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461. Newspaper story (16:45)

Date:
1950
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Follows the newspaper story of a little girl rescued by some Boy Scouts from the time the reporter learns of it until the completed paper is sold on the street. Explains the work of the staff memb...

462. Radio Broadcasting Today (19:03)

Date:
1950
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Examines the role of radio as a means of mass communication from its inception up to, and including, 1950. Includes many of the radio personalities of the late 1940s such as Jack Benny, Bob Hope, ...

463. Teeth Are to Keep (11:15)

Date:
1950
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Shows Roger Smith watching the day-to-day development of his baby brother's teeth. Roger then recognizes in the dentist his friend of yesterday who had presented him with a four-leaf clover. Show...

464. The Pacific : discovery and development (11:29)

Date:
1950
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Portrays and explains, by means of animation, the role played by the Pacific Ocean in international affairs. Shows the growth of man's knowledge of the Pacific through the voyages of the early expl...

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

Date:
1949
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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 attem...

466. Report on the atom (19:37)

Date:
1949
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Shows the harnessing of atomic energy for peacetime uses in the United States. Shows scientists and technicians working in the Atomic Energy Commission's laboratories and pants. Describes new use...

467. The presidency (10:31)

Date:
1949
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Traces the position of the Presidency from its constitutional beginnings to the present status of the office. Explains the effect of the development of the implied powers, and discusses the unique...

469. Modern Surgery (18:48)

Date:
1948
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Shows the doctor diagnosing Mrs. Conrad's illness as gallstones, and follows her to the hospital, where every phase of her care is discussed. Presents the preparation for the operation, the steps i...

470. New Frontiers of Medicine (17:43)

Date:
1948
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Discusses recent drug discoveries such as sulfa, penicillin, and streptomycin; increased opportunities for medical students from all parts of the world to study in this country such problems as the...