Senator Joseph McCarthy, Chairman, Senate Subcommittee, investigating Army Signal Corps Subversion and Espionage at Fort Monmouth, during a press conference at the Federal Building in New York City. He is accompanied by Major General K.B Lawton, Commanding General of Fort Monmouth (in civilian clothes). Journalist asks Senator McCarthy about the outcome of the investigations into leaked information. McCarthy discusses suspensions of employees at Forth Monmouth due to communist activities and involvement with communism and espionage.
New York City residents deal with Summer heat by opening fire hydrants. Kids play in the water sprayed on the street. Young men driving an open top vehicle are sprayed with the fire hydrant. A woman crossing the street loses one of her shoes when it becomes stuck in the hot asphalt. Men and women drink chilled beer.
Worker wearing safety harness handles a twenty-ton glass disk in Corning, New York. The disk to be fitted into the world's largest telescope in California.
Scenes from an American football match between the Military Academy's cadets in New Haven, Connecticut. Thousands of spectators cheer from stands. Final results; Alabama beats Georgia 20 to12.
A suburban shopping center in the United States. Wide variety of 1950s cars parked in parking lot of the Cross County Center located in Yonkers, New York. Signs for 'First National Stores'. Other signs seen include, Andrews, Lerner Shops, Stamp Bonus Days, Gimbels, and Red Coach Inn. A woman is seen with a shopping cart and carrying a large box of Stanzal Detergent. Children climb onto mechanical rocket amusement rides. A girl climbs into a 'Sputnik' toy ride. A small roller coaster is seen in action. View through the window of a brass goods store has a sign that reads, 'Chemex'.
Exteriors of the suburban Cross County Center shopping center in Yonkers, New York in the late 1950s. Camera pans across the Grand Union grocery store advertising its gravity-fed "Food -O-Mat" shelving system. There is also an automat in front of the store for a number of items. Close up view of an automat automatic vending machine. Man pulls a box of cornflakes from the machine after inserting coins. View of grocery store puchases from the Grand Union supermarket in large bins on a conveyor belt, as they roll to bag boys outside the store, who lift the bags into the cars of waiting customers. A car pulls up to a drive in window at the Peoples Trust Bank and the driver deposits a large bag of money into the teller drawer. Elevated view of the Cross County Center open air suburban shopping center and many 1950s cars parked in the parking lots. Signs seen at shopping center include "Lerner Shops" and "Gimbels". Many cars on the nearby roads and parking lots.
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