1956-1957MILITARY
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"FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE EAST"
TELLS HOW MAAG's HAVE HELPED TO TRAIN SOLDIERS OF ETHIOPIA, IRAQ, IRAN, & PAKISTAN. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE ADVISORY GROUP (MAAG) IN 4 COUNTRIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST, IRAQ, ETHIOPIA, IRAN & PAKISTAN. HE SHOWS A MAP & EXPLAINS WHAT COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE 'MIDDLE EAST'.
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ETHIOPIA- AERIAL- ADDIS ABABA, THE SPRAWLING CAPITAL CITY OF ETHIOPIA. (PAN)
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MONTAGE- PEOPLE IN NATIVE DRESS WALK ABOUT BY GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND APARTMENT HOUSES. MS-
ETHIOPIAN FLAG ON A GOVERNMENT BUILDING |
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AERIAL- CROWDS LINE STREETS AS PARADE OF COLORFUL HORSEBACK TROOPS, FOLLOWED BY MARCHING TROOPS PASS.
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MS- ORNATE CARRIAGE CARRYING THE EMPEROR, WITH HONOR GUARD IN LEOPARD SKINS WALKING ON BOTH SIDES OF CARRIAGE.
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MS- 2 BLACK KIDS SITTING ON GROUND ARE STARTLED BY FIGHTER PLANES ROARING OVERHEAD.
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MS- A CROWD OF PEOPLE HOPPING UP AND DOWN FOLLOW THE PARADE AS A COLORFUL BAND PLAYS ON SIDELINES.
MS- THE BAND CONDUCTOR IN PLUMED HAT HOLDS UP A LARGE BATON AS HIS OTHER HAND LEADS THE BAND. |
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LS- EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE STANDS ALONE ON THE REVIEWING STAND. MS- SOLDIERS MARCH DRAGGING THEIR FEET AS DONE BY THE BRITISH PALACE GUARD.
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MS- MULES PULL ARTILLERY PIECES FOLLOWED BY THE ARTILLERY TROOPS
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MS- 2 WOMEN IN WHITE VEILED GOWNS AND HEAD COVER SIT ON GRAND STAND STEPS. MS- EMPEROR SITTING ON THRONE, WATCHES THROUGH BINOCULARS
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| 00:07:33 327 |
LS- MODERN ETHIOPIAN PUT ON A DISPLAY OF SMALL ARMS FIRE AND A CHARGE IN AN OPEN FIELD. MS- THE PALACE GUARD DEMONSTRATES SOME CRACK CAVALRY EXERCISES, AS CROWD OF ETHIOPIANS IN VARIOUS FORMS OF DRESS, WATCH FROM GRANDSTANDS.
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| 00:08:02 355.9 |
LS- THE ROYAL FAMILY WATCHES A TRACK MEET FROM THE REVIEWING STAND.
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MS- WHITE U.S. OFFICER FROM 'MAAG' & AN ETHIOPIAN OFFICER INSPECTS ETHIOPIAN SOLDIERS WORKING ON MILITARY VEHICLES.
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| 00:08:49 402.9 |
MS- THE MAAG OFFICER POINTS TO AN ETHIOPIAN
MACHINE GUNNER WHO IS LYING OFF CENTER IN FRONT OF HIS MACHINE GUN. MS- THE ETHIOPIAN OFFICER LITERALLY PICKS UP THE MAN BY HIS LEGS AND PLACES HIM IN POSITION ON THE GROUND. |
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A WHITE 'MAAG' OFFICER SHOWS A BLACK ARTILLERY CREW HOW TO HANDLE THE CANNON. HE DOES THE SAME WITH A BAZOOKA TEAM AND A RECOILESS RIFLE.
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MS- A TEACHER WITH DRUM STICKS IN HAND SHOWS A FULL CLASSROOM SEATED OF WHITE GI'S KIDS HOW TO USE THEM. THE KIDS RHYTHMICALLY POUND THEIR STICKS TOGETHER AS THEY SIT ON FLOOR.
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MS- ETHIOPIANS SIT IN SAND AND WATCH THE WHITE KIDS PLAY SANDLOT BASEBALL OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL.
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MS- A TEACHER RINGS THE SCHOOL BELL AS OTHER TEACHERS STAND BY AT THE SCHOOL ENTRANCE.
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| 00:11:05 538.9 |
LS- THE ROYAL LION ENCLOSURE WHICH HOLDS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF LIONS IN CAPTIVITY. MS- 2 ATTENDANTS EACH HOLD A LION CUB IN THEIR HANDS.
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MS- A FATHER HOLDS HIS SON OVER THE FENCE, SO HE CAN PET THE CUBS IN THE ATTENDANTS ARMS.
