Charles de Gaulle visits Algeria. Moslem masses and Algerian Army gather to give support to French Premier Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle returns to Paris. John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State, brings an invitation from U.S. President Eisenhower.
National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals in Boston. A basketball match between the Boston Celtics and the St. Louis Hawks. A large crowd of spectators cheer their teams. Bill Russell of the Celtics plays very well. The Celtics wins the match against the St. Louis Hawks by a score of 121-112. They win the first States medal.
Royal guests attend the reception for a double celebration in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A large crowd gathered outside the Royal Palace of Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam Postbus 3708 1001 AM Amsterdam) to pay tribute to the beloved Queen of Netherlands, Queen Juliana, and her husband Prince Bernhard during their 25th wedding ceremony and the Queen's 53rd birthday. Amsterdam police form a human barricade to control crowd. Views of the Royal Palace Amsterdam. Crown Princess Beatrix and her sisters, Princess Irene, Princess Margriet, and Princess Marijke (also known as Princess Maria Christina), move past the crowd in a royal carriage. The crowd greets the princesses. View of the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam (Professor Tulpplein 1 1018 GX Amsterdam Nederland). Guests include Queen Elizabeth II with Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran, Iranian Queen Consort Farah Pahlavi with Prince John of Luxembourg, arriving at the state dinner in Amstel Hotel. King of Norway Olav V, Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Prince Philip of Britain, and King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, and other royal dignitaries also attend the reception. Fireworks organized for the occasion are seen, framing large sign numbers "1962".
Bomb damage in Berlin, Germany after World War II. Civilians pass by the bomb-damaged Hotel Kaiserhof. Heaps of debris in front of the damaged buildings. Wrecked car in the foreground. The sign on a damaged building reads 'Kaiserhof'. Bomb damaged buildings on either side of the streets. The view of bomb-damaged Berlin's State Opera House.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in West Virginia. Railroad station in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. President Eisenhower steps down from a train the station. Cecil H. Underwood, Governor of West Virginia and State Police officials greet him. The President enters a waiting car, which moves away with Secret Service agent walking with hand on right front fender.Spectators at the station wave at the President. The President's motorcade of several cars enters the drive of the Greenbrier Resort. The Canadian Ensign, American Flag, and Mexican Flag, all fly at the front ot the Greenbrier central building. Resort managers escort the President into the entrance of the Greenbrier. Exterior views of the Greenbrier Resort.
Activities of civilians in Germany during World War II. Two U.S. Army soldiers arrest two suspected Nazis. They stand and interact at the entrance gate of a building that is under guard by American forces. Scene changes to a bomb damaged Atlas relief carving on a destroyed building. Next scene is a wide view of a totally destroyed area from bombing, with the same portion of broken wall with the Atlas carving seen at center. A German woman walks through rubble and debris from bombing, carrying two stacks of broken wooden timber pieces for firewood. (Location is possibly Nuremberg. Despite film slate stating 2-24-1945, these shots appear to be more likely April or May 1945.)
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