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"NERVES OF THE ARMY"
"OBSOLETE FILM". THE STORY OF THE ARMY'S SIGNAL CORPS. SHOWN ARE SIGNAL CORP ENGINEERING LABORATORIES AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY, & THE ARMY ELECTRONIC PROVING GROUNDS AT FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA. |
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NARRATOR TELLS STORY OF THE U.S.ARMY SIGNAL CORP
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ELS- AN ATOM BOMB BLAST WITH IT'S MUSHROOM CLOUD
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CU- THE SIGNAL CORP INSIGNIA.
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MS-MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE I. BACK, CHIEF SIGNAL CORP
OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY SPEAKS AND TELLS OF THE MISSION OF THE CORP AND IT'S COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. |
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AERIAL- THE PENTAGON BUILDING. MS- GENERAL
MATTHEW RIDGEWAY, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, SITS IN CONFERENCE WITH OTHER GENERALS. |
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MS- AT THE COMMUNICATION CENTER OF THE PENTAGON
GIS READ TICKER TAPES FROM A ROOM FILLED WITH TELETYPE MACHINES. |
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CU- THE TAPE IS SENT THROUGH A MACHINE WHICH
AUTOMATICALLY COMMUNICATES WITH OUTPOSTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S AND SUBSEQUENTLY AROUND THE GLOBE AS SEEN ON MAP. |
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LS- THE SIGNAL CORP ENGINEERING CORP LABORATORY AT
FORT MONMOUTH. MS- ENGINEER WORKS ON ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. CU- HE HOLDS A TINY TRANSISTOR NEXT TO THE HUGE VACUUM TUBE IT REPLACES. |
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CU- HE HOLDS UP THE OLD AND NEW TOGGLE SWITCHES,
TRANSFORMERS, CONDENSERS, AND BATTERIES ALL REPLACED BY A MINIATURE COPY. |
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CU- A MINIATURE WRIST RADIO, A FREQUENCY METER AND
WALKIE TALKIE ARE ALSO SHOWN. |
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MS- A GIRL WORKS AT A MACHINE THAT ASSEMBLES
MINIATURE TUBES AUTOMATICALLY (CU). MS-A GI MANS A SMALLER SWITCHBOARD AND PLUGS IN THE CALLS. |
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MONTAGE- SIGNAL CORP GIS MAN NEW SOPHISTICATED
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. MONTAGE- TEACHERS OVERSEE GIS WORKING ON ALL KINDS OF ELECTRONICS AT A SIGNAL CORP SCHOOL |
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MS- ACTION OF GIS IN THE FIELD IS SEEN OVER A TV
SCREEN MILES AWAY. (LOGGED PREVIOUSLY) |
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MILITARY SOLDIERS RUNNING THROUGH BATTLEFIELD. SOLDIERS EXIT WAR TANK.
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MILITARY SOLDIERS SIGNALMEN ERECT SIGNAL TOWER.
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