Soldiers of the 11th Airborne Division at Camp Desert Rock of the Nevada Test Site, including General Mark Clark, readying for atomic bomb test in the area. Preparations for the test and for the safety of the soldiers. Soldiers on vehicles. They sit on the ground (not in trench) and watch the explosion. An atomic bomb explodes. A huge mushroom cloud forms. A soldier is interviewed afterward about his impressions of the blast.
People gather at the meeting of Women's National Republican Club in New York. Senator Robert A Taft addresses the meeting and talks about the New Deal Administration for its handling of foreign policy. Prominent GOP contender, Senator Taft says Truman policy has given Russia an advantage over United States.
Players participate in the 45th Millrose Games in New York. Bob Richards fails to break old meet mark in the pole vault. Chuck Moore and George Rhoden finish the '600'. The Wanamaker Mile with old rivals. Don Gehrmann and FBI-Man Fred Wilt win again. Gehrmann overtakes Fred in the last 20 yards to win.
People walk in the Easter Parade in New York. Men, women and children walk wearing colorful dresses. Houses along the street. Women wearing bonnets.
Pro wrestlers put on football uniforms for a charity football game with the Seattle Ramblers at Tacoma's 'Muscle Bowl' in Washington. Players in the dressing room include Bronko Nagurski. Game in progress. Fans watch and cheer in the stands. Spectators cheer and applaud. The game benefits the Associated Boys Clubs.
Models display various collections of fabrics on the shipboard in New York. They display the designs on the new Italian liner Andrea Doria. They display new silhouettes and fabrics in fashion created by Leonard Arkin. Trees and buildings in the background.
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