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U.S. Navy Dr. Walt Miner gives historical background of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) drug in the United States.
The film gives an introduction and briefs the history of illegal drug LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide). U.S. Navy Doctor Walt Miner speaks about revealing the facts about LSD which can be documented. He speaks about the historical background of LSD. He says that LSD is synthesized from lysergic acid derived from ergot, a grain fungus that typically grows on rye. He says that ergot is a fungus that grows on grains and other cereals. He speaks about Swiss chemists Albert Hofmann and Stahl who tried to make modifications in LSD molecule in 1938. He mentions the event of 1943 when Dr. Hofmann intentionally ingested 250 micrograms of LSD in his laboratory and how he felt uncomfortable. Dr. Walt Miner further explains how unique and powerful LSD drug is and says that the most unique thing about LSD is effective dose of the material. Miner states that effective dose for LSD can range from 0.5 micrcograms to 1.5 micrograms per kilogram of body weight.To explain the effective dosage of LSD, he displays a piece of wax paper where a mark is made with a pen. A penny is placed beside that mark to compare the two sizes. Dr. Miner informs that the ink mark weighs some micrograms. Dr. Miner takes one drop of human blood from a tube and says that this one drop contains 330 million cells and in comparison to that the weight of LSD to produce its effect is equal to the weight of two blood cells.
The recruitment of women as Marines in the United States, during World War II.
A film titled: 'Lady Marines' on the recruitment of women in the United States Marine Corps, during World War 2. Views of Marines engaged in combat. U.S. Naval guns firing. A Marine dive bomber in action. Splashes in water from explosions. Marines in an amphibious assault on the beach. Paramarines making a jump. Tanks moving on the field. U.S. Marines firing machine guns. Paramarines boarding an airplane. Views of U.S. Marines in non-combat assignments in Washington, DC. Exterior of the U.S. Capitol building. Trucks being refueled. Marine mechanics maintaining vehicles. Marines engaged in administrative and logistical wartime support activities. A Marine typing a document on a typewriter. Comments about the need to free trained Marines for combat. A scene of Japanese soldiers celebrating a victory. A poster with the photograph of a woman reads: 'Be a Marine'. On February 13, 1943 the Marine Corps Womens Reserve is formed. Women are recruited to relieve Marines for combat. Women Marines salute.
U.S. pilot Lieutenant Rex T. Barber describes his mission to shoot down Yamamoto in the Solomon Islands during WW2.
Title sequence “Air Force Now”. Image of Lieutenant Rex T. Barber, the United States Army Air Force pilot who shot down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during a military operation in the Solomon Islands in 1943, taken during World War II. Rex T. Barber is interviewed by Air Force Now. Lieutenant Rex T. Barber describes how he shot down a Japanese bomber that carried Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during WWII.
U.S. Army IX Corps soldiers, trucks and half tanks advance in California.
U.S. Army IX Corps soldiers during a simulated attack on 03 July 1943. Soldiers lie in rutted desert terrain behind smoke screen and barbed wired barricades. 0630: Men and equipment moving towards action. Half track tanks, trucks and troops proceeding through valley. Soldier sitting on ground and shaving. (World War II period).
Famous astrologer, Belle Bart reveals her predictions for the year 1936 in New York, United States.
Belle Bart, famous astrologer at desk in her office, New York, USA. She speaks on her predictions for the Year 1936. She reminds viewers of her predictions for the year 1935. She says that the period of prosperity will extend from 1936-1943. She further says that although war is imminent in the far East, and that some nations will become eclipsed during this period, the general trend through 1943 will be "happiness and prosperity for all."
U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 crash-landed in desert near Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso, Texas, during World War II
A USAAF B-17F is seen where it crash-landed in the desert near Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso, Texas, on February 18, 1943, in World War 2. The film was shot some time later when salvage operations are underway including removal of engines. As the camera pans around the plane, a bent propeller is seen in the sand. The tail number 25326 is seen, identifying it as Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress, 42-5326, of the 351st Bombardment Group, 511th Bomb Squadron, with home base at Biggs Field. The camera focuses on the plane's empennage.