362. National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information "PSA" (01:01)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information
Summary:
A public service announcement from the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information in which an offscreen chorus sings a modified version of the children's rhyme "Ten Little Indians" over scenes of people suffering and overdosing from illicit drug use. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

363. New York City Department of Health "Starve a Rat Today" (01:00)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
New York City Department of Health
Summary:
A public service announcement from the New York City Department of Health in which a rat is shown burrowing its way underneath a scene of children playing outside as ominous music plays. An offscreen male narrator encourages viewers to cut off rats' food sources by disposing of garbage in a lidded trash can. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

364. Imperial Policies (29:21)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the organization of the colonial empires by the mother countries. Explains how these early patterns have affected the development of South America, including even the independent nations. (KETC) Kinescope.

365. Prelude to the Revolution (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Sketches the background of the independence movement in the Latin Americas early in the nineteenth century: the intellectual revolution in Europe, Anglo-American and French breaks with the past, unrest in the Latin American colonies, and the events of the Napoleonic Age. (KETC) Kinescope.

366. The occupation of southern South America (29:21)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Recounts the slow movement of the Spanish into the area of the Paraguay-Parana river system and across the Andes into Chile. Describes their difficulties with the Chilean Indians, and the Aracanians.

367. The Spaniards in North America series (29:17)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Traces the movements of the Spanish in the Americas. Stresses their efforts to find "another Mexico" after Cortez had conquered the Aztec empire. Explains the role of such men as Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, and De Soto in these later movements. (KETC) Kinescope.

368. The Colonial Empires (29:24)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses various aspects of the colonial overseas empires and suggests how these aspects affected the future nations. Reviews some of the economic aspects of the colonial Latin Americas. (KETC) Kinescope.

369. The Latin Colonials (29:40)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Points out and discusses the various groups or classes of colonial society--the whites, the mixed breeds, and the pure breed. Considers the religious, intellectual, and artistic life of these groups. (KETC) Kinescope.

370. Frontier Expansion (29:43)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Reviews the penetration of later Latin Americans into the hinterlands of the several colonies. Points out that these frontier movements expanded the territory held and often set the boundaries of the future nations. (KETC) Kinescope.