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 8.11  Public Service Announcements  

1) HANNA BOYS CENTER: young boys helped by volunteers to overcome problems

2) AMERICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION: tips for owners on symptoms of fleas on dogs

3) PSA: Raleigh Fingers of San Diego Padres baseball/sports urges people to be cautious drivers

4) AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY: urges viewers to phone police or fire departments if they have information on arsonists

5) AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION: narrator urges people to conserve water while orangutan demonstrates how he wastes water

6) CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: weatherwoman Kelly Lang urges women to apply for jobs with the CHP―celebrity

7) AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION: urges drivers not to carry cans of gasoline in their cars

8) PACIFIC TELEPHONE: actor Adam Rich of Eight's Enough shows people how to find the emergency numbers in the phone book  celebrity

9) CARE: photos of starving people in need of assistance

10) ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF NORTH AMERICA: two children ask why their parents never ask their neighbors over

11) CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION: shows how people can get a tax credit for installing solar energy panels

12) UNITED WAY: Mickey Rooney says the only way for people to enter the Pearly Gates is to give and give―celebrity

13) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: David Hartmann asks people to give when the volunteers arrive at the house―celebrity

14) UNITED WAY: Mickey Rooney urges people to give money until they feel good―celebrity

15) AMERICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION: family has fun with dog, but he's not on a leash and gets hit by a car

16) AMERICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION: veterinarian tips on treating a cat poisoned from paint

17) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: Supplemental Security Income―supplementary income from SS can help disabled children

18) U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY: recruiting men for the great way of life

19) U.S. AIR FORCE: recruiting men for a variety of positions

20) EPILEPSY FOUNDATION: Bobby Jones basketball player, Gary Howett hockey player, congressman Tony Coelho and others lead normal lives even though they have epilepsy―celebrity

21) EPILEPSY FOUNDATION: repeat of #20

22) PSA: bicycle maintenance and travel tips―nice color, 3 minutes

23) NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: before you vote in a national election find out where the candidates stand on education―shots of kids in Washington, D.C.

24) AMERICAN RED CROSS: Dick Van Dyke asks people to give―celebrity

25) CARE: photos of people in need

26) CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION: empty wheelchair can't get inside doors, up a flight of stairs, use the public telephone―new buildings must meet new standards for the handicapped

27) CARE: photos of people in need

28) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Reagan's Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz, speaks on behalf of farmers who are opening their private lands for public citizens to enjoy for hunting, fishing, hiking in 50 counties in 10 states―celebrity

29) CARE: repeat of #27

30) CARE: repeat of #27

31) 3M COMPANY: company has developed way to protect windows from breaking by shattering instead

32) NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: people should vote for candidates who support education

33) HEART FUND CYCLTHON: Morey Amsterdam rides bike to raise money―celebrity

34) RELIGION IN AMERICAN LIFE: photos of women trying to adjust after being released from prison being helped by church groups

35) UNICEF: cartoon showing children eating but needing food

36) U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE: man urges viewers to get free travel pack on tips regarding returning home with items bought overseas

37) U.S. AIR FORCE: recruiting men to serve their country

38) RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA FOUNDATION: Mary Tyler Moore urges people to give money to help fight this disease with no cure―celebrity

39) MEDIC ALERT: Ed Asner urges viewers to buy a medical alert bracelet―celebrity

40) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: a NOAA Safety Message― diver saves drowning victim even though he has been underwater for a long time

41) CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: Janet Guthrie races car, urges viewers to drive safely―celebrity  sports

42) CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: Kelly Lang urges people to drive safely―celebrity

43) MORMON CHURCH: Sterling Holloway discusses how nice it is to be understood, as little boy has hot dog stolen by his St. Bernard dog, knocks over the picnic table and makes his mom mad―celebrity

44) ABBOTT LABORATORIES: father is playing baseball badly should get check-up to make sure he does not have hepatitis

45) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME: send money to help save peregrine falcons and condors

46) ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: shots of children on merry-go-round

47) NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: black coach working with kids wants them to eat a good breakfast

48) CALIFORNIA ENERGY DEPARTMENT: call for information on tax credits for using solar energy―shots of homes in 1937 using solar panels

49) U.S. AIR FORCE: recruiting college graduates who are engineer or science majors

50) HANNA BOYS CENTER: home for disadvantaged and troubled boys

51) U.S. POST OFFICE: George Washington crossing the Delaware should have notified people a month before he moved with a special kit

52) ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF NORTH AMERICA: two kids playing say they're afraid to grow up because their father said people have two faces

53) NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL: tips on electrical safety

54) U.S. CATHOLIC CONFERENCE: family watches grandma depart on train

55) CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY: head of Hayfork Chamber of Commerce says total population of 900 are alive today because they drive at 55 mph

56) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS: Hale Irwin, golfer, wearing braces today because he never fixed his teeth as a youth―celebrity   sports

 

8.12  Public Service Announcements     all B&W spots

1) MARCH OF DIMES: Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond play jazz version of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" in pitch for March of Dimes  early 1950s

2) MARCH OF DIMES: Carol Richards sings, then urges viewers to send in money―celebrity, 1951    5 mins.

