Written text introduction by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Various early 1960s cars in parking lot outside a Montgomery Ward store. Police detective seen through car window drinks coffee, puts his coffee under a police CB radio. Man walking as seen in rear view mirror. Detective approaches man as he pauses to open his car's door. Officer arrests the man for burglary. Handcuffs being put on hands. Man hitting officer over the head with handcuffed hands. View of officer on pavement with blood on forehead. Handcuffed hands opening car door and man entering car. Tire of car spinning on pavement to get away. Host at podium speaks to audience, saying "making an arrest is the most dangerous job in law enforcement." In Hyattsville, MD, a police car drives at night, passing by the Lustine auto dealer at 5710 Baltimore Avenue. Two police officers talk inside car, saying "no news is good news." Passing by Bird n' burger restaurant in Hyattsville. Police car passes by Fields Buick auto dealer (5323 Baltimore Avenue Hyattsville, MD). Policeman reading arrest warrant using flashlight in car. Policeman uses telephone inside car, saying to dispatcher, "Car 21, going 10-6, investigating suspicious vehicle." White Pontiac Prince George's County police car pulling up to Bird n' Burger restaurant in Hyattsville. Police exit vehicle with guns drawn. Policeman saying “You are under arrest”. Man puts up his hands, turns around slowly, takes two steps backwards, leans against car and spread legs way up and back. Policeman frisks the arrested man and confiscates a handgun. Policeman puts handcuffs on suspect as his police partner observes while holding a gun for safety. Gun found on suspect removed by police. Close up of policeman locking handcuffs. Policeman searches inside car. Policeman’s badge shows the Prince George’s County, MD coat of arms. Police closing car trunk and walking handcuffed suspect into police car.
Dramatization. Community leaders meet with a police chief. A police chief asks for advice regarding new Cuban immigrants not approaching police with problems. A Jewish rabbi raises his teacup to answer after glancing at the concentration camp serial number tattoo on his wrist. As a Holocaust survivor, he suggests, are there “any Spanish-speaking policemen in your precinct?”. Police chief answers the rabbi and takes notes. Policeman hugs his son before leaving for work. Wife and two children say goodbye to him as he gets into his car in a suburban neighborhood. Policeman greets his neighbor mowing the grass lawn next door. Policeman enters his car to drive away. Metropolitan police walking in front of precinct building on L Street NW Washington D.C. near the intersection of L and Pennsylvania. Several police on motor scooters or mopeds drive out of precinct parking lot. Newspaper shows local news such as “Youth receives Medal for saving Policeman’s life”. Close up of police belt with walkie talkie and wooden baton. Metropolitan police officers getting into police car and driving away. Dramatized newspaper headline reporting saving of policeman's life by African American youth.
Civilian use of radar in the United States post World War 2. View of New York Municipal Airport, later La Guardia, control tower and terminal. A TWA Lockheed C-69 Constellation taxiing as another plane descends. Ships sailing in harbor. Speeding train pulled by Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 electric locomotive. A circular crt display showing radar activity and approaching storm front. A hurricane in America. Scientists study radar in Evans Signal Laboratory, located in Camp Evans, New Jersey. Entrance of the Evans Signal Laboratory. A large radar antenna. Radar oscilloscope display shows signal received from the moon.
Front pages of various American newspapers such as the New York World Telegram and Journal American reporting World War 2 related news with headlines such as “INVASION FLEETS AT STATIONS”, “INVASION “IMMINENT”! FLEET SET FOR ACTION” “ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL MAP INVASION STRATEGY”, and “INVASION THRUST AT EUROPE EXPECTED HOURLY IN LONDON”. United States and United Kingdom senior military officers gather for a meeting. Two officials read a report together.
Editorial and printing press office for the Atlanta Daily World, the oldest black newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia. Two black men, one of them possibly a member of the Scott family, talking in front of Atlanta Daily World editorial and printing office (210 Auburn Avenue Atlanta, GA ) in the Sweet Auburn district. Above the door a sign reads “Atlanta Daily World “News while it is news””. A woman listens to the two men talking. Young African-American man nodding. Close up of “Atlanta Daily World” signage.
Allied troops marching in victory on Avenue Champs Elysees, Paris, France. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower stands with Marshal Charles de Gaulle on a moving car. Eisenhower on a horse-drawn carriage in London, England during VE parade. Eisenhower with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. General Eisenhower is welcomed with a ticker tape parade in New York City after WWII victory. Eisenhower raises his hands victoriously during parade. Eisenhower speaks to the crowd from a podium, saying "New York simply can't do this to a Kansas farmer boy and keep its reputation for sophistication.”
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