1940-1955MILITARY
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"OKINAWA - KEYSTONE OF THE PACIFIC"
THE STORY OF WHAT THE ARMY IS ACCOMPLISHING ON OKINAWA & THE STRATEGIC VALUE OF THAT ADVANCED BASE. |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF OKINAWA WHICH WAS CEDED TO THE U.S IN THE JAPANESE PEACE TREATY.
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MONTAGE- AERIAL VIEWS OF THE ISLAND OF OKINAWA OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN AS NARRATOR GIVES THE DEMOGRAPHICS.
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MONTAGE- FISHING BOATS ALONG THE SHORE. MS- STRAW HUT VILLAGES. LS- PEASANTS WORK AT THEIR CHORES
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MS- LITTLE GIRLS POSE WITH PAPOOSES ON THEIR BACKS HOLDING BABIES. MS- A VILLAGE WOMAN SHYLY RETREATS FROM THE CAMERA'S EYE.
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LS- RICE FARMERS CHOP AWAY AT THE SOIL WITH ANCIENT TOOLS. FARMER CHOPS STALKS OF RICE WITH A SMALL SICKLE HIS FEET BURRIED IN MUD UP TO HIS ANKLES.
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MS- WOMEN IN OD HATS TO SHADE THEM FROM THE SUN SHAKE THE RICE THROUGH A STRAW SIEVE FILLING THE GROUND WITH RICE.
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MS- A STONE MONUMENT WITH NAMES OF MEN LEFT BY ADMIRAL PEARY IN 1853 TO MAKE A SURVEY OF THE ISLAND. THEY WERE BURIED HERE.
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MS- VILLAGERS SIT AROUND IN HUT AS A GIRL IN GHESHA COSTUME DOES AN ANCIENT DANCE.
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LS- VILLAGERS PLAY STRING INSTRUMENTS AND DRUMS AT A FESTIVAL IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE AS YOUNG PEOPLE IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME FOLLOW IN A DANCE.
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MONTAGE- NAVAL WARSHIPS BOMBARD OKINAWA DURING WWII. LS- LANDING CRAFTS SPEED TO SHORE WITH U.S. SOLDIERS WHO RUN THROUGH THE SHALLOW WATER TO THE SHORE ONLY TO MEET A FANATICAL DEFENSE.
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MS- A FEW JAP SOLDIERS SURRENDED WITH THEIR HANDS RAISED. MONTAGE- THE CAPITAL CITY IN RUINS.
DESTROYED CARS, TANKS AND PLANES LITTER THE ISLAND. MS- A HUGE PILE OF SHELL CASINGS ATTEST TO THE NAME 'THE JUNK HEAP OF THE PACIFIC'. |
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LS- DUST RAISES AND DARKENS THE SKY AS TRUCKS ROLL BY ON THE DIRT ROADS.
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MONTAGE- THE ISLAND IS LASHED BY A TYPHOON LEAVING BEHIND WRECKED BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT.
AFTERWARDS, MUD, BOGGING DOWN TRUCKS TO A CRAWL. |
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LS- SKELETONS OF MODERN BUILDINGS BEING BUILT.
MS- A MASON TROWELS A CEMENT SLAB OTHERS USE SHOVELS AND SCREEDS TO LEVEL THE FOUNDATIONS |
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MS- A SURVEYOR USES A TRANSIT AND HAND SIGNALS AS AIRFIELDS ARE THE FIRST STRUCTURES TO BE BUILT WITH THE HELP OF OKINAWANS.
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MS- OKINAWAN WORKERS LINE UP WITH THEIR CARTS TO LOAD THEM WITH CEMENT FOR THE RUNWAYS.
CU- A STEAM ROLLER SMOTHES THE GROUND. |
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LS- B-29'S ROAR UP FROM THE OKINAWA BASE FOR BOMBING RAIDS OVER NORTH KOREA.
