Allied officers attend a conference in Wilton House, Wilton shortly before D-Day landings during World War II. Group of U.S. and British officers attend a conference at Southern Command (Wilton House). British General Miller at his desk.
German narrator describes a map of the plan of an Allied aerial and land operation, pointing at locations in the Netherlands including Nijmegen and Arnhem and Eindhoven. British bomber aircraft parked on a British airfield. Still images of British gliders on airfield being loaded with equipment including tanks. Still image aerial view of British glider flying, attached to tow rope. A British airfield filled with parked gliders and a British soldier driving a jeep into the belly of a glider transport.
The 1966 Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Theatre Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Women beauty pageant contestants seen on the stage include contestants from Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Syria, Venezuela, USA, France, Yugoslavia, and India. Miss India, Reita Faria, sits on the throne while Miss World 1965, Lesley Langley of United Kingdom, crowns her as Miss World 1966. Italian artist and director Beni Montresor is seen as one of the judges. Reita Faria walks the stage carrying scepter and wearing crown.
Women protesting for women's rights and equal rights march along Oxford Street towards Trafalgar Square in London as part of the first Women's Liberation March in 1971. A Maison Lyons department store is seen in the background, possibly 362-366 Oxford Street. In addition to the Woman's Power Symbol, signs displayed include "Women Unite for Women's Liberation," "Free 24 Hour Nurseries," "Women's Lib Means Peoples Lib," "Equality Now," and "No Sex Discrimination." Scene cuts to UK high school students in hallway between classes. A girl closes her locker door while talking to another girl. Cheerleaders gathered at a UK high school. Boys playing basketball. Girls standing and cheering. Still photo montage of early film stars.
British women, wearing thick coats and elaborate headdresses, are being welcomed by a gentleman and two rows of Boy Scouts as they exit a car during World War I. Streetcar behind is labeled "Aldgate Ilford " They enter an unidentified building with a large sign outside advertising "Scouts" Also on on the building is a poster advertising an April, 1917 meeting with "Nourishing Food" and "Come Early" with the partial title "The Lycell ". Two boys in the crowd drink porridge from pitcher and bowl.
A stylist grooms a woman, wearing fashionable go-go boots and polka-dotted micro mini dress. An British women's rights and feminist organization, marching on the street holding signs and placards with messages like “Equal Pay NOW!” and “Free Contraception” during the first women's liberation march. The crowned Miss World 1966, Reita Faria, smiles. Women wrestlers. A female wrestler throws her opponent, a black woman, on the wrestling ring floor. A mass wedding inside a stadium in Japan. Miss World 1966, Reita Faria, smiles with Miss World 1966 runner-up contestants (Miss Brazil- Marlucci Rocha, Miss Greece- Efi Fontini Plumbi, Miss Yugoslavia- Nikica Marinovic, Miss Italy-Gigliola Carbonara). Two policewomen, patrolling the street together, salute at the camera. Opening sequence of “Echo Newsreel” featuring a scene of various topics, such as the Big Ben Tower.
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