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United States Senator Brien McMahon speaking about the first atomic bomb test explosion conducted by the Soviet Union.
United States Senator Brien McMahon, chairman of the Joint Commission on Atomic Energy, addressing the nation in the United States. Senator McMahon standing at the microphones speaks about the first atomic bomb test conducted by Soviet Russia (called RDS-1, First Lightning, or Joe 1) on August 29, 1949. The Senator talks about the President's announcement that the Soviet Union has exploded its first atomic bomb. He speaks about the atomic energy project and the necessity for U.S. President Truman to talk to the Russians. He says that the whole world has to be alerted about the atomic bomb explosion and interference of the United Nations is necessary in the matter.
Safety measures and automotive plant operations at a Ford Motor Plant in Michigan, United States.
A Ford Motor Plant in Michigan, United States. Smokestacks in the background. Conveyor rises to top of building. Sheet of metal come out of rollers. Sheet metal cutting machine. Molten metal flies from blast furnace. Crane dips into hold at bridge of a ship. Worker's hands operate controls. Ingot on rollers. Workers use arc welders. Worker heats long rod in furnace. Workers in plant yard with some entering for work shifts and many workers departing at end of work shifts. Sign on building reads 'Safety is Everybody's Business'. Workers walking down flight of stairs at company plant going to work or coming from work shift. Safety signs on various buildings. Men discuss blue prints and go through various safety manuals. Views of various types of protective gear. Workers stand in line to receive protective equipment at the start of their work shifts, such as google, lights, helmets, vests, etc. Man shows a worker operation of machine. He points out unsafe factor on machine. Plate covering hole in machine. Fireman fills well around explosives storage tank with water. Workers at assembly lines. Various safety signs and posters. Photographers take pictures of group of workers holding plaque. Aerial view of several plants of Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn Michigan. Crane lifts large gear wheel onto flatcar. Worker operates drill. New cars come off the assembly line (1949 Ford Coupe, possibly). Man at desk speaks about the completion of 3 million man hours by Ford without a single accident. Aerial view of the Ford plant.
Inflation, labor unrest, and rising unemployment afflict America in decade following World War II.
Part of documentary by the U.S. Labor Department. Opening scene shows tractors pulling disc harrows to condition land at a construction site. The steel framework of a large sports complex under construction. Brick masons working on exterior of a large building. Two prize fighters in a ring being separated by referee as one is knocked to the canvas. Scenes of post-World War II labor strife in America. Police escorting persons to the safety of building entrance. Union protesters holding signs reading "Local 1173," (Machinists Union in California). Cars drive into a factory yard where workers are standing about. Narrator refers to busy schedule in history for the Labor Department Mediation Service. Workers crating completed washing machines for shipment. A parade in which a man on stilts represents high prices and another marching beside him representing low wages. A deserted commercial district in a small rural town, reflecting 1949 resurgence of unemployment problems. A mother and father with two small children, looking at baby carriages in a shop window. Men walking away from a factory office past a sign reading: "No Help Wanted." American soldiers engaged in combat during the Korean War. Narrator alludes to this bringing some relief to unemployment.
Astronaut Scott Carpenter arrives to receive his pending degree in aeronautical engineering at the University of Colorado.
U.S. astronaut Scott Carpenter arrives at the campus of the University of Colorado. Scott Carpenter and his wife Rene Louise Price in a motorcade wave at the civilians as they arrive at the campus of the university. He arrives in Colorado to receive the degree in aeronautical engineering which he failed to take in 1949. A professor presents the brand new degree and a silver plate to commemorate the occasion.
People watch a boxing match in United States.
A boxing match is watched by a gathering. People in the gathering smoke cigar. Referee along with the boxers in the ring. One boxer falls on the ground in the ring.
A "U" shaped modern kitchen demonstrated in United States.
A member of the housing staff explains the plan of U-shaped kitchen developed by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics to its customers. A woman uses 42 inches space of counter for making cookies. Three women use mixing counter of different heights to obtain feasible height in kitchen. Carpenter designs revolving corners of wardrobe in kitchen. Housing staff member explains the design to the carpenter. The carpenter takes measures of tube light for good lighting in kitchen at minimum cost. Kitchen is displayed. A woman receives phone at convenient place near the planning desk with note pad. Enlarge window for natural light. Woman opens the storage cupboard and places the serving equipment at mixing counter. She uses revolving corner shelves of kitchens. She pulls the drawer to use small equipment. Large cabins of equipment displayed. She opens small top shelf for using long handed pans. Woman opens the container of flour and sugar. She takes flour from the container. Woman sits on chair and comfortably uses the board for working at long. Vegetable preparation and dish washing center with knife rake displayed. Woman peels off potato directly into garbage. She cleans compartments of vegetables. At cooking inserting center, she puts the pan on burner and takes salt. She uses other equipment in cooking range center. She opens sliding door and takes supply equipment. She takes food in plate. In dish washing center, she removes wastes from plate directly into garbage and washes plates. She puts plates into drain. She places plates into shelves and other equipment into handy drawers. She hangs napkin into handy rake. She takes jars. She serves the breakfast on kitchen dining table. Housewife takes breakfast with her family in the modern kitchen of her house.