Start Over Date 1958

551. All the way home (30:03)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Examines the confused reaction in a community when a black family stops in front of a house with a "for sale" sign. Explores the contagion of unreason and the feelings of guilt which militate again...

552. Indianapolis attacks its slums (28:43)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Contains aerial photography, animation, and charts to show methods used by Indianapolis to effect slum clearance. Pictures city officials as they cite the need for rebuilding slum areas and tells o...

553. Hamburg, die hansestadt (09:52)

Date:
1958
Summary:
A map is used to locate Hamburg, Germany. Then tours the harbor section of the city and the business and shopping districts. Visits a typical middle-income home during a family gathering, the inner...

554. Mrs. Marmaduke gives a present (15:00)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about whales paying attention to the difference between whales with teeth and whales with baleen. The whales are portrayed with shadow puppets.

555. Stimuli releasing sexual behavior of domestic turkeys (18:55)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
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Summary:
This film examines the courtship and mating behavior of domestic white turkeys, highlighting the sequence of actions each bird follows in response to specific cues from its mate. It details the fem...

556. Indianapolis attacks its slums (2:55:53)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Contains aerial photography, animation, and charts to show methods used by Indianapolis to effect slum clearance. Pictures city officials as they cite the need for rebuilding slum areas and tells o...

557. Demands of world leadership : part I (29:41)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
WQED; Tom Coleman; Sam Silberman
Summary:
Dr. Peter H. Odegard, head of the political science department at the University of California at Berkeley, delivers the paper he prepared at the time of the inauguration of Edward H. Litchfield as...

558. Defense of peace (11:33)

Alternative title:
Defense of the peace; U.N. at work
Date:
1958
Main contributors:
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Summary:
This episode illustrates global conflict zones in 1949 and the role of the United Nations in addressing them. It explains the structure and functions of key U.N. bodies, including the General Assem...

559. Ernst Von Dohnanyi : part 1 (29:55)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Maestro Dohnanyi and his guests discuss his early days as a composer. He plays two of his own selections: “Intermezzo, Opus No. 2” and “F Minor Rhapsody.”

560. 49-er gold mining (14:54)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The excitement of the Gold Rush is in this show; the feverish travel across the country to find treasure, and the life of the prospectors. Bash shows the methods of mining with rocker and with gold...