| Summary: | The following segments are included:
0:00:00: In a press conference, Governor George Wallace criticizes the Alabama Senate and Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley for using the filibuster to delay legislation that would halt utility price increases by the Alabama Power Company. (The audio and video for the segment are incomplete, but a full version of the piece is available in WSFA_A030_0005 at 0:29:15.)
0:00:51: The Russell Mills Corporation, a textile company founded in 1902 by Benjamin Russell, celebrates its 75th anniversary with a banquet and speeches beginning on May 30, 1977, in Alexander City. Includes a speech by Senator Jim Allen.
0:02:59: Men hitting tennis balls and measuring the speed with a radar gun.
0:04:14: Inmates Matthew Johnson and Billy Butler escape from the Dallas County jail on May 28, 1977; kill inmate Jeff Walker; and take hostages before being captured on May 29, 1977 on the Dallas - Chilton County line.
0:06:46: Interview with Chief C. D. Sherlin about heroin and other drugs in Montgomery, and the possible connection to organized crime in New York or Miami. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News.
0:13:32: Footage of a laboratory worker handling confiscated drugs, possibly heroin, and drug paraphernalia like needles. (The footage is silent and may be related to the previous segment.)
0:15:15: Investigation into the disappearance of Dr. Farris Walker, a dentist who lived in Auburn and worked in Opelika, who was reported missing on May 30, 1977. Includes an interview with a police officer about the case. (Walker's body discovered on July 14.) Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News, for the 6:00 p.m. newscast.
0:18:22: Investigation into the disappearance of Dr. Farris Walker, a dentist who lived in Auburn and worked in Opelika, who was reported missing on May 30, 1977. Includes an interview with a police officer about the case. (Walker's body discovered on July 14.) Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News, for the 10:00 p.m. newscast.
0:20:29: Open meeting of the Montgomery Board of Adjustment at city hall on June 7, 1977, to discuss the potential construction of an Alabama Power Company substation on Carter Hill Road (which local residents opposed). Ultimately, the meeting was postponed because not all members of the board were present.
0:22:34: Firefighters and paramedics respond to a house fire and take a victim to the hospital by ambulance.
0:23:49: Scott Spann, a freshman swimmer at Auburn University, wins the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) 200-yard individual swimming medley race and sets a new record of 1:48.26.
0:26:37: Footage of swimmer Scott Spann (Auburn Athlete of the Year) on the campus at Auburn University. Includes interviews with Span and with head swim coach, Eddie Reese.
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