President Eisenhower and 14 year old Patricia Ann Strickland of Atlanta in Washington D.C. She is given the Young American Medal Certificate of Award. She rescued her mother from the flaming wreckage of a light plane two years prior. Several people stand in the background.
Jacob and Joanna Miller, aged 97 and 95 celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary at their home in Stockton. They repeat their vows after 75 years of their marriage. Guests attend the party. A huge cake placed on the dining table. Jacob and Joanna Miller with their marriage certificate.
Chrysler Turbine Special seen written on a new Chrysler test automobile with a lightweight efficient turbine motor. Several people gathered near the turbo automobile car. Buildings in the background. A woman puts her hand under the number plate for demonstration of low exhaust heat mechanism. The number plate reads 'AE 6967'. The car is driven to Los Angeles. The car inventor and designer, George Huebner, is seen with the turbo car in Los Angeles, and he is greeted by Hollywood stars Mara Cordey and Leigh Snowden.
Hollywood actress June Allyson is named “Top Actress of the Year” in Woman's Home Companion Poll. She receives an award at Beverly Hills in California. A man presents the award to June Allyson. Several men and women seated at the table for the award ceremony. Flowers are placed in front of them on the table. People clap when Hollywood star June Allyson receives the award.
A U.S. Air Force F-86 Sabre jet crashes into a neighborhood during landing approach after a supersonic training flight in California. It kills seven people as it smashes into a residential area. It sprays flaming fuel oil and completely destroys two houses. The demolished houses are seen. Army Personnel check the wreckage. Toys of children found in the wreckage. Signal Hill Oil Field seen. Several people take their belongings.
President Dwight Eisenhower awards Medal of Honor at the White House. He awards the medal to Lieutenant Edward Schowalter, Private Ernest West and Navy Hospital Corpsman William Charette all veterans of Korean combat.
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