Civil defense volunteers practicing rescuing people from a damaged building, in preparation for the possibility of nuclear attack. A wrapped body on a gurney is brought out of a window by crane. The gurney is then placed in the back of an ambulance. "News in Brief" narrated by Ed Herlihy. Troop carrying american flags march in New York in observance of Women in the Armed Forces Week. An all female brass band march by. Different branches of the womens' services march. Women in uniform march on Broadway. Mayor Vincent Impellitteri, Mrs. Anna Rosenberg and Helen Hayes watch the march. Young women of different ethnicities are sworn in. Frank Sinatra and new wife Ava Gardner at a screening of Universal's "Meet Danny Wilson". Milton Berle gives Gardner a kiss on the cheek. Actress Dagmar is interviewed, as is Robert Preston.