Outdoor sports in California, mostly among wealthy people. Polo match with views of field and then of mountains in background. Golfers at seaside course. Views of people playing tennis, Yachting. Swimming at a southern California resort. Women practicing archery. Family camped with their car and woman feeding deer in the campsite by hand. Horse riding in rocky terrain with a waterfall in background. Man fishing and landing a trout, forest camps, campfires are enjoyed by people.
Five Hot air balloons preparing for a race from Catalina Island, to the mainland, California. Views of gas tanks and flames that create the hot air for the balloons. Participant, Barbara R. Keith,a 42 year old grandmother, from Hartford, Connecticut, seen wearing an inflatable life jacket and donning her helmet. She boards her balloon and tucks her goodluck mascot (a stuffed toy dog) into the gondola. she is seen rising in her balloon. Brief view of the ground and sightseers from a balloon about 50 feet in the air. Famed balloonist, Donald Louis Piccard, is seen igniting his heater and leaving the ground aboard his balloon. (Note: This was an ill fated venture. Only one balloonist successfully reached the mainland, California. The rest had to be rescued from the water. Mrs. Keith lost her life and her body was recovered days later.)
A football match between University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Stanford Indians at Los Angeles, California. The Bruins of UCLA scored twice in the first period and go on to win an upset 14- 13 victory over Stanford Indians. A huge crowd of spectators cheers for its respective teams.
Sacramento River and snow covered Mount Shasta in California are seen. Building material for the Central Valley Project Shasta Dam being transported with the help of the world's largest conveyor built; a Good Year rubber belt for hauling materials for constructing the dam. Railroad of rubber stretching from Redding California to the dam site, being used to transport building materials at Shasta Dam construction site.
Opening scene shows John Stephens Wood, chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee, in 1951. He is in the Chairman's seat. Next to him, on his left, is Donald L. Jackson, Congressman from California, who is a member of the Committee. Next, are closeup views of Robert E. Stripling, Chief Counsel for the Committee. He is relaxed and sitting in a chair quietly listening to a Committee conversation (unseen). Change of scene shows reporter from Television station KTTV interviewing Committee member, Donald L. Jackson. Scene shifts to Committee Chairman, Wood, smiling as he speaks before taking his chair as Committee Chairman. A large American flag forms the backdrop. Chairman Wood settles into his chair. Scene shirts showing a uniformed guard outside a door with a sign reading: "Un-American Activities Committee." The Guard opens the door, and a woman comes out. Inside, Committee members put on their suit jackets and begin leaving the room. One of them is Committee member, Clyde Gilman Doyle, Congressman from California. Committee members rise from their seats and begin leaving the room. Camera focuses on one unidentified person inside the room and another taking a smoke outside the Courthouse. Chairman Wood is seen outside the Courthouse, taking a break with members of his Committee and staff. They reenter the building, where witnesses and other attendees are being seated. Camera focuses on a woman seated in an uncrowded section of the meeting room. Chairman Wood stands a while and then takes his seat with Committee members. Change of scene shows Great Seal on United States Post Office and Courthouse, where the proceedings are being held in Los Angeles. Several views from street level of the building.
Firemen battle a blaze engulfing the California Building at the Golden Gate Fair in San Francisco, California. Firefighters extinguish fire with jets of water in front of the burning building. Flames break out in a section of the structure. Some firemen stand on the roof while they direct streams of water and smoke billows upward.
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