1953-1955NEWSREELS
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"CHRISTMAS IN KOREA, 1953"
"OBSOLETE FILM". CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES IN THE "LAND OF THE MORNING CALM" IN A TROUBLED YEAR. SOLDIERS & ASIAN CHORUS SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS. MEN WISH THEIR FAMILIES AT HOME A MERRY CHRISTMAS. (OK QUALITY) |
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NARRATOR TELL ABOUT CHRISTMAS FOR OUR SOLDIERS IN KOREA DURING THE TRUCE.
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MS- A GROUP OF GIS SIT AROUND A FIRE AND SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS. ALL OF 'ADESTE FIDELES' IS SUNG
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MS- A GI STANDS GUARD ON A HILL AND PEERS THROUGH HIS BINOCULARS AT THE ENEMY SIDE.
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CU- A BUNDLED UP GI PLAYING A HARMONICA. ANOTHER READING A BOOK WHILE OTHERS SIT ON GROUND AND PLAY CARDS. MS- A BLACK GI SITS ON A HILL AND WRITES A LETTER HOME.
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MS- 3 OF A GROUP OF GIS JOIN IN AT SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS AROUND THE FIRE.
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LS- GIS EXIT A SMALL CHAPEL IN THE KOREAN HILLS AFTER ATTENDING CHRISTMAS SERVICES.THE CHAPLAIN SHAKES WITH ALL OF THEM.
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MS- GIS LINE UP AT AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN AND GET A HOT CHRISTMAS TURKEY DINNER.
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MS- A REPORTER FROM 'THE BIG PICTURE' INTERVIEWS INDIVIDUAL GIS OF THE 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS THEY HOLD THE DINNER TRAYS IN THEIR HANDS AND HAS THEM WISH THEIR FAMILIES AT HOME A HAPPY HOLIDAY.
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MS- MAJOR GENERAL LIONEL MCGUIRE, COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION, WHO IS ALSO ON LINE FOR CHOW, IS ALSO INTERVIEWED.
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MS- GIS SIT A LONG PICNIC TABLE COMPLETE WITH CANDLES AND ENJOY CHRISTMAS DINNER.
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MONTAGE- 5 TEEN GIRLS AT THE DA BONG ORPHANAGE DO AN ENTIRE NATIVE DANCE OUTDOORS, FOR THE GIS.
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MS- AS THE OTHER TEEN ORPHANS AND GIS WATCH A GIRL DOES A SOLO GAY DANCE WEARING A FLOPPY HAT AND FOLLOWED BY A YOUNG BOY WHO DOES A SOLO
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LS- ORPHAN CHILDREN GATHER AROUND AS A CHOIR OF OLDER KIDS SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
LS- A PEASANT PULLS A OXEN DRIVEN CART INTO THE ORPHANAGE WITH SANTA CLAUS AND SEVERAL GIS ABOARD ALL WAVING TO THE KIDS. |
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CU- 3 LITTLE KIDS PEER INTO THE CAMERA AND AT THE PASSING SANTA IN PUZZLEMENT. MS- SANTA AND A GROUP GIS ENTER THE ORPHANAGE CARRYING BUNDLES WHICH THEY DISTRIBUTE TO THE LITTLE KIDS AS CHOIR SINGS 'SILENT NIGHT' AND OTHER CAROLS.
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"THE WAC IS A SOLDIER TOO"
"OBSOLETE FILM". A VISIT TO FORT MCCLELLAN & A LOOK AT THE NEW "COLLEGE" FOR WAC OFFICERS & ENLISTED WOMEN. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE WOMAN'S ARMY CORP (WACS) AND THE WACS 1ST HOME OF THEIR OWN IN ALABAMA.
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LS- WOMEN'S ARMY CORP BUILDINGS AT FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA. MS THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
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GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY SPEAKS TO A CROWD OUTDOORS IN FRONT OF THE WAC HEADQUARTERS TO DEDICATE THE NEW WAC CENTER.
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MS- TRAIN PULLS INTO STATION AT ANNISTON, ALABAMA AND WOMEN ENLISTEES GET OFF WITH THEIR LUGGAGE.
GIRLS CLIMB ONTO WAITING MILITARY BUSES |
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LS- ENLISTEES STILL IN CIVILIAN CLOTHING MARCH INTO A BARRACKS AT FORT MCCLELLAN CARRYING THEIR LUGGAGE. THEY ARE MET AT THE DOOR BY A WAC OFFICER
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MS- GIRLS GO BEFORE A QUARTERMASTER AND RECEIVE UNIFORMS, ALL DESIGNED BY HIGH FASHION DESIGNER HATTIE CARNAGIE. CU-GIRL TRYS ON A HAT.
