A middle aged lady, dressed in black, wearing a black hat with large black feather. She makes a statement for interviewer (unseen).
Film 'Community Advisory Committee' shows American people finding employment after World war II. People work in American factories and mills. A group of men and women work on operating machines. A train gives departure signal. People walk on a street. Officials in a meeting discuss the re-employment problem in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Social agencies deal with personal problems of the people. The Mayor of the city shows a plan for the city's development during a meeting. 'Community Advisory Service Center' board at the entrance of a building. People walk in and out of the building. A machine operator comes for help and is interviewed by a councilor at the Community Advisory Service Center. He gives a conduct test at the center.
President Elpidio Quirino of the Philippines visits the United States. A Philippine Airlines Douglas DC-6 aircraft taxis in after landing and parks on the ramp at Washington National Airport, Washington, DC.. Philippine President Elpidio Quirino waving his hat descends steps from the airplane. He is greeted by U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson. President Elpidio Quirino gets into a car and drives off. Motorcade including President Quirino's car travels through the District of Columbia. President Quirino addresses a gathering in a large hall.
Report on the atom in Paris, France. Joliot-Curie's car enters AEC (Atomic Energy Commission) office. Signs "Commission", "Haute Cour De Justice, Dans Le Hall Ascenseur" and "Commissariat A Lenergie Atomique". Joliot-Curie and Bertrand Goldschmidt talk. Jean Frederic Joliot-Curie, French physicist in office talks with Pierre Biquard and dictates to a secretary. A meeting of French Scientific committee. Frederic Joliot-Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie, Lew Kowarski, Francis Perrin are present. The members examine a piece of Uranium ore on a desk.
Report on the atom in Paris, France. Jean Frederic Joliot-Curie, French physicist in an office. He makes a speech on France's progress in the atomic energy. A man seated in front of Curie in his office.
David Sarnoff of RCA makes predictions regarding telecommunications and consumer electronics during a filming in New York. Television crew at work. Boom moving microphone. Cameraman at work. Sarnoff speaks and says newspapers, mails, magazines and mails will be sent through air at lightning speed and reproduced at home (could be seen as foreshadowing or predicting facsimile use and the Internet). He speaks about pocket size radio instruments enabling people to communicate with anyone anywhere (possible early forecast of portable radio proliferation, and later cell phone, mobile phone and mobile device usage). Cameraman and boom operator at work. Close up view of motion picture camera front and camera lenses.
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