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A report to the alumni association of events of the academic year 1960-1961 at Michigan State University. The events are told from the viewpoint of a documentary film producer. Highlights include the new Abrams Planetarium, the construction of Case and Owen Halls, the destruction of the band shell, and a visit from John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Winner of the CINE Golden Eagle award.

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Michigan State University professors Dr. Edward Weidner and Dr. Ralph Smuckler discuss the country of Vietnam. Topics include appointing staff for the Vietnam Project, moving staff and their families to Saigon ("cultural shock"), transportation, Vietnamese society, issues with housing and slums, President Ngô Đình Diệm and the National Assembly, architecture, Catholicism, the building where the Michigan State University Group is housed, and meetings headed by Dr. Wesley Fishel.

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Michigan State University professors Dr. Edward Weidner and Dr. Ralph Smuckler discuss the country of Vietnam. Topics include security issues in Vietnam, economic and social development, Ngô Đình Diệm's election to the presidency, ad hoc responses to issues brought up by President Diệm, and aid to Vietnamese villages (including farming, and the creation of roads).

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Michigan State University professors Dr. Edward Weidner and Dr. Ralph Smuckler discuss the country of Vietnam. Topics include the Michigan State University Group's programs in Vietnam, the National Institute of Administration (NIA) in Saigon, other technical assistance programs worldwide, and the education and police training at the NIA.

Scope and Contents MSU professors Edward Weidner and Ralph Smuckler discuss police training, and the first scenes show MSU professor Richard Rogers visiting a civil guard camp. Field training exercises are shown, and Weidner and Smuckler discuss issues with resettlement due to lack of proper police force training. The professors suggest the ideas of in-service training placement, and the creation of police records. Weapon proficiency training footage is shown. Shots of a Vietnamese municipal police...

Scope and Contents Written and directed by F.L. McConkey and narrated by Ken Beachler, this film highlights events and changes that took place at Michigan State University during the 1961-62 academic year. The jazzy soundtrack was composed by Dr. Maurice Crane, Ron English, and Danny Spencer.Topics include cyclotron laboratory director Henry Blosser speaking about MSU's cyclotron; jazz musician Stan Kenton visiting the campus to discuss music and conservatories; sports highlights; construction of...