Italian leader Benito Mussolini leaves Rome by train to meet Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany. As he passes Italian honor guard to board the train, the troops shout "Duce" repeatedly, in unison. He arrives at the railway station in Germany. A large banner conveys Germany's welcome to the "Duce." A line of military men hold shovels. Women and children wave Italian flags. A German military band plays. Mussolini waves from his rail car window. People cheer. People wave to him. Rows of children at the railway station. People chant "Duce."
General George Patton is welcomed at Palermo in Sicily and meets with Catholic Church Cardinal Lavitrano. Army Engineers construct mountain highways. The crew is seen working and using dynamite charges in mountain side to more quickly build a road bed for advancing supplies. Road building machinery at work. Bridges are constructed. Captured Italian soldiers and Italian officers are marched as prisoners of war in Sicily.
Newsreel 'Fashion parade'. Models parade in elegant Rome saloons in the latest designs of Italian fashion designers. Balloon skirts and Harem hemlines are given more emphasis.
Pope John XXIII presides over final meeting of the First Session of the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church at St. Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City) in the Vatican City. Two thousand cardinals, bishops, and other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church are in attendance. The altar with Bernini's baldacchino stands in the middle of the meeting. The Council granted Bishops more authority regarding the use of modern languages in the liturgy of the church. The Pope is quoted as saying He has "heard the voice of the whole Catholic World." Attendees are seen leaving St. Peter's after the end of the session. (Note: This was one of the activities undertaken during The Second Vatican Council, also known as “Vatican II," which focused on relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world.)
Snow flakes blanket the Roman Forum, Colosseum and other monuments. Several people walk on snow covered grounds.
A new streamlined amphibious automobile tested in Rome. The automobile descends the stairs. Several men seated in the car. A huge crowd gathers to watch it. The automobile then travels on the road. It is taken into water. Several men gather near the stream to watch it. The car then climbs the stairs.
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