View of Mont Blanc in the Alps. A cable car in transit. French and Italian workers riding on an open narrow gauge railroad train carrying cases of champagne to celebrate the "holing through" of a 7 mile tunnel,through Mont Blanc from Chamonix, on the French side of the mountain, to Courmayeur in Italy. It is to facilitate road travel directly between the two countries. Workers fasten French and Italian flags,to the tunnel wall. Professor Loris Corbi, in charge of the Italian tunneling project is seen with his French counterpart, Professor Andre Borie, as they exchange congratulatory kisses. The French and Italian workers cheer and celebrate this remarkable engineering achievement.
Demonstrations along the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. The Freedom Bell rings in the Rathaus Schöneberg, the city hall of West Berlin. View of the Berlin Wall. The Brandenburg Gate is behind the Berlin Wall. Street sign of Potsdamer Platz. The American flag flutters from a pole over a United States check post. U.S. soldiers drive past the Berlin Wall in an army jeep. A mayor and officials hold memorial services for those who died trying to escape from East Berlin. The West Germans march along a road. Police officials try to control the mob.
USGS (United States Coast Guard Ship ) Eagle in Washington DC. United States President John F. Kennedy welcomes the barque after its summer cruise from Europe. U.S. cadets on the barque. President Kennedy shakes hands with the sailors aboard. President Kennedy on the wheel with the Captain standing beside him.
Dutch-Indonesian pact signed in New Guinea. Indonesian and Netherlands officials sign a pact on the administration of New Guinea which is claimed by both countries. The United Nations is to administer the country until Indonesia takes over.
The Mont Blanc tunnel being built in France. View of snow covered peaks of Mont Blanc. Workers inside the tunnel celebrate the completion of the tunnel that connects Paris in France to Rome in Italy. Italian and French officials celebrate during the ceremony.
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) underway in the Atlantic Ocean during a Fleet Review for President Kennedy who is aboard the USS North Hampton (not seen). USS Forrestal is seen firing 8 times during her gun salute as she sails past the North Hampton. View of several destroyers (DD) underway in the review column, including USS John Paul Jones (DD-932), USS Rooks (DD-804), USS Miller (DD-535), USS Hood (DD-655),USS Remely (DD-688), USS Barton (DD-722) and others.