The debut stunt act of 'The Incredible Romba' at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He gets into his 'rocket car' and the push car comes down a slide kept in an enclosure. The car somersaults in the air and falls on a bed at the base of the slide. A man comes running to the car. The audience applauds. The Incredible Rhomba stunt man emerges from the car unharmed. View as he stands smiling beside the slide.
Opening scene shows supplementary census workers (enumerators) in a training class. They ask questions that are answered by the instructor. Cartographers preparing detailed standard accurate maps of urbanized areas. Mapmakers at work,kneeling over huge sheets of paper. Postal worker assisting by providing address information to the Census Bureau. Mailmen delivering postal mail. A woman census enumerator carrying a briefcase, with "census" written on it, visits homes. Enumerators visiting remote homes, by car, donkey,and dogsled. A late 1960's or 1970 ambulance approaching the camera position at high speed. A prison compound are shown as narrator discusses census including hospitalized and imprisoned persons. Views of a young child walking on a Native American Indian Reservation; migrant labor camp; a U.S. Air Force Base, and a merchant ship, whom the census must reach. Views of hotel and motel neon signs indicating where census enumerators must also visit. Temporary housing places, such as mobile home parks and shelters for homeless are shown.
A film on the life of American astronaut John Herschel Glenn Jr. He was the first American to orbit the earth in 1962. Aerial view of a church in Ohio, United States. A man stands on the steps of the church. A young boy stands nearby. The man talks about John. Interior of the church. Men and women sing hymns. Other people seated. John and Annie were married in this church. The minister talks about the couple. Exterior of a house. Annie's parents speak about them. John Glenn's home. His parents talk about him. An aircraft taxis at an air base. Glenn's trainer talks.
U.S. Marines advance toward and into Naha in Okinawa. Several Marines stand at foot of hill and a Marine wounded. They advance on airfield. Wrecked Japanese bomber seen in the foreground. Marine carries heavy equipment on shoulders. Marines look out over ridge. Some of them carry wounded Marine on stretcher. They set him down in the foreground. Skeleton of Japanese aircraft hangars and air base installation. Two Marines sprinkle sulpha on wound of Marine with stomach wound.
Scenes from filming of "Combat America," at RAF Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England, during World War 2. B-17s parked on the airfield. U.S. Airmen standing near and on balcony of the Base Operations control tower building. Interior of Quonset Hut barrack. An airman reading. Four U.S. Army Air Force Officers posing in Class A uniform with blouse and hat.
Activities of the United States Army Air Forces stationed at RAF Polebrook in England, during World War 2. Several takes of scene in filming of "Combat America." Base building near the airfield. U.S. AAF B-17crew members conversing with Army doctor. A car passing in the background. Closeup of Army doctor, Major Nowack. An ambulance parked in the background. Major Nowack looks at hand of a crew member.
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