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The Fifth Estate

Item number (ISN):

6477

Series title:

The Fifth Estate

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1978-02-12

Item number (ISN):

6477

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: VIDEOTAPE RECYCLING

Accession:

1985-0397

Media:

Video

Production date:

1978-02-12

Release date:

1978-02-28

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

director, Murray Hunter; producer, Ron Haggart; executive producer, Glenn Sarty; hosts, Adrienne Clarkson; Eric Malling; Bob Johnstone

Description:

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Television public affairs program hosted by Adrienne Clarkson, Eric Malling and Bob Johnstone. 1. WEATHER WARFARE Report on the use of weather modification in modern warfare. Scientist [Lowell Prouty] discusses experiments to alter weather systems over Cuba to destroy sugar crops and "cloud seeding" operations by U.S. Navy to intensify typhoons to destroy crops in North Vietnam. Dr. Pierre St. Armand of the U.S. Air Force talks about Project "Popeye", an experiment to create artificial fog to conceal American troop movements in North Vietnam. Footage of fog-making technology at U.S. Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, Calif. and "cloud seeding" experiments at Canadian Rainmaking Mission, Thunder Bay, Ont. Comments by scientist Vincent Shaver on weather engineering and technician Peter Duncan on Soviet experiments with electro-magnetic radio signals in connection with weather modification. 2. BUT WILL THEY LOVE US TOMORROW? Report on the revival of rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Includes footage of the group performing on stage and interviews with band members and their manager, Bruce Allen. 3. Adrienne Clarkson reads letters from viewers. 4. CAROTA'S CRUSADE Profile of social crusader Mario Carota of Prince Edward Island. Carota discusses his law suit against the federal government's 800 million dollar development plan for P.E.I. Footage of Carota's family of 19 children and segments depicting waterfront development at Sunnyside, P.E.I. Commenting on the development plan are: George Key of the Summerside Chamber of Commerce; local developers; and P.E.I. Premier Alex Campbell. <60mn : 65-1128>

Subjects:

METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH~MILITARY METEOROLOGY~ROCK GROUPS~ROCK MUSICIANS~WEATHER CONTROL~BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE ~CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER BRADSHAW~CAROTA, MARIO~CLARKSON, ADRIENNE~JOHNSTONE, ROBERT~MALLING, ERIC

Language:

English

Original number:

61-2-2124-7024

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

7003

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8510-0225

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

514513

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

6477.mp4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

60:00

Made from:

V4 9304-0035(1)

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

518527

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

6477.mxf

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

60:00

Made from:

V4 9304-0035(1)

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

992470

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 9304-0035

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

V4 8510-0048

Status:

MASTER
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8510-0225

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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