3) GIRL SCOUTS: girl urges viewers to buy Girl Scout cookies

4) GIRL SCOUTS: same as 2

5) U.S. COAST GUARD: recruiting college seniors and graduates for officer candidate school―1956

6) PSA: AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION: television viewing tips via cartoon in 1950s―urges viewers to sit back from TV screen because it can cause eye strain and other damage 

7) MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION: message from Jerry Lewis to give money―celebrity, 1950s

8) AFL-CIO: George Meany speaks out against discriminating against hiring the handicapped―celebrity

9) CARE: Eddie Cantor urges viewers to give money―celebrity

10) MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION: Dave Garroway urges viewers to give money―celebrity

11) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: tips for the self-employed concerning Social Security

12) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: narrator urges man to call revenue agent on phone for help rather than going in person to IRS office

13) U.S. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS: shows government at work providing economical and safe roads

14) FHA: Jim Henson's Muppets urge viewers to send away for free brochure about government home improvement loans―celebrity

15) CITIZEN'S BAND RADIO: a network between individuals and auto garages has been established for emergency car assistance

16) FOREST FIRE WATCHERS: demonstration of fire-fighting equipment

17) NASA: view of Cape Kennedy and the biggest thing on wheels, a launching pad―discusses types of steel for soon-to-come manned exploration of the moon

18) TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE ASSOCIATION: husband and wife kick the smoking habit and join the unhooked generation―it's a matter of life and breath

19) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: urges viewers to read the warnings on the cigarette packages

20) HEART ASSOCIATION: cigarette-smoking machine tests for tars and nicotines, and man is also a smoking machine, only the machine won't get heart or lung disease

21) TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE ASSOCIATION:  Danny Glover puffs and puffs, and finally discards his pack of cigarettes to join the unhooked generation―black celebrity

22) AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION: cartoon urges viewers to get eyes checked regularly

23) AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION: matador cannot see the bull, and is told he should get an annual eye exam

24) Man discusses fishing using lures and casting rod―no sponsor ―NOT A COMMERCIAL

25) SMOKEY THE BEAR: Smokey talks to Boy Scouts about forest fires

26) President Dwight D. Eisenhower talks about hiring the handicapped

27) NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL AND GREEN CROSS FOR SAFETY: urges viewers to remove doors from discarded ice boxes

28) U.S. CIVIL SERVICE AND THE U.S. AIR FORCE:  a salute to both

29) CARE: urges viewers to send money to help feed the starving in other parts of the world

30) CARE: explains how dollars are spent, such as $10 for food, $25 for midwife kits, $10 for wool blankets, $10 for plows 

31) OPERATION MINUTEMAN: discusses upcoming test for National Guard―Cold War theme

32) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: urges women to examine themselves for breast lumps  cancer

33) WAVES: recruiting film for women to join the Navy

34) WAVES: recruiting film for women who want exciting careers in the Navy

35) WAVES: women will lead an exciting life in the Navy

36) WAVES: there are over 30 occupations from which to choose for young women who join the Navy

37) WAVES: recruiting film for nurses to join the Navy

38) WAVES: Navy nurses go everywhere, even an airplane

39) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: doctor discusses research concerning hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure

 

8.13  Public Service Announcements  

1) Generic for women in Armed Services: today America's women take their place proudly beside their men―sexist

2) KOREAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION: urges you to help stop the spreading curse of communism     cold war  1950s

3) Commander for AMVETS discusses rehabilitation of Korea 1950s

4) VETERANS MARCH FOR KOREA: Veterans of Foreign Wars will march against communism―Cold War  1950s

5) CATHOLIC BISHOPS RELIEF FUND: Pope Pius XII speaks in unintelligible English  1950s  good mix of politics and religion

6) JEWISH WAR VETERANS endorses American-Korean Foundation and March for Korea  1950s

7) CATHOLIC BISHOPS RELIEF FUND: Cardinal Spellman urges people to give to Fund for those in war-torn Europe 1950s

8) THE AMERICAN HEARING SOCIETY: re deafness  1950s

9) KOREAN AMERICAN VETERANS COMMITTEE: vets will canvass neighborhoods and urge people to "Sign the Scroll" and give money―scroll sent to Korea  1950s

10) AMERICAN-KOREAN FOUNDATION, INC: banker is volunteer to help Koreans to help themselves―"Whatever you give, the Lord will bless you"

11) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: anti-smoking cigarette

12) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR DRUG INFORMATION: kids playing ring around the rosy

13) U.S. ARMY: stills of how Army was formed in 1775

14) UNITED APPEAL: for Oklahoma City

15) UNITED APPEAL AND NATIONAL ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATION AND VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY

16) GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY VARIETY HEALTH CARE: shots of white people helping black people with dental care and eye exams

