13170_17090_newsreel10
This newsreel contains footage of the space race, this first astronauts into orbit, the landing on the moon, the Vietnam War, antiwar demonstrations in London, Madrid, and Washington DC, and a population rise.Begins with a telescope rotating, a man adjusts it. WS of a rocket launch. WS of people watching the launch. An astronaut walks along a hall, CU of Colonel John Glenn smiling. CU of cross streets Astronaut Way and Bowling Green Broadway. WS of a parade, streamers fall from above on top of a huge crowd. MCU of Scott Carpenter in a convertible waving. CU of Walter Schirra. PAN of Neil Armstrong and David Scott in full gear. The astronauts enter a room with men wearing jumpers with ‘McDonnell’ or ‘NASA’ on the back, the men enter the Gemini Spaceship. WS of a rocket in the air. Interior of the control room. Various shots of American troops marching onto the coast of Vietnam. A helicopter flies overhead. Troops talk in a field, 2 are Asian, one is black, the other white; the Asian officer speaks on the phone. Shots of troops walking through fields and wooded areas. A plane takes off from a carrier. WS of Naval planes flying over water. Cuts to a protest in London; a sign says: We Are Ashamed with an American flag on the back, young people clash with a policeman who pushes them back. CU of a sign: No al imperialismo yankee (No Yankee Imperialism), various shots of Spanish protesters. A group of them burn American flags. Cuts to a protest in Washington DC, PAN of a huge crowd, a man is dragged by 3 policemen. MS of a US Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census board, 3 men stand in front, a number at the top marks the population. MCU of the number changing to 190000000. Lights on a map of the US light up. Various shots of babies in a hospital ward.