San Francisco Peace Treaty conference with Japan, in San Francisco, California. Beginning shows the War Memorial Opera House and Van Ness Avenue. U.S. President Harry S Truman steps to a podium, at the Opera House, to address delegates at the conference. With him on the stage are Dr. Warren Kelchner, Temporary Chairperson of the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference, Governor Earl Warren of California, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Next, Dean Acheson is seen seated at the center of a table with Dr. Kelchner, at his right, as Soviet representative Andrei A. Gromyko steps to the microphone and speaks. (Narrator says he raises complaint about rules of procedure.) Dean Acheson removes his translating headset in frustration. Next, a representative of Poland comes to the microphone, and calls for delays. View of delegates in the audience. New Zealand representative, Sir Carl August Berendsen, takes the stand to renounce delaying tactics. Audience members applaud. Carlos P. RĂ³mulo, of the Philippines, speaks in support of the treaty. John foster Dulles, of the United States, steps to the podium to speak for the treaty. Next, Japanese Premier, Shigeru Yoshida, referring to notes in a roll of paper, endorses the treaty. Audience applauds. Secretary of State Acheson is seen signing the treaty for the United States, followed by representatives of: Australia; Cambodia; Great Britain; Ceylon; France; Indonesia; Philippines; and Pakistan. Next, the Japanese delegation comes forward, and Prime Minster Shingera Yoshida, signs the historic document. Closeups of ordinary Japanese from all walks of life. Japanese people commuting to work.
Snow storm from Eastern States to Mid West cities in United States. Heavy snow on roads. Cars beside the road covered with snow. Only outline of structure of car visible due to snow. Man removes snow with snow shovel. A child, man and woman remove snow with shovels. Snow plows and snow blowers being used at Kennedy Airport in New York to clear roads and runways so airplane travel can resume.
Operation Head Start in United States. Doctor asks questions of African American woman who is with her son for his medical examination at Head Start Pre-school. A doctor gives a vaccine shot to the African American boy and the child cries. A dentist examines a girl. Woman asks a girl whether she brushes her teeth regularly or not. She replies that she shares tooth brush with her sister. Woman tells her to stop sharing brush and brush after every meal. A girls eats at table. She uses knife for eating.
Operation Head Start in United States. Children sit at library in Head Start Pre-school. They read books. Some of the children are white and some are African American in the integrated school class. Volunteer teaches new words to children. She uses toys and charts to do so. She asks other words(synonyms) from children. A boy sits on chair and tells the story of the three little bears, children laugh.
Scenes of U.S. Strategic Air Command Minuteman Missile Security Police at work in missile bases at Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls. Montans, Minot AFB, North Dakota, Elsworth AFB, Rapid City, South Dakota, Francis E. Warren AFB. Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Whiteman AFB, Missouri. An armed Air Force Security policeman walks past a parked B-52 bomber. Air Force film "Missile Guardians, SAC's Minutemen Security Police." Animated description of Missile Control Facilities. Missile Combat Officer opens 8 ton blast resistant door of facility. Interior of Launch Center with Officer at duty station. Safe (Red) containing missile launch keys. View of missile location, showing fence and intrusion detection radar antenna. Access cover, above missile, with seismic alarm system and combination lock. Security Police Controller in his office. Security alert team is summoned to respond to intrusion alarm. (Note: Narrated by Kemal Amen "Casey" Kasem)
Security system and procedures for movement of "priority A" components of Minuteman Missiles. A sign reads 'Designated Explosive area Convoy Assembly Area'. A convoy team leader briefs his team regarding use of deadly force, to protect "priority A" resources. Convoy escort transports "priority A resource" to launch site from base. Lead vehicle in movement team contains Convoy Security Officer and two Security Police escorts. Second vehicle is of local police guards and third is the convoy containing alarm system, maintenance personnel and two additional security policemen. Convoy Security Officer make periodic radio positions. A helicopter keeps eye on movement from air with the help of numbers written over roofs of vehicles. When the convoy halts. Security personnel make the area a national defense area and inform the main Launch base of the halt. Off duty recreation of guards include, spending time at recreational center or fishing ice skating and practicing archery. (Note: Narrated by Kemal Amen "Casey" Kasem)
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