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IRAQ- MS- STATUE OF KING FAISAL I ON A HORSE IN BAGHDAD. LS- CROWD OF ADORING IRAQI PEOPLE CHEER THEIR YOUNG KING FAISAL II AS HE WALKS AMID THEM
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MS- KING FAISAL II CUTS RIBBON TO NEW IRRIGATION PROJECT (AS SEEN)
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LS- IRAQI MOSLEM MOSQUE AND MODERN OFFICE BUILDINGS NEARBY IN CONTRAST. MS- AUTO TRAFFIC IN BAGHDAD. LS- A NARROW TALL ANTENNA OF THE BAGHDAD TELEVATION STATION.
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MS- FAMILIES OF THE AMERICAN COLONY IN BAGHDAD ENJOY AN OUTDOOR POOL. MS- AMERICAN WOMEN SHOP AT AN OUTDOOR BAZAAR, TRADING FOR METAL PLATES AND JARS WITH AN ARAB MERCHANT.
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MS- 'MAAG' OFFICER CHECKS THE MANIFEST WITH IRAQI OFFICERS AT A PIER, AS SUPPLIES FROM AMERICA POUR IN. MS- ARABS PHYCICALLY HANDLE A PILE OF CRATES ON THE PIER.
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MONTAGE- IRAQI OFFICERS IN UNIFORMS REMINESCENT TO THE BRITISH DESERT WEAR, DEMONSTRATE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AT DESERT TRAINING AREA.
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IRAN- LS- A CARAVAN OF BEDOUIN ARABS WITH THEIR CAMELS TREK THROUGH THE DESERT OF IRAN. ARMORED VEHICLES PASS BY THEM.
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MS- A COLUMN OF IRANIAN TROOPS WITH DONKEYS CARRYING THEIR HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
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LS- BUSY TRAFFIC IN TEHERAN, THE CAPITAL OF IRAN.
LS- WOMEN IN THEIR LONG BLACK DRESSES AND HOODS CLIMB ONTO A BUS AT A BUSY CITY STREET. |
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LS- A STATUE OF A LION HOLDING A SWORD, A SYMBOL OF ISLAM RELIGION. LS- MOSLEM PRAYER TOWERS.
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| 00:19:02 1016 |
MONTAGE- THE PERSIAN INFLUENCE IS SEEN IN IRANIAN BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE PALACE AND THE ROYAL MUSEUM OF IRAN.
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MS- A 'MAAG' OFFICER INSTRUCTS IRANIAN OFFICERS AT A DESERT AREA.
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MS- IRANIAN SOLDIERS LINE UP WITH THEIR GERMAN SHEPHERDS AND PUT ON A DEMO SHOW THEIR OBEDIENCE.
ANIMALS-DOGS IN THE MILITARY |
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MONTAGE- AT A SPORTS ARENA IRANIAN ATHLETES MARCH ON THE FIELD IN A NAZI TYPE GOOSE STEP. THEY PUT ON WRESTLING, HIGH BAR AND TRACK COMPETITIONS.
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MS- AMERICAN WIVES TAKE THEIR CHILDREN FOR IMMUNIZATION SHOTS AT AN ARMY HOSPITAL IN TEHERAN
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LS- AN AMERICAN WIFE TEES OF ON THE DRIEST GOLF COURSE IN THE WORLD. LS- AMERICAN GIS PLAY IRANIAN NATIONALS A GAME OF SOFTBALL.
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PAKISTAN- LS- A BUSY SEAPORT IN KARACHI, THE CAPITAL CITY OF PAKISTAN.
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MS- TURBANED PAKASTINI WORKERS UNLOAD A FREIGHT TRAIN AS A SOLDIER CHECKS EACH CRATE WITH HIS MANIFEST. AN AMERICAN 'MAAG' OFFICER ALSO CHECKS THE CARGO.
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MS- REMINESCENT OF BRITISH RULE A PAKASTINI SQUAD OF SOLDIERS MARCH BY SWINGING THEIR ARMS BRITISH STYLE.
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CU- PAKASTINI ENLISTED MEN SIT AND TAKE NOTES IN AN OUTSIDE CLASSROOM AS A 'MAAG' OFFICER TEACHES THEM ABOUT A NEW U.S. MILITARY RADIO UNIT.
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MS- A BABY CAMEL WALKS BEHIND HIS MOTHER AS THEY PASS ALONG A BEACH. MS- AMERICAN KIDS ARE GIVEN A RIDE ON THE CAMELS AS PARENTS PICNIC AT THE BEACH
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LS- AN OIL REFINERY COMPLEX IN PAKISTAN. AERIAL-
VIEW OF THE VAST REFINERY. |
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MONTAGE- OIL TANKERS STEAM ALONG ON THE SUEZ CANAL. MS- A STATUE OF GANDHI WITH HIS WALKING POLE IN HAND. A 'SACRED' COW WALKS AMID THE CARTS, BICYCLISTS AND OTHER TRAFFIC IN KARACHI.
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MS- PEOPLE HANG ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF A FULLY PACKED PASSING TRAIN. MS- MASSES OF PEOPLE AT AN OUTSIDE RALLY.
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MS- ETHIOPIAN WARRIORS, SOME IN BUSINESS SUITS, HOP HIGH INTO THE AIR HOLDING SPEARS AS THEY DANCE IN PLACE IN A STREET RALLY.
