Representative of various countries go into building for meeting of United Nations General Assembly in New York. Ride escalator in building. Representatives from Thailand. A man talks to representatives from Greece. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and others greet a speaker on the podium. Representatives seated.
Signing of ratified version of the Limited Test Ban Treaty between the United States and Soviet Union. Treaty Room at White House in Washington DC. President John F Kennedy signs the ratified Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Vice President Lyndon B Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Senator Hubert H Humphrey and other senators in the background.
Stan Benham and others take sledge during the Olympics bobsled tryouts on the dangerous Mount Hovenberg Course at Lake Placid, New York. Stan benham and with his other teammates slides on curves and sets a record. He slides with teammates during four men team event and sets a record.
Brief newsreel clip noting New York Yankees won fourth straight baseball championship by defeating Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952 World Series. Fans cheer wildly as brief shots of Yankees' Mickey Mantle batting and Allie Reynolds pitching are shown. Yankees celebrate on field after winning game seven to clinch the series. Casey Stengel celebrates with others after the game. Announcer asks whether Yankees can win fifth straight title next year. (Note: They did.)
Water skiers ski in water. Slo MoShun IV wins Gold Cup for its owner Stanley Sayres and racking up a speed boat record mark of 185 mph on Lake Washington in Washington. Scene changes to speed boat racer John Cobb wearing a helmet as his boat "Crusader" is towed out to deeper water. A man talks on telephone. View of boat operated by John Cobb achieving 200 mile per hour speed record, but then the boat appears to explode or destruct completely at the end of the run, and John Cobb dies at Loch Ness, Scotland.
Large crowd gather during the event to honor Eric Johnston in New York. The Award of Merit. A woman honors Eric Johnston with Award of Merit. Eric addresses after taking the award.
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