Documentary titled "Norte America En Autobus" on sight seeing in North America. A map of United States of America. Greyhound passenger touring bus moves along countryside. Point of view (POV) through front windshield of bus as it moves on a narrow mountain cliff roadway. The bus travels on a rural road. The bus driving in Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, Texas, passing by the Alamo Cenotaph monument "The Spirit of Sacrifice." The Gibbs Building is seen in background on one side, and the Post Office, Federal and Courthouse building on the other side. At a differen location, the bus stops outside a small depot building. View of the passengers inside the bus. A woman in a fur coat takes an open seat beside a man. A uniformed bus driver or conductor loads the luggage of a female tourist in bays under the bus. He checks tickets of a couple and lets them enter the bus. 'Greyhound Lines', is written on the bus.
A Spanish-speaking journalist reports on the developments of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis in the United States. The journalist makes his report beside an America-centric world map. The map changes into a North and South America map. The projector shows a photo of United States President John F. Kennedy, briefly changing into a silhouette of the Americas and the island of Cuba, before reverting back to Kennedy’s photo. The reporter discusses the missile sites and the dismantling of Soviet weapons in Cuba.
Us President Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects flood devastated area in the Northeast states of the United States. President of the United States Dwight D Eisenhower views a map during his aerial tour of the flooded region. He looks out aircraft windows and flood damage below. Ground level views of many damaged buildings and heaps of debris. Civilians clear the debris with shovels. The victims of the flood lined up for immediate aid supplies. A nurse treats victims in a hospital. American citizens in lines to receive innoculations against disease. Bulldozer and forklifts clears heaps of debris. A man repairs the communication lines.
The history of famous airplanes. Aviators Edward F Schlee and William S. "Billy" Brock at Curtiss Field in New York, United States. An aircraft parked on the airfield. Brock and Schlee stand beside the aircraft. Pilot Brock's head protrudes from the pilot's compartment of the airplane. 'Miss Wayco' painted on the nose section of the airplane. The pilot waves towards the spectators. Stinson monoplane model, 'Pride of Detroit' aircraft flown by the two men. The aircraft takes off. The two men stand beside their airplane at Harbor Grace in Newfoundland. Men work on their aircraft. A tarpaulin lying over the top of engine for protection. Men pour fuel in the wing tanks from five gallon containers. A man works on the engine. Spectators gather around the airplane. The aircraft takes off from Newfoundland. Spectators perched upon a hill nearby.
USS Skate submarine at the North Pole. USS Skate (a U.S. Navy submarine) underway and heads towards the North Pole. U.S. officers confer sitting around a table. U.S. Navy personnel work with equipment and on controls. The personnel receive weather information on screens in the control room. USS Skate surfaces at the North Pole. The personnel use tools to remove ice from USS Skate.
" X-15 Research Airplane Request for Bids" issued by the U.S. Air Force Air Materiel Command, Washington, DC. Documents labeled 'Confidential Information'. Cover of another document reads: "North American Aviation Inc." View of North American aircraft design engineers at work designing and drawing sketches of landing gear, fuel system, hydraulics, surface control and study it. A sketch of X-15. Wind tunnel tests. Sketches of various aircraft designs. Vehicles outside North American Aviation Inc. A sign reads 'SABRE JET'. A sign reads 'Unauthorized personnel Keep Out' and 'Closed Area Admittance by Authorization Only'. Engine testing. Airframe fabrication. More wind tunnel tests.
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