Two disabled children impress the United States President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) and comedian Bob Hope, the national chairman of the 30th annual Easter Seal Campaign, in the President’s office at the White House. Disabled siblings with crutches, Donnie and Ronnie Cooper, perform headstands for President Johnson and Bob Hope. Cameramen and crew members work behind the scenes. Bob Hope introduces the children as the “poster children of the Easter Seal Campaign”, then he asks the two children to introduce themselves. Bob Hope shows a book containing Easter Seal stamps. Bob Hope asks the two boys to perform headstands. The two disabled boys perform headstands.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy visits South Korea after his meetings with leaders in Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia. Robert Kennedy and his wife, Ethel Kennedy, meet United States military soldiers and commanders near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). He and his wife meets with Korean President Park Chung-hee, his wife Yuk Young-soo, and other Korean officials. Robert Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy pose with President Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo as press photographers take photos.
Opening scene shows flags of Japan and Belgium flying above the terminal building at the Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan. Emperor Hirohito stands on the airport ramp with officials. Next, King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium descend steps from a Sabena 707 airliner (on an 11-day State visit, on the first stop on their around-the-world tour, according to the narrator). The King is seen from behind, being greeted by Crown Prince, Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko. The Royal party walks across the ramp. An honor guard of Japanese soldiers renders a lowered flag salute. A Rolls Royce sedan is seen approaching the Japanese Royal Palace, followed by several other cars, all accompanied by a motor cycle escort.
King Olav V of Norway pays a state visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. The Norwegian king arrives to Edinburgh by train. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, and British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan along with other dignitaries, receive King Olav V. A procession in horse drawn carriages and Queen's cavaliers escorts the guest. The Highlander troops guard the roads on both sides. A huge crowd cheer for the king.
Anti-communist rebels defeat Soviet armies and take control of western border of Hungary in an anti-red revolt (the Hungarian Uprising or Hungarian Revolution of 1956). Anti communist soldiers at Austro-Hungarian border. Red star, the symbol of communism ripped off from flags, from uniforms of border guards. A man peels off a red star from a wall, with knife. Ambulances and Red Cross relief vehicles on roads. A nurse notes the list of medical aid from Red Cross and United States. Men unload medical aid and relief material from a plane. Mourners walk carrying caskets of Hungarian patriots.
The December 1, 1969 Draft Lottery for the year 1970 is held at the United States Selective Service headquarters in Washington, D.C. The draft lottery is led by General Lewis B. Hershey, Selective Service Director. The ceremony begins with a benediction, and then an official pours slips of paper containing birth dates into a glass bowl. Congressman Alexander Pirnie of New York draws the first birth date. He declares the date, September 14, and another man pastes the birth date next to a number on a board. Members of the Selective Service Youth Advisory Committee draw additional birth dates and the board is filled out with the draft sequence.
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