The types, uses and importance of colored smoke grenades during WWII. An enactment shows units during an advance. Laying out a cloth in an arrow sign indicating the direction of an enemy fire and burning a smoke grenade near it. The smoke signal indicates the help required by the unit in knowing the direction of the enemy fire. A reconnaissance plane surveys the combat area and enemy installations. A pillbox being located and smoke grenades being burst. Soldiers fire 4.2 mortars at the pillbox and smoke rises. Smoke engulfs the pillbox. Ground units attack the area. A soldier sets off a colored smoke grenade to indicate cease fire. Soldiers advance and smoke from colored grenades rises.
Governor Horner and Mayor Kelly along with other dignitaries present at a function on the opening of a new zoological garden at Brookfield in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of people present at the eve. Animals in the zoo such as lions, elephant, bears and crocodiles. A zoo-keeper with a bird in his hands.
Czechoslovakian Chief of Police swears in new officers in Prague’s Old Town Square (Staroměstské nám., 110 00 Josefov, Czechia). Police troops parade around Old Town Square and surrounding streets. Czechoslovakian Interior Minister Vaclav Nosek meets Security-Service General Frantisek Janda. Vaclav Nosek speaks to assembled officers and Catholic priests.
Mrs. Gates, of Monroe New York, a member of the local Women's Club, is seen wearing a corsage of flowers as she stands in front of the notice of a concert, sponsored by the club, for the benefit of the General Hospital. View inside the auditorium, where a solo violinist is playing on stage to a full audience. Mrs. Gates escorts a couple to their seats. Closeup of the violinist on stage. Closeup of Mrs. Gates again. Closeup of the concert poster.
Scene of crowd gathered at Bellevue Hospital, New York. William Ahern, the psychiatric patient threatens to jump from the 9th floor ledge of the hospital. Fireman T J Kehoe comes at the last moment and with the help of some others saves the patient.
The 1964 World Series moves to a filled Yankee Stadium in New York with the Yankees and Cardinals tied one game apiece. In the ninth inning, Yankee great Mickey Mantle comes to the plate as fans cheer, and blasts the first pitch into the right-field stands for a game-winning home run. Teammates congratulate him as he crosses home plate. In game 4, Yankees take early 3-0 lead until Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer (seen in closeup) hits a home run with the bases loaded to put Cardinals on top 4-3, the final score. Game 5, still at the stadium, Cardinals lead 2-0 in ninth inning but outfielder Tom Tresh blasts homer to tie the game and send it into extra innings. Announcer notes this has been a superb World Series as Tresh seen rounding bases. Shot of scoreboard showing tie score. In top of 10th inning, Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver, seen in closeup, hits a three-run homer to put Cardinals back on top. In the bottom of the 10th, Yankees' Roger Maris hits a popup which Ken Boyer catches leaning into the stands to make the final out. Cardinals lead the series three games to two, would go on to win it in seven.
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