Summary: | The following segments are included:
0:00:06: "Composite" segment featuring an interview with author Wayne Greenhaw on the killing of James Earl Motley by Deputy Sheriff Harvey Conner on November 20, 1966. Greenhaw also discusses his new book, "The Golfer," and his current work. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News.
0:05:52: "Composite" segment featuring interviews with Corporal Lonnie Benjamin, a police sketch artist, and Lieutenant Don Terry about suspects and arrests based on police sketches. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News.
0:10:19: Incomplete "Composite" segment on the 1977 film "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope." (The audio for the footage is unintelligible.)
0:11:25: City council meeting in which Mayor Emory Folmar speaks about crime and schools. (There is no picture or audio from 0:11:52 to 0:12:01.)
0:12:17: City council meeting discussion about housing projects and police response time.
0:13:10: Heavy rainfall follows a long summer drought. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News.
0:15:08: Cows at a dairy farm.
0:15:35: Public hearing of the Alabama Dairy Commission at the Richard Beard Building on August 24, 1977. The meeting was held to discuss a potential increase in milk prices.
0:18:50: Governor's Environmental Quality Awards Program ceremony on August 24, 1977.
0:20:25: Lee High School football team practice.
0:22:08: Promotion by Bob Howell for the WSFA television show "Composite," hosted by Dick Byrd.
0:22:40: During a press conference, Judge Frank M. Johnson discusses his health and aneurysm surgery after he was appointed as director of the FBI by President Jimmy Carter. (His appointment was revoked due to these health complications.) Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News.
0:26:38: Live update on the following stories: a dedication ceremony for the Riverfront Park; the arrest of several people in a marijuana drug bust; Governor George Wallace asking the Alabama Power Company to decrease utilities prices; and negotiations for a new minimum security prison. Presented by Dave Ricky, WSFA-TV News, for the 5:00 p.m. newscast.
0:27:53: Interview about the state of prisons in Alabama, including funding and mismanagement. Presented by George Mitchell, WSFA-TV News.
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