Mount Saint Helens with an active stratovolcano in Washington in United States. Youngsters row and camp in the area at Camp Meehan. A series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur and scientists predict for a major eruption. People evacuate the area. A massive volcanic eruption takes place and an officer informs the press about the eruption and damage. Due to increased water level in Toutle river devastating floods hit the region. Ash covers the entire area. Rescue team brings back the survivors safely.
An aircraft flies over the crater on Mount Saint Helens in Washington in United States as thick smoke rises from it after volcanic eruption. Horse shoe shaped crater is filled with ash with white steam puff rising from its sides.
Benito Mussolini along with other officials sign some papers. Mussolini addresses the people from a balcony of the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, Italy (Piazza di S. Marco, 49, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). King Victor Emmanuel III is also seen watching Mussolini’s speech. Pope Pius XI addresses the people from Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City. The pope is wearing the Papal Tiara. Pope Pius XI gives his blessings to the cheering crowds. Troops and cavalry in a parade in the streets of Rome as people cheer them on.
A newsreel titled 'Black, white, and cool' shows models displaying white kid gloves,white suede kid sandals and white hand bags at the Saint Regis Hotel in New York City. A model displays her black summer dress. Another model shows a matching dress and parasol combination "to avoid freckles" according to narrator Vicki Vola. A mother and daughter in matching cotton plaid dresses.
Film begins showing Soviet industrial complex with many smoke stacks emitting dark fumes. A banner is raised in front of a statue of Joseph Stalin. Soviet workers turn wheel and use wrench to install a large shaft into a machine in a factory. A large number of Soviet people descend stairs from an electric distribution network at a hydroelectric dam. Soviet head of state Mikhail Kalinin is among the persons seen in the group. Spectators stand on a platform above the dam where a large sign is displayed. View of the dam with gates open and water pouring through to the lower level of the river. Scene shifts to military parade on Red Square in Moscow. during World War 2. A formation of trucks carrying anti-aircraft guns drive along the street. Soviet T-34 tanks are also in the parade. Joseph Stalin waves from a balcony on the Kremlin as the parade passes. Soviet workers also join the parade, carrying banners and marching in a dozen parallel columns along Red Square. They exit in columns around both sides of Saint Basil's Cathedral. Soviet heavy artillery batteries fire at night creating great flashes of light. A shell strike destroys a building. Soviet troops fighting in close quarters among debris in a Russian city. Dead German soldiers lying in debris on a city street. Some are surrounded by weapons and belts of ammunition. A Soviet soldier removes a swastika from the top of a steel bridge. Soviet citizens walk about the ruins of a city during a lull in combat. A child emerges from an underground bunker. Russian sailors walk together along a street. Soviet people gather at an outdoor market, where they purchase foods.
D-Day in area of Saint Marcouf, France, during World War II. Remains of a fallen German soldier are buried. Paratroopers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division moving cautiously through areas of the town, and later moving through the Marmion Farm near Ravenoville.. Soldiers of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division pass several ot the paratroopers near farm buildings. Paratroopers gather around a German tracked motorcycle. A group of 101st Airborne troopers (Screaming Eagles) pose holding a large Nazi flag. One of the troopers brandishes a large sword.