French firemen demonstrate new aluminum foil fire suits in France. Fire fighters wear the fire suits which are only three thousandths of an inch thick. They plunge into a 3000 degree inferno. People watch the fire fighters. The fire fighters emerge unsigned from the fire. One fireman takes off his helmet and smiles.
U.S. Air Force Thunder streak jet fighters break 4 hour coast to coast mark in the United States. The jet fighter pilots look at a map. They sit in a cockpit. The jet fighters race from Los Angeles to New York in a blazing speed test The jets take off. The jets in flight. A map shown and officials point at the map. The jet fighters land. Views of Robert Scott and other pilots after completing the race in less than 4 hours.
The U.S. Army displays a folding bridge in Virginia. The bridge can be operated without requiring any personnel to expose themselves during an operation. A new traveling, folding bridge which is pushed by a tank is opened by massive gears. The tank passes through the bridge.
Eleven year old Song Yong Cho, a legless orphan of the Korean war, arrives in America to begin a new life in Boystown. Song Yong Cho disembarks a plane and is greeted by his adoptive mother. He walks with his adoptive mother. Signs : 'Entrance', 'U.S. Customs', 'U.S. Immigration', 'U.S. Public Health', 'Dept. of Agriculture'. Song Cho's luggage is inspected by a custom guard. He stands with a man near a counter and then moves.
The battle for democracy in El Salvador. On 28th March 1982, 80 percent of women in charge of the new constitution. People stand in queues. Officials attend an assembly to plan for popular election of a president in March, 1984. An official speaks in the assembly. Officials raise their hands in favor during the assembly. The President of El Salvador, Alvaro Magana speaks from his office. The flag and the insignia of El Salvador. People work on computers for registration of individual voters. The President of Central Election Council, Armando Rodnguez Eguizabal talks about the election preparations. People work on identity cards. People stand in queues and cast their votes. Guerrilla attacks resulting in explosions. A bus burns and a damaged bridge. Soldiers in action against the violence spread by guerrilla attack. One soldier runs and gets into a helicopter. President Magana speaks. The soldier in the helicopter. Officials inspect the voting area from the helicopter. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fidel Chavez Mena speaks. Roberto D'Aubuisson Arrieta addresses a large crowd regarding his voting campaign. Jose Napolean Duarte delivers a speech.
Guests gather in a hotel ballroom, to celebrate New Year's eve, 1936, in Havana, Cuba. The guests are dressed in formal attire. They sit at tables and order drinks and food. One man looks at a paper hat, provided for the midnight festivities. Views of many different tables with many different guests. Dancing couples fill the dance floor.
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