1962MILITARY
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ARMY DIGEST NO.9 THE STORY OF TWO MISSILES: THE "NIKE-ZEUS" & THE "PERSHING" &
THEIR ROLES IN AMERICA'S DEFENSE. FILM FOLLOWS FROM DEVELOPMENT TO FIRINGS THAT ESTABLISH THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. |
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MONTAGE OF MISSILE FIRINGS OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
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ANIMATED DRAWING OF AN INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE (ICBM)
TRAVELLING THROUGH SPACE TOWARDS ITS OBJECTIVE. WITH RADIO WAVES BOUNCING OFF OF IT INDICATING IT IS BEING TRACKED |
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ANTI-ICBM MISSILE NIKE-ZEUS IS FIRED TO INTERCEPT.
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MONTAGE V-1 ROCKETS BEING FIRED BY GERMANS IN WWII, EXPLODING IN LONDON. RADAR GUIDED ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS BLAST V-1s OUT OF THE AIR
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NIKE-ZEUS MISSILE POINTS SKYWARD ON IT'S LAUNCH PAD. (PAN FROM STEM TO STERN)
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BOMBER IS BLOWN OUT OF THE AIR IN SUCCESSFUL FIRING OF A "AJAX"
MISSILE IN 1952 |
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MORE POWERFUL RADAR ANTENNA FOR USE AT LONGER RANGES NEEDED BY "HERCULES" MISSILES SHOWN BEING FIRED AND BLOWING TARGET FLYING AT 2000 MPH.
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BALLOON TARGET FLYING AT EXTREME ALTITUDES IS BLOWN OUT OF AIR BY A "HERCULES".
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ANIMATED DRAWINGS SHOW NIKE-ZEUS TRACKING & DESTROYING AN ICBM IN OUTER SPACE.
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MONTAGE WOMEN AT WORK BENCHES BUILD LARGE COMPUTER MODULAR UNITS AT PRODUCTION LINE.
MALE WORKER SLIPS A MODULAR UNIT INTO LARGE COMPUTER |
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ANTENNA MOUNT FOR TARGET TRACK RADAR BEING ASSEMBLED AT A PLANT IN COFFEEVILLE, KANSAS WHILE OTHER PARTS ARE ASSEMBLED IN DETROIT AND CALIFORNIA.
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MONTAGE CONSTRUCTION OF MISSILE SITES AT THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.
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HIGH POWERED TRANSMITTER DEVELOPED FOR TARGET TRACK RADAR
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GUARD ON THE ROAD BLOCKADES THE ROAD WITH SIGN: "STOP, MISSILE FIRING IN PROGRESS."
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MISSILE IS FIRED. CU CAMERA ON THE MISSILE SHOWS THE FIRST STAGE SEPARATING IN AIR.
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NIKE "ZEUS" SENDS UP A TRAIL OF SMOKE AS IT HEADS SKYWARD TOWARDS IT'S TARGET.
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"PERSHING" MISSILE IS BLASTED OFF. U.S. ARMY'S NEW SURFACE-TO-
SURFACE SOLID PROPELLANT BALLISTIC MISSILE. |
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SCIENTISTS PERUSE THE PLANS OF THE "PERSHING" MISSILE. ONE LIGHTS CIGARETTE. GERMAN MISSILE SCIENTIST WERNER VON BRAUN CHATS WITH OTHERS.
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MISSILE PARTS ARE ASSEMBLED IN A UNIQUE "WHITE" ROOM WHERE THE WORKERS WEAR SURGICAL OUTFITS.
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ROCKET MOTORS ARE TEST FIRED ON HUGE RACKS.
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MISSILE IS PLACED ON A SLED AND FIRED ON LONG TRACK IN THE DESERT TRAVELLING AT AWESOME SPEED.
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"PERSHING" IS TEST FIRED ON IT'S SUPPORT VEHICLE TO SEE IF THEY CAN STAND THE STRESS.
