1. Airways of the Future (12:20)

Date:
1946
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Shows the actual training and activities of Air Transport Command personnel with routines of briefing, radio communications, and other precautionary measures during World War II.

2. Americans All (16:39)

Date:
0000
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Shows how Springfield, Massachusetts, offers an inspiring plan to other communities for combating racial and religious intolerance, and shows how any school and any town can deal with the causes of this injustice.

3. And a Voice Shall Be Heard (21:55)

Date:
1953
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Shows some of the ways in which the two-way radio can be used, especially in civilian defense. A simulated raid on Syracuse, New York, shows how fire-fighting equipment, police, ambulance service, and construction equipment could be called and coordinated from a central control office by means of the two-way radio.

4. Bangkok Oasis on a Troubled Continent (25:37)

Date:
0000
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Describes the economic, religious, and social characteristics of life in Bangkok, Thailand. Includes views of the temples, the old Palace of Kings, the King and the Queen at a state function, the floating river market, the busy streets, the celebration of the Buddhist New Year, and a traditional Thai funeral. Describes the attachment of the Thai people to ancient traditions as well as their love for modern comforts. Highlights the cooperation of the American and European businessmen with the Siamese in developing local industry and describes the country as the "rice bowl of Asia."

5. Battle for Bread (20:17)

Date:
1952
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Gives the United Nations' report on how the Food and Agriculture Organization was beginning, in 1949, to solve the tremendous problem of doubling the world's food output. Emphasizes that the FAO is waging a world-wide attack on rats and insects, and shows what the FAO was doing in China to provide insecticides, serums, and fertilizer. Pictures the FAO's attempts to introduce improved agricultural equipment and methods.

6. Berlin-Rift in the Iron Curtain (24:00)

Date:
0000
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Shows the extent of communication between the East and the West in Berlin, including railroad and trolley connections, newspapers from the West, and pedestrian movement across zone lines. Pictures various shops set up near the border to cater to East Berliners and discloses black-market activities. Shows High Commissioner Conant stating his policies. Contrasts, during a sight-seeing bus tour, the dullness and inactivity of East Berlin to the busy, clean streets of West Berlin and describes the refugee problem in some detail.

7. Bill Jack Vs. Adolf Hitler (18:11)

Date:
1950
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Shows how the Jack and Heintz Company, in Cleveland, greatly increased its output during World War II through improved personnel policies.

8. Britain and Her Empire (17:17)

Date:
1946
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Gives a pictorial exposition of the relationship of England to her colonies, protectorates, and mandates and highlights the outstanding characteristics of the free and self-governing dominions; then presents an analysis of the British people. Depicts England's struggle to restore herself to strength and prosperity immediately following World War II.

9. Canadian Boom (27:04)

Date:
0000
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Shows the gradual development of a balanced economy in Canada through the growth of industry in the various provinces. Includes views of wheat harvesting, logging, tourist attractions, the transportation of oil, food processing, and the production of power, metals, motors, planes, and radios. Mentions the controversial St. Lawrence Waterway project and presents the testimony of leaders in industry and government, including Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent.

10. Cancer: Its Cure and Prevention (06:53)

Date:
0000
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Shows the work of medical researchers in their efforts to discover the causes of and cure for cancer, and the work of organizations in combating popular ignorance and fear of cancer. Famous physicians warn against "quack" cures.

11. Child Labor Amendments (07:16)

Date:
0000
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The condition of America's working children and the issues involved in the fight over the Child Labor Amenments.

12. Congress (09:58)

Date:
1955
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Explains the functions of the House of Representatives and the Senate; then shows how a Congressional bill is introduced, considered, and voted upon. Discusses the special powers of the House and the Senate, and points out the relationship of Congress to the President and the Supreme Court.

13. Costa Rica (17:05)

Date:
1951
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Studies varied aspects of life in present-day Costa Rica. Shows the increasing trend toward private enterprise; federal measures such as STICA to promote cooperative agriculture; the Catholic Church's contribution to labor and to social welfare through its hospitals and schools; and the people's active interest in Pan-American solidarity. Describes the country's democratic form of government. Discusses the ever-present inflationary problem arising from the lack of balance between exports and imports.

14. Formosa Story (10:37)

Date:
0000
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Tells how the island of Formosa has been helped to become economically self-sufficient through the help of ECA and the Joint Committee on Rural Reconstruction. Explains that through the cooperation of the United States and the local government, and at a small cost, the people of the island have been helped to help themselves. Short version of Formosa--Island of Promise.

15. Formosa-Island of Promise (17:27)

Date:
0000
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Shows the problems of Formosa, an island which doubled in population through the arrival of Chinese Nationalist refugees. Tells how, with assistance from ECA and the Joint Committee on Rural Reconstruction, the island has been made almost self-supporting. Describes the land reforms, military training, and education of women now in progress.

16. Heart Disease (07:33)

Date:
0000
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The reasons for the increase of heart trouble in recent years and methods of treatment.

17. India (12:45)

Date:
1945
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Tells the complex story of India's social and political problems immediately after World War II. Shows the overcrowded conditions, how war with Japan brought to a head centuries of strife among various dissident groups in India's conglomerate population, and how tradition has placed oriental luxury side by side with squalor. Enumerates the social and industrial benefits, as well as the abuses, that came with British domination.

18. India, Asia's New Voice (17:34)

Date:
0000
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Reviews the civil strife between religious groups during the first days of Free India. Stresses the fact that with the assassination of Gandhi much of the civil war stopped, and now Nehru is attempting to weld the country into a democratic state. Shows present-day India's industry, people, religion, and agriculture.

19. Indonesia, an Empire's Problem (18:44)

Date:
0000
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The problems of both the Netherlands and Indonesia are presented in the question of Indonesian independence. Describes Holland's need to rebuild her empire after World War II, and shows Indonesia's resentment of Dutch and Japanese exploitation. Leaders of both sides give their views.

20. International Munitions Ring (04:48)

Date:
0000
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A study of the activities of the late Sir Basil Zaharoff, mutations, salesman, and the U.S. reaction to the armaments trade.