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"CITY UNDER THE ICE"
THE ARMY IN ACTION ON THE POLAR FRONTIER. SHOWN IS THE STORY OF CAMP CENTURY, A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN GREENLAND. |
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STATEMENT CREDITING NORWAY'S COOPERATION FOR THE
USE OF GREENLAND, A PART OF DENMARK, AS A BASE FOR THE U.S UNDER THE NATO AGREEMENT. |
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LS- 2 TWIN TRAIN-LIKE SNOW VEHICLES (POLECATS),
ROLLING ON TRACTOR THREADS RIDES THROUGH THE BARREN ICE CAP |
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MS- 2 ARMY ENGINEERS GET OUT OF VEHICLES AND
PERUSE THE VAST AREA WHERE THE UNDER-ICE CITY WILL BE BUILT. MS- GI HOLDS LONG SURVEYS RULER IN THE SNOW AS OTHERS SET FLAGS MARKING CAMP BOUNDARIES |
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MONTAGE- SOME OF THE MORE THAN 150 MILES OF SOLID
ICE MUCH OF IT SPLIT BY CREVASSES (PAN). |
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MONTAGE- HUGE CARGO OF CRATES BEING SHIPPED BY
LARGE TRUCKS AND SPECIALLY MADE SLEDS, MOVE THROUGH THE ICE, FIELDS TO THE SITE. |
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LS- CRANES LIFT HEAVY EQUIPMENT INTO PLACE.
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MONTAGE- HUGE SLEDS CARRYING TRACTORS MOVE TO THE
SITE AT 2 MILES PER HOUR PULLED BY TRACTORS. |
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MS- A GI CARRYING A PUPPY SLED DOG IN A SACK ON
HIS BACK WALKS INTO A WANIGAN, A WOODEN CABOOSE LIKE TRAILER USED FOR HOUSING MEMBERS OF THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS DURING THE TRIP. |
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MONTAGE- CONSTRUCTION PILE INTO 'POLECAT' VEHICLES
FOR THE TRIP TO THE SITE, AS WELL AS LIGHTPLANES. |
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MONTAGE- THE CONVOY OF CATERPILLAR PULLED SLEDS
LUMBERS THROUGH THE ICE AND SNOW |
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CU- CHEF COOKS CHOPS AND BACON ON A STOVE GRILL
IN THE WANIGAN, AS KITCHEN WORKER PEELS POTATOES MS- WORKERS SIT AT 4 MEN TABLES AND EAT |
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MS- CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SLEEPING IN NAVY-TYPE
BUNKS IN WANIGAN, ADJUSTING TO 24 HR. SUNLIGHT |
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MS- THE ARMY ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTION CREWS SIT
AROUND A TABLE TO PLAN THE WORK. DRAWINGS OF THE PROJECT ARE SHOWN THE MEN BY OFFICER-IN-CHARGE. |
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MS- NEW HUGE SNOW-MELTING MACHINE, THE PETER PLOW
BUILT BY SWISS TO CLEAR ROADS IN ALPS, BEGINS TO DIG DEEP TRENCHES IN THE SNOW. |
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LS- THE PETER PLOW BLOWS CLOUDS OF SNOW TO THE
SIDE OF THE TRENCH AS IT MOVES ALONG. |
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LS- WOODEN PLANKS ARE LAYED ALONG SHOULDERS OF
THE CUT OF THE LONG TRENCH WHICH WILL SUPPORT STEEL ARCH ROOF THAT WILL COVER THE TRENCH. |
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LS- THE PETER PLOW, NOW IN TRENCH ABOUT 10 FEET
DEEP, BLOWS CLOUDS OF SNOW HIGH ABOVE THE TRENCH. |
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LS- WORKERS BEGIN TO COVER THE TRENCH WITH SHEETS
OF ARCHED STEEL PLATES. |
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MASCOT SLED DOG "MUCKLUCK", PLAYS WITH WORKERS
AS THEY CUT THE HARD SNOW INTO BUILDING BLOCKS |
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LS- THE STEEL ARCHED ROOF IS COVERED WITH SNOW
WITH THE SNOW BLOWER. |
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MS- GIS USE SHOVELS TO CUT OUT SQUARE ROOMS IN
SNOW INSIDE THE TUNNEL. LONG WOODEN BEAMS ARE LAYED ACROSS THE FLOOR OF THE TUNNEL AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS |
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LS- GIS ERECT A PREFABRICATED BUILDING ON
FOUNDATION BEAMS INSIDE THE TUNNEL. MS- CREWS WORK ON ELECTRICAL PANELS FOR THE BUILDINGS. |
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MS- GI WORKERS LAYS ICE BRICKS TO BLOCK UP THE
ENTRANCE TO THE TUNNEL. MS- MASCOT "MUCKLUCK" SUPERVISES THE WORK. |
