U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers a speech in Washington D.C., United States. The President, while addressing a conference, speaks about the food and drug laws of the country, and references issues with the drug Thalidomide. He informs about the decision to increase the staffing at the food and drug administration (FDA). He also talks about a bill that has been introduced in the Congress to allow rapid removal of drugs from the market that prove hazardous to public health and should potentially be illegal.
Grumman-built LEM (Lunar Excursion Module 1 or LM-1), a space vehicle for carrying astronauts onto the surface of the moon in the United States. Technicians work on the "LEM" as part of NASA Apollo program. The space car is being readied for shipment to NASA at Cape Kennedy. (Shown here is LM-1, which was the first of several excursion modules tested in advance of the actual use of the LEM for the manned landing on the moon with Apollo 11 in 1969.)
A United States Lockheed XH-51A helicopter in the United States. The U.S. Air Force pilot of the helicopter gets in and the helicopter lifts off for an experimental flight. The helicopter sets a speed record of 302 miles per hour during the test flight. Helicopters in flight.
United States Preventive Medicine Unit in Korat, Thailand. A sign reads 'US Army Preventive Medicine Korat APO 96233'. Two soldiers come out of a building and get into a jeep. They drive in a jeep to a swimming pool. Officers check the water of the pool for impurities and harmful chemicals.
United States 9th Logistical Command in Thailand. A sign at an entrance gate reads '9th Logistical Command B'. A truck moves out of the gate. An American military police soldier and a Thai military police man at the entrance gate as they look at documents. A sign reads 'US Army camp USAR Thai Headquarters 9th Logistical Command'.
United States Army Camp Friendship in Thailand. The entrance of United States Army Camp Friendship as American and Thai flags flutter at the entrance. United States military trucks enter and exit the camp. A sign reads ' U.S. Army Camp Friendship 9th Logistical Command B'. A Thai guard at the entrance of the camp.
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