COLOMBIA COTTON CROP DUSTING BY AIRCRAFT Colombia. SV. Two women picking cotton in field, & CU. LV. Two planes being loaded with insecticide for spraying the cotton crops. CU. Pouring mixture into special tanks in the planes. SV. Towards, plane taking off. LV. Pan, the plane starting to fly...
COLOMBIA COTTON CROP DUSTING BY AIRCRAFT Colombia. SV. Two women picking cotton in field, & CU. LV. Two planes being loaded with insecticide for spraying the cotton crops. CU. Pouring mixture into special tanks in the planes. SV. Towards, plane taking off. LV. Pan, the plane starting to fly low over the crops. SV. Plane skimming over the cotton and spraying it. SV. Pan, plane making steep drive down slope of hill over the cotton fields. SCU. Plane zooming very low almost at ground level spraying the crops. (F/G) (Orig. H)
WATER SKIING IN CYPRESS GARDENS - FLORIDA Cypress Garden, Florida, United States of America (USA). SV. Kin Tibado skiing at speed and making turnarounds on new type of water skis - they are short and wide. Front shot as Ken makes turn and lifts up his left foot while skiing to show new type of ski shoe, & SV. SV. Two cameramen in boat filming. Ken Tibado shoots past them spraying water up over them and their cameras. SV. Ken Tibado skiing fast between lane of trees. Travel shot, Ken Tibado skiing. SV. Two girls leaning against tree. Ken Tibado speeds past them splashing them with water. (F/G) (Orig. I)
VENEZUELA CELEBRATES ITS 146th BIRTHDAY Caracas, Venezuela. GV. Caracas, showing the famous avenues and the sunken gardens with fountains. SV. Pan President Marcos Jiminez (nearest to the camera) walking with President Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay. LV. Pool reflecting statues and fountains, & SV. SCU. Statues and fountains. GV. Mass of women in the civilian parade. SV. Women marching in parade. SCU. Presidents Jiminez and President Stroessner taking the salute. GV. Mass of cadets marching past. SCU. People applauding. GV. Mass of girls in military uniform marching down avenue. GV. Venezuela's famous avenues and sunken gardens illuminated in the early evening. SV. President Jiminez presenting swords to graduating cadets of Venezuela's militia. SV. Cadets saluting. (F/G) (Orig. J)
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