John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, British Governor General of Canada, broadcasts New Year's message to citizens of Canada. He speaks about the death of King George V, of England, and of his successor, King Edward VIII, who of his own will resigned from his high office. He gives New year wishes and talks about his travels and what he has seen that has made him optimistic about Canada and its future.
May Day Parade at Union Square in the New York City Flat Iron District during World War II. Pennsylvania Station in background. The parade takes a turn at 17th Street. People march carrying placards, signs, and banners. Signs and banners held by people read 'Free Schneider', 'War Is Hell', 'New York State Committee Communist Party', 'Free Earl Browder' and 'No Convoys No AES'. Float passes on a street. Women push baby walkers along a road. Men and women march along street with banners.
New school for kennel-maids in Haslemere, England. Girls, wearing uniforms, seated in an arc on a lawn outside a building in a school. The girls in the new school for kennel-maids. A teacher in front of them, with a dog on the table. Two girls bathing a puppy on a tub. Other girls seated around, watch. A group of girls giving food to a few dogs. The girls make the dogs eat from their bowls. Four girls, with four puppies in a basket.
In Miami, Florida, relatives of Cuban invaders gather at the Revolutionary Democratic Front Headquarters to seek news of their husbands, sons and brothers who were captured in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba. Women weep as they await news of their relatives who may face death in Cuba. Fidel Castro, a Cuban revolutionary leader, threatens a firing squad for all the captured insurgents. Fidel Castro makes his first public appearance on television since invasion, and speaks for four and a half hours denouncing the United States.
Newsreel clip on Minnesota welcoming major league baseball to the state in April 1961. Exterior views of Metropolitan Stadium, the home of the new Minnesota Twins. Banner reads "The Minnesota Twins Welcome You." Announcer notes team is playing in Bloomington, seven miles from each of the state's two major cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul. View of 25,000 spectators, most bundled up for a chilly day, inside stadium for the home opener against the Washington Senators. Those on hand include baseball commissioner Ford Frick, American League president Joe Cronin, and Minnesota Governor Elmer Andersen. Announcer notes the previous Washington team moved to Minnesota and was replaced with a new Senators team in Washington. Dignitaries walk on field trailed by Minnesota manager Cookie Lavagetto and Washington manager Mickey Vernon. Dignitaries raise the American flag. Governor Andersen kisses a baseball and throws out the ceremonial first pitch. Announcer notes Twins lost this game, but says "Who cares?" because Minnesota is in the big leagues.
National Collegiate Athletic Association Track Meet Championship in Austin,Texas. Don Bowden makes a new record in a half mile race. Bob Gutowski sets a new record in pole vault.
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