Qui Nhon harbor in Vietnam. A military compound called Camp Goldberg, named for U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Joseph A Goldberg, the pilot of a helicopter shot down by the Viet Cong on July 15, 1962. Within the compound, are seen the Lane and Guthrie maintenance hangars, dedicated to the memories of Sp/5 James Everett Lane, the gunner, and Sp/5 Harold Lee Guthrie, the Crew Chief, both of whom lost their lives with CWO Goldberg. (Reportedly, these were the first U.S. Army Aviation personnel killed in action, in Vietnam. ) (Vietnam War period).
The Ford Rotunda, destroyed by fire in 1962. Aerial view of The River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Facts about the plant superimposed over the pictures of plant in the background. Freighter ' Henry Ford II' passes under drawbridge. View of captain at wheel. Aerial view of plant, buildings and smokestacks. Interior of power plant, generators and central control board. Cranes operators operate crane scoops to unload iron ore from a ship. Coke ovens discharge flaming coke. Clouds of steam arise from the quencher. Cable cars climb to top of the blast furnace. Molten iron flows from bottom of blast furnace. Aerial view of River rouge plant. Interiors of foundry. Workers fill molds with sand. Mold being removed from casting of V-8 engine block. View of mold production lines. Mold assembled and molten metal poured into the mold. Castings removed from the molds. Workers remove rough edged from casting. Engine casting travels on assembly line conveyor system. Multiple drilling machines in operation. Engine blocks on conveyor move through measuring device. (World War II period).
A plate on chair reads 'The President, Jan. 20 1961'. President John F Kennedy in a meeting with cabinet and military advisors during the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962. Aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial. Large crowd gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. They carry banners and signs. A sign reads "Jim Crow must go" (reference to racial segregation practices during Civil Rights movement). Demonstrators and speakers on on steps of the Lincoln Memorial during speeches. View of crowd listening to speeches.
Woman seen backing her 1962 Ford Galaxie convertible car out of carport of her house in the suburbs. Her husband is seated on a motorized lawn mower. View from inside Ford convertible as housewife backs out of the driveway and leaves driving on suburban streets; while her husband proceeds to cut the grass in the front yard, relying on motor power rather than personal exertion. Likewise, the woman driving along in her car, exerts little effort. Air Force personnel in uniform, at work in an office setting also expend little energy. A group of Air Force men engaged in calisthenics. A man exercising with dumbells for exercise and fitness. A man playing golf. Couples riding tandem bicycles, and paddling canoes. A group of men performing calisthenics and doing pushups. Several people swimming at a pool. Children being taught to swim by their father. Youth engaged in group swimming activities. A group of boys on a swim team line up and dive into the swimming pool.
A documentary depicts Algerians attaining independence after a struggle. A notice for a referendum relating to Algerian independence is issued in July 1962. People on the steps of a building. A man waves the Algerian flag from a balcony. A crowd of children look as a tailor sews the flag of Algeria. People prepare for voting. A mass of people gathers to vote for their independence. A woman comes out of a booth after voting. A ballot is put in a box. Men write on a board to declare the result of the voting. Others look. The Algerian flag is raised. People in a jubilant mood after attaining independence.
Newsreel of June 28, 1962 showing event 25 years earlier: Hindenburg disaster on 6th May 1937. Traffic passes on road. LZ-129 Hindenburg airship approaches Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Ground crew awaits Hindenburg's landing. Mooring mast in the background. Hindenburg catches fire and fuel tank bursts out of hull. Hindenburg engulfed in flames crashes into ground. Men run toward burning Hindenburg. Huge clouds of smoke arise from burning Hindenburg.
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