Desron (Destroyer Squadron) 20 returns from Vietnam. Crewmen on the fantail of a DD as it is tied up at a shipyard in Newport, Rhode Island. A stern line seen over in the foreground. A young boy holds a sign which reads 'Welcome Home Johnny'. A port bow view shows USS Brownson (DD-868) being eased up towards the pier for tying up. A silhouetted view of crewmen up on the bow of the ship. A flag on the stern of another DD seen in the foreground. Line handlers, handling lines on the pier for the USS Brownson, in deep silhouette. A navy sentry holds onto the line keeping the crowd back. Crewmen on the fantail of the DD. A woman holding a small boy in her arms waves. A small lad holds a sign 'Welcome home Johnny'. Brow being put in place by one of the dock cranes of the DD. A large group of dependents. One of them holds a large sign reading: 'Welcome Home Don'. A mother and many other dependents wave. Three enlisted men man the rail of the DD during the tying up. Crewmen aboard a DD. One of them waves and talks to someone on the pier. Reunions take place. An officer in the foreground kisses his wife. A man recording the events with his movie camera. The dependents rush towards the brow to go aboard one of the DDs.
Pilot, "Doctor" Valentine Newbauer, and an assistant loading cargo aboard his failed flying contraption "Stratogyro," intended to fly to outer space and the planet Mars. Pilot Newbauer wears heavy flying suit and rubber boots. Assistant helps him don a metal helmet. He shows his special gloves. Pilot enters the plane, tests his controls and cranks a starter. Engine starts and large rotors begin to rotate. The entire ornithopter-helicopter machine vibrates, but does not move. Pilot shuts it down and steps out, removing his helmet and smiling. Assistants tow the machine back toward a shed. Repeat views of rotors turning; pilot testing controls; and cargo being loaded aboard.
Stars and Stripes at Arlington Park in Chicago, Illinois. Edward F Seagram's Stand Pat wins the stars and stripes handicap. People gather in a large number to watch the race. Jockeys ride horses on the track. A man looks through binoculars.
Bank robber John Dillinger shot dead in Chicago, Illinois. Exterior of a house. Men move past the house. Dillinger with his girl friend at the Biograph Theater in Chicago. People gather in a large number inside the theater. Dillinger being shot dead in the theater. Dead body of Dillinger lying on a stretcher.
Racehorse 'Cavalcade' wins Kentucky Derby. People gather in a large number to watch the horse race. They cheer and applaud as the jockeys ride their horses along the race track. Mrs Isabel Dodge Sloane's entry dashes to victory in the 60th running of the Kentucky classic.
Fire sweeps stockyards in Chicago, Illinois. Buildings on fire. Men walks past the the stockyard. Huge columns of fire and smoke rise up.
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