A civil rights leader condemns as "wrong and deplorable" the rioting in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the United States. He states that the nation "cannot digest" these actions.
Singer James Brown interview immediately following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's assassination. He states that the United States "is the greatest country in the world." But he asks whether African American children will have homes to return to in the wake of rioting.
United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk discusses American efforts to negotiate peace in Vietnam and North Vietnamese (and Communist China) refusal to participate. President Lyndon Johnson speaking, says, "We do not seek the destruction of any government." Rusk calls for free elections in Vietnam under international supervision.
Workers engaged at asbestos work sites in United States. Industrial hygienist explains about workers who breathe in asbestos indirectly. Workers include pipe fitters, welders, mechanic, ship builders and others. Industrial hygienist states that industrial hygienists who work at asbestos work site, should be aware of exposure of asbestos and use protective gear while working. He shows two variety of asbestos including amosite and chrysotile, which is used by ship builders. He shows health standards and measures for protection from asbestosis. He explains air sampling device and its functions. A chemist works with microscope and other equipment to measure sample in chemical laboratory. Scientific studies conclude protection is required with increasing concentration of fibers during working hours.
Loading of American Red Cross aid cargo aboard the Greek ship "Kassandra Louloudis" in the United States during 1941. A crane loads American Red Cross aid cartons aboard the Greek ship at a dock.. Workers unload the Red Cross aid sacks from a net and stack them in a cargo hold. They pile up the cartons in the cargo hold. Printing on some sacks states they contain 50 pounds of rolled oats. Officers stand on the deck and watch as the workers load the cargo. The Greek flag on the mast of the ship flutters in wind. The workers haul trolleys loaded with the sacks on the dock.
The third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in the United States. Charles Van Fremd from CBS News asks Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy whether he owed an apology to Vice President Nixon and the Republican Party, on behalf of Democrats, after former President Harry Truman "bluntly suggested where the Vice President and the Republican Party could go." Kennedy answers that President Harry S Truman has his methods of expressing things and he has been in politics for fifty years. He says that he could not tell President Truman to change his particular speaking manner, and perhaps only Mrs Truman could. Republican candidate Vice President Richard M Nixon says that U.S. President has an obligation not to lose his temper in public. He speaks of the importance of the standing of the office of the President, and how children all over America are influenced by the behavior and words of the President. He states that he is proud that President Eisenhower has restored dignity and good language to the conduct of U.S. Presidency. He implies that if he wins the election he would be the right kind of role model for children.
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