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TANK TYPE VEHICLE CARRIES A HUGE "PERSHING" MISSILE ON IT'S BACK AND SPEEDS ACROSS A FIELD.
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ACCOMPANYING VEHICLE WITH "PERSHING" HAS COMMUNICATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM WHILE A SMALLER CONTAINER HAS SPARE PARTS.
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USING BUILT IN JACKS THE COMMUNICATION CONTAINER IS RAISED OFF TRACTOR AND STANDS ON IT'S OWN. JACKS THEN LOWER THE SYSTEM TO GROUND
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MONTAGE MISSILE AND IT'S COMPONENTS ARE TRANSPORTED IN SECTIONS BY HELICOPTER.
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"CARIBBEAN COMMAND"
AN UP-TO-DATE REPORT ON LATIN AMERICA AND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH IN THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR FREEDOM. |
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MONTAGE FESTIVE CROWDS IN THE CITY OF PANAMA ON CARNIVAL DAY IN 1961 WITH GROTESQUE FIGURES O STILTS AND MANY COLORFUL FLOATS.
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LITTLE KIDS DO LATIN DANCES IN THE STREETS FOLLOWED BY ADULTS
DANCING TO MUSIC |
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STATUE OF EXPLORER BALBOA WHO FIRST SIGHTED THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN 1513.
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MONTAGE DESCENDANTS OF AN ANCIENT CARIBBEAN RACE OFF PANAMA KEEP TO THEIR ANCIENT CUSTOMS AN LAWS
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YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN DO A HOPPING ENERGETIC DANCE IN THE SAND WITH MEN PLAYING FLUTES WHILE DANCING, AS THEY DID FOR CENTURIES.
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AERIAL REMAINS OF HISTORIC FORT SAN LORENZO.
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MONTAGE OLD CANNON AND RUINS OF THE REMAINS OF FORT
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MONTAGE RUINS OF THE OLD CITY OF PANAMA WHICH REMAINS AS LEFT BY MORGAN WHICH HE ALSO DESTROYED
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AERIAL PAN OF ISTMUS OF PANAMA WITH ITS CANALS
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MONTAGE MOCK INVASION OF PANAMA COMPLETE WITH TANKS, PARATROOPS IS REPULSED BY PANAMANIAN & OTHER FRIENDLY AMERICAN STATES TROOPS.
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MANEUVERS "OPERATION SOLIDARITY", GUIDED BY UNIFORM COMMAND, ARE WATCHED BY MILITARY SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES WHO ARE PARTICIPATING.
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"AGGRESSOR FORCE" SOLDIER IN A DISTINCTIVE UNIFORM GIVES RAISED FIST SALUTE.
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SIGN ON WALL FOR HEADQUARTERS CARIBBEAN COMMAND
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MONTAGE PICTURESQUE BUILDINGS OF HEADQUARTERS OF CARIBBEAN COMMAND
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YOUNG GIRL RIDES HER BIKE IN SUBURBAN AREA WHICH HOUSES U.S.
TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES. |
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GI WITH A HUGE BOA CONSTRICTOR SNAKE AROUND HIS NECK SHARES SNAKE WITH OTHER GIS AT FORT SHERMAN, THE U.S. ARMY'S JUNGLE WARFARE CENTER.
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GI APPROACHES A DEER WHICH HE FEEDS BY HAND. LARGE AARDVARK &
ALLIGATORS ARE ALSO KEPT THERE TO FAMILIARIZE GIS WITH WILDLIFE OF THE AREA |
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GIS IN JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING SLIDE ALONG ROPE ON PULLEY TO CROSS OVER A RIVER. AT GIVEN SIGNAL THE GI LETS GO AND SPLASHES INTO
WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER. |
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GIS SET UP A MACHINE-GUN NEST IN THE BUSH & "AMBUSH" SOLDIERS RIDING ON RAFTS DOWN RIVER.
