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Children being introduced to the talking typewriter under Project Breakthrough in Chicago, Illinois,United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in the Chicago region (Cook County, Illinois.) African American children from poor families board the bus to go to school. View of black children boarding school bus. View of yellow school bus driving away. Children finger painting at school. At the school a child takes another child to introduce him to a talking typewriter. One of the project officials Pamela Jung speaks about the concept of children as tour guides who help others to get used to the talking typewriter. African American children at talking typewriter as they explore the keyboard.
Progress of children being monitored under the Project Breakthrough in Illinois,United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in Cooks County, Illinois. Sister Mary Williams, one of the members of the Board of Advisors of the Project Breakthrough, says that she was skeptical about the concept of using a machine to teach a child. An African American woman with a child says that she was not sure of the outcome of the project. Mary Brown, aid to case workers and Supervisor of Special Cases Jenine Bloomberg also express their doubts about the usage of a machine with children at the beginning of the project. Sister Mary says that this project has helped a lot in teaching children with the aid of a machine. One of the project officials Pamela Jung speaks about how a child's progress is constantly monitored while he is in the talking typewriter booth. The staff members at a meeting where they discuss the progress of each child.
Children being helped to identify animals under Project Breakthrough in Illinois,United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach Chicago area preschool children language skills in Cook County, Illinois. African American children play in a nursery as they wait for their chance to play at the talking typewriter. An attendant asks a girl if she wants to play at the talking typewriter and she declines. One of the project officials Pamela Jung and educator Juan Tracey discuss about a disadvantage that children do not recognize the animals at the talking typewriter. The children in a classroom as the teachers help them identify animals by looking at pictures and playing with toys. Sister Mary Williams, one of the members of the Board of Advisors of the Project Breakthrough, says that usage of machine for developing communication skills has made the job simple and easy. Different children at the talking typewriter. Attendants outside the booth as they instruct over the phone.
Children work on a non-automated typewriter under Project Breakthrough in Illinois,United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in Cooks County, Illinois. An African American child at a non-automated typewriter for a more personalized session and for variety. The child types different words with the help of a teacher. Another child types at the typewriter. A mother speaks about the positive changes brought about in her child after Project Breakthrough. The mother says that the child has started reading story books. An African American boy reads a story book. The Supervisor for Special Cases Jenine Bloomberg says that Project Breakthrough has helped to create an interest in reading among children. The Director of Research and Statistics Division, Cooks County Department of Public Aid Walter Hudson says that the project has helped to enhance the understanding of the children about the real world through the use of language and this will improve their IQ level.
Various Allied Generals assume new commands in Italy during December, 1944, World War II.
On 12 December, 1944, at an airport in Naples, Italy, British General Sir Henry Nathan Wilson inspects an honor guard of American Military Policemen in formation. (Narrator states he is en route to replace the late Field Marshal Sir John Dill, in Washington, DC, USA) A contingent of British troops is also present as part of the honor guard, on the wet airport tarmac. (Narrator states that Wilson will head the British Joint Staff Mission and be personal military representative for Prime Minister Winston Churchill.) He approaches a line of U.S. military officers who salute him. Closeup of General Wilson With U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, next to U.S. Vice Admiral Kent Hewitt. Also with them (back to camera) is British Admiral Sir John Henry Dacres Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean Fleet. Next, General Wilson and his party are seen boarding a British Avro York four-engine Heavy Transport aircraft. View from the ground, of the aircraft cockpit and the engines running as it taxis out for takeoff. Change of scene shows troops gathered in open air battlefield environment. General Mark Clark, now Commander-in-Chief of the Allied 15th Army Group, decorates some members of the 5th Army, as General Lucian King Truscott Jr. (new 5th Army Commander) stands by his side. General Clark says farewell to members of the 5th Army and shakes hands with many of them. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Destruction in coastal northeast USA from the 1944 "Great Atlantic Hurricane" (First example of a named hurricane in the US)
Views of The Great Atlantic Hurricane lashing at northeast United States areas (after having already hit the North Carolina Outer Banks), and views of the aftermath and early cleanup following the storm. Regions shown include Atlantic City, Long Island (where it came ashore as a category 3 hurricane on September 15, 1944), New York City suburbs, and parts of New England. High surf flooding boardwalks and coastal cities. Trees bent over and snapped in high winds. People walking with difficulty in the high winds. Streets of towns submerged in water. Coastal docks destroyed and large boats scattered high onto shore areas. Trees, poles, and wires downed over roads and homes. Entire homes moved off of their foundations and placed down the street. The "Great Atlantic Hurricane" was the first example of a named hurricane by the Miami Hurricane Warning Office, which later became the National Hurricane Center. The name was meant to reflect the hurricane's size and intensity.
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