1960EXPLORATION
DESCRIBES CAMP CENTURY, GREENLAND, BUILT BY THE UNITED STATES UNDER ICE, TO HOUSE COMPLETE POLAR RESEARCH & TEST FACILITIES, MODERN LIVING QUARTERS, RECREATION AREAS & COMMUNITY FACILITIES SUCH AS A MEDICAL DISPENSARY. A NUCLEAR REACTOR SUPPLIES POWER HEAT & LIGHT. THERE IS ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED THE CAMP PERSONNEL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. EMPHASIZES THE NORMALITY OF THE SOLDIERS & CIVILIANS LIVES AS THEY CARRY OUT THEIR YEAR ROUND PROGRAM OF SCIENTIFIC TESTS & EXPERIMENTS.
UNDERGROUND TUNNEL. GREENLAND ICE CAP. GLACIER. BIRDS FLYING. SNOW CLIFFS. MAP OF US, CANADA, GREENLAND, TUTO, THULE. CAMP TUTO. MILITARY MACHINES. HUSKY PUPPY. RATIONS. PERSONNEL CARRIERS. ARMY HELICOPTER. SNOW CARRIERS. TANK LIKE VEHICLES. PULLING EQUIPMENT. VAST FROZEN LAND. SNOW. FUEL TANK BEING TOWED. BUOY-LIKE THINGS IN SNOW. MEN IN KITCHEN GETTING COFFEE. INTERVIEW. ARMY COOK IN B/G. MACHINE TESTS LEVEL GROUND. DRILLING HOLE FOR EXPLOSIVES. DYNAMITE LOWERED IN SNOW. TURNS DETONATOR. EXPLOSION. UNDERGROUND ICE CAVE. TRACTOR PUSHES SNOW INTO HOLE. FUEL DRUMS. DRIVING IN JEEP. HUGE SNOW BLOWER. ROTARY SNOWPLOW. CORREGATED METAL ARCHES OVER DEEP SNOW TRENCH. MAN CUTTING INTO SNOW WALL. BLOCK OF SNOW IS CUT OUT LIKE A DOOR. DIGGING. TUBES. WATER WELL. NUCLEAR REACTOR. MAN WITH CLIPBOARD & CHECKLIST. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. TURNING METAL WHEEL. GENERATOR. CONTROL PANEL. GAUGES. MAN WITH PIPE. LIGHTS FLASH. LIGHTS GO ON. MEN IN LOUNGE READING PAPER. HUSKY DOG. DORMITORIES. RECORD ON RECORD PLAYER. MEN ON KNEES PRAY OUTSIDE IN SNOW. WIND BLOWN BARREN SNOW. CRONKITE GETS INTO HELICOPTER. MEN WALKING INTO TUNNEL.
UNDERGROUND TUNNEL. GREENLAND ICE CAP. GLACIER. BIRDS FLYING. SNOW CLIFFS. MAP OF US, CANADA, GREENLAND, TUTO, THULE. CAMP TUTO. MILITARY MACHINES. HUSKY PUPPY. RATIONS. PERSONNEL CARRIERS. ARMY HELICOPTER. SNOW CARRIERS. TANK LIKE VEHICLES. PULLING EQUIPMENT. VAST FROZEN LAND. SNOW. FUEL TANK BEING TOWED. BUOY-LIKE THINGS IN SNOW. MEN IN KITCHEN GETTING COFFEE. INTERVIEW. ARMY COOK IN B/G. MACHINE TESTS LEVEL GROUND. DRILLING HOLE FOR EXPLOSIVES. DYNAMITE LOWERED IN SNOW. TURNS DETONATOR. EXPLOSION. UNDERGROUND ICE CAVE. TRACTOR PUSHES SNOW INTO HOLE. FUEL DRUMS. DRIVING IN JEEP. HUGE SNOW BLOWER. ROTARY SNOWPLOW. CORREGATED METAL ARCHES OVER DEEP SNOW TRENCH. MAN CUTTING INTO SNOW WALL. BLOCK OF SNOW IS CUT OUT LIKE A DOOR. DIGGING. TUBES. WATER WELL. NUCLEAR REACTOR. MAN WITH CLIPBOARD & CHECKLIST. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. TURNING METAL WHEEL. GENERATOR. CONTROL PANEL. GAUGES. MAN WITH PIPE. LIGHTS FLASH. LIGHTS GO ON. MEN IN LOUNGE READING PAPER. HUSKY DOG. DORMITORIES. RECORD ON RECORD PLAYER. MEN ON KNEES PRAY OUTSIDE IN SNOW. WIND BLOWN BARREN SNOW. CRONKITE GETS INTO HELICOPTER. MEN WALKING INTO TUNNEL.