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CU- QUARTERMASTER TAKES A HANDBAG OUT OF A BOX FOR ISSUE TO EACH GIRL. CU- FOOT IS MEASURED FOR SHOES.
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MS- WOMAN TAILOR MEASURES AND FITS A GIRL WITH A JACKET. GIRL ON A SEWING MACHINE MAKES ADJUSTMENTS LS- GIRLS EXIT QUARTERMASTER IN FULL UNIFORM.
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MS- NEW WACS GET INNOCULATIONS FROM A NURSE.
MS- A TRAINEE IS INTERVIEWED BY A SPECIALIST ABOUT HER PARTICULAR INTERESTS AND SKILLS |
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MS- BUGLER BLOWS REVEILLE AND THE TRAINEE WHOSE CLOCK SHOWS 6AM HAS TO BE AWAKENED BY A SERGEANT MS- THE GIRLS RUN OUT TO THE PARADE GROUNDS AND LINE UP.
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LS- WAC BAND PLAY AS THE WACS MARCH IN PARADE.
MS- WACS PRACTICE DRILLS. MS- TEACHER DISCUSSES SOCIAL CONCEPTS IN A CLASSROOM. |
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MS- WACS IN STENOGRAPHY CLASS SIT AND TYPE AT THEIR DESKS (PAN) CU- FINGERS TYPING AWAY.
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MS- GIRLS LEAVE THE CLASSROOM AND GO TO AN ATTRACTIVE LOUNGE WHERE THEY SIT AND CHAT.
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MS- WOMAN IN THE OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL STUDY AND TAKE NOTES IN A LIBRARY AT THE SCHOOL.
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MS- A CLASSROOM OF HIGHER RANKING OFFICERS SIT IN CLASS FOR ADVANCED STUDIES.
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MS- WACS ON KP DUTY PEEL POTATOES OTHERS WORK ON A FOOD LINE DISHING OUT THE FOOD IN THE MESS HALL
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MS- WACS SIT AT SMALL TABLES FOR 4 AND EAT CHOW
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MS- GIRLS STUFF THEIR SOILED CLOTHES IN WASHIMG MACHINES AT THE LAUNDRY ROOM, ANOTHER PRESSES HER CLOTHES ON AN IRONING BOARD.
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LS- WAC HANGS CLOTHING ON OUTDOOR CLOTHES LINE.
LS- WACS DOING OUTDOOR CALISTHENICS. |
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MS- WACS TEE OFF ON POST'S 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE
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MS- IN THE DORMS DAYROOM, GIRLS PLAY CARDS AND LISTEN TO JUKEBOX MUSIC, OTHERS SIT & WRITE LETTERS.
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MS- WACS AT THE POST EXCHANGE EXAMINE CIVILIAN CLOTHING. MS- WAC HAS HER HAIR DONE AT POST'S BEAUTY PARLOR. MS- 2 GIRLS UNDER A HAIR DRYER.
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CU- NAILS GETTING DONE BY A MANICURIST.
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CU- WAC WHOSE HOBBY IS MUSIC ARRANGING WRITES NOTES ON MUSIC PAPER
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LS- THE 14TH PRACTICES ON THE PARADE GROUND.
IT IS THE ONLY WAC BAND IN EXISTENCE. THEY PLAY THE SONG 'A WAC IS A SOLDIER TOO'. AS CONDUCTOR WAVES HER BATON. CU- OF EACH INSTRUMENT PLAYER |
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MONTAGE- WACS SALUTE AS TAPS IS SOUNDED AND THE FLAG IS LOWERED AND FOLDED.
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LS- 3 WACS ARE GREETED BY THE CHAPLAIN AS THEY EXIT A CHURCH.
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LS- WACS AND GIS ENTER A SERVICE CLUB. MS- WAC SWING BAND ENTERTAINS AS MALE AND FEMALE GIS DANCE. CU- FEMALE PIANO PLAYER AND TRUMPET PLAYERS
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CU- INDIVIDUAL SHOTS OF GIRLS PLAYING SAX, TRUMPET STAND-UP BASS, PIANO, DRUMS AND GIRL'S HANDS FINGERING THE PIANO KEYS. MS- TROMBONE SECTION PLAYING. MS- CLOSE DANCING COUPLES.
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CU- PERCULATING COFFEE POT ON STOVE. WAC SERVES COFFEE TO 3 OTHERS SITTING AT A TABLE IN KITCHEN
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"PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 9"
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE ARMY FOR AMERICAN SERIVCE DEPENDENTS IN GERMANY. AND A LETTER FROM A MOTHER AFTER SHE HAD VISITED HER SON AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA. MRS. CHARLES PORTER ATHERTOR. EXETER, NEW HAMPSIRE. |
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NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT THE KIND OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO CHILDREN OF GIS'
STATIONED IN GERMANY. |
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MONTAGE- BULLDOZERS WORK NEXT TO UNCOMPLETED
SCHOOL IN GERMANY |
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A CARPENTER SAWS WOOD ON THE SITE, ANOTHER POURS CEMENT OUT OF HIS WHEELBARROW.
