The Nuclear Ship ( NS ) Savannah nearing its completion in the United States. At the shipyard, a full size mockup of the nuclear reactor for the NS Savannah, is being constructed to facilitate installation of the actual reactor in the ship and training of her crew. View from above of the Savannah under construction. Several engineers and scientists, invited to the shipyard, from other countries, are seen in orange coveralls of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and hard hats showing their national flags and labeled "foreign observer." Below her hull are seen retractable stabilizers to dampen roll in heavy seas.
Launching of the NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo and passenger ship in the United States. View of her bow, with banner reading: "New York Shipbuilding Corporation, NS Savannah." Spectators seated while a brass band plays. Shipyard crews knock supports out from beneath the Savannah's hull. U.S. First Lady, Mamie Eisenhower, swings bottle of champagne to christen the NS Savannah, and the ship slides down the ways, sternfirst. View of the Savannah in the river.
Yorkville neighborhood area of Manhattan, New York City, inhabited by Germans around the start of World War 2. Cars parked outside German shops. Traffic along the road. Pedestrians on the sidewalk. A sign reads "Cafe Hindenburg" and another sign for "Rudi's and Maxl's Brau-Haus." Another sign reads "Platzl Dance." Various German signs outside shops and restaurants in Yorkville. Sign board in front of the the "Der Entappenhase" theatre advertises information about the USS Panay sinking incident.
Remains of the Lockheed XP-38 that crashed at Mitchel Field, New York, the day before, after a cross-continental flight from March Field, California. The airplane was flown by Lieutenant Ben Kelsey, who escaped without injury. But the airplane was totally destroyed.
Motorcade of General Douglas MacArthur on occasion of his return to the United States after being relieved of Command by President Truman. MacArthur is being welcomed by citizens of New York City. Crowds line the sidewalks, as seen from the view of accompanying newsreel photographers. Motorcade passes through streets of the city. Showering of ticker tape. Officers stand, holding the flag of United States. Troops standing at attention.
The City of New York fetes General Douglas MacArthur when he arrives there after being relieved of Command by President Truman. Views of the parade from viewpoint of newsreel cameramen surrounding the General's open car. Fireboats in the harbor create a huge fountain with their pumps. Trees are inundated with ticker tape.
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