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Ashes of Christopher Columbus being honored in Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic
A film titled 'Santo Domingo honors ashes of Columbus' shows ashes of Christopher Columbus being placed in a crystal casket amidst vivid ceremonies in Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic. A number of officials and other dignitaries are also present at the ceremonies.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, chairman of U.S. Committee raising funds for Columbus Memorial Lighthouse, visits Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Opening scene shows President Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic, presenting Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University, the Order of Juan Pablo Duarte. Dr. Butler is visiting Santa Domingo, as chairman of the U.S. Committee, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to raise funds for the Christopher Columbus Memorial Lighthouse in which remains of Columbus will be interred. Scene shifts to interior of the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, where the crystal urn, that for the past year has contained remains of Columbus, is opened so Dr. Butler and his wife might see them. They both move forward as Archbishop Ricardo Pittini Piussi points out aspects of the relics.
American people board aircraft in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and leave as they face threat of invasion from Dominican Republic.
American people evacuate from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti as they face threat of invasion from Dominican Republic. A view of the city. The American people crowd at an airport for evacuation. An aircraft being parked in the background. The people move towards the airport to board the aircraft. Several views of the army personnel kissing their wives. The people board the passenger aircraft. Interior views of passengers in the cabin of the Pan American Airlines passenger aircraft in flight. The evacuees inside the aircraft. The aircraft lands in Miami, Florida where the evacuees exit the aircraft. The children of refugees in a hospital. A nurse holding a small child. A woman with young children holding dolls stands near her. One of the white children holds a dark-skinned Haitian doll and two other girls hold dolls with white skin.
Visual saga of the American Soldier from 1945 to 1970: WWII; Korea; Berlin Crisis;Cuban Missile Crisis; Red China
Review of conflicts involving U.S. from World War 2 to 1970. A U.S. soldier with rifle and binoculars, on guard. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler speaks in Germany to mass audience. German mobilization and blitzkrieg. U.S. troops firing small arms on island in Pacific, battling Japanese. U.S. soldiers on half-track firing artillery. Explosive destruction of Nazi swastika and Eagle symbol on top of building in Zeppelin Field, Nuremberg, Germany. General Douglas MacArthur stands as Japanese General signs surrender documents aboard USS Missouri, ending World War II. Times Square in New York City on Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) marking end of World War 2. American troops firing artillery and small arms in Korean War. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev speaking at the United Nations. Newspaper headlines about postwar Berlin Crisis. Soviet missiles on display in military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet General Georgy Zhukov and Nikita Khrushchev, at Kremlin, reviewing the parade. Cuban President Fidel Castro giving a speech. A newspaper headline reading: "Khrushchev orders removal of missiles" ending the Cuban Missile Crisis. Soviet cargo ship with covered missiles on its deck. Red flag with image of Lenin and message: 'Partido Communista Dominicano' and a crowd chanting support for the Communist party in the Dominican Republic. Communist Chinese people marching with massed flags in the People’s Republic of China. Chairman Mao Zedong waving to a crowd of young supporters and Red Guards in China as they chant. A United States soldier in South Vietnam during Vietnam War looks through binoculars and then walks carrying his M-16 rifle. A map of Vietnam.
Robert Sargent Shriver interviewed about the Peace Corps activities in Washington DC, United States.
Reporters Len 0' Connor and Art Barriault interview the First Director of Peace Corps, Robert Sargent Shriver. On being asked whether the Peace Corps run into opposition with the government he clarifies that Peace Corps go to countries where the government invites them. Shriver reveals that the demand for Peace Corp volunteers has been on an increase. He also talks about the Peace Corps in Brazil, Dominican Republic, Chile, Venezuela and other American Republics. He states how the Peace Corps volunteers in Columbia lived in a simple manner but they still managed to keep their morale high.
Red cross workers bandage to wounded survivors and men remove debris for reconstructing Hurricane ravages in Santo Domingo.
Reconstructions of Hurricane ravages in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Views of ruins and damaged homes. Natives men, women and children. Red cross workers bandage to wounded survivors. Men remove debris for reconstructing the ravages. Damaged bridge and damaged equipment. Damaged ship in water.
