Salvaging activities for the U.S. Navy submarine Squalus (SS-192) off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire. Rescue vessels underway in towing operations during night. Air hoses float on surface. Pontoons seen on surface. Rescue vessel seen in the background. Animated view shows: USS Squalus on bottom with pontoons rigged at stern of submarine. Submarine bow in shallow water. Blow hoses seen aboard USS Falcon (ASR-2).
Activities of the United States secret service agents in Washington D.C., United States. Secret service agent and chief seated in an office. U.E. Baughman, Chief of the Secret Service, hands credentials to a new agent The Chief reminds the agent about the primary job of presidential protection. He briefs about the crime against people. The agent walks down the stairs of the Treasury building.
Clip regarding excavation of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) combat operation center (COC) at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, United States. View of the NORAD Combat Operations Center (COC) at Ent Air Force Base in Colorado Spring, Colorado. Trees in the foreground. View of an atomic bomb or nuclear blast. Mushroom cloud rising after blast. Next scene show ground breaking ceremony for the new NORAD COC. Spectators seated. View of mountain. Flags flutter in wind from flagpole. Artwork depicts passageways and three level building in hardsite. General Laurence S Kuter,NORAD Commander in Chief and Lieutenant General Robert M Lee,ADC Commander presses a button and activates charge on side of the mountain to begin excavation.
Flight of autogyro from Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. The autogyro appears to be a hybrid blend of an airplane and an early helicopter. Autogyro inventor Juan de la Cierva demonstrates a new model at Bryn Athyn. The autogyro taxis and takes off from the airfield. 'GAAKY' written on the side of autogyro. The autogyro in flight over field and lands.
The opening of a new cabaret show at Club Lido at the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. Entrance to Club Lido (78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France). The Duke of Windsor Edward VIII and his wife Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, are at the club. Michelle Morgan, Salvador Dali, Maurice Chevalier, French author Françoise Sagan, and other celebrities are also seen at Club Lido. Parisian cabaret dancers performing onstage.
International Track and Field event in Chicago, Illinois. A large crowd of spectators gathered for the International Track and Field event between the USA and Poland. A 110 meter hurdle race. American athletes Hayes Jones and Jerry Tarr participate. Spectators cheer the players. The 200 meter race begins. American athlete Al Oerter sets a new world record in discus throw.
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