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MS- AS WORKER CUTS LUMBER ON LARGE TABLE SAW, A
BARBER GIVES A HAIRCUT TO ANOTHER WORKER INSIDE THE WANIGAN |
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MONTAGE- A PETER PLOW CUTS A WIDER AND DEEPER
TRENCH FOR USE OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT FOR THE UNDERGROUND ICE CITY. |
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LS- HUGE 40 METAL FOOT ARCHES ARE PLACED FOR
ROOFING WITH THE SIDES MADE OF STEEL BEAMS PLACED BY A CRANE. MONTAGE- PIPES FOR ELECTRICITY AND WATER ARE INSTALLED AND WRAPPED WITH INSULATION. |
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MS- A HOLE IS MELTED 120 FEET UNDER THE TUNNEL TO
THE WATER BELOW WHICH SUPPLIED 10,000 GALLONS OF FRESH WATER A DAY |
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MS- WORKERS INSTALL HIGH TENSION LINES IN THE
TUNNEL FOR ELECTRIC HEATING |
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MS- WORKERS CLIMB UP LADDER OF AN ESCAPE HATCH,
ONE OF 16, LEADING TO THE OUTSIDE OF TUNNEL |
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MONTAGE- THE MEN ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES ON SKIS
PULLED BY VEHICLES AND BRONCO BUSTING, USING 50 GALLON DRUM, ATTACHED TO WIRES, AS THE BULL. |
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SLED DOG "MUCKLUCK", ALMOST FULLY GROWN, PLAYS
FOOTBALL WITH THE MEN. |
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A HUGE 21 TON VAPOR CONTAINER FOR THE NUCLEAR
POWER SYSTEM IS UNLOADED OFF A SHIP FOR TRANSPORT OVERLAND TO THE UNDERGROUND SITE. |
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MONTAGE- THE HUGE UNIT IS PLACED ON A FLATBED
TRUCK AND MOVED OUT, ALONG WITH OTHER CRATES, ON A SPECIALLY BUILT ROAD FOR THIS PURPOSE. |
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MS- AT THE SITE 2 SIDE-BY-SIDE CATERPILLAR
TRACTORS ARE NEEDED TO MOVE THE HUGE VAPOR UNIT. |
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MS- WORKERS USE WIRE SNIPS AND CROWBARS TO OPEN
THE LARGE WOODEN CRATES |
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MS- A 15 TON CONDENSER IS SLOWLY MOVED INTO THE
TUNNEL WITH A TRACTOR FOLLOWED BY THE HUGE VAPOR CONTAINER WITH ONE TRACTOR PULLING AND ANOTHER IN BACK HOLDING IT FROM SLIPPING. |
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MS- HUGE PIPES ARE ATTACHED TO THE NUCLEAR UNIT
AS WELL AS GAUGES. |
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MONTAGE- CAPTAIN-IN-CHARGE JIM BARNETT, NARRATES
AS THE NUCLEAR PLANT IS ASSEMBLED |
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MS- ONE-BY-ONE THE FUEL ELEMENTS, EACH CONTAINING
500 GRAMS OF URANIUM-235, ARE CAREFULLY REMOVED FROM PROTECTIVE BARREL, UNWRAPPED AND WIPED CLEAN |
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CU- CREWMAN WEARS A CLOTH COVERED SHOE.
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MS- THE CREWMEN SLOWLY LOWER THE FUEL INTO THE
STORAGE TANK WHICH IS COVERED IN 8 FEET OF WATER. |
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MONTAGE- AS MEN TENSELY STAND BY THE AND THE LAST
FUEL ELEMENT IS PLACED IN THE WATER, A SERGEANT ANNOUNCES SUCCESS AND THE MEN SHOW THEIR RELIEF |
| 00:56:05 1475.87 |
CU- LIGHT BULB GOES ON WHEN SCREWED INTO SOCKET.
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LS- WORKERS WALK DOWN THE HUGE LIGHTED TUNNEL
WITH TRUCK TRAFFIC BEHIND. |
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MS- MEN TAKE SHOWERS AND SHAVES IN THE MODERN
ROOMS IN THE TUNNEL. MS- A RADIOLOGIST TAKES AN X-RAY OF A GI IN THE MODERN DISPENSARY |
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MS- GIS PRAY IN A SMALL CHAPEL.
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MONTAGE- FOOD IS STORED IN THE LARGEST DEEP
FREEZE IN THE WORLD. GI PICKS SUPPLIES FOR DINNER MS- CHEFS PLACE ROASTS IN OVENS. BAKER MAKES ROLLS |
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MS- MEN RELAX AND READ IN SPACIOUS QUARTERS (PAN)
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SLED DOG "MUCKLUCK" STRAINS AT HIS MASTERS HOLD
AS HE TRIES TO CHASE THE MEN LEAVING CAMP CENTURY FOR HOME, MISSION COMPLETED. |
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Year: 1961
Color: Black & White
Genre: NEWSREELS
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