Suburban Handicap horse race at Belmont Park, New York. Horses come out of the gates to run on a turf track. Spectators cheer during the race. Colt Eight Thirty wins the 54th running of Suburban handicap. He beats horse named Can't Wait by a length.
Aviator Jimmie Mattern in Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Jimmie Mattern boards the aircraft and takes off for his trip across the Atlantic. Crowd watches as the young Texas pilot takes off.
Professor Pierre Joliot tests uranium disintegration in Columbia University, New York. Joliot uses Geiger-Muller counter and notes down the readings. He controls the voltage. Joliot uses Geiger-Muller counter with a standard uranium source as placed on GM tube and take it off. A voltage control equipment is shown.
Dr. George Pegram explains the military possibilities of uranium fission in Columbia University in New York. He calls navy department on phone telling them that Dr. Fermi will call on them to explain the military possibilities of uranium fission. Views of a telephone. Studio reenactment : (Navy Commander Office) Scientist leaves the office after an interview with a commander and a Lieutenant. The navy commander thanks the scientist and asks that be kept informed. View of the scientist. The navy commander says good day to the scientist.
An anti-gambling campaign is launched by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in New York City. Mayor LaGuardia uses a sledgehammer to break and destroy slot machines. Views of a pile of smashed slot machines. People smash slot machines and carry them away. Mayor La Guardia and then others on a boat throw the smashed machines into the Long Island Sound. Part of a "25 years ago today" UN newsreel story issued September 24, 1959.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer of Monaco at a gala benefit in New York. They arrive at the gala benefit hall. They draw a lottery ticket from a box and announce the winner. People at a dining table applaud. Views of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer.
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