Brothers Fred Key and Al Key (The Flying Keys) fly their aircraft named Ole Miss over Meridian, Mississippi, shattering the old endurance record of 23 days and drawing attention to the announced closure of Meridian Municipal Airport. They fly the aircraft for 653 consecutive hours. Scenes of mid-air maintenance being performed by Fred Key who is out on a custom catwalk beside the engine. Scene of a supply plane delivering supplies to the Ole Miss via a rope. The pilots meet their friends and family. One of them kisses his wife and speaks to his child.
Pontoon equipped aircraft lands on water in Seattle, Washington. View of Captain Albert W. Stevens and Captain Orvil A. Anderson smiling for the camera, soon after they completed their record breaking stratosphere balloon ascent in the gondola of the Explorer II ,rising to 72,395 feet.
Earthquake in Helena, Montana. Number of tremors shakes Helena, Montana. Buildings destroyed with debris all around. Homeless children take shelter under a roof. Three children sleep on bed.
Jack Houdini performs underwater stunt in Washington DC. Jack Houdini, cousin of the great magician Harry Houdini, frees himself in 58 seconds from forty feet of chain and twenty five padlocks while standing at the bottom of a swimming-pool.
President Johnson's portrait with the U.S. Capitol in the background painted by artist Peter Hurd in Washington DC. The portrait sets off controversy. The President calls it the ugliest painting ever. A couple looks at President Johnson's painting at Art exposure. The woman points at the painting.
Several highlights from the 1967 Senior Bowl football game. A crowd fills the sold-out Ladd Peebles Stadium, in Mobile Alabama, for the Senior Bowl game, matching all star football players from the North and the South. Oregon State's Bob Grim is seen running the ball to pick up 25 yards. North's Quarterback hits Iowa State's Eppie Barney for a touchdown, with 1:13 remaining in the 3rd period. South quarterback Terry Southal, of Baylor, passes to Louisiana State's Dick Redding for a touchdown at the 13:12 mark of the 4th quarter. North's Bob Grim takes handoff and runs from the 40 yard line until pushed out of bounds at the South's 15 yard line. Nebraska's Harry Wilson runs the ball for a touchdown in the 4th Quarter. North beats the South 35 to 15. (Note:The final North tally came at the very end of the game with a pass from BYU's Virgil Carter to Nebraska's Pete Tatman. Bubba Smith of Mich. State was a monster on Defense and won the MVP award.)
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