WSFA audiovisual item A031.0006

The following segments are included: 0:00:02: Introduction for a "Composite" episode, featuring a defensive spray; an adult education program; and women quilting. Presented by Ivy Berman, WSFA-TV News. 0:00:55: "Composite" segment on a new defensive and protective chemical spra...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/111
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Summary:The following segments are included: 0:00:02: Introduction for a "Composite" episode, featuring a defensive spray; an adult education program; and women quilting. Presented by Ivy Berman, WSFA-TV News. 0:00:55: "Composite" segment on a new defensive and protective chemical spray (pepper spray) for use by the Montgomery Police Department and individuals. Includes an interview with police chief Charles Swindell on its implementation. Presented by Ivy Berman, WSFA-TV News. 0:07:20: "Composite" segment on quilting in the Henderson community. Includes interviews with the women, including Essie Berry of the Pike Pioneer Museum in Troy. Presented by Ivy Berman, WSFA-TV News. 0:15:02: "Composite" segment on a new adult education learning center and reading program. Includes an interview with program supervisor Margaret Tucker and adult students. Presented by Ivy Berman and Loretta Bacon, WSFA-TV News. 0:20:42: An NBC segment on a novelty product conference in California, including items such as Legal Pot (a miniature stainless steel pot); anthracite coal ("Pet Rock was a gimmick; this is a gift with a purpose."); and live pet hermit crabs. Interviews with entrepreneurs Michael Glass, Merel Siegel, Gary Calley. Presented by NBC News. 0:22:32: Conclusion of the "Composite" episode. Presented by Ivy Berman, WSFA-TV News. 0:22:51: Interview with District Attorney Jimmy Evans on a computer scheme to print forged and fraudulent unemployment compensation checks at the Department of Industrial Relations' Unemployment Compensation Agency. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News. 0:25:38: Interviews with Judge Rufus C. Huffman, another man, and Sheriff H. O. "Red" Williams of Bullock County about the possibility of constructing a state prison in Bullock County; proponents believe it will greatly boost the county's economy. Presented by George Mitchell, WSFA-TV News. 0:29:17: Rain and mild flooding on streets and highways in Montgomery. (The footage is silent.) 0:30:29: Clip of the Match Game PM, hosted by Gene Rayburn and featuring Scoey Mitchell, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Susan Sullivan, Richard Dawson, and Betty White.