17) UNITED APPEAL AND SALVATION ARMY OF OKLAHOMA CITY: poor white rural woman helped by charities

18) OKLAHOMA CITY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION: experiments on mice help people

FEDERAL SERVICE JOINT CRUSADE  1963 four private charities―commercials here are pitched at U.S.  military and civilian personnel

19) RADIO FREE EUROPE―help people of Eastern Europe break through the lies of Communism―the Iron Curtain isn't soundproof―John Cameron Swayze

20) S.S. HOPE―medical personnel in Indonesia have helped wipe out disease―Project Hope

21) CARE―John Cameron Swayze―food for over half the world's population is undernourished―CARE has been working for 18 years―food and education and seeds and farm equipment―Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman speaks for President Kennedy in appealing for CARE, Radio Free Europe, Project Hope, American-Korean Foundation―supports FEDERAL SERVICE JOINT CRUSADE of these four private charity  1963

22) SIERRA CLUB: safety tips for hiking in forests

23) THE EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY: exercise tips

24) EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE: president of company says we must support exploration of other sources of electricity in this energy crisis

25) CITY OF CHICAGO: public service for emergency phone number 911

26) AMOCO: urges viewers to send letter to unnamed address in Minnesota regarding helping the farmers and agriculture

27) AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION: home-buying tips

28) SCHLAGE SECURITY INSTITUTE AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE:  home security tips

29) NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS ASSOCIATION: re-enactment of colonial days and how settlers were killed by malaria, cholera and other diseases, and how today pesticides and other chemicals have eliminated these diseases

30) U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE: Commissioner Leonard Chapman Jr. urges employers to ferret out illegal aliens, who take away over 1,000,000 jobs from deserving American citizens

31) QUAKER OATS AND AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: health tips for children―nice color shots of kids playing on swings, jumping rope, running around, playing patty cake

32) OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION: tips on energy conservation in the home, with special emphasis on insulation

33) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF OPHTHALMOLOGY: Sherlock Holmes is investigating but can't see all the clues

34) HAND TOOLS INSTITUTE AND U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION: prisoners in striped uniforms attempt a break-out using small hand tools

 

8.14  Public Service Announcements

1) CARE: uses drawings

2) VETERANS ADMINISTRATION: re address changes

3) VETERANS ADMINISTRATION: Hire disabled veterans

4) VETERANS ADMINISTRATION: change of dependents

5) promotes medical education

6) boating safety from Coast Guard

7) VETERANS ADMINISTRATION: Moe Leff draws Joe Palooka re male companionship

8) CARE: SHORT spot

9) OHIO DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY: re kids and street signs and safe driving

10) VETERANS ADMINISTRATION: change of address

11) footage of CARE deliveries in Europe/SILENT

12) NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: walk for conservation

13) Highway Safety spot: re Roads Gallery/avoid speeders

14) for Self Help―tools for needy around the world

15) AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION: re sight

16) CARE:

17) AMERICAN-KOREAN FOUNDATION: in mid-1950s for helping Koreans rebuild their nation―spokesman is former General James Van Fleet of Korean War fame

18) U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT: Treasury will replace bonds ruined in floods

19) U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT: boy will be able to attend college

20) PROJECT HELP: re fixing up neighborhoods―"is your neighborhood going downhill?"

21) NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION: claims that shooting is an old American tradition"―linked to Explorer Scouts―gun safety, hunting―NRA trains Scouts―youngsters shooting ducks―distributed by NRA and BSA  early 1950s

22) NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION: another co-venture with the Boy Scouts of America―stresses loss of hunting grounds to private land ownership―obey NO TRESSPASS signs―ask permission     early 1950s

23) U.S. ARMY RESERVES: father and young son

24) NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION: James Drury testifies to importance of NRA―celebrity   1960s/1970s

25) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: film for State Managers of the 1960 campaign―includes 15 PSAs to be shown on TV (from April 1960)―delivered by the following celebrities―ends with many animated commercials in the campaign

―Ralph Edwards

―Eleanor Roosevelt

―Sugar Ray Robinson   black

―Patricia Neal

―Polly Bergen

―Franchot Tone

―Talullah Bankhead

―Dane Clark

―Maurice Evans

―Jo Stafford

―Mr. McGoo

 

8.15  PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) ORAL POLIO VACCINE: talk with Dr. Rees of Pfizer who speaks of immunizing children―circa 1961

2) ORAL POLIO VACCINE: kids at school in line to get vaccine―model of man's stomach shows how immunization can break the line of transmission

3) ORAL POLIO VACCINE: Dr. John Woeltjen describes the actual procedure for taking the vaccine

4) ORAL POLIO VACCINE: "They're waiting in New Orleans..." announcer goes through many states as film of kids waiting in line appear―"It tastes good and works fast."

