Reporters Len O' Connor and Art Barriault interview the First Director of Peace Corps, Robert Sargent Shriver. Shriver states that the African are enthusiastic about joining the Peace Corps and register in large numbers to join the Corps. About the working styles of the Peace Corps he says that they try to anticipate a difficulty and overcome it well in time. He also quotes an example of a Nigerian girl and how in spite of the incident the number of Peace Corps volunteers in Nigeria is increasing.
Journalists Len O' Connor and Art Barriault interview the First Director of Peace Corps, Robert Sargent Shriver. O' Connor asks Shriver about the charges labeled against the Peace Corps by the communist countries? Shriver states that the newspapers and other media carry such positive stories about the Peace Corps that usually prove the charges as incorrect. He also states how the parents of boys and girls serving as volunteer in Peace Corps seem fully satisfied.
Reporters Len O' Connor and Art Barriault interview the First Director of Peace Corps, Robert Sargent Shriver. O' Connor asks Shriver about the grumbling among the Peace Corps volunteers? In his answer Shriver clarifies that Peace Corps is not a military organization and moreover it's a voluntary organization where volunteers are free to leave it at any point of time. This results in minimum grumbling. He also explains the life of volunteers in Nigeria, how they relax and enjoy in their free time.
Shows a woman sweeping the backyard of her house in Cummington. View of a parking lot at a fun-fair or carnival venue. People ride on a ferris wheel, including point of view shot from moving ferris wheel. Children ride on a merry-go-round or carousel. Large crowd gathered at the fair. People do shopping, visit art exhibition and visit a tent where canned goods including fruits and vegetables are on display. Oxen in pairs compete in a weight pulling contest. Boys compete in a throwing game and a strength contest to swing a mallet. People watch a horse-cart racing or chariot racing event. A man and woman order hot dogs or frankfurters at a tent. A child eats cotton candy. Family poses for group picture. A photographer sets up his large box still camera and photographs the family, as children stand nearby the photographer to watch. Scene inside a meeting hall. Men speak up. Aerial views of a canal or narrow river and countryside. A bus leaves. Film narrated in Hungarian. Music by Aaron Copland
Events related to China's First Nuclear Test at Lop Nur in China. Workers hammer rocks and shovel ground at the test site. Construction work is done. Man opens doors one after other. Supplies unloaded from a truck. Scientists perform chemical analysis in laboratories. Technicians check instruments that will record various readings during the test. Training activities performed. Men wear gas-masks maneuvers. They march on sand. They take off their clothing and masks to collect the sweat they generated during the training. Girls belonging to Cultural and Arts Troops perform a dance. Soldiers cheer and clap. Soldiers play soccer, volleyball, and basketball in leisure time. Supplies are given to troops. Men stitch clothes on sewing machines. equipment and arms transported to the test site. Animals in cages are brought to the site that will be subjected to during the test. All the necessary last time preparations are done. Clock shows 3PM. Troops sit at a safe distance and wait. Countdown begins. Explosion takes place. View of the Atomic bomb explosion. Mushroom cloud rises in the sky. English translation overlays Chinese narration.
Aerial views of the Washington DC area, including the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. Potomac River seen. Aerial view flying by the National Mall areas leading to the Capitol Building, including Bureau of Supplies and Accounts buildings; Bureau of Ships buildings; National Museum of Natural History; National Gallery of Art; various Constitution Avenue buildings, the Main Navy Building, the Munitions Building, and Union Station. Fly-by of various city and suburban areas of Washington DC metropolitan area, with many construction projects underway, north and east of the U.S. Capitol.
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