International Civil Air Patrol Cadets Exchange Program in Maryland,United States. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Stearman PT-17 trainer aircraft taxis and lands at the Hyde Field. Engines of PT-17. Pilot gets out of PT-17. Cadets get out of liaison aircraft.
International Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Cadets Exchange Program in Maryland,United States. Sign board reads Department of State,320 21st Street North West. Foreign cadets attend reception. They shake hands with United States Air Force Lieutenant General Joseph Smith. General's wives shake hands with the group. United States Air Force General Lucas Victor Beau and General Smith shake hands with foreign cadets. Flags in the background.
Upshot-Knothole Annie atomic bomb test in Nevada, United States. A sign board reads: 'US Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Proving Ground Mercury, Nevada'. A guard stands near the board. Men gather at the Nevada Test Site. Cars and houses in the area to determine their ability to withstand blast wave and radiation. Mannequins in a car and in replicas of houses. Soldiers huddle in trenches two miles away from the explosion area. Cameramen adjust their cameras to record the explosion. The atomic bomb explodes. A mushroom cloud is formed. People wearing goggles for eye protection are seen as they watch the explosion. Governor of California Earl Warren arrives at the explosion site. Personnel with Geiger counter take measurements near the bombing site later.
A basketball match between Indiana Hoosiers and Kansas Jayhawks for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) crown being held in Kansas City, United States. A crowd in a stadium. A banner reads: 'Kansas NCAA Champs'. The match in progress. Kansas’ Dean Kelley takes the ball. The crowd cheers and applauds. Indiana wins the match.
Atomic bomb test in Nevada, United States. Aftermath of the blast. Formation of a mushroom cloud as the bomb explodes. Men looking at the explosion. Test houses and cars are seen being destroyed in blast wave, to note the effect of the bomb blast. A rubbled house. Dummies or mannequins inside the house.
Ex-President of the United States Harry Truman at a harbor in California, United States. People gather to meet the ex President. Cameramen take his photographs. Truman boards a ship with his wife and daughter. They sail for a Hawaiian voyage. Truman, his wife and daughter wave towards the crowd.
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