5) ORAL POLIO VACCINE: Wellbee cartoon―newspaper headline proclaims that he's coming soon with Sabin vaccine

6) ORAL POLIO VACCINE: Wellbee cartoon―protect your community

7) ORAL POLIO VACCINE: talk with Dr. Rees of Pfizer who speaks of immunizing children―circa 1961

8) ORAL POLIO VACCINE: cartoon of Wellbee urging viewers to take new oral vaccine

9) POLIO VACCINE: shots of children in iron lungs, publicity-shy Dr. John Enders of Harvard working in his lab, Dr. Salk injecting a child and Dr. Albert Sabin talking about the edible vaccine

10) TYPE III LIVE ORAL POLIO VACCINE: shots of vaccine being manufactured by Pfizer and Company under rigorous standards, with reel number two above tacked on to end

11) Dr. Rees of Pfizer Laboratories answers the question "Who should be immunized?" by saying everyone over the age of 50, but the Surgeon General has different guidelines

12) WELLBEE IS COMING: shots of people riding in cars, talking on the phone, watching television anticipating Wellbee, who urges everyone to take the polio vaccine

13) Dr. Woeltjen of Pfizer Laboratories answers the question "What is the reason for the tremendous response to the Sabin vaccine?" by saying that polio can be eliminated

14) SURGEON GENERAL ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF TYPE III LIVE ORAL POLIO VACCINE: repeat of number 3 above

15) WELLBEE: cartoon of bee saying "Be well" by taking the oral vaccine

16) WELLBEE: another variation

17) DR. JAMES B. CONANT: professor emeritus of Harvard talks about high schools in America

18) U.S. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION LAWRENCE DURTHEG: talks about high rate of high school drop-outs

19) COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE MORTIMER CAPLIN: talks about how taxes are indispensable for our way of life

20) GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN: thanks the State legislature for passing the first Congressional Reapportionment Act

21) TV PROMO: Motion Picture Academy Awards Show―Jack Lemmon plugs telecast of the 36th annual Oscar ceremony

22) HEART FUND: scene of a surgeon's hands operating on a patient

23) CARE: still photos of a family in Viet Nam receiving CARE packages

24) CARE: repeat of 16

25) PEACE CORPS: Bob Hope urges viewers to help others by joining the Peace Corps

26) CONGRESSMAN MELVIN LAIRD: speaks out against helping the Communists until they give up their fanatical ambition of taking over the world―Cold War

27) CONGRESSMAN MELVIN LAIRD: opposes passage of a mass transportation bill because it should be paid by  individual states―mentions that the Federal deficit in 1964 will be $16 billion

28) LUNG ASSOCIATION: Melina Mercouri urges viewers to get a tuberculosis test―celebrity

29) MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: Jerry Lewis urges viewers to give money to this cause

30) MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: Jerry Lewis points to two children that have muscular dystrophy and asks viewers to help kids like these

31) U.S. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT: man hands "Farmer's Tax Guide" to man sitting on tractor

32) U.S. COMMITTEE FOR THE U.N.: shot of the U.N. while narrator urges viewers to become ambassadors

33) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: Kodachrome of airplanes checking hurricanes and people taping their windows

34) EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION: Ray Charles explains the Equal Employment Opportunity Act―celebrity

35) WAIF: scenes of poor children with narrator explaining how this organization helps them

36) U.S. AIR FORCE: scenes of men at work piloting planes, plotting targets on graphs but with no narration

37) FEDERAL CAREERS: two college graduates obtain meaningful employment with the Federal government

38) GEORGIA PACIFIC: narrator says "The forest was meant for deer and chipmunks and eagles, and for man to use" with scenes of products made from harvested trees, such as turpentine, charcoal briquettes, bleach, paper towels, nail polish, methanol, newspaper―environment

39) FRANCISCAN COMMUNICATION CENTER: man asks children what they would do if they were President, and all their answers are peaceful

40) NATIONAL CIVIL AIR PATROL AT MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE:  narrator urges youth to join their local civil air patrol

41) WOMEN IN THE AIR FORCE (WAF): narrator urges women to join the WAFS―1950s

42) U.S. MARINES: scenes of men climbing mountains, crossing rivers, driving tanks and piloting helicopters

43) GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: manufacturing scenes with men talking about saving energy

44) PRESBYTERIAN-MENNONITE CHURCHES: ancient Roman soldier slaps commoner who says "It's all right, don't be afraid", and soldier has change of heart

45) THE PROMISE OF AMERICA: narrator urges viewers to support organized research of technological products such as those produced by General Electric and IBM―

1960s

46) OPERATION HELPING HAND: supported by private funds and the U.S. Navy this veteran farmer returned to Viet Nam after his tour of duty to help Vietnamese farmers

 

8.16  PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) PSA: still shots of people protesting, a child being cradled for American Red Cross 

2) U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY: young men in language school, chemistry class, running around a track, in chapel, marching

3) PSA: little boy with no arms and deformed hips plays soccer for MARCH OF DIMES

4) ARMY ROTC: narrator urges viewers in college to register for the ROTC

5) PSA: members of B'Hai Faith do good deeds in America and abroad

6) ARMY ROTC.: explain to college-bound students how skills learned in ROTC carry into civilian life