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PAN OF GREENLAND, ICE CAP, GLACIER, AERIAL SHOT
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CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON GRAPHIC MAP OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, GREENLAND, SHOWS THULE AND TUTO, CAMP CENTURY
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AERIAL SHOT OF CAMP TUTO, POLAR RESEARCH CENTER
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MILITARY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, TANKS
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CU OF TANK, SOLDIER, SLED TRAINS
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ECU OF PEG ATTACHING CARS OF SLED TRAINS
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SOLDIERS ENTER TRAIN
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MS OS SOLDIERS CARRYING DUFFELS, HUSKY PUPPY
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CU OF HUSKY IN BAG ON SOLDIER'S BACK
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| 00:02:38 83.28 |
SOLDIERS LOADING FOOD AND SUPPLIES, POLE CATS, EMERGENCY RATIONS
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ARRIVING ARMY HELICOPTER
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CU OF REPORTER (WALTER CRONKITE) JUMPING OFF HELICOPTER AND BOARDS HUGE TRAIN CAR, WEARING ANORAK
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| 00:03:12 117.03 |
SOLDIER AT ARCTIC BASE GIVES DIRECTIONS, HAND SUGNALS
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SLED TRAINS START TO MOVE, LOOKS LIKE TRAIN CARS OR STORAGE CONTAINER ON SLEDGES PULLED BY TANKS
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| 00:03:23 128.52 |
ROAD RUNNER LOGO PAINTED ON SIDE OF CAR
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| 00:03:32 137.57 |
ARMY TANKS PULL SLEDS WITH SUPPLIES
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AERIAL SHOT OF ARCTIC TRAIN AND TRAIL ALONG GLACIER
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APPROACHING TANK AND SLED, LOOKS LIKE IT WILL TOPPLE OVER
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INT OF TANK, BLACK AND WHITE SOLDIERS
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HUGE VAST LAND, FROZEN, OIL DRUMS WITH FLAGS FOR MARKER
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POV INT OF TANK, WIPERS
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PIPE SMOKING SOLDIER DRIVES TANK
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PAN OF TANKS AND SLED TRAINS THREE ACROSS
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| 00:04:32 197.76 |
KITCHEN INSIDE LARGE CONTAINER, ARMY COOK, CAPTAIN TOWNSEND GETS COFFEE AND SITS DOWN FOR INTERVIEW
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MS OF WALTER CRONKITE ASKS ABOUT CREVASSES
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ARMY CAPTAIN STIRS COFFEE AND TALKS ABOUT CREVASSES
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AERIAL SHOTS OF CREVASSES
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INTERVIEW WITH CRONKITE AND ARMY CAPTAIN TOWNSEND
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MOBILE CREVASSES DETECTING EQUIPMENT, CUT TO INT OF CAB WITH GAUGES, LOOKS LIKE SPIDER WITH FLYING SAUCERS ATTACHED
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SOLDIERS HAND PROBING FOR CREVASSES, USING AUGERS
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MS OF ARMY SOLDIERS ON GLACIER,PULLING OUT AUGER, HUGE DRILL BIT, DROPPING TIED UP DYNAMITE STICKS INTO HOLE
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MS OF US ARMY SOLDIER PUSHES DETONATOR
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HUGE EXPLOSION IN SNOW
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SOLDIERS WALK TOWARDS CAMERA
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF HUGE HOLE IN SNOW
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BEAUTIFUL UNDERGROUND SNOW CAVE, HUGE ICICLES AND FORMATIONS, SOLDIERS INSPECT TETHERED TO A LINE
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| 00:07:34 379.95 |
SOLDIERS CLIMB OUT OF SNOW CAVE
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TRACTORS PUSHING SNOW INTO CREVASSE
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POV TRACTOR PLOW OF ROLLING PILES OF SNOW
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TRACTOR TRACKS IN SNOW, CUTS TO CU OF TRACTOR
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POV DRIVER OF TRACTOR, CUT TO TRACTOR JOCKEY
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CLIPS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS, CU OF SWING MOVING
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"SWINGS" APPROACH CAMP CENTURY AFTER 3 DAYS, LOOKS LIKE AN ARCTIC INVASION
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SIGN FOR HEADQUARTERS CAMP CENTURY
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COMMANDER, CAPTAIN TOM EVANS, MEETS TRAIN SLEDS AND INTRODUCES HIMSELF TO WALTER CRONKITE
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MEN IN ARCTIC JACKETS WALK TO JEEP TRACTOR
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MS OF WALTER CRONKITE AND CAPTAIN IN JEEP, FREEZING, WEARING HUGE MITTENS AND FUR LINED HATS, THEY DISCUSS NUCLEAR PLANT AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
