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Dwight David Eisenhower travels in Europe as the Supreme Commander of the NATO forces.
A biographical documentary shows the life of Dwight Eisenhower who was the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Eisenhower travels in Europe as the Supreme Commander of the NATO forces. A Hotchkiss Artois makes a stop. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Dwight David Eisenhower and officers salute. Others stand near him. Statues on a wall outside a building. Dwight David Eisenhower comes out of a car. A guard with sword in his hand at the entrance. Eisenhower walks inside the building with a French officer. He is greeted by an official. He is seated with another officer. People seated at a round table in a conference hall. Netherlands: A plane lands. Soldiers are gathered. They salute. Eisenhower walks with officers. The 'Schiphol' near Amsterdam. Bikes move ahead of a car. The car parked in front of the Cabinet of the Minister President at the Dutch Ministry of General Affairs. He meets other officers. A building. He gets out of the car. The flag of Norway. The Big Ben in London, England. Eisenhower arrives at the Ministry of Defense and greets the waiting public. He addresses officials. People sit and take notes. The Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Rome, Italy. Eisenhower walks with officers and officials. Frankfurt: An aircraft is stationed. Eisenhower is greeted by an officer. Eisenhower reviews soldiers marching in Heidelberg, Germany. He salutes the soldiers.
International speedway race at Naestved Stadium, Denmark.
International speedway race on the dusty track at Naestved Stadium, Naestved, Denmark, Europe. Contestants including George Wilks from England, Leif Basse Hveem and Henry Andersen from Norway, Rune Sörmander from Sweden and the Dane Kiehn Berthelsen. Leif Basse Hveem wins the race in front of more than 11,000 spectators.
Yachtsmen adjust sails aboard boats in a stiff breeze as yachts are underway in the English Channel.
Sailing boats for a 60 mile race in the English Channel, England. Yachts underway at sea. Yachtsmen adjust sails aboard boats in a stiff breeze. Water sweeps over a boat. Yachts underway at sea.
Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees get ready for the 1951 baseball season
Newsreel clip previewing Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees at spring training prior to 1951 baseball season. The defending National League champion Phillies trained that year in Clearwater Florida. Players pose under sign that reads "Home of the Fightin' Phlilies." Shot of team owner Robert Carpenter and manager Eddie Sawyer. Shots of pitchers Robin Roberts, Jim Konstanty and Bubba Church warming up. Hitters seen in batting cage include Willie Jones, Eddie Waitkus and Andy Seminick. Clip shifts to Yankees' spring training in Phoenix, Arizona, where team holds up numbers and letters reading "1950 Champs" to mark their victory over the Phillies in the World Series. Manager Casey Stengel puts on cowboy hat and strikes a funny pose for the camera. Yankee players also don the hats, including 1950 American League MVP Phil Rizzuto and soon-to-be 1951 MVP Yogi Berra. Stengel talks with group of six Yankee rookies, including future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle at far right. Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio points bat at camera, smiles by batting cage.
Early attempts to fly various heavier than air contraptions. Later use of rockets for propulsion; GE jet engines circa 1951.
Early history of flight with various ornithopters and flying contraptions. A bicycle-powered 8-winged airplane collapses in front of a hangar during takeoff attempt. Man wearing a set of wings, and a tail, tries to fly by running and also by jumping off a large rock. The so-called Pitt Sky Car in action. A car equipped with an umbrella-like rotor intended for vertical takeoff. It simply jumps up and down. A man riding a bicycle being propelled in part by a pack of rockets burning behind his seat. It gets too hot and he abandons the bicycle just before the rocket pack explodes. Animated discussion of Newton's 3rd law of motion and its relevance to the jet airplane engine. Diagrams and illustrations. A Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star aircraft taking off, and in flight, with its speed brake extended. View of General Electric jet engine, circa 1951, that delivers over 5800 pounds of thrust. These engines being produced in the GE plant at Lynn, Massachusetts and the new (1951) GE plant at Lockland Ohio.
United Nations forces engage North Korean forces in 1951 during the Korean War
Operations of United Nations troops in Korea during the Korean War. U.S. Army Major General, William K. Harrison, Jr, and U.S. Navy Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, arrive at Panmunjom for initial peace talks with North Korean military officials. They walk past several tents and enter one. North Korean Officers walk across a field, with other structures and tents visible in background. In complete, unrelated change of scene, a contingent of the Philippine Expeditionary force is welcomed by Maj Gen Robert H Soule, Commanding General, 3rd Division and Philippine Colonel Dionisio Ojeda, who both exchange salutes with the troops on September 5, 1951. Various views of the Philippine troops being reviewed by General Soule, and in several formations. Closeup of a Philippine Captain at the front of some troops. General Soule and Colonel Ojeda standing in front of a tent, accompanied by other Philippine officers and a military photographer. Infantrymen of the 3rd Division firing rifles and M1919 Browning .30 caliber medium machine guns from cover in brush. Allied troops walk along the sides of a road. (Narrator says "A brief lull came to an end with Operation Cleanup.") A Patton tank loaded with infantrymen getting a lift uphill. Another moving downhill. Views of American tanks firing rounds in hilly terrain. An American soldier using a periscopic artillery range finder. Aircraft making bombing runs over the ridgeline. Next, United Nations forces are seen establishing defensive positions along the so-called Jamestown line. Tanks and infantry are deployed and seen in hardened bunker positions.
