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Production and testing of RSV mini cars in the United States.

Production of Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) mini car in the United States. Traffic on the street. Increasing number of car crashes leads to the production of RSVs. Cars on the street. A 1972 Chevrolet Vega. Some Volkswagen Beetle cars drive on the highway. Men work on the production of cars in a factory. They discuss a sketch. Men work on different equipment. Parts of car. The structure of the car. Men work on different parts of the car. The car on a ramp during the production process. A crash test of the car. Dummies are placed in the car and the car is hit against a wall. The car on the street.

Date: 1979, April 9
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070453
Demonstration of safety features of Minicar RSV concept car in the United States.

Public service announcement by U.S. Department of Transportation in a message that looks and sounds like an automobile advertisement. A parked Minicar RSV automobile (concept car) is seen. A man stands nearby and introduces the car. The safety features of the car make it unique. The car is demonstrated and multiple crash test scenes are shown, with the car bouncing back from crashes with little damage. Scene shows automobile air bags deploying in an accident. A man opens the gull wing style door and is seen seated in the car. He closes the door.

Date: 1979, April 9
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070454
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams talks about RSV mini car in the United States.

Production of Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) mini cars in the United States. NBC Newsman Jim Vance reads the news about a safety car produced by the United States Department of Transportation. He speaks about the features of the car. The RSV car moves along a street. The car on a ramp during a crash test. An airplane parked in the background. Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams talks about the car. He speaks about the technology used in the vehicle. Steering wheel of the RSV car. People look at the car.

Date: 1979, March 27
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070455
Men working and keeping a watch on air disturbances with satellites and radars in the United States.

A documentary on occurrence of a tornado in Wichita Falls, Texas. Wrecked cars and rubbled equipment. Cars parked along street sides. Rescue workers, Red Cross workers and volunteers come to help the victims. They carry wounded on stretchers. Officers discussing amongst themselves. They look at a chart. They speak about coordination with the National Weather Service. A man seated in a car talking over a radio. Exterior of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Men working inside. They keep a watch on air disturbances with the help of satellites and radars and issue tornado watches and tornado warnings when needed. An officer seated at a desk. He speaks about working of the radars and the satellites. He looks at satellite pictures on a TV screen. Exterior of the National Severe Storms Laboratory of NOAA in Norman, Oklahoma. Cars parked outside the building. A man inside the laboratory speaking about the working of a radar.

Date: 1979
Duration: 5 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076793
A meteorologist talks to a family about use of a weather radio and creating a tornado safety plan.

A documentary on occurrence of a tornado in the United States, and on warning systems and emergency preparedness for tornado events. A man and a woman at their home. People from a local TV station and a meteorologist arrive at their house and discuss how to create a tornado safety plan at home. The meteorologist talks to the man and the woman. He talks about the use of a weather radio.

Date: 1979
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076794
Students participate in tornado drill at Ben Milam Elementary School in Wichita Falls, Texas

A documentary on occurrence of a tornado in the United States. Exterior of the Ben Milam School building in Wichita Falls Texas. The building was damaged by the tornado. A woman seated at a desk. A weather radio in operation. Warning being given from the radio. She gives the information to the school principal Bill Parks. Students come out of their classes. They kneel down along the walls of the building. A man instructs people. He holds a picture of a tornado. People taking notes. A man seated in a car talking over a radio. A tornado hits the area. The information is transmitted. Houses and buildings in the area. Information about the location and the directions in which the tornado is heading is given.

Date: 1979
Duration: 4 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076795