1938-1956MILITARY
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"OPERATION NOAH"
THE ARMY'S ROLE IN DISASTER RELIEF |
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NARRATOR STUART QUEEN TELLS THE STORY OF THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS DUAL DUTY IN WAR AND AT HOME
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LS- PAN OF COUNTRYSIDE AND FARMLAND TO A FARM WITH CATTLE GRAZING IN FRONT OF A FARMHOUSE
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LS- A MILL WHOSE POWER IS DRIVEN BY WATERWHEEL ALONGSIDE THE STONE WALLS OF THE BUILDING.
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LS- A FACTORY AND IT'S TALL SMOKESTACK ALONGSIDE A RIVER. MS- A SMALL TOWN WITH AUTO TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE WALKING THE STREETS.
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MS- AN ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE DIRECTION OF HURRICANE 'DIANE' NEAR NORTH CAROLINA COAST WHICH DUMPED 10 TO 20 INCHES OF TROPICAL DOWNPOUR ON 5 NORTHEASTERN STATES IN 1955. EXTREME WEATHER
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MONTAGE- MILLIONS OF TONS OF RAGING WATER VIOLENTLY CRASHES THROUGH TOWNS AND FACTORY AREAS IN THE COSTLIEST FLOOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY IN TERMS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. NATURAL DISASTER
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MS- WATER FLOWS DOWN A CITY STREET REACHING THE TOP OF PARKING METERS. PEOPLE IN THE STREET UP TO THEIR NECKS IN WATER AS OTHERS RIDE IN ROW BOATS.
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MS- AN ARMY TRUCK FROM THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS RIDES THROUGH THE HIGH WATER REACHING ITS FENDERS
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LS- PEOPLE IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS LOOK DOWN AT THE WATER WHICH COVERS 2 STORIES BELOW THEM.
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MS- MEN HELP A WOMAN AND CHILD OFF A LOW ROOF AND INTO ARMS OF RESCUERS IN A ROW BOAT.
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AERIAL- DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE FLOODS IS SEEN AFTER THE WATER SUBSIDED. (PAN) A HOUSE MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION BY THE FLOOD, LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET.
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MS- MEN CARRY A COFFIN WITH A VICTIM INSIDE.
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MS- A SOLDIER WITH RIFLE PATROLS AGAINST LOOTERS
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LS- A DERRICK AND A DUMP TRUCK OF THE CORP OF ENGINEERS WORKS CLEARING A CHANNEL. MS- A BULLDOZER PUSHES THE MUD AND ROCK. TNT IS USED.
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MS- CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS WORK ON A BRIDGE.
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MS- ENGINEERS WORK WITH PUMPS TO SUPPLY CLEAN WATER WHICH IS PUMPED INTO TRUCKS FOR DELIVERY TO THE POPULACE.
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MS- 2 BOYS FILL WATER CONTAINERS FROM A LARGE SUPPLY TANK. FUNNELS ARE USED TO FILL UP BOTTLES.
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MS- A WOMAN HOLDS UP HER SLEEVE FOR A TETANUS SHOT MS- AS A LITTLE GIRL BRAVES THE SHOT A BOY CRIES HYSTERICALLY AS HE RECEIVES THE SHOT.
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CU- EGGS FRYING ON A SKILLET, AS NATIONAL GUARD SETS UP A KITCHEN AND HAND OUT THE EGGS TO PEOPLE AND CONTAINERS OF MILK TO CHILDREN.
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MONTAGE- WRECKED TRAINS TWISTED TRACKS EVERYWHERE
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MS- DEISEL ENGINES FROM THE ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORP ARE PUT INTO SERVICE.
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MS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER LOOK OUT THE WINDOW OF HIS PLANE AT THE DEVASTATION BELOW. IKE
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MS- VAL PETERSON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION SIGNS THE PRESIDENTS DISASTER ORDERS TO THE CORP OF ENGINEERS.
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MS- A MAP OF THE U.S. SHOWS THE 10 AREAS COVERED THROUGHOUT THE U.S., BY THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS AS NARRATOR EXPLAINS THE MISSION OF EACH DISTRICT
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CU- AN ENGINEER PICKS UP DIRT AND SQUEEZES IT TO DO A SOIL TEST.
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CU- A DERRICK PICKS UP A BUCKET OF DIRT AND DUMPS IT IN A TRUCK. MONTAGE- ALL TYPES OF TRACTORS, BULLDOZERS AND DERRICKS ARE USED TO PUSH AND PICK UP DIRT AND DEBRIS.
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LS- A DAM CONTROLS THE FLOW OF THE DELAWARE AND LEHIGH RIVERS. PAN TO THE NORTHAMPTON BRIDGE WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY FLOOD.
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CU- THE CLOCK ON A MANTEL IS STOPPED TO THE HOUR THE FLOOD HIT. PAN TO THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE LEFT IN SHAMBLES.
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MS- A GI PICKS ROCKS OUT OF A CRUSHED BUICK HALF BURIED IN DEBRIS. MS- A PICK-UP TRUCK BURIED IN A MOUND OF PEBBLES.
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MS- RAILROAD TRACKS BENT LIKE PRETZELS.
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MS- WHATS LEFT OF A FACTORY LOOKS LIKE RUINS OF AN ANCIENT BUILDING.
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MS- A WOMAN AND HER YOUNG SON SIFT THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE SITE OF THEIR DESTROYED HOME.
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MS- A WOMAN AND MAN HOSE DOWN THEIR MUDDIED RUG OUTSIDE THEIR SHATTERED HOME. MS- A WOMAN THROWS A BUCKET OF MUD OUT THE WINDOW.
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MS- AN OLD LADY CARRIES A BAG OF GROCERIES OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE.
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MS- CIVIL DEFENSE WORKERS IN WHITE SUITS AND MASKS CLEAN OUT CONTAMINATED FOOD FROM A STORE.
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MS- A WORKER DUMPS MUD AND DEBRIS HE ROLLS OUT OF A W.T. GRANT STORE, FROM A WHEELBARROW INTO THE STREET.
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MS- WORKER STRAPS SPRAYERS CONTAINING DDT ON THE BACKS OF TEENAGERS AND THEY SPRAY THE GROUNDS AND THE DEBRIS WITH THE CHEMICAL.
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MS- A MAN CLIMBS OVER 8 FEET OF HARDENED MUD WHICH COVERS A STORE ALMOST UP TO THE CEILING.
LS- THE STORE AS SEEN AFTER THE CLEAN-UP |
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MONTAGE- CITY STREETS AS SEEN BEFORE AND AFTER THE CLEAN-UP.
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MONTAGE- THE SAME RAGING RIVER AS SEEN IN A 1938 FLOOD. LS- A FLOODED CITY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT WITH A MAN PADDLING HIS CANOE DOWN THE STREET IN 1938. VINTAGE CARS SIT IDLE IN FLOOD WATERS.
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MS- MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON LINE WITH LARGE BUCKETS AND FOOD BASKETS IN 1938. PEOPLE ARE SERVED FOOD AND DRINK BY VOLUNTEERS.
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MS- A LONG LINE OF WORKERS SHOVEL MUD FROM THE STREET AND INTO THE CURB. (1938)
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LS- A FLOOD WALL BUILT BY THE CORP OF ENGINEERS SINCE THE 1938 FLOODS AND WHICH SAVED THE CITY OF HARTFORD FROM THE DEVASTATION OF THE 1955 FLOODS.
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MONTAGE- DAMS BUILT BEFORE THE 1955 FLOODS WHICH HELPED SAVE THE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS
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MANSFIELD HOLLOW DAM SIGN / PAN DRY DAMS
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