Car parallel parking challenge is solved by new fifth wheel-equipped car in Piedmont, California. New device invented by Brooks Walter that facilitates the task of nosing automobiles into spaces along the curb. Car demonstrates parking along the curb between vehicles. Driver positions car front into space and then activates use of a spare wheel attached to rear of car that lowers to the ground, raises vehicle end, and allows driver to direct the rear of the automobile horizontally into the parallel parking space.
War veterans swamp the Bureau for loans on new bonus plan in Washington DC. The war veterans of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) stand in a queue for loans. J. M. Betz, Deputy Disbursing Officer operates an automatic signature device which certifies 15 vouchers at a clip and 20000 in a day. A crowd of beneficiaries line up outside Uncle Sam's pay window in New York.
New strength for the Republic of Korea Army in South Korea. Three new Army corps are turned over to the Republic of Korea for training and operation. Flag of Republic of Korea and two another flags. In the address of congratulation , U.S. General Maxwell Taylor speaks in Korean and a surprised South Korean President Syngman Rhee expresses admiration for General Taylor speaking in Korean and notes, in English, that he understood every word.
New motorcycle speed mark by G.A. Baum in Germany. Race driver G.A. Baum puts on a helmet and enters a super-streamlined torpedo shell that leaves his feet dangling. People standing around him. A man assists him in entering torpedo shell. He pilots the torpedo and sets a new record for the small 100 cc class.
New Year’s Eve celebration at a night club in Havana, Cuba. Many formally dressed men and women enter a night club in Havana, Cuba, to celebrate a New Year’s Eve party. The men wear tuxedos or white dinner jackets, and the women wear evening gowns. Men and women enter the night club in pairs.
Activities of Allied troops during the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A swastika sign on an animated map shows German occupied area in France and as a target for Allied troops to invade. American, Canadian and British troops prepare for the invasion. French soldiers of democracy board boats and leave the shore of England. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and South African Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts wish luck to Allied troops boarding a landing craft. A map shows Allied landing on Normandy coast. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers the news about the victory of Allies over Normandy which is broadcast to the French people. A radio operator and towers shown. French people listen to Eisenhower's speech. A man gives the news of Normandy invasion by Allied troops on a microphone. People applaud. Streets in London. People of London read newspapers stating 'Allied invaded in France'. Aircraft on the ground. Airborne paratroops board the aircraft. A general talks to the troops during the airborne operation. The aircraft in flight. Ships underway at sea. The navy and the air force blast Normandy shore positions.
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