A contingent of Armed Axis troops, led by an officer, marches West through Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, intending to surrender to U.S. and UK forces of the Western Allies during final days of World War 2. A long line of German soldiers follows, some in horse-drawn wagons, and similar conveyances. Among the troops are some from Russia in German uniforms. Some of the surrendering German troops appear to be young boy soldiers.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser meets Marshal Josip Broz Tito in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia). President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser on board a ship. Yugoslavian flags. President Nasser disembarks from the ship. He meets Marshal Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia. Photographers clicks photos in the background. Large crowd of civilians gathered to welcome President Nasser. Nasser and Tito get into a car. Nasser waves at the gathering.
At the end of the harness racing season in Yonkers Raceway, a moving car carries mobile starting gate with harness racers aligned across the track behind it. The gate folds up and the starter car speeds away allowing the race to get underway. Spectators in the stands are seen dressed warmly on this cold, damp December day. The horses, and drivers in sulkies,race around the water-covered track. Narrator comments that horses were meant to run, not swim.
Newsreel clip on Minnesota welcoming major league baseball to the state in April 1961. Exterior views of Metropolitan Stadium, the home of the new Minnesota Twins. Banner reads "The Minnesota Twins Welcome You." Announcer notes team is playing in Bloomington, seven miles from each of the state's two major cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul. View of 25,000 spectators, most bundled up for a chilly day, inside stadium for the home opener against the Washington Senators. Those on hand include baseball commissioner Ford Frick, American League president Joe Cronin, and Minnesota Governor Elmer Andersen. Announcer notes the previous Washington team moved to Minnesota and was replaced with a new Senators team in Washington. Dignitaries walk on field trailed by Minnesota manager Cookie Lavagetto and Washington manager Mickey Vernon. Dignitaries raise the American flag. Governor Andersen kisses a baseball and throws out the ceremonial first pitch. Announcer notes Twins lost this game, but says "Who cares?" because Minnesota is in the big leagues.
King Mohammed V of Morocco visit to the United States. King disembarks from the President's plane. Chief Executive and high government officials greet and receive the King. Troops give a gun salute. Troops hold flags. His 3 days United States visit is to confer with Secretary of State, Dallas on the Algerian questions and retention of American bases in Morocco. He gets into the car and leaves for the White House.
The marriage ceremony of Cecile Dionne in Corbeil Ontario, Canada. Cecile Dionne, one of the surviving sisters of the Dionne Quintuplets, marries Philippe Langlois, a TV technician from Montreal. The marriage ceremony takes place at a church in Corbeil, Ontario (present day East Ferris, Ontario). The minister undertakes the wedding proceedings. Friends and relatives attend the ceremony. Newly married sister Annette Dionne with her husband Germain Allard at the ceremony. Friends and relatives wish luck to the newly married couple as they leave the church.
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