- Collection:
- WSFA Collection
- Title:
- WSFA audiovisual item A068.0011
- Contributor to Resource:
- WSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1983-01-25/1983-01-27
- Subject:
- Bryant, Paul W.--Death and burial
Auburn University
University of Alabama
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Tennessee
African Americans
Slavery
African Americans--Political activity
Basketball players
Basketball
Business
Industries
Businesspeople
Coaches (Athletics)
Alabama--Economic conditions
Education, Higher
Education
Football players
Football
Government officials--Alabama
Governors--Alabama
Hospitals
Journalists
Judicial proceedings
Legislators--Alabama
Medical supplies
Armed Forces—Officers
Municipal officials and employees--Alabama--Montgomery
Museums
Petroleum industry and trade
Political science
Prisoners
Radioactive wastes
Sports
Taxation--Alabama
Auburn (Ala.)
Lee County (Ala.)
Montgomery (Ala.)
Montgomery County (Ala.)
Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) - People:
- Brock, Harry, Jr.
Cabaniss, William Jelks, Jr.
Chestnut, J. L.
DeGraffenried, William Ryan, 1950-2006
DeVoe, Donald Eugene
Figures, Michael A., 1947-1996
Folmar, Emory, 1930-2011
Gilmore, Mark
Goodwin, Earl, 1911-2003
Harris, Johnny Imani
Holmes, Alvin Adolph
Howell, Bob
Leslie, Henry
Lumpkin, Norman, -2014
Moorer, Thomas H., 1912-2004
Oliver, Luther
Peak, Willie
Pratt, Evelyn
Reed, Joe L.
Smith, Charles H.
Turner, Albert, 1936-2000
Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998
Watkins, Donald - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- videocassettes
U-matic (TM) - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- The following segments are included: 0:00:08: Montgomery City Council meeting on January 25, 1983. The meeting was contentious, featuring disputes between Luther Oliver and fellow councilmen Joe Reed, Willie Peak, Mark Gilmore, and Donald Watkins. At one point, Luther was accused of being intoxicated, to which he responded, "Drunkenness is a state of mind." (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:01:24: Admiral Thomas Moorer speaking to the Chamber of Commerce at the Governor's House Motel in Montgomery, Alabama. (For the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:03:04: Basketball game between Auburn University and the University of Tennessee at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama on January 24, 1983. Tennessee won the game, 80 to 77. The segment also includes interviews with Auburn coach Sonny Smith and Tennessee coach Don DeVoe. 0:04:42: Financial problems at the Tumbling Waters Museum of Flags at Oak Hill Manor in the Cottage Hill neighborhood of Montgomery, Alabama. (For the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:06:57: Radioactive radium needles removed from EPA facility in Montgomery, Alabama. (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:08:42: Special session of the Legislature considering a package of six bills submitted by Governor George Wallace. Five of the bills were intended to address the "General Fund budget crisis" (including a controversial measure that would increase oil and gas severance taxes) and the sixth would create a commissioner "to run the prison system as it is phased out of federal court supervision." (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:10:14: Basketball game between the University of Georgia and the University of Florida, probably at Gainesville, Florida, on January 25, 1983. Georgia won that game, 83 to 79. 0:11:05: Alabama Ethics Commission meeting on Evelyn Pratt, Huntsville elementary school principal who had been elected to the state board of education. The commission had ruled that holding both positions would be a conflict of interest, and the case was ultimately turned over to the attorney general.. (For the 12:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:11:45: Senate Governmental Affairs Committee public hearing on reapportionment. (For the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:12:59: Alabama Ethics Commission meeting on Evelyn Pratt, Huntsville elementary school principal who had been elected to the state board of education. The commission had ruled that holding both positions would be a conflict of interest, and the case was ultimately turned over to the attorney general.. (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:14:37: Legislative committee meetings about the gas and oil severance tax increase bill. (For the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:16:05: Legislative committee meetings about the gas and oil severance tax increase bill. (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:17:18: Alabama advisory committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission discussing abuses by the Montgomery Police Department toward Black citizens. 