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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:
0:00:01: Major General John K. Singlaub is removed as chief of staff in Korea for criticizing President Jimmy Carter's withdrawal of American troops from Korea. Includes a press conference with Pentagon spokesperson Tom Ross on Secretary of Defense Harold Brown's recommendation for Singlaub's removal. Presented by John Hart, Bob Jamieson, and Charles Quinn, NBC Saturday News.
0:04:01: Interview with Gregory Roche of West Hartford, Connecticut, about his T-shirt design featuring John N. Mitchell, who was serving a sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Montgomery for his role in the Watergate scandal.
0:05:36: City Council meeting on the potential demolition of the abandoned fire station on Bell Street. Mayor Emory Folmar proposes removing the site from the historic district designation, and the City Architectural Review Board votes to demolish the building on July 5, 1977.
0:07:30: Members of the National Federation of the Blind criticize a commissioned study recommending that educational institutes for the blind (like the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and the Blind in Talladega) be placed under the control of the State Board of Education.
0:10:16: Failure at a power substation caused by high temperatures leads to outages for several thousand homes on the night of July 6, 1977.
0:12:19: Dan Moore and Henry Wyman die by drowning in their mobile home park's pool on July 6, 1977. First responders and EMTs perform CPR on the two men with ambulances and onlookers nearby.
0:12:48: A group of Marines transporting a ceremonial flag from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans, Louisiana, stops in Montgomery for a ceremony with Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley and Mayor Emory Folmar.
0:15:24: Interview with T. W. Curlee, operations manager of the Alabama Power Company, on the company's ability to maintain and provide power during a heat wave. For the 4:57 p.m. live update. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA TV News.
0:16:35: Interview with T. W. Curlee, operations manager of the Alabama Power Company, on the company's ability to maintain and provide power during a heat wave. For the 6:00 p.m. live update. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News.
0:18:59: Oscar Gamble of the Chicago White Sox scores two home runs in a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at the Seattle Kingdome. Presented by WSNS-TV, Chicago.
0:19:36: Fireworks at Maxwell Air Force Base during the Fourth of July Independence Day celebration.
0:21:14: A woman waves an orange flag at passing vehicles near road construction on an Interstate. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA TV News.
0:22:55: Interview with James E. Brown, director of the Montgomery Parks and Recreation Department, on the funding and construction progress of the Lagoon Park softball complex.
0:24:30: Footage of a blonde woman and children swimming in a pool, possibly at a hotel.
0:25:17: Canadian nursing students on the U.S.S. Montgomery steamboat. (They had come to the American South to seek jobs in Montgomery and other cities affected by a nursing shortage.)
0:25:40: Interview with Stephen Lack, actor in "The Rubber Gun," at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival in France. A general strike was planned in France during the event. Presented by Fred Briggs and John Hart, NBC News.
0:26:33: Dr. A. L. Shrier of Exxon Mobil explains how solar energy powers a railroad crossing to college students. (Exxon was a sponsor of the NBC Saturday News, and this segment was presented as part of the program's sign-off.)
0:28:17: Promotion of the NBC television movie "Spectre."
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WSFA_A030_0012WSFA audiovisual item A030.0012The following segments are included:
0:00:01: Major General John K. Singlaub is removed as chief of staff in Korea for criticizing President Jimmy Carter's withdrawal of American troops from Korea. Includes a press conference with Pentagon spokesperson Tom Ross on Secretary of Defense Harold Brown's recommendation for Singlaub's removal. Presented by John Hart, Bob Jamieson, and Charles Quinn, NBC Saturday News.
0:04:01: Interview with Gregory Roche of West Hartford, Connecticut, about his T-shirt design featuring John N. Mitchell, who was serving a sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Montgomery for his role in the Watergate scandal.
0:05:36: City Council meeting on the potential demolition of the abandoned fire station on Bell Street. Mayor Emory Folmar proposes removing the site from the historic district designation, and the City Architectural Review Board votes to demolish the building on July 5, 1977.
0:07:30: Members of the National Federation of the Blind criticize a commissioned study recommending that educational institutes for the blind (like the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and the Blind in Talladega) be placed under the control of the State Board of Education.
0:10:16: Failure at a power substation caused by high temperatures leads to outages for several thousand homes on the night of July 6, 1977.
0:12:19: Dan Moore and Henry Wyman die by drowning in their mobile home park's pool on July 6, 1977. First responders and EMTs perform CPR on the two men with ambulances and onlookers nearby.
0:12:48: A group of Marines transporting a ceremonial flag from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans, Louisiana, stops in Montgomery for a ceremony with Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley and Mayor Emory Folmar.
0:15:24: Interview with T. W. Curlee, operations manager of the Alabama Power Company, on the company's ability to maintain and provide power during a heat wave. For the 4:57 p.m. live update. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA TV News.
0:16:35: Interview with T. W. Curlee, operations manager of the Alabama Power Company, on the company's ability to maintain and provide power during a heat wave. For the 6:00 p.m. live update. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA-TV News.
0:18:59: Oscar Gamble of the Chicago White Sox scores two home runs in a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at the Seattle Kingdome. Presented by WSNS-TV, Chicago.
0:19:36: Fireworks at Maxwell Air Force Base during the Fourth of July Independence Day celebration.
0:21:14: A woman waves an orange flag at passing vehicles near road construction on an Interstate. Presented by Norman Lumpkin, WSFA TV News.
0:22:55: Interview with James E. Brown, director of the Montgomery Parks and Recreation Department, on the funding and construction progress of the Lagoon Park softball complex.
0:24:30: Footage of a blonde woman and children swimming in a pool, possibly at a hotel.
0:25:17: Canadian nursing students on the U.S.S. Montgomery steamboat. (They had come to the American South to seek jobs in Montgomery and other cities affected by a nursing shortage.)
0:25:40: Interview with Stephen Lack, actor in "The Rubber Gun," at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival in France. A general strike was planned in France during the event. Presented by Fred Briggs and John Hart, NBC News.
0:26:33: Dr. A. L. Shrier of Exxon Mobil explains how solar energy powers a railroad crossing to college students. (Exxon was a sponsor of the NBC Saturday News, and this segment was presented as part of the program's sign-off.)
0:28:17: Promotion of the NBC television movie "Spectre."1977 July 4 - July 81970-1979Moving imageVideocassette; U-maticWSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)WSFA collectionBox A030, Item 0012Alabama 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/EApyo8rgyRshttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/89
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