President Johnson's portrait with the U.S. Capitol in the background painted by artist Peter Hurd in Washington DC. The portrait sets off controversy. The President calls it the ugliest painting ever. A couple looks at President Johnson's painting at Art exposure. The woman points at the painting.
View of traffic on street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Hotels and motels along road including sign for "City Center Motel". Scene of destruction at the motel, where a man had comitted suicide by driving into the City Center Motel in Las Vegas, Nevada. 6 persons were killed and 12 injured in the ensuing explosion. View of the damaged City Center Motel building. Message " We accept credit cards. Relax in Comfort" written on sign outside the building.
Italian American competitive eater, Tony di Laurentis, eats a large dinner at Palumbo’s (a nightclub and restaurant owned by restauranteur Frank Palumbo) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Restaurant waiters serve di Laurentis with trays of food. Di Laurentis eats four founds of spaghetti served in a large plate. A waiter serves a whole tray of meats before di Laurentis takes off his napkin and coat. Di Laurentis eating twelve broilers, two steaks and a meal roast. Live performance by a pair of dancers at Palumbo’s. After the meal Tony washes down the twenty-pound meal with a gallon of red wine and another of beer. A woman performs acrobatics. Tony di Laurentis finishes a whole gallon of red wine drank straight from the bottle.
Fete parade at the arrival of vintage in Saint Helena, California. Women dressed in costumes stand on decorated floats. A group of men participates in barrel rolling contest. One of them falls down. The winner gets a prize.
Hundreds of workers end shipyard strike in Camden, New Jersey. Workers return happily to work following a fifteen week walkout at a shipyard. The yard holds important contracts for government ships. Workers walk on street outside the shipyard. A group of people waives hats.
An anti-war parade is dispersed in Chicago, Illinois. Police descend on an unauthorized demonstration by Whites and African Americans against conflict in Ethiopia. Leaders of the movement are put into a patrol wagon. One of the police officers is African American. A sign on a building in the background reads, 'Calumet Loans'
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