue of Liberty in New York, front and back from the water and from the air. Next scene is low aerial view of the George Washington Monument equestrian statue at Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Eakins Oval. Car traffic seen and view of tall building skyline of Philadelphia. Exterior view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, followed by view of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, View of reflecting pool and the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington DC. View of largely empty parking lot near the Woodland apartments in New York City. Bomb squad men wearing protective gear are seen moving package of dynamite. Bomb squad truck moving through city streets. The plot was organized by Robert Steele Collier, Walter Augustus Bowe, and Khaleel Sultran Sayyed of Black Liberation Front or BLF, and also a Canadian women, Michelle Duclos, of a Quebec separatist party. Undercover police officer Raymond Wood is seen getting an award for uncovering the plot.
Activities of fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts. A tourist couple in a 1940s car as they look at landscapes of the city. Car stops in front of a house. A woman rings a door bell. Boats and ship at harbor. The couple and the car in the foreground. Sailboat at sea. Sign: 'North Sea' and 'South Sea' on boats. Fishermen mend fising nets and make fishing nets dry in sun. Women packs boxes of fish filets and place them on conveyor belt in a fish packaging factory or cannery. Men of Gloucester construct a ship. After construction is completed, the new fishing boat named "Benjamin C." slides down the way into the harbor waters. U.S. flag on the ship. Christians gather as Catholic Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cushing, leads a religious service on the docks to bless the fishermen.
Detroit riots in Detroit, Michigan. A man walks on a side walk. Building in the background. Sign on building:'7- Bruesser & Co.'. Insignia of Michigan Bell Telephone Company on a van. Barbed wire and a sign board of 'Restricted Area'. U.S. soldiers stand on guard duty.
Meeting between French President General de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Germany. In Bonn, the German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer welcomes the French President Charles de Gaulle who is on a five-day official visit to Germany. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and General de Gaulle conclude a series of talks on Franco-German unity with several officials. The bell towers of Cologne Cathedral (Domkloster 4, 50667 Köln, Germany). In Cologne, Chancellor Adenauer and General de Gaulle talks of British Commonwealth partners on Britain's entry into the European Common Market.
Ceremonies during 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin Germany. Representatives walk in Olympic stadium with flags of participating nations. Views of Olympic flame. Representatives standing in formation and waving flags of participating nations. Bell rings. Views of Olympic stadium.
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