Nineteen year old aviatrix Elinor Smith prepares for a flight at Roosevelt Field in New York. The aircraft takes off. View of land below. Woman pilot sets a new altitude record for a female flyer. Aviator Elinor Smith breaks woman's altitude record by reaching height of 32,000 feet in airplane.
USS Pensacola cruiser underway under Brooklyn Bridge. The war ship battles strong wind while being tested for speed. The war ship has to make qualifying speed record in high wind and high waves. Gun turrets of the cruiser in view. Smoke rising up from smokestacks. Men aboard the USS Pensacola.
Aviators Clarence Chamberlain and Bert Acosta fly plane along Roosevelt Field, New York. They set new flight record for flying for the longest duration. Huge crowd gathers to watch them. Plane in flight. A flare signal informs them when the previous record was broken. The wives of the aviators watch them. View of land below. A clock shows the time when the record is broken.
Seventeen year old aviatrix Elinor Smith sets a new flight endurance record for women. Bellanca monoplane lands at Roosevelt Field, New York. Elinor Smith in cockpit of the plane. Crowd rushes to greet her. A woman stands near her.
British Liner Canberra at New York harbor. Under President Kennedy's program to promote foreign tourism British liner Canberra arrives at New York harbor carrying 1700 British tourists. The liner at the harbor.
Dr. Barbara Moore, a vegetarian activist from Britain is seen in New York, United States. Dr. Moore walks along the United states highway no.1 from San Francisco to New York, covering a distance of 3,387 miles, promoting her vegetarian lifestyle and health beliefs. She receives a warm welcome at Times Square in New York. Vegetarians and others welcome her. A girl stands beside a sign that reads, "Welcome Dr. Moore. New York Vegetarian Society."
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