"NIKE HERCULES - A REALITY"
AN ON-THE-SCENE STORY FROM CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA,
ABOUT BATTERY "C" AND IT'S HERCULES SITE

TEACHER WATHES CHILDREN AT PLAY OUTSIDE SCHOOL.
CHATSWORTH'S SUBURBAN HOMES. (PAN)

ENT AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO,
HEADQUARTERS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AIR DEFENSE
COMMAND COMMANDED BY GENERAL CHARLES E. HART.

CU HART TELLS ABOUT THE HERCULES MISSILE AND THE
ANSWER TO ANY FUTHER THREAT

HIGHLY SKILLED WORKER, ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE, PUTS C
COMPONENTS IN THE NOSE OF A MISSILE. OTHERS PLACE
TAIL SECTIONS ON A RACK

TWO WORKERS PLACE A SHEET OF ALUMINUM IN MACHINE.
THE HUGE MACHINE PRESSES THE FLAT SHEET INTO A
CONTOURED SHAPE WHICH IS TAKEN OUT & LINED UP WITH
HUNDREDS OF OTHERS.

WORKERS PLACE THE 'HERCULES' IN LARGE STEEL CANS
FOR SHIPMENT AND DELIVERY.

SOLDIERS MARCH INTO MISSILE TRAINING SCHOOL AT
FORT BLISS, TEXAS. STUDENTS WORK AT A WORK BENCH
ON ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE AND FIRING SYSTEMS.

BLACK GI INSPECTS A MISSILE COMPONENT THROUGH A
SMALL PANEL ON THE MISSILE.

CAPTAIN F. DUFFY, COMMANDER OF THE CHATSWORTH
BATTERY PULLS UP IN HIS CONVERTIBLE CADILLAC AND
UNLOCKS A LONG CHAINLINK FENCE AND LETS HIMSELF
IN FOLLOWED BY A CAR POOL WITH SOME OF HIS MEN.

CAPTAIN DUFFY EXPLAINS THE MISSION OF HIS BATTERY
WHICH IS MAINLY READINESS AND PRACTICE.

CU HANDS OF A GI TESTING CIRCUITS ON AN
ELECTRONIC UNIT WHICH HAD A MINOR BREAKDOWN.
HELICOPTER, DELIVERING A SPARE PART, LANDS AT THE
MOUNTAIN OUTPOST.

WARRANT OFFICER MELVIN SMITH, IN CHARGE OF THE
LAUNCHING GROUP EXPLAINS HIS ACTIVITIES & REASON
FOR UNDERGROUND STORAHE OF THE MISSILES.

CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE SCHOOLYARD OF A LOCAL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH HIGH CHAIN LINK FENCE (PAN)
THE SCHOOL TEACHER EXPRESSES HER THOUGHTS ABOUT
THE MISSILES IN CHATSWORTH.

COWBOY ACTOR ROY ROGERS, RESIDENT OF CHATSWORTH,
WALKING HAND IN HAND WITH 2 LITTLE GIRLS, TELLS
WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT THE MISSILES.