3434 U.S. Government films (1954)

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160 U. S. GOVERNMENT FILMS farmers, new methods, and Marshall Aid machinery are combining to reclaim and irrigate salt lands of Camargue in Southern France. Charles, a cattleman, who dislikes project until he realizes that a rich rice harvest will help him also, reports on project's success. (17 min- utes) 24 Richer Range Rewards U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1946. Range restoring practices advocated by Jordana Experimental Range, Las Graces, New Mexico: graze only when range is ready for use; no overstocking; and uni- form grazing. (30 minutes, color) 3, 32, 41 The Rifle Squad in Attack U.S. Department of the Army, 1949. Latest techniques in tactics and employ- ment of the rifle squad in the attack. (TF 7-1504; 25 minutes) 41 Rigging Blocks U.S. Department of the Navy, 1944. (Shipbuilding Skills Series. Rigging) How to reeve a single whip, a runner, a luff-tackle and a two-fold purchase; related principles of mechanical advan- tage, friction and relation of effort to weight, including the effects of direction of effort. Supplementary filmstrip, same title, also available. (MN 2340-h; 10 minutes) 41 Right of Way U.S. Office of War Information, Domestic Branch, 1943. Why the traveling civilian public must be inconvenienced at times so troop trains, freight trains and trucks can deliver materials of war on time. (7 minutes) 32, 41 Rigid and Swinging Staging U.S. Department of the Navy, 1944. (Shipbuilding Skills Series. Rigging) How to set up rigid staging, use A- frame stage and extension, double boards overlapped, and a life line; rig swinging staging, using single width boards, take down staging; and stow it. (MN 2340-c; 17 minutes) 41 Ring of Steel U.S. Office of Emergency Management, 1942. Historical summary and tribute to American soldiers who have protected our country since 1776, forging a "ring of steel" around American democracy. (10 minutes) 32, 41 Rio de Janeiro U.S. Coordinator of Inter-American Af- fairs in cooperation with U.S. Office of Strategic Services, 1945. Views of gov- ernment buildings, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Copacabana Beach, theaters, libraries, parks, and the residents at work and play. (17 minutes) 32, 41 Ripping and Cross-Cutting U.S. Office of Education, 1945. (Precision Wood Machining Series. Operations on the Variety Saw No. 1) How each work- ing part of the variety saw functions; how to check saw blades; set the fence; change saw blades; use a cutoff gage; use a hinged block in crosscutting. Sup- plementary filmstrip, same title, also available. (OE 306; 19 minutes) 32, 41 The River U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1939. Documentary of Mississippi River; de- structive practices of past; necessary measures to prevent future soil and lum- ber losses, and disastrous floods; work of TVA, CCC, and Resettlement Administra- tion. (32 minutes) 4, 32, 41 River of Cold U.S. Department of the Army, 1950. The "Pick-Sloan" plan for the develop- ment of the Missouri River Basin; Corps of Engineers' program and work for development of navigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power. (32 minutes, color) 13