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Howard Hughes testifies before a Senate Subcommittee investigating war contracts, in Washington, DC, United States
Howard Hughes testifies before the "Brewster" Senate Subcommittee, investigating war contracts. He talks about World War 2 contracts involving ordering of aircraft, light aircraft carriers, and the atomic bomb by President Roosevelt, through channels outside normal procurement bureaus. He states that he did not make 15 million dollars of profit on 40 million dollars in war contracts, despite assertions that gave the public that impression. In another comment he says, "If TWA (Trans World Airways) does anything wrong, I get blamed for it. But when TWA does anything right, then I had nothing to do with it. That's like Hollywood. When it's a good picture, Sam Goldwyn made it, but when its a bad picture, Willi Wyler (William Wyler) made it."
Various problems in working conditions at the industries in United States
Emphasizes the need to improve women's working conditions and industrial efficiency. Women work on machines in a factory, passing metal strips through hole-cutting machines. Animation describes problems of working conditions for women in factories. Animated Uncle Sam views links of a chain close-up with a magnifying glass. The chain links have problems labeled on them, such as unemployment, industrial injuries, misfit in jobs, thoughtless hiring and firing, occupational diseases, and poor working conditions. The chain crumbles in the hands of the animated Uncle Sam.
Need for clean, well ventilated and well light up rooms at industries in United States
Emphasizes upon the need to improve the working conditions for women in industries. A document named "Standards for employment of women in industry" stresses upon equal pay for equal work, for both men and women. View of a woman counting her pay in cash received from a male employer. Another document specifies the working hours for women employees. It also stipulates proper resting places in factories where women workers take a break. Women are showing relaxing in a lunch room, and then a sweeping scene over a city with women gathered on a building roof top where they can relax in sunshine. A woman throws a ball on the rooftop. Stipulation for clean, spacious and well ventilated and well light up working space. Women are shown doing detail work in a factory under good lighting. Provision of basic facility like a chair to sit. Clip includes scenes with women working in various factory and assembly jobs.
U.S. Army ordnance department soldier preparing to test fire a rifle in World War I
An American soldier is shown, among buildings at a military base, kneeling beside a rifle set on a stand for test firing into an earthen berm nearby. He places a round into the chamber and closes the bolt. He then opens the bolt and retrieves the round (which slips from his hand and drops to the ground). Next, two different size rounds of ammunition are shown.
U.S. Army airmen install machine guns for testing in a De Havilland DH-4 aircraft during World War I
American Army airmen are seen working on an American-built De Havilland DH-4 aircraft ("Liberty Plane") in a hangar, during World War 1. One airman picks up a Marlin M1918 machine gun from the ground and holds it up for the camera to photograph from various angles. He then hands the gun to two other airmen in the DH-4 cockpit, who install it next to one already in place. The scene also clearly shows the American 400 HP V-12 Liberty engine installed in the plane (cover has been removed). Next, an airman is seen in the observer (gunner) position in the rear of the airplane. He is installing a Lewis machine gun in the Scarff ring of the plane. He checks the ability of the gun to vary its elevation in the Scarff ring.
Man harvests crops with a scythe in United States; another farmer shows use of a horse pulled mechanical reaper.
A man cuts the grain with a scythe and another man picks up stalks. A man with a scythe in his hand talks to another man in a field. Manual harvesting takes place. A different farmer uses a horse driven mechanical reaper to harvest crops in the farm field.
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