JET HELICOPTER SETS SPEED MARK The Army's newest helicopter--boasting jet power and the first retractable landing gear--streaks to a new speed mark of 156 m.p.h. as inventor Igor Sikorsky looks on. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
BUFFALO CALF IS NEW G.I. MASCOT Full military honors greet Allen T. Geronimo, as he arrives from Allentown, PA. The 100 pound baby buffalo will join the 510th Tank Battalion in Germany as a mascot. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
STARS SHOW "BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH" FASHIONS On the set of "The Black Shield of Falworth," Janet Leigh, Barbara Rush and other stars of the new Universal-International film hit model modern styles inspired by the picture's medieval setting and costumes. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ATOMIC TEST REACTOR In 1954 the A.E.C. unveils the world's most powerful nuclear test reactor in Idaho. An awesome demonstration of radiation intensity highlights glimpses of the creative research being done amid a maze of technology. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
HIGH STYLE IN THE DEEP SILVER SPRINGS Something new under the sun--and under the water--a style showing of new miracle fabrics. Pretty models display the new creations in a unique setting--at the bottom of a sun-lit lake. A fashion show that really makes a splash. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
FASTEST STOP FOR ROCKET SLED At the Holloman Air Development Center in New Mexico, Colonel John Stapp becomes the fastest land-traveler in the world--reaching speeds of 632 mph in a rocket sled. The Colonel absorbs terrific punishment when water-brakes slow the sled down in 1.5 seconds. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
GEN. DEAN SON JOINS UP William F. Dean, Jr., youthful carbon copy of his famous father, General Dean, is sworn in with a group of Air Force cadets. He will follow in the footsteps of his father, the most renowned prisoner of the Korean war and now deputy commander of the 6th Army. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL PREVIEW Coach Terry Brennan looks over this year's grid prospects for Notre Dame's Fighting Irish as they run preseason drills. Last year's sparkplug quarterback Ralph Guglielmo is on hand, with a large turnout of old talent and new hopefuls. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
SHOOTING THE RAPIDS Top continental canoeists and kayak champs shoot the rapids in Austria. International competition of white-water wizards on the turbulent River Enns produces plenty of thrills and spills. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
PARACHUTE CHAMPION SHOWS STYLE Parachute champion Sam Chazat demonstrates split-second judgement and iron nerves with a thrilling free fall from a mile-high plane, opening his chute only at the last minute. 1954 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
