Wiley Post readies his Lockheed Vega aircraft named Winnie Mae for an ascent into the stratosphere. Sir Malcolm Campbell drives his Bluebird car at Daytona Beach, Florida. He sets a speed record of 276 miles per hour. Campbell has a nearly bald tire at the end of his speed record drive. From a February 11, 1960 Newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
President Dwight D Eisenhower visits Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs in Colorado. He receives an honorary degree during the visit to the academy. President Eisenhower addresses 1000 cadets and gives advice to them as an old soldier. He flies to Denver for a family reunion. The president meets the First Lady and his grandchildren in Denver.
King Baudouin of Belgium visits a Chrysler plant in Detroit, Michigan. Number of cars arrives in front of the Chrysler building (likely the Mack Avenue Engine Complex). Sign reads “Hot Test”. Engines moving in assembly line. The King inspects modern automated assembly lines. King Baudouin inspects Chrysler cars. One of the convertibles' models presented to the King by a woman. Woman shake hands with King Baudouin.
Horse racing at Pimlico in Maryland. Horses run from the gates at the onset of a race. Royal Orbit wins the race. Huge crowd gathered to watch the race. People cheer. Royal Orbit wins the four length triumph on the turf track.
A rug factory on fire in Los Angeles. Fire men battle to get fire under control. View of wrecked building and topping walls after the fire. Wounded fireman brought out of the building. Fire rages through the block long factory building.
Adlai Stevenson campaigns for Presidential nomination in Chicago. He formally announces his campaign for Democratic Presidential nomination in 1956. Stevenson seated at his desk with the American flag next to him. A man listens to radio wearing headphones.
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