View of a pedestal-mounted French 155mm long gun, in a well-fortified position during World War 1. The emplacement is protected all around with rows of sand bags. It is deep enough that the gun is not visible until raised to fire (and then only the barrel is visible). The French Army artillery gun crew loads the gun and the soldiers fire two rounds. The area around the emplacement is a desolate no-man's land.
Newsreel 'News in Brief'. Long queues seen in Germany. People wait in lines in vegetable market, meat market and for other facilities also. Old people left behind.
Search and rescue efforts after the destruction of Texas Tower Number 4, a U.S. Air Force Air Defense Command Offshore Radar station, in 1961. It was located off Long Island (39degrees48'N 72degrees40'W) and operated by airmen of the 646th Radar Squadron. It had experienced structural difficulties including damage from Hurricane Donna, on September 12, 1960 and was being scheduled for repair or dismantling. The USNS New Bedford and the USS Wasp were in the vicinity, on January 15, 1961, when the storm caused the Tower to collapse and sink.But they were unable to save anyone. In subsequent search and rescue operations, after the storm, The USS Sunbird (ASR-15) submarine rescue ship is seen at the site, along with sailors in a motor whaleboat from the USS Blandy (DD-943). A helicopter from the USS Wasp (CV-18)flies overhead. A scuba diver surfaces near the whaleboat and is taken aboard. A motor whaleboat from the USS Sunbird maneuvers in rough water. Whaleboats seen returning sailors and divers to the Sunbird.
Tourists walk around the Rajghat memorial complex in Delhi, India. View of a mosque. Indian dyers dry and fold a piece of colored cloth. Vehicles drive past on road. The dyers spread a long dyed cloth over field. Two young boys stand in the foreground.
Governor Huey Long nicknamed 'Kingfish' lashes out at critics in Louisiana. He still reigns strong in Louisiana. From a February 11, 1960 Newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
Lines of vehicles wait at PX Service Station in Hawaii due to energy crisis or gas crisis in Hawaii. Number of cars stand waiting in long queues for gasoline at fuel station. Cars fueled at a gasoline station. 'Super Shell' and 'Shell Regular' written on the fueling stations. Worker fuels up cars. Board reads 'Hawaii Regional Service Station', 'Sorry 10 Gallons Limit' reflecting gas rationing and shortage. Traffic on street. Military Police car. Civilian directs traffic.
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