UN General Assembly seen meeting in 1954 as it approves an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge II, and French ambassador, Henri Hoppenot, speaking. Finn Moe, of Norway, speaking. View of the city of Kjeller, Norway. Flags of Norway and the Netherlands at joint atomic laboratory. Scientists with various pieces of scientific equipment inside the facility. Indian ambassador, Krishna Menon, speaking at the United Nations. Atomic laboratory and a Government Teachers' Training College, in India. Indian scientists in a laboratory. Indian lecturer speaks to students. Brazil's Professor Ernesto Leme speaks at the UN. The city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The University of Sao Paulo. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Center for Physical Research. Clock tower of Brazil Central Station in Rio. Sutan Sjahrir,of Indonesia at the United Nations. An animated map shows nations interested in atomic energy. The UN Headquarters building on the East River in New York. A person looking through a microscope. Foreign scientists attending indoctrination courses at the U.S. Argonne National Laboratory. Diplomats sign agreement between the U.S. and Philippines on July 27, 1955, for the Philippines to lease uranium for a research nuclear reactor, and to receive technical assistance. Views of Geneva Switzerland in August 1955, including street views with pedestrians, and tram or streetcar on city streets. Exterior of Palace of Nations, then interior view with atomic science conference in progress. Indian nuclear physicist, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, presiding over conference of scientists and university representatives from 73 nations, including, inter alia, John Cockcroft, of Great Britain; Otto Hahn, of Germany; Willard Libby, of the U.S.A.; Vladimir Vexler of the Soviet Union; and Niels Bohr of Denmark. Views of exhibit hall at the conference, and displayed models of nuclear reactors, uranium ore refining exhibits, and accelerators. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower views swimming pool reactor, while visiting the exhibit hall. Site work and construction underway in Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland for a research laboratory for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN - Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire). Sitework seen for a facility of Euratom in Europe (European Atomic Energy Community). View of early sitework in Manila for an Asian nuclear center in the Philippines under the Colombo plan, for training personnel in nuclear science and technology.
United Nations approve the statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Delegates from 82 countries gather at the United Nations headquarters for the Conference on the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency. UN delegates meet and shake hands outside the United Nations headquarters (405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA). The delegates enter the headquarters through a revolving door. Symbol of United Nations. Chairman Lewis L Strauss addresses UN meeting. Chairman Strauss delivers speech from United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Representatives of various nations seated and sign the charter. President of the Conference on the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency Joao Carlos Muniz addresses the delegates after signing of the charter. Delegates from Iraq, United Kingdom, Albania, United States and other countries are seen listening to Muniz.
Two man stand on reactor. Hook lower down. Pipelines attached at reactor. Men go outside the room. Sound and light signal work. A man observes. Channel shifted to storage tank. Fixes the channel with the help of a special device. Channel is immersed in tank. New channel is installed in reactor, in place of removed one. Turbo generator and needle of a meter. Sub station, utility supplier and electric Poles. A woman works on a machine. A woman milks cow. Russian newspaper.
An overview of baseball teams preparing for the 1958 season in Florida. Views of New York Yankees' camp with manager Casey Stengel running onto field, pitchers Sal Maglie and Whitey Ford warming up. A smiling Mickey Mantle (#7) hits a ball far in batting practice. Yogi Berra (#8) and Hank Bauer (#9) take their swings. Scene shifts to the Dodgers' camp; this is the first spring after the team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Views of pitchers Don Newcombe (#36) and Johnny Podres throwing, and players Duke Snider (#4), Gino Cimoli and Gil Hodges (#14) swinging in batting cage. Announcer notes Dodgers have big problem at catcher after Roy Campanella was put "out of service." (He was permanently paralyzed in a car accident.) Al Walker, Joe Pignatano and John Roseboro are named as his possible successors. Scene shifts to St. Louis Cardinals training camp. Announcer predicts Cardinals will be pennant contender. Views of brothers Von and Lindy McDaniel, shortstop Alvin Dark and all-time great Stan Musial. Scene then shifts to Chicago White Sox camp. Outfielder Al Smith (#9) fields a ball; Jim Rivera (#7), Nellie Fox and Smith take swings in batting cage. Action moves to Detroit Tigers camp, where pitchers Jim Bunning (#14) and Frank Lary (#17) are seen warming up. Al Kaline (#6) hits a ball in batting practice.
Don Schollander sets new Olympic record for 100 meter free style swimming in Tokyo, Japan. Dawn Fraser of Australia wins gold medal in Women's 100 meter free style swimming. U.S. Jed Graef leads his teammates Gary Dilley and Bob Bennett in Men's 200 meter backstroke. Three U.S. flags hoisted. Winners on stand during medal ceremony.
Opening scene shows sideways shots from unattended camera. When it straightens out, Hollywood stars Cary Grant and Doris Day pose between Roger Maris of the New York Yankees and Leon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels. Grant shakes hands with Maris and Doris Day shakes hands with Wagner. Closeups of Grant conversing with Maris and Day conversing with Wagner. Next the Hollywood stars are seen surrounded by members of the Angels' team in a dugout. One of the players autographs a baseball and it is passed around to other players who also autograph it. They pass it to Doris Day who laughs with Cary Grant. Scene shifts to Doris Day and Cary Grant posing in front of a dugout, and then surrounded by Yankees players, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Yogi Berra. Cary Grant is in the background as the players shake hands with Doris Day. Next the five of them are seen, seated and conversing, in the Yankee dugout. They all step out of the dugout and the camera focuses on the movie stars. The camera is unattended momentarily and shows wild shots. Closeup of Grant and Day sitting alone in a dugout apparently watching a baseball game in progress, and cheering and laughing together. View of the game in progress on the baseball diamond. The home team Angels, in white, score a run.
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