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AT THE ARMY'S CARIBBEAN SCHOOL AT FORT GULEG ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN IN SPANISH
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CLASSES ON TACTICS, MATERIALS, DOCTRINE & MILITARY ORGANIZATION ARE GIVEN BY U.S. INSTRUCTORS TO LATIN-AMERICAN SOLDIERS
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SOLDIER DRIVES A BULLDOZER AT ENGINEERING SCHOOL TEACHING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS.
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LATIN SOLDIERS GET A COURSE IN RADIO COMMUNICATION IN THE FIELD
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LATIN ARMY STUDENTS LEARN THE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR APPREHENDING &
SEARCHING 2 OCCUPANTS OF AN AUTO AND THEN HANDCUFFING THEM. |
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STUDENTS LEARN JUDO ON A MAT OUTDOORS IN MILITARY POLICE COURSE.
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SOLDIERS ADVANCE WITH THEIR BAYONETS ON CADETS ACTING LIKE HOSTILE MOB, IN RIOT CONTROL TRAINING.
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AERIAL INTER-AMERICAN GEODETIC SURVEY (IAGS) HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX IN THE CANAL ZONE WHICH SUPERVISES AND SUPPORTS MAPPING PROJECTS IN 15 LATIN-AMERICAN COUNTRIES.
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MAP MAKERS SET UP A SURVEYOR'S TRANSIT TO MAKE MEASUREMENTS IN FIELD IN ONE OF LATIN-AMERICAN COUNTRIES.
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SCULPTURED MAP OF COLOMBIA ON A OUTSIDE WALL OF AN IAGS BUILDING
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HELICOPTER LANDS ON A REMOTE HILL AND A MAPMAKER GETS OUT TO CHART AREA.
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BLACK GI GUARDS AND DIRECTS TRAFFIC AT GATE AT THE CARIBBEAN AIR COMMAND SCHOOL AT ALLBROOK AIR FORCE BASE IN THE CANAL ZONE.
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MONTAGE LATIN-AMERICAN TROOPS MARCH IN REVIEW.
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GUEST REPRESENTING PANAMA AND U.S. NAVAL LEADERS PREPARE TO TAKE SHORT CRUISE ON THE USS "SEAWOLF", NUCLEAR SUBMARINE.
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REPLICA OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IN CANAL ZONE.
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PEOPLE IN MARDI GRAS PARADE MARCH TO LATIN BEAT. CU BLACK MUSICIANS IN "UNCLE SAM" COSTUMES.
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MONTAGE LATIN CIVILIANS AND MILITARY WATCH IMPRESSIVE AIR SHOW COMPLETE WITH PARATROOPER DROPS & CARGO PLANES LANDING OF ARMED TROOPS. ALL PART OF OPERATION "SOLIDARITY"
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LT. GENERAL ANDREW P. O'MARA, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMAND ADDRESSES PARTICIPATING UNITS. GIVING MEDALS TO COMMANDERS OF THE UNITS
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"MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM" (PART ONE)
SHOWS HOW THE U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNCTIONS AS A VITAL PART OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN FURNISHING TRAINING, EQUIPMENT AND ADVICE TO ALLIES. REPORTS ON NATO SUCCESS. |
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GERMAN PILOT CLIMBS INTO A SUPERSONIC JET FIGHTER IN CALIFORNIA.
IRANIAN SAILORS PREPARE DEPTH CHARGES ON A WARSHIP SUPERVISED BY U.S. SAILOR. |
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GREEK PARATROOPERS TRAIN CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF AN AMERICAN ADVISOR.
TURKISH SOLDIER LEARNS TO READ AND WRITE IN CLASSROOM IN TURKEY. |
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HUNDREDS OF U.S. SOLDIERS CLIMB INTO A HUGE CARGO PLANE AS VOICE OF PRESIDENT JFK SPEAKS
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ACTOR ALEXANDER SCOURBY MAKES A SPEECH ABOUT MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND NARRATES FILM.
