The annual award ceremony of the President committee on employment of the physically handicapped in the Washington DC. Vice President Richard Nixon presents an award to a school girl Gail Chadwell of Reno, Nevada. Mr Nixon with several people on stage. Vice President Nixon awards the 'Handicapped of the Year' award to the businessman Dwight Guilfoil. Mr Guilfoil sits on a wheelchair with a toddler on his lap.
USS Saidor passes by. Four navy cadets play deck tennis and few others do routine physical exercises. Sailors fishing over side of ship. Two personnel sitting on deck reading letters.
World wide series of experiments carried out at French Alps during the Geo-physical Year. Mountain ranges in the background. Scientists set off huge blasts to study shock waves. Observers watch the effect of explosion. Water rise high due to explosions. equipment measure the shock waves. Recording instruments in a stone house are used.
Group of physically disabled people sit on the steps of a building. The group of disabled men, women, and children are gathered for an outing. A sign on the building reads 'This property for sale, apply W.J. Kennedy, Grand 5600, 178 Henry St'. Crippled people with various handicaps and maladies get into automobiles. Other homes and trees in the background. A man helps disabled people to get in the cars. Wheel chairs on the pavement. A young girl uses crutches.
Artillery and Engineer academy at Turin, Italy. Italian soldiers fire artillery and advance on field. Cadets undergo physical training under Fascist Regime. Cadets do high jumps, play volleyball, throw discus, and perform fencing drills and competitions. They march and exercise on field. Cadets climb rope and perform gymnastics. Cadets undergo rifle drill.
Parachutists undergo physical training at Fort Benning, Georgia during World War II. United States troops exercise on parallel bars and narrow catwalks. They learn acrobat technique to fall on ground without hurting themselves. Paratroopers mass jump from a fleet of aircraft in flight. The trainees land on ground with their parachutes.
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