The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Arthur Radford, inspects U.S. installations in Germany. He is greeted by officers as he disembarks from an aircraft. He shakes hands with officers. He tours the Frankfurt Air Base and Rhine River Patrol. Several cars parked at the airport. He inspects a machine part. Other officers stand in the background. He bends down and observes in detail. He looks at a document. The officers salute him. He shakes hands with the officers.
An Italian war orphan celebrates the anniversary of her adoption at destroyer escort USS George E. Davis in Florida. Nine year old Maria LaVecchia is the foster daughter of 200 men crew. She cuts a cake. The crew eats the cake. She is surrounded by the crew men. She is adopted under the 'Foster Parent Plan'. The foster fathers kiss her on the adoption anniversary.
Emperor Hirohito's garden party at his palace in Tokyo, Japan. Emperor Hirohito's post war garden party is attended by 1500 guests. The Imperial family, government officials, foreign dignitaries and diplomats gather in the palace gardens. People talk and laugh. Traditional pageantry in view.
Homecoming Day at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. A parade of Georgia Tech's 'Ramblin' Wrecks'. A huge college crowd gathers to watch the parade. Automobiles from junkyards are used in the parade. The large vehicles move along a road. Smoke rises up from the junk automobiles. 'Power steering' and 'Dragon Wagon' written on an automobile.
A football match held at Spokane, Washington. The football match is played between the Texas Christian University and the Washington State University. The match in progress. Players at line of scrimmage. A huge crowd seated in the spectator area. The crowd cheers. Texas Christian University's Horned Frogs win with a 21-7 score.
A football match held at West Point, New York. The football match played between the Army team and North Carolina State University. The match in progress. Players at the line of scrimmage. A huge crowd seated in the spectator area. The crowd cheers. North Carolina State University's Wolfpack are defeated in the match. The Army team wins with a 27-7 score.