Bundeswehr military exercise near Fulda, Germany. Camouflaged trucks loaded with soldiers move over cobblestone streets. Buildings on either side of the streets. German officers discuss the exercise with civilian officials. M-41 tanks loaded with soldiers advance along a road. A camouflaged tank moves through woods. Soldiers haul artillery. They load and fire artillery at edge of woods. Civilian officials observe from position in background. German soldier fires a mortar. German infantry take up positions on a grassy bluff. One fires a machine gun. No national markings of any kind appear on the weapons or equipment.
Earth Day in Washington D.C. (part of a series of clips in a row). Environmental activists and demonstrators protest against oil drilling in the Gulf and elsewhere. A large crowd of environmentalists and concerned citizens gathered on the street. They march holding banners. One demonstrator flashes the Peace sign and a clenched fist 'fight the power' sign at the same time. Banners seen include 'God is not dead he is polluted on earth' , 'R.I.P. 1990 A.D.', 'Standard Oil is Spouting Off', and 'No Oil Drilling in the Gulf' The people gather outside the United States Department of the Interior building. They protest against the oil drilling and attendant pollution. Senator Gaylord Nelson, organizer of Earthday, is seen in the crowd. A flag, similar to the United States flag, but with green stripes, flutters in the wind atop a flagpole. Oil that has been spilled on the sidewalk is seen.
Civilians gathered for the first Earth Day in Washington DC. A large crowd of civilians, concerned about the environment, march through streets and arrives at the Washington Monument. They carry charts which reads 'Earth Day'. Civilians seated in a park. A African American protestor addresses a gathering and speaks into a loudspeaker. Bicycles parked in the background.
Civilians gathered for the first Earth Day in Washington DC. A large crowd of civilians, demonstrators, and protestors gathered in a park near Washington monument. A platform is set up in the park. Women relax in the park. A man distributes pamphlets to people. Men stand near a policeman mounted on horseback. A band plays on the platform.
Earth Day. Environmentalists and civilians protest a march against highway lobby and freeways in Washington DC. A large crowd of civilians marches through streets holding banners which protest growth in highways and freeways in America at the expense of green space and public mass transportation. Various signs are seen, such as 'Highway lobby, polluters and plunderers'. Buildings in the background. The civilians protest march against the Highway and Freeway lobby efforts. Children also participate in the environmental protest march. A young girl holds a sign that says "I want to see the butterflies." Two children hold a sign that reads, "The Road to Ruin is Paved."
American citizens, protestors, and demonstrators gathered for the first Earth Day in Washington DC. A large crowd of civilians gathered in a park around the Washington Monument. Trees in the background. People seated in the park. African American man addresses the gathering. Women carry their babies in baby carriers. A woman holds a chart which reads ' Save our Earth'. American flags flutter in wind atop flagpoles.