The city of Madrid in Spain after the Spanish Civil War comes to an end. Views of bomb damaged and ruined buildings in Madrid. Captured rifles piled up. Two women carry away bricks in a basket during clean-up work. Civilians having their food. Spanish Head of State, Regent of the Kingdom Francisco Franco waves to crowd. Scene changes completely to Dolores Ibárruri , known more famously as "La Pasionaria" (passion flower) arriving in France,on her way to Russia. She walks with companions after arriving at a train station. Photographers take pictures of her and her companions. They exit the station to the street, where she and some of her companions enter an automobile.
The delegates of the United Nations meet at the headquarters in New York City. Exterior of the United Nations headquarters. A Security Council session on Russia's move to censure the U.S. for spy activities. The delegates from the United States and the Soviet charge each other.
United States resumes bomb research in the Pacific. The United States answers Russia's violation of the Atom Test Moratorium by beginning a series of nuclear shots in the Pacific. Missile being launched. United States aircraft in flight. U.S. soldier looks through the periscope aboard a ship. View of smoke rising from the nuclear tests conducted.
News headlines in New York. Two men drink and talk at a bar about Russia and read a newspaper. The newspaper insert in one of the man's hand reads "European Peace Bid Rejected by Soviet". Views of man talking and drinking.
A hockey match between Canada's Penticton Vees tangle and Russia's top ice team for the world's Amateur Hockey Championship in Germany. Spectators seated in a stadium watch the match. The players wearing skate gear play the match. The spectators applaud for them. Canada wins the match by 5 points.
The French line ship, SS Lorraine, in camouflage paint, seen backing into port at Bordeaux, France, on June 24, 1918. Belgian troops of the ACM Corps (Autos-Canons-Mitrailleuses, Belgian armored unit) disembark. They are seen as they walk down a gangway from the ship, in combat uniforms and steel helmets, and carrying their weapons and personal gear. (Note: Soldiers of this armored unit from Belgium fought alongside the Imperial Russian army against German and Austrian troops in 1915 in Russia, during World War 1, before the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, after which they were stranded in hostile territory. They left Vladivostok for the United States on the SS Sheridan, and docked at San Francisco on May 12, 1918. They were warmly greeted as they proceeded across the U.S. to New York city, where they participated in the Memorial Day Parade. After leaving New York City, aboard the SS La Lorraine, they reached Bordeaux on June 24 1918.)
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