Portola, California: A work train crashes through a trestle in a freak lumber country accident. The wrecked train over the damaged trestle. The wrecked engine and cars balanced on the trestle. A man works on the trestle.
Seven people seen sitting on poles. One man lifts up water and drinks it. A man wipes his face after wetting a cloth from a bucket.
United States President Eisenhower leaves the grounds of Hotel Gettysburg (Gettysburg Hotel, 1 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA 17325, United States). A sign reads 'White House Press Room'. President Eisenhower gets out of the car and enters the Press Room. He talks about Nikita Khrushchev's visit to America. Press men take notes as President Eisenhower speaks. “Now, I would like him to see our great industrial plants and what we are doing. I want him to see a happy people. I want him to see a free people, doing exactly as they choose within the limits of not, that they must not transgress the rights of others” Eisenhower said.
Eighth Annual Junior Chamber of Commerce Safe Driving Road-e-o (rodeo). People stand in rows as a car passes. Top teenage drivers put the cars through demanding tests of skill and judgment. A driver seen in a car. Group of men seen clapping as a driver performs skillfully. The teenage drivers (all boys) meet United States President Eisenhower. Cameramen take photographs of President Eisenhower and the drivers.
Hugh Herndon Jr. and Clyde Pangborn span the ocean. They wreck the propeller of the ship while landing. Mother of Clyde Pangborn greets him. Citizens of Wenatchee acclaim both the fliers. The fliers greeted by crowds as they pass through a street in an open car with United States flag.
A biplane aircraft is seen ready to take-off, with another smaller model aircraft strapped to its upper wing span. It includes a new safety device tested by fliers to prevent air crashes. View of the biplane aircraft in flight. The smaller model airplane is launched from the top of the airplane and begins a spinning free fall. A parachute deploys that holds the entire model aircraft and aids its slow descent toward the ground. Makers say the huge cabin parachute can carry ten passengers down comfortably.
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