Gunder Hagg, a Swedish athlete, seeks new records in U.S. A plane lands and Gunder Hagg emerges. He is welcomed by an officer. Hagg waves to the officer. He runs on a race track.
A press conference at the White House in Washington DC. President Eisenhower addresses the reporters. He comments on the Gary Powers Spy case and his 'Open Skies' proposal. He also talks about U.S. Policy regarding International Intelligence.
Chicago wins hockey Stanley Cup. The Olympia Stadium in Detroit packed with people. An Ice hockey match between the Black Hawks team of Chicago and the Detroit Red Wings. The players play in the rink. The Black Hawks win the match by 5 to 1.The winning team with the Stanley Cup. Photographer takes pictures.
Ringling Brothers Barnum-Bailey Circus visits Bellevue Hospital for entertaining the patients. The circus performs in front of the hospital. Children in wheelchairs enjoy as clowns entertain them. A clown walks on stilts. Bed ridden patients look from the windows of their rooms. The circus elephants perform. A child is brought near an elephant. The crowds clap.
Launch of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) in World War 2 at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy,Massachusetts, United States. The decorated aircraft carrier stands in the dock. A sign reads 'The navy wants this ship to replace the Lexington. Let's go. Fore River!' Several sailors who served on the 4th USS Lexington, are present for the launching. Mrs. T.D. Robinson, who also christened the 4th USS Lexington, does the honors for the newest one, and the aircraft carrier glides down the ways into Boston Harbor.
Allied War Council plans for invasion. A Joint Allied War Council meeting at the White House during World War II. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other warheads discuss strategy at the meeting. Military headgear on the racks. U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General Marshall also present. The council members on the White House lawn with U.S. President Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Churchill.
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