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Starring Joel McCrae and Lorraine Day in The Camels Are Coming on the cavalcade of America, sponsored by the DuPont Company, maker of better things for better living through chemistry. First here is Gaine Whitman. You've probably heard the saying, clothes make the man. Our clothing does play an important part in the impression that we make on others. So send your clothes to the dry cleaners regularly. Cleaning will keep them looking better, longer. If you choose a dry cleane…

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Synopsis

In the episode The Camels Are Coming, we are transported back to the year 1856, where Colonel Cyrus Archer, a zoologist from Harvard, arrives in Indianola, Texas. His mission, sanctioned by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, is to conduct experiments with camels, which are being considered as potential replacements for horses in the arid southwestern regions of the United States. However, Archer's arrival coincides with a critical moment; the Comanche Indians have gone on the warpath, raising the stakes for both his scientific endeavors and the safety of the local populace.

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Cavalcade of America, Episode 463

The Camels Are Coming

Monday, January 21, 1946 · 29:27

Cavalcade of America, Episode 463

The Camels Are Coming

Monday, January 21, 1946 · 29:27

Summary

In The Camels Are Coming, Colonel Cyrus Archer arrives in Texas to conduct experiments with camels for the U.S. Army amidst rising tensions with the Comanche Indians. As he navigates military protocol and local skepticism, the stakes of his mission become increasingly precarious.

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  • 1946 — Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
  • 1946 — In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
  • 1946 — General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
  • 1946 — The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.

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