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Universal Newsreels, Release 927, November 12, 1940
in Universal Newsreels, Release 927 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 12 mins
This newsreel contains an assortment of news stories relating to the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the Army training for citizen soldiers in Kitchener, Ontario, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's return to Capitol Hill, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy, and highlights from various college foot...
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 927 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 12 mins
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This newsreel contains an assortment of news stories relating to the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the Army training for citizen soldiers in Kitchener, Ontario, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's return to Capitol Hill, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy, and highlights from various college football games.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 927
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
TACOMA BRIDGE CRASHES
Amazing Pictures...
This newsreel contains an assortment of news stories relating to the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the Army training for citizen soldiers in Kitchener, Ontario, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's return to Capitol Hill, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy, and highlights from various college football games.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 927
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
TACOMA BRIDGE CRASHES
Amazing Pictures of the Great Structure's Sensational Collapse! Most Dramatic Pictures Since Hindenburg Disaster!
TACOMA, WASH.--STARTLING--ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE PICTURES OF A DISASTER THAT MIGHT HAVE TAKEN MANY LIVES--AND DIDN'T! RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES, THE $6,400,000 TACOMA NARROWS SUSPENSION BRIDGE STARTS SWAYING! THEN, WITH A RENDING CRASH, GREAT CONCRETE SECTIONS PLUNGE 190 FEET INTO THE WATER BELOW! THE PICTURE THRILL OF THE YEAR!
F.D.R. ACCLAIMED IN CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.--President Roosevelt, returning to the White House after winning an unprecedented third-term election, is cheered by hundreds of thousands in a triumphal ride through the city.
MT. VESUVIUS COMES TO LIFE
NAPLES, ITALY--Spectacular scenes as the great volcanic cone ends a long silence and comes to life, sending torrents of lava down the slope. Luckily, the "show" ends before towns are engulfed and lives lost.
AVIATRIX WINS ANOTHER PRIZE (Exclusive)
NEW YORK, N. Y.--The First Lady presents the Harmon Trophy for 1940, coveted award for international aviation, to Miss Jacqueline Cochran, who has won it twice before. High honor for the world's outstanding "lady-bird."
GRID THRILLS OF THE WEEK
Notre Dame Subdues Navy, 13-7
BALTIMORE, MD.--Outplayed most of the games by a gallant Midshipman team, the "Fighting Irish" come back in the closing minutes to win!
Minnesota Tops Michigan, 7-6
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.--Tom Harmon and the undefeated "Wolverines" go down to defeat at the hands of the "Gopher" powerhouse in a rainy, cold stadium.
Texas A.&M. Downs S.M.U., 19-7
DALLAS, TEXAS--Sparked by "Big John" Kimbrough, the "Aggies" roll through the mad to score their 18th straight victory, this one over the So. Methodist "Mustangs."
Florida Downs Georgia, 18-13
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.--A Dixie thriller is the hard-fought game between the "Gators" and the "Bulldogs," before big crowd of 25,000. (Special)
VOLUME XII -- 1940
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1940-11-12, 1940
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse, Bridges, Heads of state, Wind, Athletic events, War, Armed forces, Natural disasters, Science and Technology, Climate and the Environment, Engineering, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1940. Used by permission of Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Abbott Low Moffat, 1982
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 20 mins
Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Dep...
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 20 mins
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Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Department regarding French Indochina, and his opposition to the decision to back the French in their attempt to hold the colony. He brief...
Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Department regarding French Indochina, and his opposition to the decision to back the French in their attempt to hold the colony. He briefly describes Ho Chi Minh, the presence of Japanese troops in Indochina, and the murder of OSS officer Peter Dewey.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Abbott Low Moffat, 1901-1996
Person Discussed
Abbott Low Moffat, 1901-1996, Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972
Topic / Theme
Decolonization, Government policy, Imperialism, Military aid, Murder, Nationalism, Political alliances, Political schisms, Postwar reconstruction, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of WGBH Boston.
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Archimedes L. A. Patti, 1981
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 1 hour 18 mins
Archimedes Patti was an officer in the United States Army and, after World War Two, the Office of Strategic Services. Mr. Patti describes the U.S. position on Southeast Asia during World War Two, and the emerging Vietnamese Independence Movement. He describes his first meetings with Ho Chi Minh and details the ass...
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 1 hour 18 mins
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Archimedes Patti was an officer in the United States Army and, after World War Two, the Office of Strategic Services. Mr. Patti describes the U.S. position on Southeast Asia during World War Two, and the emerging Vietnamese Independence Movement. He describes his first meetings with Ho Chi Minh and details the assistance of the Viet Minh in the war effort. He recalls the scene in Hanoi after the war and the attempts by the French to recoup their...
Archimedes Patti was an officer in the United States Army and, after World War Two, the Office of Strategic Services. Mr. Patti describes the U.S. position on Southeast Asia during World War Two, and the emerging Vietnamese Independence Movement. He describes his first meetings with Ho Chi Minh and details the assistance of the Viet Minh in the war effort. He recalls the scene in Hanoi after the war and the attempts by the French to recoup their colony. He details his talks with Ho, and notes that the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence was quite similar to that of the United States. He concludes with his views of the Vietnam War from the perspective of one who understood the roots of the conflict and knew how it could have been avoided.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Archimedes L. A. Patti
Person Discussed
Archimedes L. A. Patti, Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969
Topic / Theme
Decolonization, Government policy, Military alliances, Nationalism, Postwar reconstruction, Revolutionaries, World War II, 1939-1945, First Indochina War, 1946-1954, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of WGBH Boston.
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WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified, Food Fights for Freedom) , 8 page(s)
List of women's organizations and how they contributed to the Food Fights for Freedom Campaign.
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in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified, Food Fights for Freedom) , 8 page(s)
Description
List of women's organizations and how they contributed to the Food Fights for Freedom Campaign.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Women, Food rations, Food supply, Government programs, World War II, 1939-1945, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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You and Everyone Else in Every Branch of the Food Industry Should Know of This New and Important Program
written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service, United States. Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply, United States. Office of War Information and Advertising Council, in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified) , 15 page(s)
Government pamphlet for the food industry about the No-Point Low-Point Food program.
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written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service, United States. Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply, United States. Office of War Information and Advertising Council, in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified) , 15 page(s)
Description
Government pamphlet for the food industry about the No-Point Low-Point Food program.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Pamphlet
Author / Creator
United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service, United States. Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply, United States. Office of War Information, Advertising Council
Topic / Theme
Government programs, Food rations, Food supply, World War II, 1939-1945, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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