Texaco, 1960s
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| (children chattering) | 0:01 | |
| (upbeat percussive music) | 0:03 | |
| Narrator | Someone once said, | 0:04 |
| men may vary from place to place, | 0:05 | |
| but children are the same everywhere. | 0:08 | |
| Happy, carefree, confident in the present | 0:11 | |
| and hopeful of the future. | 0:14 | |
| And down here in the Caribbean, | 0:19 | |
| on the lovely, lively isle of Trinidad, | 0:20 | |
| they have every reason to be. | 0:23 | |
| For the present and future of these children | 0:24 | |
| are as secure as the vast oil reserves | 0:27 | |
| that lie beneath their scampering feet. | 0:29 | |
| Oil, which will mean good jobs for many of them, | 0:32 | |
| professions for others, | 0:35 | |
| and continued independence, stability, | 0:36 | |
| and growth for the entire island. | 0:38 | |
| To help the children of Trinidad | 0:44 | |
| realize this great potential of theirs, | 0:45 | |
| Texaco provides both educational opportunities | 0:48 | |
| and tactical training facilities. | 0:51 | |
| (tools clanking) | 0:54 | |
| Those who show the desire and aptitude | 0:58 | |
| can start as apprentices | 1:00 | |
| in as many as 27 different occupations. | 1:02 | |
| Those students who show above average aptitudes | 1:05 | |
| are given the opportunity for special supervisory positions. | 1:08 | |
| And gifted students are awarded Texaco scholarships | 1:14 | |
| to universities in the United Kingdom and Jamaica. | 1:17 | |
| After their training and schooling are completed, | 1:20 | |
| these young men have the choice | 1:23 | |
| of staying with Texaco Trinidad, | 1:24 | |
| or following any other vocation they wish. | 1:26 | |
| Many stay, and some rise | 1:30 | |
| to important positions within the company. | 1:32 | |
| But the drilling, producing, | 1:36 | |
| refining and marketing of petroleum products | 1:37 | |
| require highly skilled men at all levels. | 1:40 | |
| That is why Texaco Trinidad is happy | 1:43 | |
| to have found so many able and willing men | 1:45 | |
| on this tiny island, and proud to work | 1:47 | |
| hand in hand with them in building | 1:50 | |
| an even brighter, sounder future. | 1:52 | |
| Texaco, symbol of worldwide progress through petroleum. | 1:56 | |
| (dramatic inspirational music) | 2:01 |
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