Pet monkeys in cage at the backyard of the Ludwig family. Pet monkeys named Chichi, Mr. Moto and Albert are climbing and swinging around wire cage. Pet cat walks over the cage. A couple play with their pet monkeys in the backyard. Woman plays with monkey. Cat and monkey in man's lap.
Former football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, celebrates his 95th birthday. Stagg receives a pile of postal mail from the mail man, wishing him happy birthday. Views of plaques and trophies honoring coach Stagg on his fireplace mantle. Hall of Fame certificate on the wall. Stagg with young children visiting him at home. A boy at the party enjoys a bite of cake. Stagg's wife gives him a kiss. Narrator notes that he also was the pitcher for 5 Yale baseball championships, and in football he is credited with inventing the man-in-motion, the tackling dummy, and the T-formation.
American actress Ann Blyth comes out of the door with husband James McNulty after wedding. She waves at crowd. Ann Blyth kisses her husband.
Demonstration of a new air-sea rescue technique. Light plane carries a life-raft. Plane drops the raft in the water. Automatically inflated raft on surface.
Two men show their early "ski-skates" which are regular snow skis that have been fitted with roller skate wheels underneath, allowing them to enjoy skiing (on wheels) all seasons without snow. They wear wheeled ski-skates and demonstrate them (like an early skateboard).
Air Force Test pilot, Major R.L. Johnson, boards North American F-86A armaments test Sabrejet aircraft number FU-611 at Muroc Air Base (soon after renamed Edwards Air Force Base). Ground crew assists the pilot with chute. Pilot puts on the helmet and oxygen mask. Aircraft taxis. Aircraft in level flight -- extends and retracts speed brakes. Plane rolls to its right and dives. Men at monitoring post on the ground. Aircraft performs several low level high speed passes.Plane lands, and Major Johnson hops out of cockpit all the way to ground where he is congratulated by another Air Force major and ground crew personnel. He puts cigarette in his mouth and feels in his flight suit for a lighter. Major Johnson set an official record of 670.981 mph by flying four times over a 1.86-mile course at altitudes below 150 feet.
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