3434 U.S. Government films (1954)

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98 U. S. GOVERNMENT FILMS as an essential to successful cavalry operations; practicing balance, the chute ditches, big jumps, and cross-country equitations. (TF 2-604; 32 minutes) 41 Jungle Quest for the Great Stone Heads U.S. Coordinator of Inter-American Af- fairs with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society, 1942. Archeological expedition made by the National Geo- graphic Society and the Smithsonian In- stitution in the State of Vera Cruz; ex- cavation of sculpture of Almecs and culture from which Aztecs descended. (26 minutes, color) 32, 41 The Jungle That Was (Le Niger) U.S. Economic Cooperation Administra- tion, 1950. Background and history of Niger project in French West Africa; work under way in land reclamation, irrigation and creation of new rice- growing industry; documentary of changes wrought by modern technology on estab- lished cultures. Entitled also "The Niger." (20 minutes) 24 Junior Achievement U.S. Department of the Army, 1950. Plan sponsored by local business-men to assist and advise high school students in small manufacturing or business projects. (CAD 76; 11 minutes) 41 Junior College for Technical Trades U.S. Department of State, 1950. Or- igin, purpose, administration, vocational courses, and relationship to industrial needs of community of Los Angeles Trade and Technical College (Frank Wiggins Trade School). Released through U.S. Office of Education for educational use in the United States. (22 minutes) 32, 41 Keep 'Em Out U.S. Public Health Service, 1942. How rats spoil food; destroy buildings; spread disease; rat control by poison, trapping, ratproof construction of buildings. (10 minutes) 26 Keep 'Em Rolling U.S. Office of War Information, Domestic Branch, 1942. Sung against background of scenes in war production plants. (3 minutes) 32, 41 Keep It Flying. Part 1 U.S. Department of the Navy, 1946. (Primary Flight Training Series) Rela- tion of angle of attack to lift and stall- ing; what apparent weight involves; how to recognize its increase; feel of plane in stalling attitudes. (MN 3474-1; 10 minutes) 7 Keep It Flying. Part 2 U.S. Department of the Navy, 1946. (Primary Flight Training Series) Stalls, spins and recoveries; feel of the break in a stall, shudder before she breaks away, the "hy-ya Mable" stall and its effective results; how to use falling leaf in landing; spin recovery technique; analyses of progressive stalls and spins. (MN 3474-m; 15 minutes) 7 Keeping Your Car Fit U.S. Office of Education, 1945. (Automo- tive Operation and Maintenance Series. Automobile Operation No. 3) Why a weekly checkup is necessary; why a car should be lubricated regularly; when the oil filter element should be replaced; and why the cooling system should be inspected periodically. Supplementary filmstrip, same title, also available. (OE 488; 12 minutes) 32, 41 Kentucky Dam U.S. Tennessee Valley Authority, 1948. How TVA's longest dam was constructed across the main Tennessee River at a strategic location only 22 miles from where the Tennessee joins the Ohio River; how it is a major flood control project of the TVA system. Film record