View from a Helicopter flying over fields of grain in Montana, United States. Shadow of the helicopter is seen moving below. Cattle grazing on the range are startled by the chopper. Views of U.S. Minuteman intercontinental missile installations in the vicinity of Great Falls, in 1964. Colonel Rex Dowtin, Commander of the U.S. 341st Strategic Missile Wing, is seen in cockpit of the helicopter. Views from the helicopter as it flies over the steel-covered underground missile silos. Snow-capped mountains in background. Colonel Dowtin and another crew member inside the helicopter.
U.S. Army Sergeant York passes away in the United States on September 2, 1964. Scenes from the life of Sergeant York. Alvin York seen flashing the 'V' for victory sign. York in the front yard of his home. Newspaper headline reads, 'War with Germany.' World War I newly drafted men in civilian clothing marching along with tags pinned to their civilian clothes. World War 1 new recruits undergoing physical examination as they enter the U.S. Army. Soldiers standing in formation learning to drill. Closeup of front of artillery piece as it fires. Trench fighting against the enemy on a World War I battlefield. A soldier hurls an explosive toward no man's land. Soldiers rushing out of trenches going "over the top" to charge the enemy. Sergeant York in uniform during WWI. Later in life, Sergeant York is seen seated in a car with his wife as photographers scramble to take photos. Sergeant York at the White House with his family. York receives a citation from the Gold Star Mothers Club and then gives a short speech.
A documentary on occurrence of a tornado in the United States, during Super Outbreak of tornadoes in April 1974 that hit regions in many states, including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and New York; and also the Canadian province of Ontario. Focus of clip is on areas of Xenia Ohio and Dayton Ohio. Exterior of a building. Interior of National Weather Service office. A man talking over a radio. Other men at a broadcast station warning about the tornado. Radars trying to locate the positions of the tornado. Information about the center of the tornado and the areas towards which the tornado is heading is shown. A train on a railway track. The tornado hits the train. Ambulances and rescue workers working to help them. Men in discussion. Cars driving on the street. The rescue workers searching for wounded and dead people. The tornado heading towards other areas. Men locating the areas of the tornado on a map. Warning being given out in other areas about the tornado. The wounded being taken to a hospital. Doctors treating the injured. A man plotting the location of the tornado on a map.
A FBI training film about behavior of people in various riot and crowd situations in the United States. People on a street in Philadelphia Pennsylvania during the 1964 North Philadelphia riots, sparked during time of racial tensions and civil rights movement. An organizer or community member speaks into a megaphone. Policemen talk to people. A crowded sidewalk. Scene shifts to night. Possibly same riot, but not confirmed. Flames rise from a building at night set ablaze by protestors. U.S. National Guard soldiers in riot gear near military vehicles. An ambulance drives off. Riots underway: Automobile traffic on a road. Police in riot gear patrol the streets. Rioters run on a road, retreating the scene past police and military.
Nuclear-powered missile submarine USS Ohio arrives at the Bangor Submarine Base in Washington, United States. Officers and crew of the USS Ohio stand in formation on Delta Pier. Two Admirals and a Captain step down from VIP stand. They are followed by the two Captains of the USS Ohio, Captain A.K. Thompson and Captain A.F. Campbell, who greet their family members. A large number of women stand in a group. The crowd leaves as the sailors stand with their families. Several sailors hug and kiss their family members. A child sleeps in his mother's arms. Reporters interview crew members and cameramen take photographs. An Admiral being interviewed.
Opening scene shows ticker tape parade for U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur underway in New York City on April 20, 1951. General MacArthur waves to parade goers from back of an open car. Scene shifts to funeral procession for General MacArthur on April 11, 1964, in Norfolk Virginia. Honor guard accompanies his caisson. Mourners including his wife Jean MacArthur and son Arthur MacArthur IV walk in a procession during the funeral ceremony. The casket of General MacArthur covered by a U.S. National Flag.
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