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"BOYS TOWN, USA"
A VISIT TO BOYS TOWN, NEBRASKA, & THE 353RD MP COMPANY IN TRAINING AT FORT CARSON, COLORADO, AN ARMY RESERVE UNIT COMPRISED OF BOYS AT BOYS TOWN WHO HAVE FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL & HAVE JOINED THIS UNIQUE UNIT. *(NOTE: PART OF PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 23 REPEATED IN MIDDLE OF THIS SEQUENCE)* |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF FATHER FLANAGAN AND HIS 'BOY'S TOWN' AND THEIR 353RD MILITARY POLICE COMPANY
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MS- A WHITE STATUE OF A PRETEEN BOY HOLDING AN INFANT WITH THE INSCRIPTION "HE AIN'T HEAVY FATHER, HE IS MY BROTHER", OUTSIDE BOYS TOWN.
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LS- A MONUMENT TO BOY'S TOWN, JUST OUTSIDE OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MONTAGE- SOME OF THE 60 BUILDINGS AT BOY'S TOWN.
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| 00:33:32 1886.9 |
MONTAGE- SOME OF THE 1000 BOYS, AT THE FACILITY, FROLICING ON THE CAMPUS GROUNDS. MS- 3 BOYS ENTER 'TRADE SCHOOL' BUILDING. MS- BOYS WORKING IN A CARPENTRY SHOP, OTHERS IN A MACHINE SHOP.
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| 00:34:11 1925 |
MS- YOUNG BLACK BOY FILES PIECE OF METAL ON VISE ANOTHER WORKS AT A LATHE. MS- AN ADULT MECHANIC INSTRUCTS BOYS AT AN AUTO ENGINE. MS- BOYS WORK WITH AN OSCILLATOR IN THE RADIO SHOP.
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LS- BOYS WEAR BAKERS CAPS IN A BAKERY AS THEY BAKE BREAD AND CAKES FOR THE SCHOOL.
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| 00:35:36 2009.9 |
LS- COWS WALK ABOUT NEAR THE MODERN BARNS AND SILOS OF BOY'S TOWNS OWN FARM. BOY RIDES A TRACTOR WITH A HITCH.
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| 00:36:32 2065.9 |
MS- BOYS WORK WITH CLAY IN THE CERAMIC SHOP AS EACH BOY IS ENCOURAGED TO HAVE A HOBBY.
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| 00:36:59 2093.9 |
MS- BOY EXAMINES SMALL STATUE OF THE BOY HOLDING THE INFANT, AND PLACES IT ON A RACK WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHERS, WHICH ARE SOLD TO VISITORS.
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| 00:37:11 2104.9 |
MS- BOYS PLAYING SANDLOT BASEBALL.
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MS- 2 BOYS PLAY WITH A DOG AND IT'S PUPPIES. THE DOG BEGS AND THE BOY FEEDS HIM. CU- BOY POSES WITH PUPPY IN HAND. PIGEON EATS FROM BOYS HAND.
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MS- BOY POSES WITH 2 PUPPIES IN HIS ARMS AND THE PIGEON PERCHED ON HIS HEAD.
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| 00:37:58 2152.9 |
MS- A GROUP OF BOYS CATCH GOPHERS IN A FIELD BY POURING WATER INTO IT'S HOLE IN THE GROUND FORCING IT OUT.
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MS- BOY BARBERS GIVE HAIRCUTS TO THE OTHER BOYS AT THEIR OWN BARBER SHOP. LS- BOYS ENTERING THE CHURCH AND ATTENDING MASS.
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MS- LONG COLUMN OF TEENS IN CAP AND GOWN MARCH TO THEIR GRADUATION. A BISHOP HANDS OUT THE DIPLOMAS
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**(PREVIOUSLY RECORDED. SEE VM-1066)**
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| 00:49:13 2826.9 |
MS- AT FORT CARSON BOYS OF THE 353RD MILITARY POLICE COMPANY LINE UP FOR THE START OF A 12 MILE HIKE CARRING A FULL MILITARY BACK PACK AND RIFLE.
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MS- BOYS WASH UP IN A STREAM AFTER REACHING THEIR BIVOUAC AREA. THEY ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN THE FIELD. MS- THE BOYS DIG FOXHOLES.
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MONTAGE- THE BOYS CRAWL ALONG THE GROUND SIMULATING HYPOTHETICAL ATTACK AGAINST AN ENEMY.
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| 00:53:47 3101.9 |
MS- THE BOYS MARCH ALONG A ROAD BACK HOME LOOKING LIKE ANY INFANTRY SOLDIER.
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| 00:55:02 3175.9 |
LS- THE BUS ROLLS INTO BOY'S TOWN AND THE 'SOLDIERS' FILE OUT AND ASSEMBLE ON THE SIDEWALK.
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MS- FATHER WEGNER OF BOY'S TOWN MAKES A SPEECH ABOUT HIS ARMY RESERVE UNIT THE 353RD.
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