50 MEGATONS--U.S. PROTESTS RED TEST Khrushchev addresses the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party and in his marathon talk he promises the Russians a workers' utopia--in 20 years Of more immediacy to a worried world is his announcement that the Reds are to explode a huge bomb of 50 Megatons. This brought a quick request from the United States, not to do so. Secretary of State Dean Rusk points out that such an explosion is not necessary from a technical point of view.
KENNEDY SAYS WE'LL BOMB IF NECESSARY While reassuring the nation that we have military strength greater than any other nation, President Kennedy says that we are going ahead with plans to conduct nuclear tests in the atmosphere if we find that Russia's recent blast makes that necessary.
TRUMAN BACK IN WHITE HOUSE A former tenant of 1600 Pennsylvania returns for an overnight stay. Former President Harry S. Truman makes his first visit to the White House in eight years.rn
AFTERMATH TRAIN WRECK & GAS MAIN EXPLOSION Aerial aftermath train derailment that killed 22 people. Aftermath gas main explosion that destroyed nearby buidings. Firemen extinguish the remnants of the blaze.
Date: August 14, 1939 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP Length: 00:01:06:00, No Audio
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