7) PSA: Arnold Palmer plays golf with the March of Dimes poster child―celebrity

8) PSA: young black man without a future is given marijuana by a friend, which leads to heroin addiction―General Federation of Women's Clubs and American Medical Association

9) PSA: little boy plays with dog while narrator urges viewers to call police if they find blasting caps―Institute of Makers of Explosives

10) PSA: Advertising Council promotes religion and discusses God's love

11) PSA: MFA Fire Insurance urges homeowners to increase their home insurance as they make improvements

12) PSA: respect the power of electricity in age of do-it-yourself―Power Tool Institute

13) Union Fidelity Insurance: cancer will effect 1 out of 4

14) PSA: HUD helps people find housing―racially integrated community―"HUD for American, One big neighborhood" song

15) PSA: model of earth breaks apart because of violence―you can put it back together in community of God―religious―Religion in American Life

16) MFA INSURANCE: woman in bikini in snowstorm

17) MFA HEALTH INSURANCE: young couples frolic and are insured

18) ANACIN ARTHRITIS PAIN FORMULA: old woman with aching hands―aspirin

19) PSA: Red Cross―drowning boy

20) PSA: Fr. Bill Wasson of Our Little Brothers and Sisters is priest with 3rd world orphans

21) PSA: Campaign for Human Development―"little people" in convention to fight abuse from the powerful

22) PSA: narrator Bing Crosby urges take take of you children's eye―prevent blindness

23) PSA: children release a dove―religious―Campaign for Human Development

24) PSA: American Foundation for the Blind― blind Sondra Taylor

25) MFA INSURANCE: bride and groom insured  1960s

26) PSA: National Guard―Joey Hetherton and hubby Lance Renzell of Dallas Cowboys―she wants him home on weekends  celebrity  sports

27) PSA: Army ROTC―boy playing basketball becomes an officer

28) PSA: U.S. Navy jet landing on carrier―be a Navy aviator

29) non-commercials footage

30) snow blowers clearing airport―B-52 takes off―military snow scenes―no product/no narration―looks like raw footage for commercial

31) PSA: "Your Man in San Francisco" Capt. Jerry Estanson―he is fishing―he and his wife in the city at night

32) PSA: National Wildlife Federation―A-Bomb test, pollution―ecology

33) PSA: National Guard―action shots in helicopters and in woods looking for lost child

34) PSA: Army ROTC―guy in dune buggy with his girl

35) PSA: Peace Corps―radio sounds of war juxtaposed to guy helping black farmers to plant

36) PSA: Effrem Zimbalist Jr. and his father meet with

J. Edgar Hoover―General William C. Westmoreland speaks in presenting Jr. an award for narrating a Reserve film on The Big Picture―"Men with a Mission" is title―five minutes―Jr. then speaks in acceptance  celebrity

37) PSA: Martha Raye made honorary nurse in U.S. Army Reserve―Raye speaks in acceptance   celebrity

38) PSA: military nurse is teaching―U.S. Army Reserve

39) PSA: U.S. Army Reserve―he's your neighbor

40) PSA: U.S. Army Reserve―in business for over 160 years

41) PSA: USA Army Reserve―a mechanic by trade, a soldier by choice

42) PSA: U.S. Army Reserve summer camps―action scenes

43) PSA: U.S. Amry Reserve―trucks on highway―wave or blink you lights next time

44) PSA: citizen soldiers of U.S. Army reserve

 

8.17  PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) CHRISTMAS SEALS: Rod Steiger as Illustrated Man plugs 1968 TB/Lung Association stamps  celebrity

2) FALLOUT SHELTERS: circa 1960

3) FALLOUT SHELTERS: circa 1960

4) BOYS CLUBS OF AMERICA: Walt Disney plugs  celebrity

5) STAY IN SCHOOL: Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz urges kids to stay in school―cites economic reasons  1960s

6) PSA: ABC-TV anchorman Ron Cochran pitches for hungry and homeless children around the world―churches will collected all together on the same March day

7) U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE: help you to talk to your children about sex

8) RED CROSS-: Bill Cosby pitches   black

9) PROJECT EAGLE: save the bald eagle―Robert Redford does voice-over

10) VISTA: "a year that will last you forever"

11) U.S. AIR FORCE: Thunderbirds flight team highlighted

12) CHILD ABUSE: woman dressed like doll―Roy Rogers and Dale Evans come on at end

13) WORLD REFUGEES: Louis Armstrong plugs record album―money goes to world refugees  black

14) HIGHER EDUCATION: college enrollment crisis―write for free booklet

15-22) POP UPS: HEW short films are pre-Sesame Street in using visuals to teach elementary words―an, in, on, etc.

