Funeral services for Astronauts Lt Col Virgil I Grissom and Lt Roger B Chaffee at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. President Johnson's car arriving at the gravesite. Soldier saluting. Other officers walking with the car. People gather at the cemetery. Wreaths on the ground. Bier on the cemetery. Chairs on the ground. Trees amidst the cemetery. Casket arriving at the gravesite on a caisson drawn by six horses preceded by USN band and squad of USN seamen. The casket is wrapped in United States flag.
Funeral services for Astronauts Lt Col Virgil I Grissom and Lt Roger B Chaffee at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. President comes out of the car. He arrives at the cemetery with the family of the Astronaut. USN pallbearers removing Astronaut Chaffee's casket from caisson and taking it on grave. People gather to pay respect to the Astronaut. Officers saluting. Wreaths on the ground. The casket wrapped in United States flag is placed on the bier. The flag is lifted and held over the casket during eulogy. President meets the family of the Astronaut. They sit on the chair as the ceremony goes on.
Funeral of Apollo 1 Astronauts at Andrews Air Force Base. Flag-draped Caskets of Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF and Lieutenant Commander Roger B. Chaffee, USN, are met by officials and honor guard upon arrival on C-135 airplane at Andrews Air Force Base (11 FSS/FSFR 1191 Menoher Drive JB Andrews, MD, United States 20762). People gather at the airbase to pay respect to the Astronauts. Other airplanes in the background. Operations building in the background. Officials stand. Airplane arrives at the airbase.
Burial of Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. Grissom, United States Air Force, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Funeral attendees stand behind roped off area. Officer stands holding flag over the casket. Flag folding ceremony takes place. Fly over of three F-101's with missing slot. Family of the astronaut sits on the chairs. The casket lowered into the grave. A man stands at head of a grave with head bowed.
United States Marine helicopter, carrying Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter, Indira Nehru (Indira Gandhi), lands at the Disneyland heliport in Anaheim, California. Prime Minister Nehru and daughter meets Walt Disney (Walt Elias Disney), who conducts them, personally, on a tour of Disneyland Park. Tomorrowland rides and attractions are seen. Prime Minister Nehru rides beside Walt Disney in a small open train that conveys them past waterfalls high on Matterhorn Mountain, and a recreation of an American Indian encampment. Nehru is seen waving to crowds at the park. Later, (on his 72nd Birthday) the Prime Minister and his daughter are feted at a reception by Mr. Eric Johnston, President of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and wife Ina Harriet Hughes. Hollywood actors Edward G. Robinson and Charlton Heston are among the persons seen conversing with the Prime Minister.
Contestants of China, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States walk on the ramp during the 1961 Miss World pageant at the Lyceum Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Miss World 1961 1st Runner-up Grace Li Shiu-ying (Republic of China) on stage. Miss World 1961 judges such as Bob Hope, Richard Todd, John Spencer-Churchill, Kathleen Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, and Countess Ethel Beatty, sit behind table. Large audience cheers the participants. Miss United Kingdom Rose Marie Franklin wins the competition and is crowned by Hollywood star Bob Hope. Winner and runners-up pose for photographs.
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