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Demonstrations against the Communist government in Poznan and civilians celebrate as Soviets yield to Gomulka in Poland
A Mercedes auto exhibition in Poznan Poland in June 1956 before unrest took hold during Polish uprising of 1956. Flags of various nations at the show and Mercedes cars on display. A rebellion leader arrives and addresses demonstrators gathered in Poznan to protest the Soviet-led Communist government in Poland. Aerial view of Poznan Poland in 1956. Tanks of Soviet military arrive and are seen among the demonstrators. A court room during trial of the demonstrators' leaders. Workers and demonstrators gathering and meeting. Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev arrives in Poland. His plane is seen landing and he walks down the steps from the plane to the tarmac. Wladyslaw Gomulka is tapped to lead the Communist party in Poland. He is seen speaking to a group assembled. Image of Konstantin Rokossovsky who Gomulka had removed from power after he had led military actions against the reform demonstrators in Poznan. Citizens in Poland celebrate Gomulka's ascension as Communist party leader and his anti-Stalinist reforms. Soviet tanks depart from Poland. English Newspaper headline "Poles sweep Stalinists from Power, Gomulka heads Freedeom Setup." A priest accepts flowers and gifts from people celebrating the return of freedom of religion in Poland.
Communist demonstrations in Budapest and Russian invade Hungary at time of Hungarian Revolution.
In 1956, crowds of Hungarians walk peaceably in their Capital, Budapest, calling for establishment of their own style of communist rule. A woman waves a Hungarian flag from a window. A communist star is pulled down from atop a building. On October 24, 1956 Hungarian authorities crack down, with police supported by Russian troops from local garrison. Russian soldiers in T-34 tanks seen on city street. View of Russian soldiers leaving the area aboard a T-34 tank. Hungarians battling their police. View of Prime Minister,Imry Nagy, ascending steps of a government building. Narrator states that Nagy declares Hungary neutral in conflict between Soviet Union and the West. Soviet books and documents being burned. The next sequence shows Soviet T-34 tanks entering Hungary in force, on November 4, 1956. One is seen firing from a city street. Picture of Imre Nagy shown as Narrator says his execution was announced on June 17, 1958.
Czechoslovak coup with Communists coming to power; anti-Communist demonstrations in various European nations over 10 years
U.S. propaganda piece about threats by communists against various European countries. The Czechoslovak coup and demonstrations. Czech citizens moving on a street in Czechoslovakia during a strike forcing conservative elements to resign from the cabinet. Scenes of police brutality and beatings against strikers. Communists take over the police. Czech President Edvard Benes with conservative politicians in a government building. Huge crowd on a street. Police clashing with crowd. Czech Prime Minister Klement Gottwald with officials. President Edvard Benes, facing possible civil war or invasion by the Soviet Union, accepts a Communist cabinet. He is seen signing documents to that effect on February 25, 1948. Other officials beside President Benes during the signing. View of the first President of Czechoslovakia Tomas Masaryk's son, Jan Masaryk, who remained the Foreign Minister, and did not agree to the new government. Two days later Jan Masaryk is discovered dead. The body of Jan Masaryk in a coffin. Edvard Benes, who resigned in June 1948 after refusing to sign the communist constitution, is seen walking slowly outside the Parliament using a cane. A guard saluting Benes. View of the body of Edvard Benes, who died in September 1948, laying in a coffin. Mourning citizens offering flowers and cry. Officials bearing the coffin. Shift several years later to street strikes in East Germany in 1953. People during a strike and riot in Poland in 1956. Russian tanks moving on a street and Soviet soldiers are seen. Elevated view of panic and Polish citizens fleeing soldiers. October 1956: Student demonstrators on street in Budapest Hungary during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. Soviet Russian red star is toppled by crowds from a building roof in a sign of defiance. Russian troops respond with tanks on the streets in Hungary. Crowd fights back. Russians retreat. Crowd overwhelms local police. Imre Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary, ascends steps. Hungarian crowd on streets burn communist books and papers. Russian tanks invade Hungary to crush revolt. Tanks fire guns on Hungarian street. Imre Nagy's execution announced June 17, 1958.
Car owner reports suspicious details of car he bought from an auction to the police
Unsuspecting man pays cash to gangster for stolen car and puts temporary license plate on car after examining its title. After signing paperwork, the thief walks away. Car driving out of parking lot. 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe driving into Tom's car lot across from Ben Franklin store and Suburban Trust bank. Exact location unknown but suspect suburban Maryland near D.C. Man examining car paperwork. Man and mechanic open car hood and converse. Close up of motor stamp pad with fake restamped numbers and grind marks with no broach marks. Finger pointing at engine stamp pad. Mechanic closes car hood and owner heads to mechanic’s office. Policeman on call during an FBI agent’s visit. Policeman hangs up phone and says, "looks like a stolen car case." Police car driving into parking lot at Tom's cars. Car lot owner shows his car’s papers to the police and FBI detective. Police and FBI agent reads car title documents. Policeman and FBI agent look under hood of 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe and confer. Finger pointing at motor stamp pad. Policeman and FBI agent examine car trunk, policeman looks for clues under passenger seat. Policeman and FBI agent look at car trim tag. Mechanic drives the car out of parking lot. FBI agent and policeman take notes after examining underside of 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe.
President John F Kennedy welcomed by people in Latin America.
To promote better relations with Latin America through his "Alliance For Progress," President and Mrs. Kennedy visited Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia. Starting at Puerto Rico,on December 15, 1961, a sign is seen bearing the President's image and reading 'Welcome" in Spanich. Next in a motorcade through a crowded street, a man stands in an open car throwing confetti, while President John F. Kennedy (JFK) follows in another open car, accompanied by Governor Munoz Marin of Puerto Rico. In change of scene (and country) on December 16th, JFK stands at a microphone in Venezuela, next to an interpreter making notes. He introduces his wife, as a Kennedy who doesn't need an interpreter, and asks her to say a few words. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy leaves her seat next to President Romulo Betancourt, and steps to the microphone, where she briefly addresses the gathering in Spanish. (Mrs. Betancourt occupies the seat next to JFK's empty one.) After Mrs. Kennedy's brief remarks, those in the gathering applaud, and President Kennedy appears delighted.
High-ranking Naval officers of the Americas visit the U.S. Naval Base, Charleston, South Carolina, on a good will tour.
Film opens showing the unsual sight of two United Airlines commercial DC-3 aircraft flying in formation as they approach Charleston Naval Base, South Carolina. View inside one of the airplanes shows high-ranking naval officers in mufti (civilian clothes) from various South American countries seated inside. Flags of their respective nations are displayed above their seats. Seen are flags of Venezuela; Chile; Mexico; Cuba; and others. Closeup of the the representative of Venezuela as he is joined by another officer and they converse. Closeup of others conversing. View out a passenger compartment window in the aircraft, showing the second DC-3 flying nearby. Scene shifts to the cockpit, where the copilot is seen at his position. View from the ground of one DC-3 landing and taxiing in, followed by the second plane. The passengers seen leaving one of the aircraft. They line up on the ramp, and are greeted individually by U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William H. Allen, Commander of the Sixth Naval District. A U.S. Navy Captain also greets them and is seen saluting one of them. The entire group poses in front of one of the airplanes. Next, sailors at the Naval Base are seen marching on the parade grounds. Standing to the side, in uniform, are the visiting Naval officers from the Americas. Closeup of them shows Admiral Allen in the front row with an admiral from Brazil to his left.
