1954NATURAL DISASTERS
TORNADO HITS WACO, TEXAS. MAY 11, 1953. SHOWS HOW A COMMUNITY REBUILDS ITSELF AFTER SUFFERING A MAJOR DISASTER - THE TORNADO OF 1953.
ILLUSTRATES FOUR MAJOR PHASES ENTERED INTO BY THE PEOPLE OF WACO: A STATE OF SHOCK, CHARACTERIZED BY DAZED UNCERTAINTY; THE EMERGENCY RELIEF PERIOD; THE REACTION PHASE; AND THE FINAL OR READJUSTMENT PHASE. NATURAL DISASTERS.
ILLUSTRATES FOUR MAJOR PHASES ENTERED INTO BY THE PEOPLE OF WACO: A STATE OF SHOCK, CHARACTERIZED BY DAZED UNCERTAINTY; THE EMERGENCY RELIEF PERIOD; THE REACTION PHASE; AND THE FINAL OR READJUSTMENT PHASE. NATURAL DISASTERS.
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BUILDINGS WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO IT. CRUMBLING BUILDINGS. DOWNTOWN WACO. GUTTED BUILDINGS.
TORNADO AFTERMATH |
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PAN WACO, TEXAS CIRCA 1953. SMALL INDUSTRIAL CITY.
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WACO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. LOW ANGLE CONTROL TOWER
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LOCAL METEOROLOGIST TALKS ABOUT MAY 11, 1953 WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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POV LOOKING OUTSIDE AT CLOUDS.
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LIGHTNING. LS TORNADO.
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POV DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, WACO PRE-TORNADO
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DOWNTOWN WACO CIRCA 1953 BEFORE AND AFTER TORNADO DEVASTATION. BUILDINGS TORN APART.
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DR. MOORE, SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS INTERVIEWED ON THE STREET. SOCIOLOGICAL IMPACT OF DISASTER.
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MAN TALKING FROM INSIDE CAR. EYE WITNESSES INTERVIEWED. HOUSEWIFE. PEOPLE OF TOWN TELL WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM PERSONALLY. SHOCK.
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INTERVIEWER TALKING TO TEXAS OIL TYCOON IN WHITE SUIT ON ROOFTOP. LOOKING OUT OVER TOWN.
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AERIAL OF PARKING LOT.
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MAY 11, 1953 TORNADO AFTERMATH. RESCUE. RESCUERS SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN THE RUBBLE. TRAPPED.
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POLICEMAN GIVES ACCOUNT NEXT TO POLICE CAR.
SHERIFF. |
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FEMALE SURVIVORS INTERVIEWED. RESCUE STORIES. OLD WOMAN WHO LOST HER ARM WEARING PROSTHETIC
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RESCUE WORKERS SEARCH THROUGH PILES OF RUBBLE FOR SURVIVORS. PEOPLE IN STRETCHERS. DEBRIS.
DESTRUCTION |
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LOCAL DRUGGIST INTERVIEWED. OXYGEN TANK. LITTLE OLD LADY INTERVIEWED. RESCUE STORIES AND VICTIMS AFTERWARDS.
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MEN TALK ON ROOFTOP. TALK ABOUT DISASTER COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS.
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TEXAS RANGER INTERVIEWED. TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL.
CIVIL DEFENSE EMPLOYEE INTERVIEWED. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE. POLICEMAN INTERVIEWED. CITY OFFICIAL |
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TAKING CARE OF INJURED. RED CROSS. SALVATION ARMY.
FIREMAN. WELFARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE GROUPS. FOOTAGE OF ALL RESCUE EFFORTS. |
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NATIONAL GUARD WALKS PAST OVERTURNED CAR
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DR. MOORE INTERVIEWED. EMERGENCY PHASE OF A DISASTER.
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EYE WITNESS INTERVIEWED. MERCHANTS. BLACK BARBER LIBRARIAN.
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MEN TALK IN TOWN, GET IN CAR, START CAR, DRIVE AROUND THE CITY OF WACO. NEWER RESIDENTIAL AREA.
BEFORE AND AFTER TWISTER. |
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PAN BUSINESS DISTRICT, TWO STORY BUILDINGS NOW ONE STORY BUILDINGS. CAFE.
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SIGN IN GRASS "DR. W. G. SORRELLE TEMPORARY OFFICE"
BLACK DOCTOR INTERVIEWED. |
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EXTERIOR TILLMAN HOME. BLACK WOMAN INTERVIEWED BY CASE WORKER. LOST HER DAUGHTER, RAISING HER 4 GRANDCHILDREN
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MEN IN CAR TALK, OLD WOMAN RAKES. HAD 42 BONES BROKEN IN TORNADO. SHE SAYS SHE'S REAL LUCKY AFTER ALL. TALKS TO CAMERA
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DARK CLOUD GOES OVER CITY.
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CHURCH STEEPLE. TILT DOWN, PEOPLE GOING INTO CHURCH.
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DR. MOORE TALKS ABOUT WACO TORNADO AND OTHER DISASTERS, HOW COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM DISASTER.
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