Alliance of Progress initiated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy to establish economic cooperation between North and South America. The exhibition of the program is inaugurated in Mexico City. Progress in technology. A man draws a sketch of Ford Motor cars. The sketch of different models of Ford cars on a board. The man explains the features of the new Ford car with the help of a model. The visitors listen to him as he explains. A close of the model. The visitors look at the model. A 1956 General Motors Firebird II. A car of General Motors being exhibited. Young children look at the car. A car of Chrysler Corporation on display. A man explains the capacity of the engines and mountings in the car. The visitors listen to him. A model of a car on display. A workshop. A man speaks into a microphone. Visitor stand near the workshop. A car with an open bonnet of a car.
Film opens showing a U.S. Air Transport Command C-54 aircraft taxiing in to park at the Washington National airport, Washington, DC. Next, U.S. Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, leaves the aircraft and descends steps, followed by a Congressional delegation, including Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. The airport ramp is crowded with Army Air Forces personnel, photographers, and news reporters. Other Air Forces members watch from in front of the Army Air Forces Transport Command Terminal in the background. Closeup of Byrnes greeting several men in the crowd. Part of the sequence repeats again.
American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen stands with his mannequin Charlie McCarthy near a desk. Hollywood executive producer Charles R. Rogers seated at a desk. He draws a contract for starring roles in new Universal pictures. A close up Charlie and Bergen. They both talk. They look at Rogers drawing the contact. A man enters the room. Roger hands over the contract to Edgar Bergen. Charlie McCarthy and Bergen look at the contract. They talk to the man. A close up of Charlie McCarthy and Bergen. Bergen talks to the two men inside the room and laughs.
France unveils huge new nuclear project. The Nuclear Center in Western Europe. A scientist puts a piece of radio active isotope suspended from a rod into a sealed container. Technician sets desired power on the power control panel. A scientist pours heavy water into the cyclotron. He puts an extended chain on the cyclotron to take out data.
Lockheed jet trainer aircraft tested in California. The student and instructor seated in a cockpit of the new Lockheed jet trainer. The jet taxis and takes off. The trainer and instructor seated in cockpit while formation. The jet aircraft lands at Burbank Airport. A parachute opens as the aircraft lands.
New recruit SPARS (United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve ) arrive at Benjamin Lincoln Hall in the Coast Guard Training Center, Yorktown, Virginia. The women in casual dress along with their luggage enter the buildingl. The girls march and is guided by a SPARS officer. The girls wearing CG (Coast Guard) uniform march in a squad. The girls marching on a road. Their feet are shown as they march. A woman seated at a desk talks. The SPARS attend a class. The SPARS seated at a table write. A SPARS officer stand at a podium in the background. A view of the SPARS seated at a table in the classroom.
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