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Audrey hurricane hits Louisiana, United States.
Major events of the year 1957. Aerial view of a town in shambles after Audrey hurricane hit the area killing 300 people in Louisiana, United States. Deserted town, houses submerged in water as a result of the hurricane. A destroyed town of Cameron. A man in a field submerged in water, wreckage on ground. Women and children outside their houses.
Benny Hooper rescued from a 20 feet deep well in New York, United States.
Major events of the year 1957. Volunteers and firefighters carry on an operation to rescue Benny Hooper from the bottom of a 20 feet deep well in New York, United States. Benny put in an ambulance after being rescued after 24 hours.
George Metesky and Colonel Abel arrested in New York, United States.
Major events of the year 1957. George Metesky charged with bombing of 21 places in New York after arrest by police. Photographers take his pictures. Colonel Abel, a Soviet spy, after arrest by Marshal Agents in Brooklyn, New York.
Use of radioisotopes in engine and tire manufacturing in United States
A 1957 Ford Fairlane convertible automobile with top down, pulls into a "Mobil gas" station, and an attendant comes out to serve the driver. He opens the hood revealing the engine which is dominated by a large air filter on its top. Next, the scene shifts to a V8 engine mounted on a test stand in an automotive laboratory . The engine parts have been irradiated so that the slightest wear will be detected in engine oil. Oil drained from engine is collected and passed to atomic scintillation counter. A graph showing wearing metals of the engine. Scene shifts back to the convertible in the gas station, where the little girl leans over to watch the service station attendant check the pressure on one of the white wall tires. This introduces the discussion and views of radioactive applications in tire manufacture. Nylon fabric woven into tires at a factory is shown being precisely measured using atomic radiation technology. Thickness of nylon tire fabric is graphed continuously as it passes measurement station in automated production process. And rubber being applied is constantly monitored. If out of specification, lights alert the operator to intervene and reset controls. Final scene shows the woman and girl, from the opening scene. driving their Ford Fairlane convertible in a residential town or suburban neighborhood.
United States nuclear testing during Operation Plumbbob: Shot Owens
"Owens," the tenth shot of Operation Plumbbob, is fired at an altitude of 500 feet from a plastic balloon at 6:30 am civilian time on July 25, 1957. The nuclear test yields 9.7 kilotons (equal to 9,700 tons of TNT). A brilliant flash gives way to an orange fireball which quickly begins to cool and churn skyward. Mushroom cloud forms fast. Cameraman slate at beginning of clip identifies the shot as Owens.
People arrive and eat at a trailer camp in Florida, United States.
People arrive at a trailer camp in Florida, United States. Cars and RV (recreational vehicle) trailers at the camp. Men and women seated and eating food outside a trailer. A trailer towed behind a vehicle. Women enter a vehicle. A young girl waves out from the cab of a vehicle. Cars, including 1957 Chevrolet, move slow along a road in stop and go traffic.
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