American civilians prepare for an Air Raid drill in Arkansas, United States, during World War 2, as part of Civilian Defense exercises. Board on the door reads 'Homer M Adkins Governor'. The Governor in his speech talks about the war situation and possibility of Japanese air attack. Governor Adkins gives a message to cooperate with the government and help out during the war situation. He states that the city must be ready for any kind of emergency.
Major General Edwin Walker; Major General Sherman I Clinger, State Adjutant General for State of Arkansas and Lieutenant Colonel Ernest B Bowden, Commander of the 1st Battalion 153rd Infantry Regiment, Arkansas National Guard, stand and chat in front of the Central High School. United States Army Soldiers escort African American students up to the steps of Central High School. Other students line up along the stairs and watch.
Welcoming crowd waits for arrival of President Richard Nixon at Fayetteville, Arkansas to witness a Texas versus Arkansas football match at Razorback Stadium. U.S. Air Force One lands and taxis to the ramp. The seal of President of United States on the fuselage of the Boeing 707 (VC-137) airplane. President Nixon disembarks from the plane followed by others. Spectators greet President Nixon as he shakes hands with them.
American civilians prepare for an air raid drill in Arkansas, United States. Flashback to 1940 of British citizens gathered in London underground tube shelters during a blitz air raid by Germany over London. A woman distributes snacks to families. Some people at a microphone provide entertainment to the waiting crowd underground during the Battle of Britain. View of aircraft drop bombs over targets on ground. Explosions due to bombing. Back in the United States, Air Raid Warden in his uniform with civil defense armband shows families how to black out basement windows with blankets. Family makes room for basement shelter. Electric gas burners used. Adequate food supplies kept in the basement. One of the room windows sealed to avoid gas entering the room. The curtain dropped quickly over the window when the alarm is raised.
A film named 'Dictionary of Indian Sign Language' starts. General Hugh L. Scott seated on a chair demonstrates Native American Indian sign language. General demonstrates sign Water that is to drink, apple creek and Arkansas river that is flint arrowhead. Specifically: Apple Creek signs: WATER TREE BERRY/FRUIT SPINY, which translates to Spiny-fruit-tree-river (River of the spiny-fruit tree). Arkansas River signs: WATER FLINT (ARROW) TIP, which translates to Flint-arrowhead-river. ARROW is left out for abbreviation.
A film 'Civilian Defense' shows Directors of the State Defense Council at a meeting in Arkansas, United States, during World War 2. One of the members of the State Defense Council takes the roll call of the officials present. The head of the board meeting talks about the war situation. Officials from various departments give a brief description of the tasks done by them. An official points at a map on board and talks about the tasks to be performed in those areas for civil defense and air raid preparations.
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