N.J. Blumberg is chosen as the pioneer of the year in New York. Motion picture pioneers and Hollywood movie studio executives gather for their jubilee dinner, welcoming sixty mew members. They take their dinner at a dining table. Many representatives of financial world, civic affairs and entertainment world attend the program. N.J. Blumberg, the chairman of the board of Universal -International Pictures, is awarded the pioneer of the year. Mr. Blumberg delivers a speech.
Animation shows the process of formation of crude oil inside the earth's crust. Migration of oil toward underground reservoirs inside sedimentary and porous rocks. Geologists and scientists conduct surveys for possible oil fields. Soil samples being collected for oil-search. Helicopters and marsh buggies provide reconnaissance for search of new oil fields. Scientists use gravity meters, magnetometers and seismographs for searching new oil fields. Geo-forms being lowered in water for oil discovery.
Reconstruction of Berlin, Germany following World War II. Aerial view looking over city of Berlin. Vehicles drive past on a main boulevard. Buildings in the background. A garden alongside the boulevard. Car traffic on the road. A sign board reads Der Neu Tiergarten ('The New Zoo'). A woman looks at a map on the signboard for the new Tiergarten zoo. People walk on the streets. Buildings on either side of the streets.
French ocean liner SS Flandre at New York Harbor in the United States. SS Flandre arrives at New York Harbor after an engine failure during her maiden voyage. A U.S. official shake hands and receives the Captain of the ship. Other naval officers and officials standing behind the men. Men trying to anchor the ship in the harbor when electric winches fail to raise its anchor. The ship leaves the harbor with its passengers standing at railing. SS Flandre underway in the harbor.
The Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. Flags of different countries displayed in a stadium during the Helsinki Olympics. Men taking part in a marathon start the event. A huge crowd gathered in the stands cheer for the men. Officials seated in the stands applaud. A man holds a board which reads '25 km'. Czechoslovakia's Emil Zatopek leads the event. People on the sides of the road cheer. The Czechoslovakian running on tracks in the stadium. Emil Zatopek finishes the 26-mile run creating a new record. Photographers take pictures. The crowd in the stands. Women's 400 meter relay event begins. United States team wins creating a new record with a score of 45.9 seconds. The relay team of four girls dances with glee. Men's 1500 meter track event begins. The crowd in the stands is applauding. Luxembourg's Joseph Barthel overcomes American Macmillan winning the country's first gold medal. Joseph Barthel cries standing on the winner's stand.
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines takes the oath of office as Mexico's next President. Attending the inaugural are retiring Ambassador O'Dwyer and Vice-President Nixon. Crowd greets the new President. Soldiers march in respect of the President. Officials watch from balcony of building.
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