Soldiers of the 11th Airborne Division at Camp Desert Rock of the Nevada Test Site, including General Mark Clark, readying for atomic bomb test in the area. Preparations for the test and for the safety of the soldiers. Soldiers on vehicles. They sit on the ground (not in trench) and watch the explosion. An atomic bomb explodes. A huge mushroom cloud forms. A soldier is interviewed afterward about his impressions of the blast.
Riots and unrest in Egypt. The Marshall law follows in the area. The British stand fast to protect their rights to the Suez Canal. The Egyptians stand against the British troops. Dead body of an American nun. Destroyed vehicles on the street. Houses along the sides of street. King Farouk summons a new government to cope with riots and bloodshed.
French troops prepare for defense in Vietnam. French paratroopers trained in American planes and methods, train for future action in Indo-China. Low- flying American-made planes drop napalm bombs, score a major victory over the communists near Hanoi. Soldiers help the civilians after the bombarding and destruction in Saigon. Destroyed vehicles on street.
People gather at the meeting of Women's National Republican Club in New York. Senator Robert A Taft addresses the meeting and talks about the New Deal Administration for its handling of foreign policy. Prominent GOP contender, Senator Taft says Truman policy has given Russia an advantage over United States.
Players participate in the 45th Millrose Games in New York. Bob Richards fails to break old meet mark in the pole vault. Chuck Moore and George Rhoden finish the '600'. The Wanamaker Mile with old rivals. Don Gehrmann and FBI-Man Fred Wilt win again. Gehrmann overtakes Fred in the last 20 yards to win.
French soldiers attack Communist forces in Vietnam, French Indo China. With heavy artillery and napalm bombs, they blast villages in which the Communist rebel forces have entrenched themselves. They fire artillery. Airplanes in flight dropping bombs during "Operation Mercury". Smoke arises due to the firing and bombardment. Some rebel forces surrender to French forces. French soldiers examining wounds of a Communist Vietnamese soldier. Communist prisoners of war seated on the ground. Some prisoners are being handed cigarettes. Women and children refugees and elderly Vietnamese citizens walk towards safe places behind French lines.