Film about the problems faced by working women in the United States. A American Sociologist Jessie Bernard along with Edna G Rostow a Mental Hygiene consultant at Yale University discuss about the generation gap. They also state that they get to learn a lot of things from their children. They share their personal experiences with their children. They discuss about men and women sharing the vital life phenomenas.
A demonstration shows bar charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. Soldiers place bar charges on a Japanese stump wall. 24 packs of bar charges are placed on the wall for detonation. An explosion takes place and smoke rises. The explosion results in a 12 feet wide gap in the wall and tanks pass through the gap. The bar charges are placed on a five feet high Japanese log wall. An explosion occurs and a 15 feet and 3 inches wide gap is created. A U.S. Army tank passes through the gap. 24 packs of bar charges are placed on a Japanese wall and an explosion occurs. Smoke rises due to the explosion. A U.S. Army tank passes through the 16 feet wide gap created in the wall. The soldiers near the bar charges. They place the charges under water for a detonation. A steel obstacle. The bar charges are placed at the joint of a member of a steel fence for a detonation. (World War II period).
A demonstration shows bar charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. The face of a 30 degree sloping masonry wall. 24 packs of bar charges are placed on the face of the wall. An explosion occurs and smoke rises. The explosion results in an 18 feet wide gap. A U.S. Army tank passes through the gap. 24 packs of bar charges are placed at the center of the masonry wall. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise. A 16 feet wide gap is created and a U.S. Army tank passes through the gap.
Describes European immigration to America from 1880 to 1914. Elderly European immigrants recall their experiences to interviewers in 1975. Still photo montage scenes circa 1900: Immigration officer with a woman. Large number of immigrants wait for immigration check at Ellis Island. Children lined up. Immigrants at port and going through health examinations. During physical examination, immigrants with disease of Trachoma marked and segregated. In 1975 an old lady describes her experience of being misdiagnosed with Trachoma and almost sent back to Russia. She was reexamined and allowed to remain in America.
A demonstration shows hand charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. Soldiers place wall charges against a concrete wall. Men place explosive packs on an elevated platform against the concrete wall and explosion occurs. A U shaped gap is created as a result of the explosion. Tanks pass through it. Soldiers place castle charges on an elevated platform about 2 feet above the ground. Men place 66 packs of explosives against the wall. Explosion occurs creating a gap. Tanks pass through the gap. (World War II period).
Vietnamese refugees soon after arriving in the United States after the Vietnam War fall of Saigon. A Vietnamese girl seated next to a man using a radio to communicate. In the Refugee Center, a man writes names of refugees with their tent assignments. Air Force personnel and volunteers at work in the Center.
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