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What's New in the World of Today and Tomorrow!
1940 · 11m · Approved Documentary
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A disaster truck, which is equipped to meet practically any emergency that arises in the community; In Oklahoma a breeder of under-slung cattle, making possible smaller grazing areas for milk herds; a deburping machine, of all things.
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