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The first poHce training school or ghetto and other underirivileged young men is featured 1 a new documentary, The Beat loes On . . . The 28-minute 6mni film is available to urban chools, youth groups, commulity organizations and television tations through Association ilms.
Photographed at the Camp Cilmer (N.J.) Job Corps center )y Target Film Productions, it hows the rigorous, demanding irogram that has been set up by ;he Corps under the supervision if The National Police Confer;nce on PAL and Youth Activties. Young men who are adnitted to the school are taught lefensive skills, marksmanship ind classroom courses, leading ;o a high school equivalency iegree. As the film shows, they ire trained in analyzing and :oping with emergency situations rnch as robberies and holdups by exercising common sense and restraint.
The Beat Goes On . . . follows the first class of enrollees tm initial interviews to graduan. The morale of the class is unusually high, in part attributable to the precision mihtary :drilling that is mandatory and ithe demanding competitive sports 'program. The "elan" or spirit shown by the men is apparent in the film.
The police training school has 'been cited as one of the most effective and successful in the entire Job Corps program. Accord: ing to PAL officials every trainee [has been assured of a job with a major police department if he
successfully completes the course. Prints of The Beat Goes On . . . may be borrowed for group showings from Association Films' centers.
Fashion Merchandising Careers for Women
A new 16mm color film called Careers in Fashion Merchandising is available on free loan to women's groups and senior high schools.
The 20-minute film outlines the various career possibilities in the fashion field — third largest industry in the country — and shows how a young girl can prepare and educate herself for this work.
Prints are available from Modern Talking Picture Service film libraries throughout the country. Requests may be sent to Modern at 1212 Avenue of the Americas. New York City 10036.
Among the talented people the film shows at work are fashion editors, commentators and photographers, merchandise buyers and interior consultants.
The film is sponsored by Patricia Stevens International Career Schools and was produced by Calvin Productions.
Man's Hope to Harness Atom's Force for Peace
Government and industry joined forces to study whether nuclear explosions can be safely used to perform massive underground engineering tasks for more efficient recovery of natural gas in the 14-minute color motion picture Project Gasbiiggy: The Resourceful Atom.
The story of how man's hope to harness the atom's explosive force for peaceful purposes moved closer to fulfillment deep beneath a plateau in northern New Mexico in December 1967 was produced by the United States Atomic Energy CommisContinued on next page
Scene from the film "The Beat Goes On . . ." The film follows a doss of job Corps enrollees through a police training program.
APRIL, 1969
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