Decade for Decision

Decade for Decision

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 31, 1957

Runtime

0h 15m

Original Title

Decade for Decision

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Description

Short news featurette produced by Pathe-RKO after the Russians launched the first orbiting satellite, Sputnik. It is a patriotic 'call to arms' from the threat posed by this and the need for Americans to spend more on education in general and a college education in particular. A visit to the University of Buffalo highlights many of its science programs and the need for more college graduates all science specialties if America is to rise to the challenge. It bemoans the fact the PhDs earn less than a mechanic and the need to re-order priorities.