6541. Confronted (1:00:32)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Shows the confrontation of several Northern communities with the issue of Negro integration in schools, jobs, and housing. Shows Negroes demonstrating for jobs in construction work in Queens, a New York City borough. White reaction to the demonstration is recorded. There are scenes of a Negro demonstration intended to force the hiring of more members of that race by a St. Louis bank. In Chicago a barber vows he would go out of business if he were required by law to cut hair of Negroes; also in Chicago whites organize to oppose an "open occupancy" ordinance. Violence is recorded by the film at Folcroft, Pennsylvania, when a Negro family moves into a previously all-white housing area.

6542. Twenty and Ten (22:27)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 14 of Readit. Host John Robbins introduces the story by Claire Huchet Bishop about twenty school children who hide ten Jewish children from the Nazis occupying France during World War II. The Jewish children are safe only if the others can keep silent and not get caught taking them food at night. Designed to encourage students to read the book.

6544. The Origin and Development of NATO 1945-1991 (22:07)

Date:
1991
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 10 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Geography in U.S. history : illuminating the geographic dimensions of our nation's development.

6545. Congressional Clinic: Issues and Trends (29:30)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Presents a discussion of the 85th congress and the issues to come before it. Examines the political make-up of Congress. Outlines the criteria by which to judge what's happening in politics. Uses charts and maps to review and analyze the results of the 1958 Congressional election. Features interviews with senators Paul H. Douglas and John S. Cooper concerning the major problems confronting the 86th congress. Featured hosts are Dr. Harold Laswell, Professor at Yale Law School, and Mr. Richard Scammon, Director of Elections Research of the Governmental Affairs Institute, Washington D.C. (Michael Armine and Potomac Film Producers) Film.

6546. Christianity, Part 1 (29:19)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses Christianity not only as ideology, but also as a historical religion, focusing upon Jesus. Surveys the human aspects of Jesus, and contrasts standards of values in the world with the teachings of Christ.

6547. Betty Crocker Rice Dishes [no title] (01:01)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Betty Crocker
Summary:
An advertisement for "Betty Crocker Rice with Valenciana Sauce" narrated by a woman accompanied by Spanish style music. The scene depicts a major fiesta in Valencia, Spain and a chef making Spanish style rice, and ends with a close-up of the product.

6548. Problem Solving: Using a Guide (34:09)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 28 of It Figures, a 28-part mathematics series for fourth graders. Each episode introduces real-life situations involving math concepts that can, at times, prove difficult. Often a child gets caught in the problem that does not come out successfully, but experience proves the best teacher. Capsizing the information taught in each program is a cartoon sequence. These cartoons provide previews of what follows from a live-action sequence. The content of It Figures was developed by a consortium of 31 state and provincial education agencies. Managing the project were Ed Cohen and the late Larry Walcoff. Individual programs were produced by Larry Wood Productions (in the facilities of KLVX in Las Vegas), the Illinois State Board of Education, New Jersey Network (NJN), KLCS in Los Angeles, Maryland Instructional Television and South Carolina ETV.

6549. Supp-hose Stockings "Budget Balancer" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Kayser-Roth
Summary:
An advertisement for Supp-hose Stockings in which an offscreen male narrator describes the stockings and how they are appropriate for a variety of feminine roles, as a woman sitting in a chair models the product as the narrator lists the roles. The woman addresses the camera to talk about the product's economy and affordability. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

6550. Teem "Go Teem" (01:03)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Pepsi
Summary:
An advertisement for Teem soda in which offscreen vocalists sing a jingle over shots of the product being poured and displayed. The jingle emphasizes how lemon and lime "teamed up just right" for the product's flavor profile. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

6551. 7 Up "Phone" (00:59)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
7 Up
Summary:
An advertisement for 7 Up in which a narrator named Eloise talks about her routine for preparing lunch and a 7 Up before talking on the phone. Still sketches of Eloise by cartoonist George Clark accompany the narration. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

6552. Springtime for Jeanne-Marie (15:11)

Date:
1955
Summary:
A book about a little French girl, her duck and her sheep. We look through the giant’s pipe to see the Eiffel Tower –and sing a French song. The book is by Francois, published by Charles Scribner and Sons.

6553. Where's the bunny? (15:09)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The Friendly Giant reads the book, Where's the Bunny?, by Ruth Carroll, published by the Oxford University Press. The Kittens, Me-ow and Me-ow Too, and Rusty the rooster play a game of tag. (WHA-TV) Kinescope.

6554. The Old Northwest (29:27)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of the first settlement at Marietta in the Northwest Territory. Explains the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the establishment of the first civil government north of the Ohio River, and conditions prevailing at this period in American history.

6555. Bullet Capitol (29:25)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the early history of the lead industry in what is now Dubuque, Iowa. Talks about location and distribution of other mineral resources in the Old Northwest Territory. Explains how Julien Dubuque established contracts with the Indians and Spanish government to start the lead industry along the Mississippi.

6556. Indian Valhalla (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story and historical significance of the battle of Fort Recovery in the settlement of Ohio. Explains how the grievances of settlers and Indians led to war and ultimate defeat for Native Americans. Points out the role of the British in bringing about Native American resistance. Discusses briefly the Treaty of Greenville.

6557. Wabash Foothold (29:32)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of George Rogers Clark and his defeat of the British at Vincennes in 1778. Uses cartoons, maps, and photographs to illustrate conditions, fort locations, and how the British were conquered.

6558. Louisiana Territory (29:25)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of the Louisiana Territory and its significance to United States history. Explains how and why this land changed ownership between France and Spain until purchased by Thomas Jefferson in 1803. Also discusses French architecture of this early period in what became Missouri.

6559. The community and the exceptional child (30:07)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this summary program, Dr. Cruickshank and Dr. Johnson review the aspects of exceptionality and emphasize that it is up to all of us as parents, neighbors and individual members of our total society to do all we can to help all children achieve the maximum of their potentialities.

6560. Chicken little, count to ten (14:31)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The Friendly Giant reads the book, Chicken Little, Count-to-ten, by Margaret Friskey, illustrated by Katherine Evans, and published by the Children's Press. After the story, Rusty shows how chickens drink. (WHA-TV) Kinescope.