WSFA audiovisual item A029.0001

The following segments are included (due to tape deterioration, the screen flashes black throughout the video): 0:00:04: Incomplete footage of a professional football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Colts. 0:00:11: Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert Jr., William M. Bowen Jr...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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description The following segments are included (due to tape deterioration, the screen flashes black throughout the video): 0:00:04: Incomplete footage of a professional football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Colts. 0:00:11: Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert Jr., William M. Bowen Jr., Joseph Phelps, and other public officials are sworn in during a ceremony. (The audio is unintelligible from 0:00:11 to 0:00:30.) 0:03:25: A meeting at the Whitley Hotel to discuss the costs of public defenders compared to other states and nationally. 0:04:37: Footage of a snowy neighborhood and children playing in the snow . Teenage boys dump snow on reporter WSFA reporter Bill Weaver. 0:05:41: Children playing in the snow and traffic on roads in snow and inclement weather. 0:06:41: State troopers guiding cars and closing some roads due to hazardous snowy weather. Includes an interview with state trooper E. S. Maggard. Presented by Bill Weaver, WSFA-TV News. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:08:14: WSFA reporter Bill Weaver interviewing teenagers and young adults playing in the snow. 0:09:21: A Delta Airlines DC-9 airplane is freed from mud and snow. Includes an interview about the Delta crew sent to investigate the situation. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:11:29: State troopers guiding cars and closing some roads due to hazardous snowy weather. Presented by Bill Weaver, WSFA-TV News. 0:12:58: Hazardous driving conditions and road closings due to snowy, icy weather. 0:13:42: Construction vehicles loading trucks with sand to spread over icy and snowy roads. 0:13:56: A Delta Airlines DC-9 airplane is freed from mud and snow. 0:14:23: Two men board a truck from the City of Montgomery Fire Department. 0:14:45: City council meeting. At the end of the segment, council president Emory Folmar dons a coat, thick winter gloves, and snow boots. 0:15:48: Nighttime traffic and trucks spreading sand on icy, snowy roads. 0:17:32: State troopers guiding cars on icy roads and closing some highways. (The footage is silent.) 0:19:02: Traffic on icy and snowy roads. 0:19:32: The Public Service Commission meets again to discuss price increases by the Alabama Power Company. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:20:42: Traffic on icy and snowy roads. Includes an interview with a police officer giving updates on road and driving conditions. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:22:42: Exterior of a gas energy plant and other buildings. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:23:44: Three men shoveling show and examining underground meters. Includes an interview with an official about a lack of hot water due to frozen water lines. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:24:49: Ceremony for the opening of the city's new street sweeper shop and station. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:25:59: Cars on snowy roads and highways in the evening. 0:26:44: Trucks being loaded with sand to spread on snowy and icy roads. Includes an interview about the process of treating the roads for winter weather. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News, for the 10:00 p.m. newscast. 0:27:34: Police cars on icy and snowy roads. (The footage is silent.) 0:27:47: Various scenes of snow: trucks being loaded with sand to spread on snowy and icy roads; cars driving on icy roads; and footage of the Alabama State Capitol building and downtown covered in snow. (The footage is silent. Following this segment are 11 seconds of blank video.) 0:30:24: Various scenes of snow: children playing; roads being closed; traffic in the snow; and a weather report. (The footage is silent.)
spelling WSFA_A029_0001WSFA audiovisual item A029.0001The following segments are included (due to tape deterioration, the screen flashes black throughout the video): 0:00:04: Incomplete footage of a professional football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Colts. 0:00:11: Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert Jr., William M. Bowen Jr., Joseph Phelps, and other public officials are sworn in during a ceremony. (The audio is unintelligible from 0:00:11 to 0:00:30.) 0:03:25: A meeting at the Whitley Hotel to discuss the costs of public defenders compared to other states and nationally. 0:04:37: Footage of a snowy neighborhood and children playing in the snow . Teenage boys dump snow on reporter WSFA reporter Bill Weaver. 0:05:41: Children playing in the snow and traffic on roads in snow and inclement weather. 0:06:41: State troopers guiding cars and closing some roads due to hazardous snowy weather. Includes an interview with state trooper E. S. Maggard. Presented by Bill Weaver, WSFA-TV News. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:08:14: WSFA reporter Bill Weaver interviewing teenagers and young adults playing in the snow. 0:09:21: A Delta Airlines DC-9 airplane is freed from mud and snow. Includes an interview about the Delta crew sent to investigate the situation. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:11:29: State troopers guiding cars and closing some roads due to hazardous snowy weather. Presented by Bill Weaver, WSFA-TV News. 0:12:58: Hazardous driving conditions and road closings due to snowy, icy weather. 0:13:42: Construction vehicles loading trucks with sand to spread over icy and snowy roads. 0:13:56: A Delta Airlines DC-9 airplane is freed from mud and snow. 0:14:23: Two men board a truck from the City of Montgomery Fire Department. 0:14:45: City council meeting. At the end of the segment, council president Emory Folmar dons a coat, thick winter gloves, and snow boots. 0:15:48: Nighttime traffic and trucks spreading sand on icy, snowy roads. 0:17:32: State troopers guiding cars on icy roads and closing some highways. (The footage is silent.) 0:19:02: Traffic on icy and snowy roads. 0:19:32: The Public Service Commission meets again to discuss price increases by the Alabama Power Company. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:20:42: Traffic on icy and snowy roads. Includes an interview with a police officer giving updates on road and driving conditions. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:22:42: Exterior of a gas energy plant and other buildings. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:23:44: Three men shoveling show and examining underground meters. Includes an interview with an official about a lack of hot water due to frozen water lines. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:24:49: Ceremony for the opening of the city's new street sweeper shop and station. For the 6:00 p.m. newscast. 0:25:59: Cars on snowy roads and highways in the evening. 0:26:44: Trucks being loaded with sand to spread on snowy and icy roads. Includes an interview about the process of treating the roads for winter weather. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News, for the 10:00 p.m. newscast. 0:27:34: Police cars on icy and snowy roads. (The footage is silent.) 0:27:47: Various scenes of snow: trucks being loaded with sand to spread on snowy and icy roads; cars driving on icy roads; and footage of the Alabama State Capitol building and downtown covered in snow. (The footage is silent. Following this segment are 11 seconds of blank video.) 0:30:24: Various scenes of snow: children playing; roads being closed; traffic in the snow; and a weather report. (The footage is silent.)1977 January 17 - January 201970-1979Moving imageVideocassette; U-maticWSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)WSFA collectionBox A029, Item 0001Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by WSFA, https://www.wsfa.com.ProResYouTube link: https://youtu.be/FQ41J9U2N2Ehttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/113
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