Goodwill trip to America by Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. Animated map portrays long flight from Los Angeles, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaiian hula dancers performing on grass at the Honolulu zoo. View from beach of colorful sail boats, swimmers, sun bathing, and surfers enjoying the beach and beautiful weather in Hawaii. A traditional long canoe is seen being paddling past the beachfront. As hula dancers finish, elephant handler (mahout), Kirpa Swami, brings forward a baby elephant, named Mari, that Mrs. Gandhi is presenting as a gift to the children of Honolulu. Spokesperson Eileen Anderson, acknowledges the gift, before a large crowd of spectators. Prime Minister Gandhi, at the microphone, explains that the elephant is a symbol of strength, of hard work, and in India, of good fortune, or good luck. Kirpa Swami brings Mari across the grass, accompanied by elephant handlers, Gwen Yoshimura and Larry Zolton. As Mari swings her trunk, Mrs. Gandhi says, "she is saluting you all." Scene shifts to the airport, where the Prime Minister's Air India passenger airplane is parked on the runway tarmac, displaying an American flag in the pilot's window. Prime Minister Gandhi speaks at the steps to the aircraft, extending the good wishes of the people of India to the people of the United States. She turns and waves from the top of the steps.
Americans celebrate the news of victory over Germany and prepare for continued war against Japan in World War II. Spirited Boeing employees celebrate news of victory over Germany in Seattle, Washington. They wheel out a giant B-29 bomber from an aircraft production hangar with a "On To Tokyo" sign on its side. The Boeing workers stand in a group and wave and cheer. The shining dome of the nation's capitol commands the most attention in Washington DC. All the lights ate turned on in Times Square in New York City and it blazes glory. People of the whole world get crazy with dancing, singing and parties in the streets and celebration drinks on V-E day (Victory in Europe). A man with a pretend Hitler mustache is hoisted in the air. The torch of the Statue of Liberty is lighted in New York.
U.S. soldier radio announcer speaking in the studio of a local military broadcasting station at the Vogelweh military housing area of Kauserslautern, Germany. Broadcasting technician in the control room. A sign: 'On Air, Studio B'. An Army Sergeant and a soldier carry on a conversation that is being broadcast.
Life of a family of U.S. Air Force personnel in Alaska, United States. A girl and a boy. Girl kisses the boy in front of a fireplace. A play being staged. Curtain closes as families of USAF personnel applaud in the foreground. A man comes as he removes the curtain.
Life of U.S. Air Force personnel's family in Alaska, United States. Building of Fort Richardson Elementary School. Children leave the Fort Richardson Elementary School. They put on skis and start skiing down a slope.
U.S. Army patrol on skis in Alaska, United States. Air Force personnel hitch dog. Dog team with a sled as its gets underway along side of fence and team moves on a trail in woods. Army patrol wearing skis and white camouflage clothing as they hold to a tow line. Dog sled as team moves over a trail in woods. USA weasel pulls USA patrol men wearing skis and white camouflage clothing over a snow-covered ground. Dog sled go down trail in woods. Dogs rest.
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