0:18:59: Senate Governmental Affairs Committee public hearing on reapportionment. (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:20:15: Johnny Harris arriving at the Montgomery County courthouse for his pre-trial hearing on January 26, 1983. Harris had been on death row since he was convicted of killing a guard in the 1974 uprising at Holman prison, but he was granted a retrial in the summer of 1981. Though he was convicted again in 1983, Harris's death sentence was overturned in 1987 and he was released on parole in 1991. (For the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:21:10: Johnny Harris arriving at the Montgomery County courthouse for his pre-trial hearing on January 26, 1983. Harris had been on death row since he was convicted of killing a guard in the 1974 uprising at Holman prison, but he was granted a retrial in the summer of 1981. Though he was convicted again in 1983, Harris's death sentence was overturned in 1987 and he was released on parole in 1991. (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:21:50: Radio station WBAM taking calls from listeners after the death of Bear Bryant. The segment also features interviews with local citizens reacting to the news. 0:23:26: Governor George Wallace reacting to the death of Bear Bryant. 0:24:26: Doctor discussing attempts to revive Bear Bryant after his heart attack. 0:24:50: Druid City Hospital press conference about the death of Bear Bryant. (For the 11:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:29:10: University of Alabama football players reacting to the death of Bear Bryant. 0:30:07: Video and stills of Bear Bryant, to be used in memorial programming. Included is footage from the press conference he gave after the 1982 Liberty Bowl, his last game. (For the 10:30 p.m. show close.) 0:31:00: Obituary for Bear Bryant. (For the 7:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:34:50: University of Alabama staff reacting to the death of Bear Bryant. 0:37:24: Press conference by University of Alabama athletic staff at Druid City Hospital after the death of Bear Bryant. 0:39:11: Freeze frames of Bear Bryant to be used in memorial programming. 0:40:11: WSFA-TV News Special Report by Bob Howell about the death of Bear Bryant. 0:41:00: WSFA-TV News Special Report by Bob Howell about the death of Bear Bryant. 0:41:41: Press conference held by the Governor's Task Force on Economic Recovery after issuing its report. (Fort the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:42:24: Citizens in Auburn, Alabama, reacting to the news of Bear Bryant's death. 0:44:15: Legislature passing a resolution honoring Bear Bryant. 0:45:00: "Blue Star Memorial By-Way" marker on U.S. Highway 231. The marker was sponsored by the Willow Garden Club. 0:45:36: Legislature working on a package of bills submitted by Governor George Wallace during a special session. Five of the bills dealt with shortfalls in the state's General Fund budget, including a controversial measure that would increase oil and gas severance taxes. (For the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:47:50: Legislature working on a package of bills submitted by Governor George Wallace during a special session. Five of the bills dealt with shortfalls in the state's General Fund budget, including a controversial measure that would increase oil and gas severance taxes. (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:49:33: Governor George Wallace and bankers speaking on mortgage foreclosures. Standing with Wallace are Henry Leslie and Harry Brock Jr., officers of the Alabama Bankers Association and Modern Banking Association, respectively. During the press conference, the men announced a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures for mortgage holder who had recently lost their jobs. (For the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:50:44: Governor George Wallace and bankers speaking on mortgage foreclosures. Standing with Wallace are Henry Leslie and Harry Brock Jr., officers of the Alabama Bankers Association and Modern Banking Association, respectively. During the press conference, the men announced a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures for mortgage holder who had recently lost their jobs. (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:51:24: Report submitted by the Alabama Advisory Council on Vocational Education to the Alabama Board of Education. The includes shots of students at John Patterson Technical School in Montgomery. 0:52:48: Preparations for Bear Bryant's funeral in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 0:54:26: Montgomery County School Board considering a proposal to establish a creative and performing arts center at Carver High School. (For the 6:00 p.m. newscast.) 0:55:27: Memorial service for Bear Bryant at Memorial Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 0:57:12: Auburn University football players reacting to the news of Bear Bryant's death. 0:58:23: Montgomery County School Board considering a proposal to establish a creative and performing arts center at Carver High School. (For the 10:00 p.m. newscast.) (The notes accompanying the original item also mention a clip about Kindercare Computers, but that segment was not found on the tape.)
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/12
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by WSFA, https://www.wsfa.com.
- Original Collection:
- WSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)
WSFA collection
Box A068, Item 0011 - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
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