23) AFRTS: Dinah Shore speaks about towns named after people―Anything is possible in America"

24) AFTRS: ates named by Indians―e.g. Tennessee, Minnesota, Illinois, Dakota―now they bvelong to all Americans―Native American legacy

25) AFRTS: Andy Griffith voice-over re beauty of the mountains―"only in America"

26) AFRTS: Steve Allen likes wonderful names of places like Clam Gulch, Alaska

27) AFRTS: Tennessee Ernie Ford likes Harmony, Indiana,―unusual names "America's an unusual country"

28) AFRTS: Tennesse Ernie Ford with more funny named towns―Cutoff, Louisiana

29) AFRTS: Steve Allen on funny names of American towns―Remote, Oregon

30) AFRTS: Tennessee Ernie Ford―Looney, Oklahoma

31) AFRTS: Tennessee Ernie Ford―Promised Land, Louisiana

32) AFRTS: USAF Secretary and Chief of Staff in Thanksgiving message to the troops

33) AFRTS: General Gabriel and USAF Secretary Christmas and New Year greetings

34) AFRTS: 1984 Veterans Day greeting from Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger

35) AFRTS: 1984 Thanksgiving greeting from Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger

36) AFRTS: 1984 Christmas greeting from Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger

37) CITY OF HOPE: Tommy LaSorta for fight against cancer―sports celebrity  Los Angeles Dodgers  baseball

38) MARCH OF DIMES: Joan Lunden

39) MARCH OF DIMES: Phyllis George for good prenatal care

40) AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND: hemodialysis machine―kidney disease

41) ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL: support group for parents of mentally ill children

42) NATIONAL SIDS FOUNDATION: sudden infant death syndrome

43) NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Marvin Haglar  black sports celebrity   BOXING

43) NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Marvin Haglar  black sports celebrity   BOXING   longer version

 

8.18  PSA

1) MARCH OF DIMES:  polio has been wiped out because of your dimes―now focus is birth defects and arthritis  (1961)

2) CARE: Greek family gets food first―then will get farm equipment to become self-sufficient

3) appeal to preserve wetlands and marshes as important to wildlife―and not necessary to drain them when we have corn and grain surpluses that cost millions to store

4) PEACE CORPS: early spot recruiting any American citizen for 2 years of service in Africa or Asia  1960s

5) appeal for doctors―we are 800 doctors short in our medical schools

6) MARCH OF DIMES: Martha Tilton sings in 5-minute pitch for 1951 Red Cross drive

7) MARCH OF DIMES: Yma Sumac sings in 5-minute pitch for 1951 Red Cross drive

8) MARCH OF DIMES: Gene Nelson sings in 5-minute pitch for 1951 Red Cross drive

9) CHRISTMAS SEALS 1970: Charlton Heston hosts this spot urging you to answer your letters with Christmas Seals (celebrity)

10) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: "When you give you can live smart for your heart"

11) KIDNEY DISEASE FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK: K-Day is coming ―John Wingate interviews a volunteer who goes door-to-door for the foundation―no known cure for kidney disease (celebrity)

12) KIDNEY DISEASE FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK

13) RADIO FREE EUROPE: Needs your help to fight against communism―interesting background of a photo of Nikita Khrushchev and a map of Eastern Europe blacked out by hammer and sickle (1962)   COLD WAR PROPAGANDA

14) COLLEGE PSA: need 450,000 more professors for colleges―help the college of your choice

15) HEART FUND: 750,000 persons die each year due to heart disease―"Help your heart fund; help your heart"

16) MOVIE PROMO―FACE TO FACE: James Mason and Robert Preston

17) NESTLE'S QUICK: sponsors Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor Show

18) TV PROMO: SUPERMAN-AQUAMAN HOUR B/W show with guests such as Flash and Green Lantern

19) GIRL SCOUTS USA: Animated short celebrating 50 years of Girl Scouting (1962)

20) PSA: Nanette Fabray for hearing loss and use of hearing aids―she wears one  celebrity

21) PSA: use pesticides safely

22) PSA: Community Centers for less fortunate are under construction―pitch for mental health professionals to work for State of Illinois

23) PSA: test fire on clothing to show it is flammable―spilled gasoline, etc. 

24) PSA: 18 million barrels of oil used daily in USA―costs billions―conserve oil―map of USA fills with crude oil―energy problems

25) PSA: Olympic support―black man on pommel horse

26) PSA: ex-offender released from prison―give him a job―the best way to fight crime is with a job

27) PSA: animated cartoon for U.S. Air Force―recruiter from "age of space" Air Force―learn skill, social life, travel―outer space   B&W   1960s

28) PSA: Girls Scout cookies help make democracy

29) PSA: girls jogging―health conscious―health fitness―don't smoke, exercise, examinations―get low insurance rates

30) PSA: "Great Men and Great Moments in History of Business"  air conditioner invented―animated―Dr. Willis Carrier invented it―U.S. Chamber of Congress 1976

31) PSA: Wild Turkey is a symbol of U.S. survival―preserve it

32) PSA: President Ronald Reagan speaks in support of Employers Support Group

33) PSA: animated―Girl Scouts find campground burned to ground―Smokey the Bear and girl remind that only you can prevent forest fires  B&W

