- Collection:
- WSFA Collection
- Title:
- WSFA audiovisual item A028.0006
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1976-11-10/1976-12-02
- Subject:
- Economic & social conditions--Alabama
Legislators--Alabama
Segregation--Alabama
Civil rights demonstrations - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- newsreels
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- The following segments are included (due to tape deterioration, the screen flashes black throughout the video): 0:00:11: Norman Lumpkin interviews two public officials about alleged election violations, including civil rights voting violations in Opp. 0:02:57: The aftermath and cleanup of a fire in an office building on Dexter Avenue. 0:04:06: Veteran's Day ceremony outside the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center Hospital. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA TV News. 0:05:20: Richard M. Scammon speaks to the 39th annual convention of the Alabama Chamber of Commerce about Jimmy Carter's win in the 1976 presidential election. 0:08:19: An Air Force panel holds a public hearing on the closing of Craig Air Force Base. The panel discusses social, racial, economic, and environmental impacts. George Wallace also comments on the influence of Craig AFB in the Black Belt region. 0:12:28: Richard Thigpen discusses state funding for the University of Alabama and the Special Education Trust Fund report. 0:14:00: An Air Force panel holds a public hearing on the closing of Craig Air Force Base. The panel discusses findings of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), federal funding, and political implications. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:17:11: Montgomery City Council meeting. 0:18:19: Tim Treadwell discusses the 1976 Liberty Bowl and the University of Alabama. 0:20:28: Montgomery County Jail waits for the prisoner release program to relieve the jail of overpopulation. Presented by Bill Weaver, WSFA TV News. 0:22:37: A Christmas parade in Selma. 0:23:39: A debate about the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway development, including industrial, economic, and environmental impacts in Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. 0:24:50: Exterior of the new Montgomery Civic Center. 0:25:06: NBC News correspondent John Cochran speaks at Huntingdon College about news coverage of presidential elections. 0:26:33: An EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Environmental Radiation Monitoring Center tests milk for radiation after Chinese nuclear explosions. Presented by George Mitchell, WSFA TV News. 0:29:00: Howell Heflin discusses new legislation regarding crimes committed by juveniles and juvenile delinquents. 0:30:05: Interview with Alabama State University basketball coach Floyd Laisure about an upcoming game.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/93
- Language:
- eng
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
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