A film on the life of sailors aboard U.S. Navy ships. The U.S. Navy sailors arrive at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States. They debark from the ship wearing dress white uniforms. They arrive at Waikiki Beach for a holiday. They swim and run and enjoy the beach. Hula girls perform in front of the sailors. The sailors board USS Macon (CA-132) and the ship gets underway. They clean guns and scrub decks aboard the USS macon. A navigator plots course on direction from ship's Captain.
Animation of an atom bomb blast. Arrows pointing away and down show ground impact along with formation of shock wave. Chalk board drawing shows static over pressure versus dynamic pressure from blast. The overpressure shockwave pattern is shown. Chalk board animation shows a shock wave destroying a house and tree. Animation demonstrating the weight of burst versus the distance affecting shock wave. Animation showing angle of the blast changing and affecting pressure to target. Low angle blast is shown as only 5 psi. The complex shape of a shock wave shown in drawing.
A Christmas party for homeless children and orphans in New York. Francis Cardinal Spellman talks to the children of the New York Foundling Hospital. Cardinal Spellman sits on the base of a large Christmas tree surrounded by children. Santa Claus greets the cardinal and distributes presents. Santa Claus talks to orphans. Children open the presents. A boy blows a small trumpet. The Saint Vincent Parish Boys choir sings a Christmas carol. A toddler whining. A girl cries. Young children dance. A little girl snatches a toy from a boy.
Unionized Hollywood worker is interviewed after his home is bombed during jurisdictional dispute between the Internaational Alliance of theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU).
Street is filled with members of two Hollywood labor unions engaged in jurisdictional disputes. Individuals are arrested and led away by police. Sign seen with demonstrators reads, 'Living Cost Does Not Wait For a Raise.' International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) is in conflict with Conference of Studio Unions (CSU). Police keep peace and escort some demonstrators away. Demonstrator signs include, 'Living Cost Does Not Wait For A Raise'
Shows the White Sands Proving Ground ( White Sands Missile Range), a rocket range in New Mexico. The sign on the entrance reads ' U.S. Naval Unit White Sands Proving Ground '. German V-2 rocket parts at the facility. An erected tail section of the V-2 rocket and a rocket launch(firing) platform. Rocket reads 'German V-2 rocket,Ordnance Department, White Sands Proving Ground ,New Mexico'.
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