USAAF C-47 Skytrain units at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. The nose section of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) C-47 Skytrain military transport aircraft. The engines warm up. 'Enlist Now' written on the side of the aircraft. The crew load equipment in the C-47 aircraft. The Aircraft in flight over snow covered terrain. The interior of the C-47 aircraft. The crew drop cargo low pass over outpost. Snow covered flat terrain. Four men stand on snow. Two trucks parked on the roadway.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft parked. The B-29 parked under the mechanic shelter. A tug pulls the B-29 aircraft. The nose section and engine of the B-29 aircraft. The crew stands in front of the B-29 aircraft and fasten parachutes. The pilot checks the crew's parachutes
Review of the 1958 baseball season. Clip opens with Ebbets Field in Brooklyn and Polo Grounds in New York sitting empty after the Dodgers and Giants left for the West Coast. The teams are welcomed by parades and thousands of cheering fans in Los Angeles and San Francisco respectively. The season ends with the Milwaukee Braves and New York Yankees in the World Series for the second straight year. In game 7 at County Stadium in Milwaukee, Bill Skowron hits a home run to give the Yankees a 6-2 lead. Mickey Mantle catches the final out in center field as the Yankees clinch the game and series and celebrate as they run to the dugout.
The Boeing 1960 Progress Report covering the development and production of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress G and H models. A B-52G aircraft in flight overhead in Kansas, United States. The aircraft is capable of launching three different types of missiles. The aircraft can confuse the enemy radars and air defense systems. A man working at Boeing plant in Wichita, Kansas. He makes modifications in the model.
The fourth presidential election debate held between Democratic nominee Senator John F. Kennedy and Republican nominee U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon in New York, United States on 21st October 1960. ABC News correspondent Quincy Howe speaks during the debate and allows NBC correspondent John Chancellor to pose a question to Richard Nixon a . Correspondent Chancellor asks a question about Quemoy and Matsu issue. Vice President Nixon points out inconsistency of Senator Kennedy. He further explains it by saying that Senator Kennedy signed a resolution in 1955 which gave the president the power to use United States forces to defend Formosa (Taiwan) and offshore islands. But he also voted for an amendment which was lost, an amendment which would have drawn a line and left out those islands. Vice President Nixon supports President Eisenhower's position. Correspondent Howe asks Senator Kennedy to comment on the topic. He speaks about President Eisenhower sending a mission to persuade Chiang Kai-shek in the spring of 1955 to withdraw from Quemoy and Matsu because they were exposed. The President was unsuccessful. He refers to the fact that in 1958, as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was very familiar with the position that the United States took in negotiating with Communist China (PRC) on these two islands. He further that the U.S. was unable to persuade China's Chiang Kai-Shek to withdraw and thus it was decided by the U.S. to defend the islands.
Aerial view of Kansas City.View of roads and cross bridges. Traffic moving on Interstate 35. C.C. Pender, a store owner and civil leader speaks on the importance of the Interstate Highway System to the Kansas City area. Traffic moving on Interstate 95. Animation of the 41 thousand mile Interstate Highway System shown on a United States map.
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