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WSFA Collection
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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The following segments are included (some of the footage is silent):
18 APRIL 1966
0:00:01: Colonel C. W. Russell, director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, reporting on the number of traffic fatalities in Alabama the previous weekend.
0:00:32: Voting in the Democratic primary for city commissioner in Montgomery, in advance of the special election on June 6. Some of the footage was shot at Bellingrath Community Center.
0:01:40: Republican precinct meeting held to choose delegates for an upcoming city-wide convention, at which candidates will be named for city commissioner.
0:02:58: Attorney General Richmond Flowers speaking to students at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, urging them to work toward a new South: "We in Alabama must come to know that we can no longer deal with the romantic details of the past, no longer embrace and live by the old slogans, the old solutions, and the old machinery. We simply can't look back any longer. If we look back, we might turn back. We have to be willing to face the hard facts as we find them." Flowers was a candidate for governor in 1966, but he lost to Lurleen Wallace in the Democratic primary.
0:04:19: George Means, secretary of Rotary International, addressing the Central and South Alabama District conference at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery.
0:04:56: Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force Staff College arriving at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery for Project CANUSA, an exchange program between the U.S. Air Force and Canada.
0:05:38: Attorney General Richmond Flowers speaking to students at Huntingdon College: "I am encouraged that we in the deep South are developing a new attitude and a concern for the future. a new face, a bright face, and a young face for Alabama." Flowers was a candidate for governor in 1966, but he lost to Lurleen Wallace in the Democratic primary.
0:06:52: Dr. Andrew Holt, president of the University of Tennessee, addressing the Central and South Alabama district conference of Rotary International at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery.
0:07:38: Interviews with representatives of the American Cancer Society to discuss "C-Day," an upcoming fundraising campaign.
19 APRIL 1966
0:09:17: Meeting of the Alabama League of Municipalities at the Sheraton in Huntsville.
0:10:10: Meeting of the Kiwanis Club at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery. Carter Hardwick, managing director of WSFA-TV, was among the speakers at the event.
0:10:36: Jaycees meeting in Montgomery. Officer Millard of the U.S. Air Force addressed the group.
0:11:11: Bob Inman interviewing Carolyn Sellers, Ron Davenport, and Eddie Patterson about their proposed "youth juries" to determine punishment for teenage traffic offenders.
0:13:57: Interview with Mayor Earl James after his election as president of the Alabama League of Municipalities at the organization's annual meeting in Huntsville.
0:15:01: Carl Stephens interviewing Wayne Blackburn, manager of the Montgomery Rebels baseball team. Practice footage of the players practicing is also included.
20 APRIL 1966
0:17:24: Air National Guard units performing an air-traffic control demonstration for students at the Hayneville School in Lowndes County.
0:18:41: Huntie Hall, student at Huntingdon College, with paintings in her senior art show on display at Bellingrath Hall.
0:19:27: Investigation of a robbery at the Bank of Wadley in Randolph County.
0:20:24: Scene of a motorcycle wreck on Goode Street in Montgomery.
0:21:07: Footage of the Confederate monument at the Capitol in Montgomery, including a squirrel running about the statue.
21 APRIL 1966
0:21:54: Congressman Carl Elliott addressing a group of women in a house in Montgomery while campaigning for governor.
0:22:58: Student government election at Auburn University.
0:23:41: City commission meeting in Montgomery, Alabama. Mayor Earl D. James is seated in the center.
0:24:20: Cleanup at Albert Hotel in Selma after a fire that damaged a store room in the building.
22 APRIL 1966
0:24:54: Bob Gilchrist addressing students at Huntingdon College in Montgomery while campaigning for governor.
0:29:21: Report by Jack Venable about Beat 14 in Elmore County, where "voters have approved a governor for the past 48 years." He interviews committee chairman Hubert Farmer about the gubernatorial race.
0:31:33: Maxwell Air Force Band performing a concert for students at Carver High School in Montgomery.
0:32:17: Accidental shooting death of a young boy on MacLamar Road in Montgomery.
0:33:00: Annual meeting of the Alabama Credit Union League at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery. Mayor Earl James was among the speakers at the event.
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WSFA audiovisual item D180.0001
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WSFA audiovisual item D180.0001
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WSFA audiovisual item D180.0001
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Blackburn, Wayne; Davenport, Ron; Elliott, Carl, 1913-1999; Farmer, Hubert; Flowers, Richmond, 1918-2007; Gilchrist, Bob; Hardwick, Carter; Holt, Andrew David, 1904-1987; Inman, Bob; James, Earl D.; Means, George R., 1907-2000; Patterson, Eddie; Russell, C. W.; Sellers, Carolyn; Stephens, Carl; Venable, Jack; Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force; United States. Air Force; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Political activity; Airplanes; Attorneys general--Alabama; Bands; Banks; Baseball; Baseball players; Business & industry; Democratic Party (Ala.); Charitable organizations; Education; Fire fighters; Fires; Helicopters; Hotels; Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Ala.); Legislators--United States; Mayors--Alabama--Montgomery; Military facilities; Military officers; Military vehicles; Monuments & memorials; Organizations; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Republican Party (Ala.); Soldiers; Students; Universities & colleges; Voting; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.); Elmore County (Ala.); Maxwell Air Force Base (Ala.); Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.); Wadley (Ala.); Randolph County (Ala.)
