1910-1959MILITARY
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| 01:03:31 130 |
"THE COMMON DEFENSE"
THE NATION'S NATIONAL DEFENSE TEAM: THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE. |
| 01:03:36 135 |
MS- LINCOLN STATUE AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
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| 01:03:51 150 |
MS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER MAKES SPEECH ABOUT PEACE
AND THE STRENGTH TO PRESERVE IT. IKE |
| 01:04:46 205 |
LS- 'EXPLORER 1' IS LAUNCHED ON JANUARY 31, 1958
LS- NAVY LAUNCHES 'VANGUARD' SATELLITE SHORTLY AFTERWARD. LS- THE AIR FORCE LAUNCHES 'PIONEER' SATELLITE IN OCTOBER 1958. |
| 01:05:40 259 |
A HUGE 'ATLAS' MISSILE IS THRUST INTO ORBIT AS A
SATELLITE IN DECEMBER 1958. FROM IT CAME THE 1ST HUMAN VOICE IN SPACE. THAT OF EISENHOWER'S MESSAGE OF 'PEACE ON EARTH,AN GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN' |
| 01:05:48 267 |
MS- ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE SATELLITE GOING UP IN
FLORIDA AND CIRCLING THE GLOBE WITH IKE SPEAKING. |
| 01:06:24 303 |
LS- POWERFUL JUNEAU ROCKET LAUNCHES 'PIONEER 4'
SOLAR SATELLITE ON MARCH 3, 1959 |
| 01:07:03 342 |
MS- DOCTOR WEHRNER VON BRAUN MAKES A PRESENTATION
TO THE ARMY TEAM. |
| 01:07:07 346 |
MS- CHAIRMAN OF THE BALLISTIC MISSILE COMMITTEE
WILLIAM M. HOLLIDAY SITS AT HIS DESK AND CHATS WITH HIS SECRETARY |
| 01:07:18 357 |
MS- AIR FORCE GENERAL BERNARD SCHREBER, IN ICBM
FIELD EXPLAINS METHOD TO SPEED UP DEVELOPMENT |
| 01:08:45 444 |
THE F-108 'STARFIGHTER' TAKES OFF AND CLIMBS TO
A RECORD 91,249 FEET. ELS- VAPOR TRAIL IS SEEN AS THE STARFIRE CLIMBS. |
| 01:08:58 457 |
CU- MAJOR DAVID SIMON WEARING HELMET AND OXYGEN
MASK CLIMBS OVER 100,000 FEET IN A BALLOON. |
| 01:09:44 503 |
MS- AIRMAN DONALD C. FARRELL IS PLACED IN CAPSULE
TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF ISOLATION IN OUTER SPACE. |
| 01:09:59 518 |
MS- ARMY SCIENTIST TEST INSTRUMENTS IN THE ARCTIC
AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR |
| 01:10:14 533 |
MS- FLOCK OF SEAGULL FLY CLOSE TO CAMERA.
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| 01:10:38 557 |
MS- CREWMEN MAN CONTROLS OF THE NUCLEAR SUB
'NAUTILUS, AS IT MAKES IT'S HISTORIC PASSAGE ACROSS THE NORTH POLE UNDER THE ARCTIC ICE. |
| 01:11:23 602 |
MS- SAILORS STAND ON THE NUCLEAR SUB 'SCATE'
AFTER IT TO CROSSED UNDER THE NORTH POLE. |
| 01:11:30 609 |
MS- COMMANDER ANDERSON OF 'NAUTILUS' & ADMIRAL
HYMAN RICKOVER, 'FATHER OF THE ATOMIC SUBMARINE' ARE GIVEN TICKER TAPE PARADE IN NEW YORK & MEDALS BY MAYOR WAGNER. |
| 01:12:19 658 |
MS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER ENSHRINES THE UNKNOWN
SOLDIER OF WWII AND KOREA AT THE WWI SHRINE IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. |
| 01:12:34 673 |
MS- NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINE, 'EISENHOWER SENDS
MARINES INTO LEBANON. |
| 01:12:45 684 |
LS- MARINES STREAM ASHORE IN LEBANON ON LANDING
CRAFT. PARATROOPS ARE LANDED BY PLANE. LS- FIGHTER PLANES TAKE OFF FROM A CARRIER. |
| 01:13:25 724 |
LS- LEBANONESE MEET IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO
SETTLE THE DISPUTE. LS- U.S. TROOPS QUIETLY LEAVE ON PLANES. |
| 01:13:43 742 |
MS- MAP OF QUEMOY, AN ISLAND BETWEEN TAIWAN AND
RED CHINESE COAST WHICH IS BOMBARDED FROM RED CHINESE MAINLAND CAUSING INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT |
| 01:13:56 755 |
MS- LEADERS OF RED CHINA INCLUDING CHOU-EN-LAI
MEET DURING THE INCIDENT. MONTAGE- DESTROYED CIVILIAN VILLAGES CAUSED BY SHELLING |
| 01:14:22 781 |
MONTAGE- HELPLESS REFUGEES CROWD TOGETHER FOR
EVACUATION TO THE ISLAND OF FORMOSA (TAIWAN). |
| 01:14:27 786 |
AERIAL- WARSHIPS OF THE 7TH FLEET INCLUDING A
SUBMARINE SPEED TO THE SITE. |
| 01:14:42 801 |
MS- CHAING-KAI-SHEK, TAIWAN'S LEADER EXAMINES A
NIKE MISSILE SHOWN TO HIM BY U.S. ADVISORS |
| 01:15:10 829 |
MS- F-104 'STARFIGHTERS' ARE UNLOADED ON TAIWAN.
