American soldiers in an Army passenger truck, ride into a field at an Army base in the United States, during World War 1. They step from the truck, remove boxes of ammunition, and a French M1914 Hotchkiss machine gun. They set up the machine gun and prepare to fire it. Scene shifts to closeup of a soldier back at the truck, opening its compartments and checking the contents.
Actors portray purveyors and consumers of illegal liquor during prohibition in the United States. Sales and consumption in city establishments in the 1920s. Man knocks on a door. He is eyed from inside, slips money through slot and receives bottle of liquor. An innocent-looking package contains bottles of Gordon's gin. A man slips something through a window slot in a speakeasy door and is admitted. Sculpture of the Statue of Liberty at a restaurant where illegal alcohol is served. Men and women in the restaurant. People dance. Men pour liquor in glasses.
U.S.Marine artillery units leave beach in DUKWs and proceed to prearranged positions on land. They unload 155mm howitzers using an A frame on one of the DUKWs. Marines unload all the howitzers in the battery and set up communications and instruments.
American troops on parade at a camp in the U.S.A. during World War 1. Formations of Artillery and caissons are pulled by teams of horses across a field. These are followed by formations of Canvas covered supply wagons pulled by horses and by formations of canvas-covered motorized trucks. Many civilians watch from reviewing stand in background. (WWI. WW1)
Film begins showing small children, receiving gifts. Babies in and around around a play pen. One sitting in a high chair with apron around his neck. View of flooded town in Holland. A stack of Care packages containing food and blankets. A man writes on a bundles of supplies: "Holland Relief." A DC 6 aircraft takes off to deliver supplies. Damaged buildings from an earth quake in Greece. Injured person being carried on a litter past a pile of Care stockpiles. Greek officers and sailors examine many boxes of Care supplies. People being evacuated from flood swept areas of Japan. Children lining up to receive drinks in Korea when the Korean War broke out. A child being fitted with shoes. Women and children in a shelter. Women and children suffering poverty in India. Care executives in a planning meeting at the U.S. headquarters (151 Ellis Street NE Atlanta, GA 30303). They obtain reports about crops and types of soil to design plows for use in various areas of the world. Pictures of farmers using plows in different countries. Care executives inspect sample of plows with technical assistance from Department of Agriculture experts. Closeup of the so-called CARE plow. Next, Care workers assemble collections of tools that might be sent abroad. Closeup of a box full of carpenter tools. Camera focuses on a simple high quality carpenter's plane. Outdoor tools for farm work are mounted on a display board. With advice from The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Men sort technical books for shipment to libraries abroad. Closeup of books being placed in CARE-labeled box. With advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Medical Association, Care planners design medical supply and equipment packages for shipment abroad. Closeup of a cart containing oxygen bottles and various medical instruments. A meeting of persons from agencies that make up CARE. Harold Minor, Treasurer of CARE, expresses support for new initiatives. CARE President, Murray Lincoln stands and receives from Paul French, a paper in which he writes the name: "Self Help." Mr. Lincoln writes it in chalk atop a list of items comprising the "package." Two planners review an advertisement for the program. A man and his wife and baby discuss making a contribution to CARE to fund a kit for midwives in India.
USS Akron (ZRS-4), Navy Zeppelin dirigible in the United States. Consolidated N2Y-1 training plane, equipped for trapeze hookup, fastens to the USS Akron. It disconnects and flies away. Three planes beneath the USS Akron airship. Another N2Y-1 attempts to hook up, misses and flies off. Belly of USS Akron. One N2Y-1 hooked on and others in background. N2Y-1 hooked on, releases and flies away.
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