Don Schollander sets new Olympic record for 100 meter free style swimming in Tokyo, Japan. Dawn Fraser of Australia wins gold medal in Women's 100 meter free style swimming. U.S. Jed Graef leads his teammates Gary Dilley and Bob Bennett in Men's 200 meter backstroke. Three U.S. flags hoisted. Winners on stand during medal ceremony.
Injured and disabled World War 1 U.S. Army soldiers are seen in a "curative workshop" at Fort Sheridan, in Lake County, Illinois, soon after the end of World War 1. Patients perform occupational therapy tasks which require the use of injured limbs. Patients are seen in a wood working shop, caning chairs, weaving baskets, and taking a course in commercial art. Patients work on paintings while lying in bed.
The U.S. flag on a wall in Taiwan. President Dwight D Eisenhower with Madam and President Chiang Kai Shek. President Chiang and U.S. President Eisenhower toasts and speaks to people at State Dinner. Both step down.
Text on slates warns about dangers of marijuana or "reefer" and says it is "now rivaling alcohol for popularity among thrill-seeking youth." Shows a marijuana cigarette in a ash tray, smoke comes out of the joint. Slate indicates that marijuana use can "inspire vicious crimes and leads to moral collapse." Newspaper headline is shown that reads "Youth confesses slaying of girl". Words circled in article mention "stranger gave him a 'doped' cigarette." Close-up view of a hand holding a joint. Cutting of "New York Times" newspaper article "Sales of marijuana fought by arrests." Some lines of the newspaper article are underlined including "...200 persons suspected of selling or using the narcotic weed, including several high school boys and girls."
A Canadair C-4 Argonaut operated by BOAC, taxis in rapidly, using inboard engines only, and parks on airport tarmac, at Abadan airport, Iran. The only passenger to deplane is U.S. Ambassador to Iran, Henry F. Grady (probably arriving from Tehran). He is met and greeted by a reception committee. Closeup of Ambassador Grady, making some remarks, as a member of the press stands next to him, holding a microphone. Next, he is seen conversing briefly, with another man, before walking towards the airport terminal building, followed by others.
U.S. Army soldiers stand near German V-1 robot bomb lying on ground in England. A military jeep in the background. Soldiers take out cover of wings and then they dismantle all parts of the flying bomb. Main body of the robot bomb put in a truck. Nose of the V-1 bomb. An American Army official sits on tail of the robot bomb, examines the bomb control mechanisms and manually moves them. A sign in German is seen near that part of the rocket. Inner sections of the bomb are seen. The main body of the robot bomb carried by U.S. military truck mounted crane. A man signals truck. Truck mounted crane puts main body of robot bomb into a waiting aircraft. (World War II period).
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