Civil self defense exercise carried out by citizens of Spokane, Washington to meet the potential threat of nuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb attack during the Cold War. Mass evacuation by all citizens. Business area; women working at office, citizens and school children are guided to walk out and proceed to bomb shelters. Citizens standing near a bridge. A man in an operations center presses a button to sound the all clear signal at the end of the drill. Views of outdoor address loudspeakers sounding the drill sounds.
The Seattle Cycle Club celebrates the coming of spring with a motorcycle dirt and mud race in Seattle, Washington. Members of the Seattle Cycle Club start the race on motorbikes. They go through water and a mired course. Tire stuck in mud. All participants ooze a thick coat of mud. Spectators watch the mud race.
Fair distribution of organ transplants in the United States. A woman claps. A woman seated next to a man on a talk show is asked about organ transplant of her baby. The infant to receive the transplanted organ is seen in a crib. Exterior of Norton Hospital, Kosair Children's Hospital. Al Gore speaks and blames the administration for failing to have proper procedures for organ transplant. View of an infant. A woman types on a computer keyboard. A man speaks about the problem and proper procedures of transplanting organs. Al Gore speaks again about the issue. The infant on a hospital bed and pediatrician doctors near the infant.
Mother Teresa attends the International Health Conference organized by NCIH ( National Council for International Health ) in Washington DC. People seated in the conference. A member of NCIH announces to provide 2 million dollars. One million dollars U.S. contribution approved. Mother Teresa delivers a speech that we bring children from streets and slums and we take care of them and it is a beautiful gift given by God. People applaud and a photographer takes photos of the stage activities.
A patent pending model exhibit in Washington DC. Views of the U.S. Capitol. People walk at a footpath along shops. Patent pending models of invention are displayed. These objects include carding machines, a sewing machine, an improved adding machine, an improved windmill and a sail boat. Men and woman speak during the exhibition.
Business Service awards function at Washington DC. A man announces at the Business Service awards function. The awards are shown. Ronald Wilson Reagan delivers a speech at the award function. The awards are given to businessmen for their services like feeding and helping the poor. A businessman speaks that the award functions encourage them.
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