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Traditional Agricultural activities in Afghanistan
Film shows various crops grown in the fertile valley farms of Afghanistan, that are irrigated by snow melt from the mountains. Men cultivating cotton plants using hand tools. Fields of clover and alfalfa. Closeup of Grains being harvested by hand. Extensive rice paddies. Grape arbors seen with towering snow-covered mountains in the background. Men picking melons in a patch. Men walking through orchards of fruit trees. Closeup of oranges on trees. Donkeys carrying agricultural products on their backs on the way to market. Several pack animals carrying goods into a small town trading center.
Sheep raising and various products obtained from sheep being sold for export from Afghanistan.
A herd of sheep grazes along a mountain slope. in Afghanistan. A herd of sheep grazes on a farm. Men herding sheep along a road. Men loading wool and hides, for export. Merchants push a wagon heavily laden with hand-woven Afghan wool rugs for export. The rug merchants lay some of their products on pavement at a market. Two merchants display silk cocoons, an important export commodity. A man sorts skins of new born Karakul sheep, which earn millions of dollars annually in exports.
Views of the city and points of interest in Kabul, the Capital of Afghanistan during its modernization after World War II
Film opens panning across the capital city of Kabul, Afghanistan. High mountains dominate the background. Scene shifts to a street in the city, with a mosque at its end. Buses travel along the street and numerous pedestrians walk along its sides. Camera focuses on the Kabul River and bridge over it in the Nakhās district of Kabul. A car drives past a monument in a park-like setting. Pedestrians walk along a street, and give way as a bus passes in the center. Views of several mosques in the city. The National House of Parliament, overlooking the city from a hill on the outskirts. A blue and white flag flies from its roof. View of the Tajbeg Palace. Construction taking place in the city of Kabul. Masons pass bricks, one at a time as they build a new structure. A herd of pack animals carrying building materials to a building site. Buildings of modern design.
Students receive a modern education at school and university level in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A film about the life of people in Afghanistan. Children play at a school. Exteriors of the University of Kabul. Students milling about in the foreground. American and Afghan professors at work. Students in the university campus. Views of students playing football (Soccer), basketball, boxing, throwing the shot put, and wrestling.
U.S. Atlantic Fleet conducts amphibian assault exercise on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
U.S. Atlantic Fleet amphibious exercise, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Several large ships with smaller vessels surrounding and departing from them. A surfaced submarine. View from aboard ship where Piasecki HUP-3 helicopter lands and takes off again. Submarine (on surface) and a destroyer.View, from ship's porthole, of submarine. View from ship of departing HUP-3 helicopter. Assault boats. View from beach of shells exploding on the beach. Assault ship number 1472 with derricks.Amphibious assault vehicle speeding through water toward beach. Shells bursting inland.Amphibious assault vehicle rides up on sand beach, past observers and photographers. Marines hitting the beach, as they charge from assault boats. One boat has number: 1153-3 painted on hull. Marines charge inland past photographers. Group of helicopters seen in distance, inland.
Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon face off in their first Presidential debate, in Chicago Illinois.
The first Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in Chicago, Illinois. Moderator Howard K. Smith introduces the candidates-- Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic candidate Senator John F. Kennedy. He talks about the opening and the closing statements to be given by the candidates. He talks about the questions which the panel of correspondents would ask the candidates. Senator Kennedy begins his statement. Kennedy talks about the direction of freedom for the Americans. He discusses domestic issues and the kind of society people live in. He talks about the strengths and the progress rate of the Americans. He urges people to make their country more powerful in every field. He feels disappointed about the unused steel-mill capacity, low rate of economic growth and poor educational system. He says he's not satisfied when he sees men like Jimmy Hoffa in charge of the largest union in the United States, and still free. He insists on overall infrastructural development and improvement of hydro power production where he says the Soviet Union has a lead. He states that every American should enjoy his full constitutional rights and they should meet their responsibilities. He says African American and Puerto Rican babies have much lower chances in education, work ,and advancement in the United States, and that this needs to change. He states that the government should provide effective programs and social security system for its citizens.
