Locomotives move on railroad tracks in railroad yard in Queens, New York City, United States. Smoke rises up from chimneys. Manhattan skyscrapers seen in distance. Views of crowded street in Times Square, New York City. Street cars and taxis move through streets filled with pedestrians. A truck carries goods. Advertisements and marquees at Times Square theaters include "My Darling Clementine" as well as Katherine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, and Robert Mitchum in "Undercurrent", Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains in "Deception", and Rex Harrison and Lili Palmer in "Notorious Gentleman"
Debate on the 'Role of Congress in Foreign Policies' between John C Stennis and William J Fulbright in United States organized by the American Enterprise Institute. Senator John C Stennis, Chairman, Armed Service Committee talks on the topic 'Role of Congress in Foreign Policies'. He says that treaties signed previously must be reassessed on new political and economic grounds. He talked about Russian weapons and power. Stennis discussed about the bases of reappraisal of treaties. He said that review and analysis must be done world wide and it must be done with in the congress. He then talked about steps taken by Foreign Relations Committee. He states that it must review weapon system, funding and recommendations for a treaty. Reassessments of treaties must be done in respect to other countries who have signed the treaties. He discusses the basic approach necessary for foreign policies. Stennis talked about Russian Strategic Threat and the work Congress must do in the future.
British monarchs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit tje United States. King George lays a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon. King and Queen go to Arlington Cemetery and pay tribute to the unknown soldier. People stand besides street and at roof top to cheer the Royal couple. Royal couple at the state luncheon, enjoy sightseeing and review troops . U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife along with the Royal couple at Hyde Park in New York.
Russian Commissar of Foreign Affairs, Maxim M. Litvinov, arrives in United States to resume diplomatic relations that have been suspended 16 years. The Cunard liner, Berengaria, arrives at the New York harbor,carrying Mr. Litvinov, who speaks to reporters. He greets the people, boards a train and leaves for Washington DC. U.S. Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, greets Litvinov in Washington DC. He leaves for the White House to meet President Roosevelt in the President's personal car. Policemen on motorbikes escort the motorcade to the White House.
A documentary on occurrence of a tornado in the United States, during Super Outbreak of tornadoes in April 1974 that hit regions in many states, including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and New York; and also the Canadian province of Ontario. Focus of clip is on areas of Xenia Ohio and Dayton Ohio. Exterior of a building. Interior of National Weather Service office. A man talking over a radio. Other men at a broadcast station warning about the tornado. Radars trying to locate the positions of the tornado. Information about the center of the tornado and the areas towards which the tornado is heading is shown. A train on a railway track. The tornado hits the train. Ambulances and rescue workers working to help them. Men in discussion. Cars driving on the street. The rescue workers searching for wounded and dead people. The tornado heading towards other areas. Men locating the areas of the tornado on a map. Warning being given out in other areas about the tornado. The wounded being taken to a hospital. Doctors treating the injured. A man plotting the location of the tornado on a map.
An animated map of Canada and the United States. Radio communications Tower over hilltop. Workers installing underground communications cables. Telephone communications in everyday life. A woman homemaker in a house holding a young child and talking on a corded telephone. The little girl also talks on the telephone. A business man talking on corded telephone. Men and women working in an office. Man in suit in a business office talking on a yellow corded telephone. Teletype machines of United Press International and other news agencies operating on a long table. Man looks at a screen and speaks over the phone. A cable-laying ship laying communications lines at sea. An animated map showing the undersea cable connections to various places.
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