A life saving bumper being demonstrated in London, England, to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities. A man displays a model of a car with a new life saving bumper invention. He shows how it helps to reduce fatality by placing a doll in front of the model of the car. A man lying on the street as a truck with the new bumper hits him but the man escapes uninjured as the new bumper prevents him from coming under the wheels. A man jumps in front of a truck with a life saving bumper and escapes unhurt due to the bumper. He gets up and smokes a cigarette.
The Aintree Classic at Grand National Steeplechase horse race in Liverpool, England. Gregory Peck looks through binoculars as he puts his money on 'Out and about'. The horse race gets underway as horses jump over obstacles. 'Out and about' leads the race but Ayala comes out of no where and wins the race.
Medical aid to contaminated birds in Cornwall, England. People holding cartons enter a wild bird hospital. Holland Bird Authority members provide medical aid to the birds who have been contaminated by floating crude oil which leaked from a ground tanker in the sea. Emergency clinics are set up for sick birds. Members use a chemical detergent to clean thick oil smearing. View of pollution at a beach.
King dedicates memorial to his father in London, England. King George VI arrives with his queen at Wellington Barracks. A car arrives outside the building. Dignitaries come out of the car. Soldiers stand in formation and greet the King and Queen. King meets other officials. He arrives to attend the unveiling ceremonies at a memorial to his father, George V.
Freed British industrial engineers and company executives from Metro-Vickers return home to London, England following show trial in the Soviet Union that alleged their involvement in espionage and so-called wrecking activities at Soviet electrical power stations. People at Liverpool Street station in London, England. A railroad train arrives on the railway track. Crowd greets Metro-Vickers Moscow Chief Allan Monkhouse and engineer Charles de Nordwall (C.H. Nordwall) on their return after the trials. Monkhouse and Nordwall pause and appear to talk to press. British police bobbies stand by train car. Nordwall and his wife enter a waiting car along with one other woman. View of Great Eastern Hotel entrance in background as car drives away.
Former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill arrives home in London, England. Churchill returns back to his home after being in hospital for 54 days. His wife arrives at the hospital. A large crowd gathers outside the hospital. Churchill seated on a chair is transferred to a van by the soldiers. The van leaves the area. They arrive home. He is taken out of the van.
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