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WSFA_D180_0001WSFA audiovisual item D180.0001The following segments are included (some of the footage is silent):
18 APRIL 1966
0:00:01: Colonel C. W. Russell, director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, reporting on the number of traffic fatalities in Alabama the previous weekend.
0:00:32: Voting in the Democratic primary for city commissioner in Montgomery, in advance of the special election on June 6. Some of the footage was shot at Bellingrath Community Center.
0:01:40: Republican precinct meeting held to choose delegates for an upcoming city-wide convention, at which candidates will be named for city commissioner.
0:02:58: Attorney General Richmond Flowers speaking to students at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, urging them to work toward a new South: "We in Alabama must come to know that we can no longer deal with the romantic details of the past, no longer embrace and live by the old slogans, the old solutions, and the old machinery. We simply can't look back any longer. If we look back, we might turn back. We have to be willing to face the hard facts as we find them." Flowers was a candidate for governor in 1966, but he lost to Lurleen Wallace in the Democratic primary.
0:04:19: George Means, secretary of Rotary International, addressing the Central and South Alabama District conference at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery.
0:04:56: Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force Staff College arriving at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery for Project CANUSA, an exchange program between the U.S. Air Force and Canada.
0:05:38: Attorney General Richmond Flowers speaking to students at Huntingdon College: "I am encouraged that we in the deep South are developing a new attitude and a concern for the future. a new face, a bright face, and a young face for Alabama." Flowers was a candidate for governor in 1966, but he lost to Lurleen Wallace in the Democratic primary.
0:06:52: Dr. Andrew Holt, president of the University of Tennessee, addressing the Central and South Alabama district conference of Rotary International at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery.
0:07:38: Interviews with representatives of the American Cancer Society to discuss "C-Day," an upcoming fundraising campaign.
19 APRIL 1966
0:09:17: Meeting of the Alabama League of Municipalities at the Sheraton in Huntsville.
0:10:10: Meeting of the Kiwanis Club at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery. Carter Hardwick, managing director of WSFA-TV, was among the speakers at the event.
0:10:36: Jaycees meeting in Montgomery. Officer Millard of the U.S. Air Force addressed the group.
0:11:11: Bob Inman interviewing Carolyn Sellers, Ron Davenport, and Eddie Patterson about their proposed "youth juries" to determine punishment for teenage traffic offenders.
0:13:57: Interview with Mayor Earl James after his election as president of the Alabama League of Municipalities at the organization's annual meeting in Huntsville.
0:15:01: Carl Stephens interviewing Wayne Blackburn, manager of the Montgomery Rebels baseball team. Practice footage of the players practicing is also included.
20 APRIL 1966
0:17:24: Air National Guard units performing an air-traffic control demonstration for students at the Hayneville School in Lowndes County.
0:18:41: Huntie Hall, student at Huntingdon College, with paintings in her senior art show on display at Bellingrath Hall.
0:19:27: Investigation of a robbery at the Bank of Wadley in Randolph County.
0:20:24: Scene of a motorcycle wreck on Goode Street in Montgomery.
0:21:07: Footage of the Confederate monument at the Capitol in Montgomery, including a squirrel running about the statue.
21 APRIL 1966
0:21:54: Congressman Carl Elliott addressing a group of women in a house in Montgomery while campaigning for governor.
0:22:58: Student government election at Auburn University.
0:23:41: City commission meeting in Montgomery, Alabama. Mayor Earl D. James is seated in the center.
0:24:20: Cleanup at Albert Hotel in Selma after a fire that damaged a store room in the building.
22 APRIL 1966
0:24:54: Bob Gilchrist addressing students at Huntingdon College in Montgomery while campaigning for governor.
0:29:21: Report by Jack Venable about Beat 14 in Elmore County, where "voters have approved a governor for the past 48 years." He interviews committee chairman Hubert Farmer about the gubernatorial race.
0:31:33: Maxwell Air Force Band performing a concert for students at Carver High School in Montgomery.
0:32:17: Accidental shooting death of a young boy on MacLamar Road in Montgomery.
0:33:00: Annual meeting of the Alabama Credit Union League at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery. Mayor Earl James was among the speakers at the event.1966 April 18-221960-1969Blackburn, Wayne; Davenport, Ron; Elliott, Carl, 1913-1999; Farmer, Hubert; Flowers, Richmond, 1918-2007; Gilchrist, Bob; Hardwick, Carter; Holt, Andrew David, 1904-1987; Inman, Bob; James, Earl D.; Means, George R., 1907-2000; Patterson, Eddie; Russell, C. W.; Sellers, Carolyn; Stephens, Carl; Venable, Jack; Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force; United States. Air Force; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Political activity; Airplanes; Attorneys general--Alabama; Bands; Banks; Baseball; Baseball players; Business & industry; Democratic Party (Ala.); Charitable organizations; Education; Fire fighters; Fires; Helicopters; Hotels; Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Ala.); Legislators--United States; Mayors--Alabama--Montgomery; Military facilities; Military officers; Military vehicles; Monuments & memorials; Organizations; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Republican Party (Ala.); Soldiers; Students; Universities & colleges; Voting; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.); Elmore County (Ala.); Maxwell Air Force Base (Ala.); Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.); Wadley (Ala.); Randolph County (Ala.)Moving imageFilm; 16mm filmWSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)WSFA collectionBox D180, 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/rW6WYR2skrkhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/1285
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