From the S&S archives: Show goes on in West Berlin, despite crisis

The September, 1961 event, highlighted by motorcycle stunts like the ones pictured below, drew an estimated 100,000 spectators.


West Berlin motorcycle policemen keep their balance as they speed around the track at the stadium where the 1936 Olympics were held.


As his motorcycle moves along at a high rate of speed, a passenger displays the tire from the sidecar in which he's riding.






A "rolling pyramid" of 17 motorcycle policemen provides one of the highlights of the show.


Hoop-carrying gymnasts provide a study in symmetry.


Bands representing the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force in Europe were among the guest performers at the show.