National Sports Festival in Prague, Czechoslovakia. 16,000 gymnasts take to the field at the closing ceremony of National Sports Festival in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Gymnasts perform precision drill of mass calisthenics. Beautiful formations are formed.
Violence breaks out in Congo 11 days after the independence. Soldiers patrol the streets in Congo after incidents of Congolese troops mutiny and looting that killed some Europeans. In Belgium an aircraft carrying Europeans arrives at airport. European women and children get off the Sabena passenger aircraft. Officials look after the refugees.
British Open Golf Tournament in St. Andrews, Scotland. Kel Nagle, Arnold Palmer, and Roberto De Vicenzo battle it out to win the British Open Golf Tournament. Torrential rains disrupt play for a while. Kel Nagle goes on to win the title after defeating Palmer and De Vicenzo. (This was the 100th Anniversary of the first British Open, but it was the 89th British Open contest. The gaps were due to suspensions during World Wars 1 and 2.)
Congo crisis forces Belgian nationals to flee. Belgian national cross over into Northern Rhodesia. Policemen march and take away the guns and other weapons carried by refugees. They look at weapons confiscated from the refugees. Damaged shops in Congo after they were burnt by Congolese Army. Troops patrol the streets. A man stands next to a burnt car. Congolese women cross the road.
Premier Kishi in Japan. Kishi speaks at a Liberal Democratic Party's public meeting after stepping down from the office. He addresses a large audience while campaigning for Hayato Ikeda. Party members cast their votes. Hayato Ikeda at a celebratory public meeting after winning the election. Kishi being shot at during the event. Men carry Kishi and rush him to hospital. Blood spread on the floor.
An International Air Show in Munich, Germany. A boy looking upward at the air show. Formation of German Luftwaffe T-33 aircraft in flight with iron cross symbol on fuselage (post World War 2). American (USAF Skyblazers) F-100 Sabre aircraft in formation. Next, aerial views of the Italian "Getti Tonanti" aircraft team is seen as they perform aerobatics in their Republic f-84f thunderstreak aircraft. Pilot point of view (POV) from inside cockpit of aircraft as it does a complete roll. French Dassault Mystère fighter aircraft (MD.452 Mystère) perform stunts as they leave vapor trails behind. Woman wearing scarf on her hair looks up at the show.
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