Farmers on strike in Sioux City, Iowa. Farmers armed with logs of wood and guns protest against the transportation of agricultural products to markets. They dismantle the rail road track in the area. Reconstruction work carried on the track. A train moves on the track after the reconstruction.
Martial law being imposed in Le Mars, Iowa. Buildings along the sides of a street. Cars parked in front of a building. Soldiers load cartons on a trailer. They stand holding rifles on the street. Tents in an area. Buildings in the background. Soldiers stand outside a tent and discuss amongst themselves.
Snow queen cuts the ribbon and opens the Long View Ski Club's tournament at Dubuque in Iowa, United States. Ski champions from all over the world compete. Skiers jump from a high inclined ramp and many crash while landing.
On September 23, 1959 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev begins an unprecedented tour of the United States and visits the heart of the world's best corn country in Iowa. The farm of Roswell Garst in Coon Rapids. Khrushchev visits the farm. Reporters and photographers surround Roswell Garst's white, wooden farmhouse taking photographs and recording the entourage of Khrushchev. He inspects the modern, ultra-efficient farming methods. Garst shows the visitors his mechanized farming equipment for corn chopping, large-scale planting, harvesting and livestock feeding operations. Nikita Khrushchev and Roswell Garst inspect hybrid corn on corn belt. Khrushchev takes lunch with Adlai Stevenson, an American politician. He visits the swimming pool.
A wingless aircraft, the 'Aerodyne' based on aerodynamic principle is demonstrated in a model form at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A man demonstrates and controls the wingless aircraft. The aircraft in a model form in flight.
Skiing Tri State Meet in Dubuque, Iowa. Participants from various places go on tricky slides to win the championship. Some of the participants fall during the first jump from a high angle. A crowd watches the skiing championship.
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