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| 01:15:17 836 |
MS- CHINESE WOMEN WORKING IN RICE PADDIES WATCH
AN F-104 TAKE OFF. |
| 01:15:27 846 |
MS- SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MACELROY MEETS WITH
CHAING-KAI-SHEK DURING VISIT. |
| 01:15:40 859 |
MS- MACELROY IS GREETED BY THE COMMANDER OF A
CARRIER HE VISITS OFF THE TAIWAN COAST. |
| 01:15:49 868 |
LS- MACELROY BRISKLY RUNS DOWN STEPS AIR PLANE
IN TURKEY AND IS GREETED BY NATO COMMANDERS |
| 01:16:00 879 |
MONTAGE- MACELROY IS GREETED BY TURKISH MILITARY
PARADE ON THEIR INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 01:16:25 904 |
MS- A CHART SHOWING THE CHAIN OF COMMAND IN THE
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WITH SECRETARY AT THE TOP. |
| 01:17:00 939 |
MONTAGE- SKILLED SERVICEMEN MAN ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT CONTROLLING RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS. |
| 01:17:25 964 |
LS- A PLATOON OF WAVES MARCHING IN PARADE.
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| 01:17:43 982 |
MS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER ADDRESSES THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AT STATE OF UNION MEETING |
| 01:18:10 1009 |
MS- AN INSTRUCTOR SHOWS 4 DIFFERENT WEAPONS OF AN
INFANTRYMAN. MS- GI FIRES NEW M-60 MACHINEGUN ON GROUND THEN STANDS UP AND FIRES IT LIKE A RIFLE HE THEN WALKS FORWARD AND FIRES FROM THE HIP. |
| 01:18:31 1030 |
PAN OF LINES OF CANNONS, TANKS, HEAVY CANNONS,
PERSONNEL CARRIERS, MISSILES AND ATOMIC CANNONS, MAKING UP THE 'PANTOMIC' UNIT |
| 01:19:27 1086 |
CU- GI SPEAKS AND SAYS HE HAS SEEN THE COMMUNIST
THREAT GET BIGGER AND BIGGER IN WESTERN EUROPE AND OUR GLOBAL DEFENSE PREVENTS WORLD WAR 3. |
| 01:19:47 1106 |
ELS-A 'DRONE' JET FIGHTER IS BLOWN OUT OF THE AIR
BY A 'NIKE' MISSILE. |
| 01:19:54 1113 |
THE SOLID FUEL MISSILE 'SERGEANT, IS TEST FIRED.
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| 01:20:09 1128 |
LS- THE ARMY 'JUPITER' IS FIRED AT CAPE CANAVERAL.
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| 01:20:48 1167 |
MS- CAMERAMEN POINT THEIR CAMERAS DOWN THE NEW
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE AS A MISSILE IS FIRED |
| 01:21:04 1183 |
LS- HEADQUARTERS OF THE 1ST MISSILE DIVISION AT
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE. |
| 01:21:20 1199 |
MS- A GLOBE SHOWS THE PATH OF A JET TANKER WHICH
TRAVELLED 10,000 MILES FROM TOKYO TO THE AZORES WITHOUT STOPPING. |
| 01:21:44 1223 |
MS- A SLEEK X-15 EXPERIMENTAL IS ROLLED OUT OF
HANGAR. |
| 01:22:02 1241 |
MS- WORLD'S LARGEST SUBMARINE THE ATOMIC POWERED
'TITAN' IS LAUNCHED IN 1958. |
| 01:22:19 1258 |
MS- DRAWING OF THE 1ST NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT
CARRIER, USS ENTERPRISE. |
| 01:22:28 1267 |
MS- ANIMATED DRAWING SHOWS A SUBMERGED SUBMARINE
FIRING A MISSILE FROM UNDER WATER. |
| 01:22:50 1289 |
LS- THE MARINE TANK 'UNCLE'HAS 6 RECOILLESS RIFLES
ATTACHED TO THE TURRET. |
| 01:23:03 1302 |
A TWIN MISSILE UNIT, THE 'TERRIER', IS FIRED IN A
TEST. |
| 01:24:39 1398 |
MS- DEFENSE SECRETARY NEIL MACELROY MAKES A
SPEECH FOR THE 'BIG PICTURE' ABOUT COMMON DEFENSE. |
| 01:26:45 1524 |
MONTAGE- FACES OF MEN AND WOMEN IN CAP AND GOWN
AT GRADUATION CEREMONIES AT A UNIVERSITY. BLACK, WHITE AND ORIENTAL. |
| 01:27:10 1549 |
LS- PAN OF THE NEW AIR FORCE ACADEMY AT COLORADO
SPRINGS, COLORADO. STUDENTS WALK THE HALLWAY OF THE SCHOOL TO CLASSES. |
| 01:27:30 1569 |
LS- CADETS OF THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY PARADE ON THE
GROUNDS OF THE NEW SCHOOL. |
| 01:27:46 1585 |
AERIAL- PAN OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS,
MARYLAND. MS- THE MIDSHIPMEN MARCH ON THE PARADE GROUNDS. MS- NAVY CHOIR SINGS 'GOD BLESS AMERICA'. |
| 01:28:27 1626 |
MS- AMERICAN FLAG WAVING. NEW YORK CITYSCAPE
LOOKING FROM THE SEASIDE. MOUNTAINS AND A FIELD OF WHEAT. |
| 01:28:42 1641 |
LS- GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, A DAM GUSHING WATER. FARM
LANDS, DESERT LANDS AND RAILROAD TRACKS. |
| 01:29:00 1659 |
HUGE MACHINERY CHUGGING IN PLANTS, WORKERS AT
VARIOUS MACHINES AND PEOPLE ENTERING A CHAPEL, ALL WHILE THE CHOIR SINGS, 'GOD BLESS AMERICA'. PATRIOTIC |
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