Training of astronauts for Project Mercury in the United States. Astronauts Malcolm Scott Carpenter and Walter Marty Schirra and others selected for manned spaceflight program Project Mercury undergo a training. They learn skindiving techniques. They study navigation and engineering, as well as the physical problems faced in a spaceflight. They learn to withstand high temperature conditions and experience zero gravity.
Bundeswehr military exercise near Fulda, Germany. Camouflaged trucks loaded with soldiers move over cobblestone streets. Buildings on either side of the streets. German officers discuss the exercise with civilian officials. M-41 tanks loaded with soldiers advance along a road. A camouflaged tank moves through woods. Soldiers haul artillery. They load and fire artillery at edge of woods. Civilian officials observe from position in background. German soldier fires a mortar. German infantry take up positions on a grassy bluff. One fires a machine gun. No national markings of any kind appear on the weapons or equipment.
Inflatable windshield demonstration in Paris, France. Motorist pulls car with broken windshield glass to the side of the road. The man removes the smashed glass from the windshield of his car. He places an inflatable windshield and installs it with special tape. Man blowing on temporary windshield to inflate it. He takes out the windshield wipers. Man smiles before driving his car away.
A wedding ceremony in Chicago, Illinois. United States Senator Charles H. Percy's daughter Sharon Lee Percy marries John Davidson “Jay” Rockefeller IV at the Rockefeller Chapel (5850 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, United States). The married couple walks together. Dignitaries and officials gathered for the wedding ceremony. The couple kisses.
Victory celebrations and VJ Day in the United States during World War II. The President of the United States Harry S. Truman addresses a gathering and announces the surrender of Japan. In Washington DC: a large crowd of civilians gathered for street parties. A newspaper headline reads 'Japan Surrenders'. In Chicago: a demonstration takes place. In San Francisco: celebrations for the end of the war include a ticker tape parade . People march through streets holding banners. In Seattle: servicemen conduct an outdoor proceeding. In New York: a large crowd of civilians gathered at Times Square to celebrate victory over Japan.
Radio Transmission Security in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California during World War II. A reenactment: an actor portrays an American soldier seated in a tank. He talks into a microphone and reads from a notepad. Another American soldier in a revetment talks into s microphone. He carries a shoulder bag.
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