A documentary shows a training program of U.S. hand picked volunteer soldiers in a secret training camp for guerrilla warfare during World War II. An OSS officer and a student wearing a mask at a field demonstrate the gentle art of murder technique with the help of slow motion sequences. The techniques include a bear hug from the front and from the rear bear hug. The students watch the demonstration.
Former baseball greats gather for Old-Timers Day at Yankee Stadium in 1957. Announcer says 30 former Yankees on hand, including catchers Joe Glenn and Art Jorgens, outfielder Sam Byrd, and pitchers Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez. Shot of Joe DiMaggio (right) and Mickey Mantle (left) talking to 1910s player Frank "Home Run" Baker. Dizzy Dean, in white jacket, smiles for the camera. The Yankees are playing a team of 25 former Detroit Tigers. Mickey Cochrane pounds his catcher's mitt. "Wahoo" Sam Crawford shakes hands with current-day Tigers star Al Kaline. All-time great Ty Cobb, in bow tie, smiles as he gets a vigorous pat on the back from a former teammate. Current Yankee manager Casey Stengel chats with former Yankee star Earle Combs in dugout. Game footage: Tigers player drives a ball to right field, takes off down first base line.
A police officer directing traffic on crowded street in New York City. Pedestrians and shoppers crowd sidewalks at a corner of 5th Avenue. City of Chicago. View of Michigan Avenue, at the Art Institute of Chicago. Busy area with trolley cars, traffic, and pedestrians at West Madison and State streets. Pedestrians crossing Madison Street. A newsstand at the corner. Elevated rail train in the Loop area of Chicago. Foot of a bridge with center lanes and turnaround reserved for trolley cars. At a level below, several World War II era airplanes are on display. Fiery displays created by molten steel being poured in a steel plant. An overhead crane moves a heavy glowing ingot of steel. Steel fabrication operations in a manufacturing plant. Views of various manufacturing operations in the United States. Men and women workers in manufacturing and production assembly lines. These scenes represent potential targets in the event of war, during the cold war.
Celebration of the 146th year of independence in Venezuela. President of Paraguay Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda arrives for the ceremony. Cameramen click photographs. He is greeted by President of Venezuela Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez at an airport. Aerial view of Venezuela's "Avenue of Heroes" in Caracas, the biggest outdoor art display of all the Americas (also called Proceres Promenade or Paseo de los Próceres). The official opening of the Avenue of the Heroes is shown, during celebrations commemorating the 146th anniversary of independence in Venezuela. Ground level views of the Avenue are shown. President Stroessner cuts a ribbon opening the Avenue of Heroes. Next seen shows a large number of men standing in formation and performing synchronized calisthenics in an Olympic stadium of Caracas.
The German failure in Europe during World War I. Abandoned German Art. Damaged German equipment and dead German soldiers lying on ground, which shows the German failure.
Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. wins the 1959 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club (2604 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30904, United States) in Augusta, Georgia. Golf players hit balls at the golf course. The players include Arnold Palmer, Charlie Coe, Gary Middlecoff, Arthur Wall Jr., and Stan Leonard. Spectators watch the tournament. The winner, Art Wall Jr., receives the prize money of $15,000.
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