A Norwegian girl sails all the way from Oslo to New York to marry the man she loves in a small sailboat. The 45 feet small sailboat named 'Colin Archer' underway. The boat reaches the harbor. The man gives her flowers. A group of people gather to meet her. The couple kisses each other.
Crewmen of the USS aircraft carrier Antietam line up on the flight deck to donate blood to the Red Cross. Men register for the blood donation. The donors lie on beds. Nurses stand near them. Nurses carry blood bottles.
Basketballs match between the Harlem Globetrotters and Philadelphia in New York. The Globetrotters put on their hilarious show. Meadowlark Lemon and Wilt Chamberlain break up audience with their hilarious game. Large crowd gathers to watch the match.
The launch of 'Golden Age Movie Club' in New York. Dignitaries come out of a building and meet other men outside the building. They shake hands and talk amongst themselves. A man presents a memento to a dignitary. Membership of people more than 60 years of age is depicted in the memento. Mary Manning Walsh written outside a building. Men and women sit in a hall inside the building
The opening of Turnpike link in New York. Abraham Ribicoff and Averell Harriman arrive at the ceremony. Crowd gathers on the street to watch the event. The dignitaries cut the ribbon to open the Turnpike link. Children stand along with them. A board on which is written 'Welcome to New York State Thruway' is uncovered.
Tribute to war correspondent, Ernie Pyle in New Mexico. Newspaper column by Ernie Pyle, called "The ROVING REPORTER." In it Pyle mentions many places he could live, including the Pacific Northwest, New England, the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Key West, California, and Honolulu. Images of these places are shown. Farmers loading hay in the Northwest; A church in New England; A paddle wheeler ship on the Mississippi River; A seaplane coming in to land on the water at Key West, Florida; Aerial glimpse of Golden Gate Bridge; the Diamond Head mountain in Honolulu. But Pyle chose to live in Albuquerque New Mexico. View of a passenger train arriving at station in Albuquerque. The street and house where Ernie Pyle lived A woman on the porch of the house petting Pyle's dog Cheetah. Inside the house are views of his study, books, and photographic memorabilia. View of Pyle with American soldiers in World War 2. American troops marching in war zone. Troops trying to keep warm in snowy conditions, and advancing in street fighting and other places, firing at hidden enemies Scene shifts back to Pyle’s study at home and focuses on a map of New Mexico. Glimpse of Santa Fe and its Capitol building, and its old Palace of the Governors. Persons on horseback riding in the town of Taos, and views of its Pueblo village. Gravestone of famous Frontier Scout, Kit Carson. Coal being moved in open rail cars from a mine in New Mexico. Street scene in Roswell and the New Mexico Military Institute with cadets marching in a field. View of Silver City, and of various metal ores being mined. Carlsbad Caverns, seen with visitors on a walkway in front of a huge opening and views inside the caverns where visiting children are singing the hymn, Rock of Ages. Views, back again to Ernie Pyle’s home, its study and living room, with his dog Cheetah sitting on one of the chairs.
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