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MS- A PROSPECTIVE MALE TEACHER FROM THE U.S. IS INTERVIEWED BY A MILITARY OFFICER TO WORK ON THE NEW SCHOOL.
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LS- MILITARY BUS PICKS UP LITTLE KIDS FOR SCHOOL AND DRIVES ON WINDING ROADS TO A DISTANT SCHOOL.
MS- THE TEACHER MEETS THE BUS. MS- TEACHER IN A KINDERGARTEN CLASS WATCHES KIDS DRAW AT A TABLE. |
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CU- LITTLE GIRLS MOVES HER TONGUE AROUND AS SHE DRAWS. MS- KIDS SIT AT DESKS AS TEACHER USES A POINTER AND A VISUAL AIDE TO TEACH AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL.
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CU- TEACHER MOUTHS GERMAN WORDS. CU- YOUNG STUDENTS FOLLOW AND MOUTH THE WORDS.
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MS- LITTLE KIDS MARCH OUT OF THE SCHOOL INTO THE PLAYGROUND AND PLAY ON VARIOUS PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
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MS- ANATOMY IS TAUGHT TO HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TEENS BY A TEACHER USING A PLASTIC MODEL OF MAN WHOSE ORGANS ARE REMOVABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDY.
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CU- INSTRUCTOR SHOWS STUDENT HOW TO USE
MICROSCOPE. BOY AND GIRL STUDENT WORK ON PLASTIC BODY ORGANS ON THEIR DESK. |
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MS- CHEMISTRY LAB WORK IS SHOWN TO THE STUDENTS.
MS- TEENS WORK ON ASSIGNMENTS AT A LIBRARY. MONTAGE- STUDENTS WORKING ON TYPWRITERS, IN WOOD SHOPS AND DRAFTING TABLES. |
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CU- STUDENT BLOWS A BUBBLE ON HIS GUM AS HE WORKS AT DRAFTING TABLE.
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MS- GIRLS WORK A OLD SINGER SEWING MACHINES USING FOOT PEDALS TO DRIVE THE MACHINES.
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MS- HOME ECONOMICS GIRL STUDENTS UNDRESS A DOLL, WASH AND DIAPER IT. THEY WORK WITH REAL CHILDREN AS TEACHER'S HELPERS.
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MS- STUDENTS PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS IN MUSIC CLASS AT BAND PRACTICE (PAN) FEET TAPPING TO BEAT.
CU- FINGERS ON THE TRUMPET AND CLARINET KEYS. |
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MS- ATHLETIC INSTRUCTOR SHOWS GIRLS THE PROPER HANDLING OF THE VOLLEY BALL. LS- THE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM RUNS ONTO THE FIELD. MS- KIDS SELL REFRESHMENTS TO THE BIG CROWD.
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MS- THE REF TOSSES A COIN TO CHOOSE WHO KICKS OFF GIRL CHEERLEADERS ENTERTAIN THE CROWD. MS- THEY JUMP FROM THEIR SEATS AND APPLAUD WHEN THEIR TEAM SCORES.
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MS- OFFICIAL FIRES THE PISTOL AND TEEN BOYS START RUNNING AT A TRACK EVENT. MS- THE OFFICER-FATHER OF THE WINNER, HUGS THE EXHAUSTED BOY.
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MS- STUDENTS GATHER AT A RECREATION CENTER AND PLAY PING PONG SING AT A PIANO, COMPARE AND PLAY POP RECORDS AND DANCE.
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LS- GROUP OF TEENS VISIT A GERMAN MUSEUM AND TOUR THE BEAUTIFUL HISTORICAL AREA. CU- THE STATUE OF GREEK GODDESS ATHENA.
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MS- THE 2 STUDENT COUPLES ENTER A MOVIE HOUSE PLAYING 'VOM WINDE VERWEHT' (GONE WITH THE WIND)
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MS- PTA MEETINGS INCLUDES MILITARY MEN AND THEIR WIVES.
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MS- STUDENTS IN CAP AND GOWN TAKE THEIR SEATS IN OUTDOOR SETTING ON GRADUATION DAY. MS- A MILITARY OFFICER HANDS OUT THE DIPLOMAS.
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CU- A GRADUATE IN CAP AND GOWN LOOKS DOWN FROM A HILL AT THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE OF THE AREA.
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MS- A MOTHER OF A GI IS SHOWN TO HER ROOM AT FORT BRAGG. AFTER SETTLING DOWN SHE VISITS THE AREA AND WATCHES THE TRAINING EXERCISES.
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