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Record information – Brief Newsmagazine
Series title:NewsmagazineHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1955-03-27Item number (ISN):12121Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: NATIONAL NEWS LIBRARY, NEWSMAGAZINEAccession:1986-0024Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:1955-03-27Release date:1955-03-27Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCountry of production:cnDistributor name:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:This program consists of the following stories: the assistance given in natural disasters and other times of trouble by amateur (ham) radio operators. Featured are a Toronto radio operator gathering reports about a severe storm in Chatham, Ontario, a blind radio operator in Ottawa and an amateur radio corps in British Columbia using mobile units in an exercise to find a girl pretending to be lost in a forest; the safety program begun eight years ago by the Toronto Traffic Safety Council and the Toronto Telegram newspaper, to teach young school children traffic safety rules using the character Elmer the Safety Elephant; the use of mice and rats at the Harwell Laboratories of Britian's Atomic Energy Research Establishment to test the harmful effects of radiation; a group of handicapped children in Halifax learn to swim at the pool at HMCS Stadacona; and a handicapped Halifax boy who is the 1955 "Timmy" for the Easter Seals campaign, sings at an Ottawa church.Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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