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MONTAGE- NEW TYPHOON PROOF PERMANENT BUILDINGS BEING BUILT BY THE OKINAWANS USING STEEL AND CEMENT. (PAN)
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MONTAGE- ATTRACTIVE SUBURBAN HOMES SPRING UP FOR FAMILIES OF GIS. LS- 3 LITTLE KIDS PLAY ON TRICYCLES OUTSIDE THE HOMES.
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MONTAGE- THE MOST MODERN ARMY BARRACKS IN THE WORLD, ALL UNDER ONE TYPHOON PROOF ROOF. LS-WIVES OF SERVICEMEN PLAY SHUFFLE BOARD ON THE ROOF.
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CU- OKINAWAN RUNS AN EARTH MOVER TOWARDS THE CAMERA OTHERS WORK ON LARGE LEVELING TRACTORS
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CU- A NATIVE SURVEYOR AIMS THROUGH HIS TRANSIT ANOTHER LAYS ASPHALT ON THE RUNWAY. MS- 2 STEAM ROLLERS HEAD TOWARDS THE CAMERA.
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LS- A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY BUILT BY THE OKINAWANS IS WELL TRAFFICED. MS- A LOCAL POLICEMAN SMARTLY DIRECTS TRAFFIC AT THE BASE.
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MONTAGE- ARMY NURSES WIVES AND CHILDREN OF GIS INCLUDING THEIR DOGS DEBARK FROM A TROOP SHIP AT OKINAWA PORT.
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LS- MODERN HIGHWAY,POWER PLANT AND EVEN GOOD RESTAURANTS WITH BOOMING BUSINESS ARE NOW IN OKINAWA. LS- GIANT BILLBOARDS ADVERTISE MOVIES.
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MS- A COCA COLA TRUCK RIDES IN THE CITY TRAFFIC.
MS- OUTDOOR MARKETS AND WOMEN EXAMINING CLOTHING ON RACKS. MS- AN ULTRA MODERN DEPARTMENT STORE CONTAINS ALL THE NEEDS OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY |
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MS- A SAILOR AND A SOLDIER GET ADVISE FROM 2 OKINAWA SALES GIRLS IN THE STORE.
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CU- A BOY CLIMBS OUT OF THE SWIMMING POOL AS HIS PARENTS SUNBATH. 2 BOYS DIVE FROM DIFFERENT SIZE DIVING BOARDS. MS- A WOMAN TEES OFF ON GOLF COURSE AS OTHERS PLAY VOLLEY BALL AND TENNIS
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MS- KIDS PLAY IN SAND AS PARENTS SWIM AT THE BEACH.
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MS- OKINAWAN WEAVES BASKETS, DUST BROOMS AND HATS FROM STRAW STALKS FROM RICE PLANTS. MONTAGE- PAWN SHOPS SIGN PAINTER AND OTHER FLORISHING INDUSTRY SPRING UP ON THE ISLAND.
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MS- AN OKINAWA FAKILY IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME VISIT AND WORSHIP AT THE TOMB OF THEIR PREDESSORS
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LS- MANY CHILDREN PLAY AMID THE STRAW HUTS OF THE VILLAGE. MS- LITTLE KIDS CARRY A BENCH AS THE VILLAGERS MOVE TO MODERN HOMES.
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LS- FISHING CONTESTS AND CANOE RACES AT THE SEA SHORE IS ATTENDED BY 2 ARMY PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO RIDE IN A ROW BOAT. LS- LONG CANOES WITH ABOUT 12 ROWERS IN EACH BOAT RACE EACH OTHER.
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LS- CROWDS LINE THE WATERFRONT TO CHEER ON THEIR FAVORITE. PEOPLE GO INTO THE WATER ABOVE THEIR WAIST TO GREET THE WINNING TEAM. (PAN)
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MONTAGE- THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN LET OUT OF SCHOOL WAVE U.S. AND JAPANESE FLAGS AS THEY PARADE IN CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS SINCE COMMODORE PERRY CAME TO OKINAWA.
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LS- AN ORIENTAL VERSION OF PERRYS LANDING IS DEPICTED ON ONE OF MANY COLORFUL FLOATS
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