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ABC Close-Up! Episode Guide
Yanki No!
S1 Ep5
7th Dec 1960
Tracing anti-U.S. sentiment as it builds in Latin America, Yanki No! juxtaposes the candid humanity of life in a Caracas slum with the actions of diplomats and political figures, including Cuba’s Fidel Castro addressing a rally of one million people.
X-Pilot
S1 Ep8
6th Feb 1961
A pilot risks his life in the final test flight of the X-15 rocket-powered plane.
The Children Were Watching
S1 Ep9
6th Mar 1961
Six-year-old Yolanda Gabrielle, escorted by her mother, becomes the target of the taunts of a crowd of shouting segregationists as she makes her way to school, one of the few white children to continue attending after four African-American students were admitted to her first-grade class. Tessie Prevost, also 6, receives the protection of U.S. Marshals to enter and leave the nearly empty school, as do the other three African-American children. The ugly crowd swarms the Gabrielle’s home after school, and Yolanda’s father comes home only to tell his wife that he’s been provoked by angry co-workers to quit his job.
Adventures on the New Frontier
S1 Ep10
28th Mar 1961
A portrait of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration and early days in office offers an unprecedented look inside the workings of the White House.
The first episode of ABC Close-Up! aired on September 27, 1960.
The last episode of ABC Close-Up! aired on June 04, 1963.
