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 typewriter. The Director of Research and Statistics Division, Cook County Department of Public Aid Walter Hudson speaks about the development of a testing device that can monitor the progress of a child on ERE (Edison Responsive Environment) device. An African American child seated at a desk. View of a group of African American boys and girls running outside in a paved lot or playground area, and seated on a step of a housing building. Juan Tracey, an educator speaks about the cost of the project. The Director of the Project Breakthrough A. Louie Scott says that the cost of the project must be measured against the number of dropouts from school. Sister Marry Williams, a member of the Board of Advisors of the Project Breakthrough says that through this project they are saving a lot of money for the larger society. Director Walter Hudson labels illiteracy and poverty to be contagious for the society. Sister Williams says that this project aims at working with children having tremendous potential. Separate lockers for children at the school. Juan Tracey says that this project provides with basic things one needs to go to a school. Director Hudson says that this project makes the children adequate to enter the main stream of life in the United States. An African American woman with her child. The child spells out the word MOTHER and the woman kisses the child.
Launching of United States Navy cruise missile Regulus from United States Navy submarine USS Tunny underway in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine USS Tunny underway in the Pacific Ocean with United States Navy Regulus missile on a launch pad aboard it. The missile being launched and it takes off emitting a smoky trail. An aircraft in flight.
Launching of United States Navy cruise missile Regulus from United States Navy submarine USS Tunny in California, United States. Regulus missile on a trailer arrives at the U.S. Naval Advance Base Depot at Port Hueneme in California. The missile men take over as they work to install J2 booster bottles. The men work on the boosters as they try to align it in relation to the center of gravity of the Regulus missile A sighting target being installed underneath the belly of the missile. A missile man assembles a sight and mounts it on the nozzle of the booster. The crew Chief sights through alignment jacque. Regulus being loaded aboard with the aid of a crane. Regulus missile being lowered aboard a loading tray and then onto the launcher. The men fold the tail pin of the Regulus. In a hangar, the missile being swung to an inverted position to check for loose connections, if any.
Launching of the United States Navy cruise missile Regulus from United States Navy submarine USS Tunny (SS-282) in California, United States. The United States Navy Gato-class submarine USS Tunny gets underway in the Pacific Ocean and moves out of Port Hueneme, California. Tunny submerges in water. Aboard the submarine, missile men check the umbilical cable and electronic check out cable being plugged in. The missile circuits being energized. Men work on controls. Various automatic functions being checked. A man takes down readings as he monitors the results. The Commanding Officer at the periscope as he checks the launch area. Ignitors being installed in the booster. The missile being buttoned up and the umbilical cable being disconnected inside the hangar. A navigator checks the position. The USS tunny comes on the water surface. Hangar doors open and Regulus missile emerges from the hangar. Men on the deck in the foreground. Umbilical cable used for pre-umbilical launch check. The wings of the Regulus being unfolded and locked. External fuel being attached to the missile for warm up before take off. An air eject system being connected to detach umbilical cable. A black reflector shield being fitted out. Launcher being elevated to the firing position. Final checks being made. The umbilical cable ejects and missile being launched. USS Tunny submerges in water. Men at controls in the missile room. Radar and radio antennas aboard USS Tunny break through the water surface. A plot being maintained on the position of Tunny. A missile guidance officer guides men as they work on a plot.
A film 'Cold weather Seabee' about the training of U.S. Navy Seabees to work in cold weather regions in Colorado, United States. Seabees at work as they construct air bases and other facilities. Snow covered area in the Arctic region. Ships and submarines underway. The seabees loaded in trucks as they convoy heads for a training camp for Seabees in Colorado. Views of snow covered region. Seabees unload gear. A seabee sleeps in a bed and gets up and puts on his winter clothes and ski boots. An instructor teaches the seabees skiing. The seabees learn the basics of skiing as a few of them fall. An Army instructor guides them about the usage of snow shoe. Men put on snow shoes and walk through the snow.
A film about the training of U.S. Navy Seabees to work in cold weather regions in Colorado, United States. A Reconnaissance party led by the Navy civil engineer core officer sets out to look for a suitable camp site. Weasel and light tracked vehicles move past a snow covered area. The weasels travel in pairs. Men of the reconnaissance party prepare a shelter. Firewood being lit up. A man cooks food inside a shelter. Sleeping bags being unrolled and arranged. Men eat food and sleep in bags. A snow sheltered trench being used by the men of the reconnaissance party. A weasel being used as a wind shelter. The men cook food on a gasoline stove. The men unroll sleeping bags. Reconnaissance party on move. After selection of the camp site equipment and weasel being moved to the site. Snow being cleared from the area by an equipment. A canvass cover being put to erect maintenance tents.
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