34) PSA: every litter bit hurts―confusing animated spot from late 1960s   B&W

35) PSA FOR WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: Walt Cunningham, astronaut, urges viewers to give to WHO to fight against smallpox

 

8.19  PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: Have a checkup and give to the society―list the costs of equipment such as test tubes, centrifuge, and microscopes

2) NEWSREEL: Pope John XXIII goes to Lourdes and dedicates the new cathedral, as his first official act as Holy See

3) GIVE THROUGH OVERSEAS APPEAL: Whether Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish, give to help others during the Thanksgiving season―clothing, money and food―by the Public Service advertising council

4) U.S. SAVINGS BONDS: Some people bury or gamble with their money, but like having a steady job, savings bonds are the smartest move you can make

5) U.S. CENSUS BUREAU: 1960 census is here, so fill out your cards that are sent by mail to your home―shows the   representational benefits (congressional) of filling out your cards

6) AMERICAN RED CROSS: Man being carried away by water in a telephone booth listens to the operator tell him about all the wonderful things that the Red Cross does in emergency situations

7) THE UNITED WAY: Teamwork in all walks of life help to achieve success―remember to help children, old folks and families

8) HEALTH CAREERS: Toll free number to find out about training in the health care field―no date or underwriter identification

9) PEACE CORPS: son writes home to tell parents how he helped to build a well in a third world country―good footage of African village―the toughest job you'll ever love

10) LUNG ASSOCIATION: Two twin men share everything, from careers to homes, except one of them smokes, and will likely exit before the non-smoker

11) SOCIAL SECURITY BUREAU: Man blinded finds help through social security ion job training and financial help until he can work again

12) U.S. SAVINGS BONDS: Little girl at home must be protected, and bonds help keep the peace―for your share in America, buy bonds

13) PROJECT ORBIS: Chad Everett talks about the flying blindness plane that makes stops to cities and have facilities on board to do eye operations (celebrity)

14) AMERICAN RED CROSS: together the members of the Red Cross go out to a field and form a giant cross to symbolize unity―"together, you and me"

15) ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING: Give to your church relief funds―with Walter Abel (celebrity)

16) TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION: Romy Schneider tells us that a body isa lot like a car, we should take care of our ailments like we take our cars to the shop for a repair (celebrity)  CHRISTMAS SEALS

17) TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION: Vince Edwards reminds you that taking care of respiratory ailments now may save you more problems down the road (celebrity)

18) AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION: Narrated by Patty Duke Astin, the announcement states how with handicapped people and with others, the physical therapist can help persons to reach their potential (celebrity)

19) TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION: Eli Wallach urges making sure you get a check-up (celebrity)

20) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: Give to the organization to help feed and cure illness―Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.(celebrity)

21) NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL/GENERAL MOTORS: Teen tries to impress girl by taking her on a wild ride, but succeeds in only scaring her

22) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: Animated spot of a family of dogs watching TV and being reminded of a cancer checkup and a check to help with research

23) NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: There is still time to save our environment from pollution and protect wildlife and natural beauty

24) AMERICAN RED CROSS: Shirely MacLaine introduces a song for the Red Cross (celebrity)

25) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: Keeping tax records, like tractor maintenance record, help yourself, your business, and your government

26) AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: look at occupational health hazards, like mining dust, etc.

27) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: Cancer is curable if detected in time―fight through service, education, and research

28) VISTA: What will you remember most about your year as a VISTA Volunteer?

29) PEACE CORPS: Bob Hope does a spot for the places you can go to be in the Peace Corps―"The best road show" (celebrity)

30) DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: Send away for the brocure"10 most asked questions by Disabled Veterans"

31) RED CROSS SMALL CRAFT COURSES: boating safety is the topic, as "Smart Alex's" water wake causes a woman to burn herself with coffee that she is preparing in the galley of a cruiser―legal responsibility for accidents on watercraft are also discussed

32) U.S. SAVINGS BONDS: Underwrite your country's might

33) NATIONAL BOOK COMMITTEE: A book can turn dreams into reality, or reality into dreams

34) NATIONAL WILDLIFE SERVICE: Curt Gowdy does a spot for wildlife refuges purchased through duck stamps (celebrity)

35) TB ASSOCIATION: See #17

36) ALASKA NATIVE ENROLLMENT OFFICE: Cher Bono narrates a spot for native Alaskans to claim part of their settlement money for land grants in the 1970's (Alaskan Land Claims Act) celebrity

37) CONSUMER'S POWER OF MICHIGAN: Service reliability―you only notice electricity when the lights go out (1970's)

38) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: You can still work after retirement and get social security

39) SAVE THE CHILDREN: Family in Greece needs small boat to support themselves―money, tools, and food can be donated

40) PEACE CORPS: The toughest job you'll ever love

41) U.S. SAVINGS BONDS: Plan by buying bonds, and the interest can send you on a trip―if you save long enough you can have enough extra money to go overseas

42) WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS: Tips to help in blindness prevention in persons of all ages―watch TV with a light on―keep baby away from direct contact with the sun