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MS OF WALTER CRONKITE WITH FUR HOOD, COMPARES ARCTIC LANDSCAPE TO THE MOON, CUTS TO US ARMY CAPTAIN, INTERVIEW
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JEEP MOVES TO CAMP, POV TRACTOR, MS OF CRONKITE AND CAPTAIN
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POV BACK OF MOVING JEEP
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WALTER CRONKITE AND CAPTAIN, POINTS, ARCTIC JEEP
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HUGE SNOW BLOWING EQUIPMENT
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JEEP TRACTOR PASS BY ROTARY PLOW, CAPTAIN EXPLAINS THE EQUIPMENT, JEEP TRAVELS DOWN HUGE SNOWY RAMP, TRENCH
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ARMY CAPTAIN EXPLAINS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRENCH TO WALTER CRONKITE
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CU OF ROTARY SNOW PLOW
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GIANT SNOW BLOWER AT WORK
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POV BOTTOM OF TRENCH, CLIPS OF ROTARY PLOW AT WORK
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STANDING ON TOP OF ROOFING MATERIAL FOR CAMP CENTURY, WORKERS LAY DOWN CORRUGATED METAL ARCHED SECTIONS
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CLIPS OF GIANT SNOW BLOWER AT WORK, COVERING METAL ROOF, ARMY CAPTAIN NARRATES WITH INTERESTING CONSTRUCTION FACTS
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JEEP DRIVES DOWN TRENCH INTO SNOW TUNNEL
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UNDERGROUND ROAD, "UNDER SNOW" ROAD WITH SUPPORTS AND LIGHTING, WOODEN FLOOR, POV JEEP
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JEEP STOPS CAPTAIN AND WALTER CRONKITE GET OUT AND CONTINUE TOUR
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SOLDIER CUTS DOORWAY IN SNOW WALL WITH CHAINSAW
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SOLDIER BREAKS THROUGH AND OPENS SQUARE DOORWAY IN SNOW WALL
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CRONKITE AND ARMY CAPTAIN WALK OVER TO TUNNEL FOR NUCLEAR POWER UNIT, LOOKS LIKE GIANT IGLOO, MEETS CAPTAIN AND SHAKES HANDS
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SOLDIERS WORK ON GRADING THE SNOW FLOOR FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, SHOVELING CUBES OF SNOW
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ARMY CAPTAIN TALKS TO WALTER CRONKITE ABOUT WATER SOURCE
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ARMY SOLDIERS WORK ON EQUIPMENT IN UNDER ICE CITY, PUTTING HOSES IN WELL
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF WELL
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MS OF WALTER CRONKITE AND ARMY CAPTAIN TALKING ABOUT ANCIENT UNDERGROUND WATER SOURCE
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ARMY CAPTAIN TALKS ABOUT DIFFICULTIES OF POWERING PLANT, STEAM VERSUS DIESEL, TALKS ABOUT SAFETY
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CORE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT REACTOR, WORKERS
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INTERIOR OF REACTOR
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BARRELS WITH CAUTION RADIATION AREA SIGN
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WORKER WITH GEIGER COUNTER, GAUGE, INSTALLATION OF URANIUM AND STEEL BARS
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CU OF MAN WITH CLIPBOARD, CHECKING THINGS OFF
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MAN UNWRAPS BAR, MEN WIPE IT DOWN, WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
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EXPERIENCED NUCLEAR WORKERS INSTALLING AND LOADING REACTOR, URANIUM BEARING ELEMENT LOWERED INTO REACTOR CORE, CLIPS OF SERIOUS DANGEROUS WORK
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NUCLEAR WORKER TURNS WHEELS AND VALVES, PAN OF HUGE PIPES, HUMMING SOUND
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| 00:21:13 1198.26 |
SOLDIERS AT CONTROL PANEL, CU OF GAUGES, 1960S TECHNOLOGY
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ARMY CAPTAIN LOOKS AT WATCH, SOLDIERS WAIT, CUTS TO EQUIPMENT, NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS
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LIGHT GOES ON IN DARK SNOW TUNNEL
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| 00:22:02 1247.11 |
SOLDIER AND HUSKY DOG ENTERS LIVING QUARTERS, SOLDIERS HANGING OUT READING BY ELECTRIC LIGHT, UNDERGROUND BARRACKS
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CU OF RECORD PLAYER, CUT TO SOLDIERS LISTENING TO RECORD
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EXT SHOT OF GREENLAND
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SOLDIERS PRAY AT RELIGIOUS CEREMONY ON SURFACE OF GREENLAND, COLD BITING WIND, PAN OF SOLDIERS WEARING FUR LINED PARKAS
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| 00:23:13 1318.66 |
WIND DRIVEN SNOW BLOWS, BARREN LANDSCAPE
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| 00:23:22 1327.44 |
WALTER CRONKITE IN HOODED PARKA FACES CAMERA AND CONCLUDES PROGRAMM CLIMB UP INTO ARMY HELICOPTER
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| 00:23:58 1363.35 |
SOLDIERS WALK DOWN INTO SNOWY TUNNEL, BARREN LANDSCAPE
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