8171. [Donald Bixler collection reel 10] (15:35)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Footage of the 1960 Indianapolis 500 race taken from the stands, including many scenes of pit stops and footage of winning car driven by Jim Rathmann.

8174. Has Europe a future? (30:27)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Forum delegates attempt to define Europeanism as contrasted to Americanism as they launch this challenging topic of discussion. Talk moves naturally into a consideration of a federated Europe and all five delegates agree on the desirability of a united Europe. In considering sacrifices of individual countries in an effort to achieve this unity, the German delegate points out the cynicism of his teachers about politics—the result of having to admit twice that what they had previously taught was false. Italian and French participants both comment on the lack of instruction in contemporary politics in their school systems.

8177. Trouble in the family (1:32:07)

Date:
1965
Summary:
Reports on family therapy, a relatively new and unusual form of psychotherapy in which a family is treated as a unit. Examines a middle class New England family undergoing family therapy. Uses a one-way mirror technique to record the candid reactions of the family. Follows their progress in nine of the thirteen actual therapy sessions. **Part of the Mental Health series within America's crises

8178. [Mattoon, Illinois ca. 1967] (02:52)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Home movie capturing Bailey's hometown of Mattoon. Similar to other films of Bailey's documenting rural Illinois, showing corn fields and oil wells at work. Offers a glimpse of the exterior of the Bailey family home at 1516 Wabash Avenue in Mattoon. Bailey then visits a ranch-style home belonging to an unknown family and tours the garden.

8180. Africa's future (29:35)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The future of Africa, discussed by representatives from Ghana, Ethiopia, Ceylon and the Union of South Africa, raises questions such as: Why is foreign aid necessary? Where does it come from? How is it best administered? What can the smaller nations do to help one another? Does aid imply dependence? What are the prospects for African independence? What are prerequisites to independence? What effects does education have on a nation as a whole, and on the individuals in the nation who are more highly educated than the rest? Participants: P. Tissa Fernando, Ceylon; Bizuayehu Agonafir, Ethiopia; Nii Tetteh Quao, Ghana; Marita Wessels, Union of South Africa.