| Summary: | The following segments are included:
0:00:05: Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley discusses benefits of the "lid law," which would limit the amount that property taxes could increase.
0:01:34: Chief Justice C. C. "Bo" Torbert discusses the Alabama's Supreme Court's approval of a plan to allow television cameras and news photographers in courtrooms with the consent of the judge and both involved parties.
0:02:30: Governor George Wallace discusses his view that the tenets of Christianity (rather than Communism) could bring about world peace.
0:03:17: Parade in downtown Montgomery on April 23, 1977, at the start of the George Lindsey Celebrity Weekend and Golf Tournament. (Proceeds from the event benefited the Alabama Special Olympics.) Includes footage of Sharon Riddle (Miss National Peanut Festival) and actor Billy Barty.
0:04:01: Children and adults cleaning streets and working gardens as part of an initiative organized by the Montgomery Clean City Committee, the Housing Authority, and students from Alabama State University.
0:05:28: A dedication ceremony for the Confederate Memorial Park gate on April 23, 1977 in Mountain Creek. Presented by Bob Howell, WSFA-TV News.
0:07:59: A small plane lands on a highway road and guided along by a convoy of police cars.
0:09:14: Footage of the IGA Foodliner grocery store after its manager, Andy McLain, reported a robbery as he was opening the store on the morning of April 23, 1977.
0:09:54: George Lindsey Celebrity Weekend and Golf Tournament at Arrowhead Country Club on April 23 or 24, 2023. (Proceeds from the event benefited the Alabama Special Olympics.)
0:10:18: Following a series of filibusters, Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley discusses the governor's reorganization bill and urges the Alabama Senate not to delay such legislation.
0:11:53: On April 21, 1977, the Federal Power Commission (FPC) ends an investigation into the Alabama Power Company and the failure of the Walter Bouldin Dam on the Coosa River on February 10, 1975. The close of the investigation allowed for the approval of reconstruction plans and the start of that work. Includes an interview with an Alabama Power Company official.
0:13:00: Following the city's incorporation on February 22, 1977, and its mayoral and city council elections on April 12, Millbrook has scheduled a mayoral runoff election. Includes interviews with runoff candidates Reginald Minter and Rex Fronduti. Presented by Bill Weaver, WSFA-TV News.
0:15:31: In a live, special report from Millbrook, it is announced that Reginald Minter has defeated Rex Fronduti in the mayoral runoff election on April 26, 1977. Presented by Bill Weaver, WSFA-TV News.
0:16:18: Interview with Reginald Minter after he his victory in the mayoral runoff election in Millbrook on April 26, 1977. Presented by Bill Weaver, WSFA-TV News.
0:18:51: The Montgomery Confederate Ladies Memorial Association holds the 111th annual ceremony for Confederate Memorial Day on April 26, 1977.
0:20:04: Governor George Wallace accuses some senators of preventing a vote on a bill that would halt utility price increases, alleging relationships between special interest groups and members of the Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities (CTU) Committee. Includes an interview with Senator Eddie Hubert Gilmore, who was chairman of the committee. Presented by George Mitchell, WSFA-TV News.
0:23:45: The Public Service Commission discusses utility price increases by the Alabama Power Company. Includes interviews with commission members.
0:26:08: Courtroom footage of the murder trial of Wayne Ritter and John Evans, who were convicted of the murder of Edward Nassar in his Mobile pawn shop on January 5, 1977. Ritter and Evans threaten the jury and request the death penalty by the electric chair.
0:27:34: On April 27, 1977, Wayne Ritter and John Evans are sentenced to death by electric chair for the murder of Edward Nassar, who was killed in his pawn shop in Mobile on January 5. Presented by Kenley Jones, NBC News.
0:29:54: Reginald Minter, mayor-elect of Millbrook, delivers a speech about future plans in Millbrook.
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