The honorable Fred Korth, Secretary of the Navy, arrives at port to inspect recently procured high speed PT Patrol boats in Quantico Virginia, United States. The boats have 30mm and 40mm guns. He examines a gun on the ship and enters inside through a hatch. The boat leaves the port. Turret of gun on boat. Officers aboard the ship take a ride on patrol boat with their guest. Views of the boat cruising at high speed.
An air pickup rescue in China. A R-6 helicopter evacuates wounded soldiers. A L-20 Beaver picks up soldiers from the ground using a technique at a speed of 130 mph. A soldier being strapped before the airlift. The aircraft lifts him up with great speed. A United States aircraft parked. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers insert charges into rockets and then load them into a multi-barrel rocket launcher mounted on a 37mm gun carriage, set up on the shore at Viareggio, Italy in World War 2. They load the 4.5 mm rockets into the firing tubes. Next the rockets are seen being fired by a soldier from a remote position. (Ordnance and Artillery Sections of the U.S. 5th Army developed this rocket launcher.)
Demonstration of a safety steering wheel designed by French engineers in France. French engineers show a newly devised steering wheel designed to eliminate the common cause of injuries due to abrupt stops. A test driver risks his ribs in full speed crashes. He comes out upright and undamaged.
Mummers parade in Philadelphia. Parade passes along Broad Street. Men in enormous fancy costumes. Men carry a baby in fancy dress. Behind them is a car with sign reading "Oregon NYA." Various decorative floats in the parade. Various groups perform. Men in drag and men dressed like women among the performers. Bands march and play. Numerous spectators watch the parade. Policemen on horseback patrol along the parade route.
Newsreel clip highlighting game 7 of baseball's 1964 World Series. Shot of small Cardinals flags. Stands of Sportsman's Park in St. Louis filled to capacity. Cardinals score when in fourth inning when wild throw to first base allows Ken Boyer to score. Mel Stottlemyre pitches to Dal Maxvill but Cardinals pull a double steal, allowing Tim McCarver to score. Maxvill singles to right, scoring another run. Later in the game, Ken Boyer hits home run to left field, putting Cardinals on top 7-3. Final score would be 7-5, giving the Cardinals their first world championship since 1946.
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