43) ALASKA NATIVE ENROLLMENT OFFICE: See #36

44) CAA: Engineering opportunities in the areas of air technology―development of SPANRAD (Televison Radar) and development of products that can withstand rigors of crash tests (1960's)

 

8.20  PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) RIF: Get books into the hands of children―scene of the RIF Van in New York―Reading is fun

2) CONSUMER'S POWER: Reliability and service don't happen overnight―Consumer's Power and Detroit Edison are in joint ventures to build newer modern facilities

3) RED CROSS: Science can work miracles, but only you can make blood

4) PSA: AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK: If you want to make education work, visit your local school―good footage of artist's conceptions of modern era high schools (1960's)

5) MARCH OF DIMES: prevent birth defects with good pre-natal care―scene of a stitch-pattern infant

6) TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: 1 out of 5 boating fatalities stem from boat overcrowding―"You just can't walk away from a boating accident"

7) STATE BAR OF TEXAS: If you're not sure you know the law, make sure you know a lawyer

8) AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: Mini-quiz on Asthma (animated)

9) FORD MOTORS: Winners of the Ford Farm Efficiency Award

10) CEREBRAL PALSY: Profiles the Handicapped person of the year―Hire the handicapped

11) AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION: To prevent and identify visual problems, have your child's vision checked at an early age

12) WORLD HEALTH DAY 1962: Get a checkup for glaucoma if you are over 40

13) HIGHER EDUCATION: our college population will double in 10 years―if we want to be a strong nation, we need better college laboratories, classrooms and professors

14) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: Animated spot on the evils of high blood pressure

15) FRANSICAN COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION: Little girl asked what she would if elected president―"Love makes things new again" (1972)

16) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: Any income from stock dividends or interest must be reported

17) FHA: By insuring lending institutions against loss on home purchases, FHA helps to lower interest rates for real estate―every 27 seconds an  FHA loan secues a home

18) RED CROSS: animated spot on vacation safety, including in the driving, boating, swimming, and hiking tips

19) HAND TOOLS INSTITUTE: Don't use worn-out tools―"Play it safe"―Bank robbers fail because they use the wrong tools

20) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: Report E-bond interest at tax time

21) UNIDENTIFIED: Keep government spending down, so consumer prices don't go up   anti-inflation

22) WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS: Use a handy medicine cabinet chart to find out what first aid can be used in eye injury situations

23) GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON HEALTH AND FITNESS: George Blanda Governor Jim Thompson, and Ernie Banks do chin-ups to promote health and fitness in Illinois (celebrity)

24) UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES: Fire safety should be discussed at home (1980)

25) CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION: Write for free pamphlet

26) U.S. AIR FORCE: A Great Way of Life―scene of jet flying over a large canyon

27) UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES: Mermaid tells audience not to mix electricity with water―keep hair dryers and TV sets away from the pool

28) EASTER SEALS: Planning ahead for tomorrow with a little help from your friends

29) USO: Dinah Shore voice over―"service is our middle name" (celebrity)

30) CHRISTMAS SEALS: Give year around

31) LITTLE BROTHERS OF THE POOR: Bring happiness to the lonely and elderly of Chicago during Christmas

32) LITTLE BROTHERS OF THE POOR

33) NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Donna Fargo for the society and the search for a cure (celebrity)

34) CYSTIC FIBROSIS: Bowl for Breath

35) UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND: a Negro college sits in the place of a southern plantation today―"a mind is a terrible thing to waste"

36) U.S. ARMY: Like Gallileo inventing the telescope, if you dream of leading, you can by becoming an officer in the Army

37) TV PROMO: The Gallant Men: Station ID bridge

38) NATIONAL GUARD: Flexible training program allows you to serve in your own home town (animated)

39) TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY: Fight TB with a check up and x-ray

40) SOCIAL SECURITY: Lucille Ball for booklets on claiming benefits in case of an accident (celebrity)

41) UNITED FUND/COMMUNITY CHEST: please give what you can―we help the sick in our local communities

42) UNITED FUND: E.G Marshall―give your fair share (celebrity)

43) UNITED FUND: Rod Serling (celebrity)

44) UNITED FUND: Ernest Borgnine (celebrity)

45) UNITED FUND: Phil Silvers (celebrity)

46) SHORT POLITICAL PSA: Nuclear Reactor in Wisconsin being ballyhooed by Senator William Proxmire

47) UNICEF: Danny Kaye for the Trick-or-treat for UNICEF on Halloween (celebrity)

48) GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA: the leader touches the girls' lives and they add so much to her's―take time for something important

49) BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: join Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts to learn new hobbies, and prepare for exploring life in the future

50) FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICES: unlimited opportunities for engineers on the Federal Highway System―good footage of 1950's era cars on the new interstate system

51) B'NAI BRITH: local service advancing human rights and dignity―celebrating 120 years―service in 44 countries around the free world

52) U.S. MARINE CORPS: We promise to make you a Marine―song "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" in the background―"We're looking for a few good men"

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