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CU ADOLF HITLER MAKING A SPEECH TO HUGE CROWD IN STADIUM, MONTAGE MARCHING NAZI TROOPS
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FDR SIGNS THE LEND-LEASE ACT IN 1941.
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MONTAGE PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THEIR DESTROYED CITIES AFTER WWII.
MONTAGE SHIPS UNLOAD SUPPLIES AT EUROPEAN PORTS |
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN SPEAKS TO CONGRESS ON HIS "TRUMAN DOCTRINE" OF MILITARY AND ECONOMIC AID TO GREECE AND EUROPE.
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ELECTRIC POWER IS SHUT OFF IN WEST BERLIN BY SOVIETS.
CU LARGE INDUSTRIAL GEAR STOPS ROTATING. SMOKE STACKS STOP SMOKING. |
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CU STORE OWNER SHAKES HIS HEAD TO A CUSTOMER AS HE RUNS OUT OF GOODS.
LOW-FLYING U.S. CARGO PLANES FLY OVER GERMAN HOMES AS AIRLIFT BEGINS. |
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FLAGS OF THE NATO COUNTRIES FLY IN 1949 WHEN NATO WAS FORMED.
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SCOURBY TELLS OF AND SHOWS ON MAPS ADVANCED & UNDEVELOPED COUNTRIES THAT GET OUR AID BECAUSE THEY RESIST COMMUNIST TAKEOVER.
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MONTAGE GERMAN SKI TROOPS TRAIN IN THE HILLS OF GERMANY.
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MONTAGE GREEK TROOPS TRAIN IN THE HILLS OF GREECE.
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GREEK COMMANDO CLIMBS UP A SHEER CLIFF THEN THROWS ROPE DOWN TO TROOPS BELOW IN A MOCK EXERCISE.
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GUARD AT THE TOP IS ATTACKED B COMMANDO AND SUBDUED. HIS "BODY"
(DUMMY) IS THROWN OFF THE MOUNTAIN. COMMANDOS PROPEL THEMSELVES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN ON ROPES |
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ANCIENT TURKISH FORTIFICATION ON THE SHORE IS GUARDED BY TURKISH TROOPS.
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TURKS PARADE IN ANCIENT WARRIOR COSTUME & TRADITIONAL MUSIC
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| 02:10:23 4224 |
MONTAGE U.S. ADVISORS TEACH TURKISH MILITARY IN CLASSROOMS &
SHOPS. |
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TURKISH PILOT GETS IN HIS JET.
SQUADRON OF JETS TAKE OFF AND LAND. |
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MONTAGE TURKISH LABORERS ASSEMBLE AMERICAN JEEPS IN ISTANBUL
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| 02:14:17 4457 |
TURKISH SOLDIERS, 50% OF WHICH ARE ILLITERATE GET A RUDIMENTARY EDUCATION IN A CLASSROOM.
SOLDIER SITTING ON THE GRASS WITH OTHERS RECEIVES LETTER FROM HOME. |
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SHAH OF IRAN REVIEWS HIS TROOPS AND TANKS SUPPLIED BY THE U.S.
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| 02:16:17 4577 |
MONTAGE IRANIAN TROOPS ON MANEUVERS.
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| 02:18:09 4689 |
TWO OXEN PULL A PRIMITIVE WOODEN PLOW IN IRANIAN FIELD.
MEN SIT AND WEAVE RUGS. |
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STUDENTS WEAR MASKS AS A WELDER SHOWS THEM HOW TO USE THE TORCH.
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IRANIAN SITS AT A COMMUNICATION SWITCHBOARD SET UP NEXT TO TELEPHONE AND ANOTHER SOLDIER WORKS ATOP THE POLE.
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ACTOR ALEXANDER SCOURBY MAKES CLOSING SPEECH
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