File Master #385 8/16/80 through 8/18/80
wsb-video_fm00385
Moving Image
U-matic: 3/4 inch videotape
Created: 1980
Content
File Master #385 8/16/80 through 8/18/80
FM00385
1. Gas Station 8-16-1980
00:00:04 – 00:00:31
Natural sound footage of an empty Exxon gas station with a police vehicle parked in front.
2. Escape/Inmates 8-16-1980
00:00:35 – 00:01:11
Silent shots of a front and side mugshot profile of two unnamed men.
3. Brookwood Fire 8-16-1980
00:01:16 – 00:02:05
Report on attempted arson in the abandoned Brookwood Hotel. Exterior shot of the building; fire fighters speaking to each other; police officers walking a German shepherd; a crowd of civilians watching the crime scene from afar; closeup shots on police lights. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Bjorkman, Ernie
4. London Fire 8-16-1980
00:02:09 – 00:03:16
Report on deaths caused by a possible case of arson in a London apartment. Footage of a roof with a hole burned through it; detectives walking through an alleyway; exterior shot of a scorched window. Interview with eyewitness Ibrahim Pancar. Natural sound and voiceover.
5. Marta Bus Rodeo 8-16-1980
00:03:21 – 00:04:39
Report on the MARTA bus rodeo competition for bus drivers. Footage of MARTA buses driving through a safety cone obstacle course in an empty parking lot at the Avondale station; footage of a bus backing slowly over a traffic cone; a Georgia State patrolman and a police officer timing the contestants and taking notes inside the bus. Natural sound and voiceover. Interview with contestant W. L. Johnson. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Moore, Bob
6. Inmates/Escape 8-16-1980
00:04:45 – 00:05:14
Silent shots of a front and side mugshot profile of two unnamed men.
7. Marta Protest 8-16-1980
00:05:20 – 00:06:10
Natural sound footage of a group of people climbing into a van; a group of protestors holding signs and awaiting instructions; a boy raising sign reading “Drop the Charges! No $.50 fare!”. Interview with an unnamed man.
8. Airport Security 8-17-1980
00:06:13 – 00:07:50
Report on the return of “behavioral profiling” at airport security due to a rash of pane hijackings. Footage of passengers passing through metal detectors and placing their luggage in x-ray bins; airline workers at computers processing tickets. Interview with an unnamed Hartsfield Airport security official. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Bjorkman, Ernie
9. Kennedy 8-17-1980
00:07:54 – 00:09:55
Retrospective on Ted Kennedy’s unsuccessful push for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. Ted Kennedy shaking hands with his out-of-uniform Secret Service agents and their families; previous footage of Kennedy onstage with Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention; various newspapers and magazines about the Chappaquiddick incident; Kennedy disembarking from a private jet; various shots of Kennedy on the campaign chair; Ayatollah Khomeini waving to a crowd in Iran. Natural sound and voiceover.
10. Talmadge Birthday 8-17-1980
00:09:58 – 00:10:40
Natural sound footage of a live country band; guests eating barbecue at long picnic tables inside; Herman Talmadge taking pictures with guests; a guest cutting a slice of Talmadge’s birthday cake.
11. Antenna Lift 8-17-1980
00:10:44 – 00:11:57
Natural sound footage of a helicopter and construction crew lifting an antenna on top of the Peachtree Plaza Westin. Interview with an unnamed helicopter pilot.
12. Detroit Census 8-17-1980
00:12:01 – 00:13:36
Report on the City of Detroit’s quest to get its census figures adjusted in 1980 for uncounted people. Footage of a commercial for the US Census; still shot of the Detroit skyline; pedestrians walking through downtown Detroit. Interview with Assistant to the Mayor of Detroit Arletta Douglas and Census Bureau Director Vincent Barabba. Natural sound and voiceover. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Baker, Denise (NBC News)
13. South Padre Island 8-17-1980
00:13:41 – 00:15:26
Report on the tourism-dependent economy of South Padre Island, Texas in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Allen. Footage of an empty beach at South Padre Island in Texas; a woman inside the wreckage of a house on the beach; a badly damaged fishing pier; a shopping mall devastated by the storm. Interview with South Padre Island Mayor Glen McGehee, fishing pier owner Helen Flemming, fishing boat shop owner George Colley. Natural sound and voiceover.
14. Japan Fire 8-17-1980
00:15:28 – 00:16:11
Report on explosions and fires in Shizouka, Japan. Footage of the immediate aftermath of the explosion, with civilians and firemen running, tending wounds, or lying on the ground wounded; department store shoppers climbing down from a window; smoke and fire engulfing a fire truck as firefighters spray the blaze; firemen carrying out a man and surveying wreckage. Voiceover.
15. Reagan/Bush 8-17-1980
00:16:14 – 00:17:47
Report on Ronald Reagan responding to Jimmy Carter’s statements at the Democratic National Convention. Ronald Reagan greeting the press and entering/exiting a Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles; Reagan and George Bush stepping on stage and giving a press conference. Interview with Ronald Reagan. Voiceover and natural sound.
Reporter: Oliver, Don (NBC News)
16. USS Atlanta 8-17-1980
00:17:50 – 00:19:45
Report on the launching of the USS Atlanta, a nuclear powered submarine. Footage of the Atlanta at a dock in Newport News, with an American flag-themed cloth draped across the bow; Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson standing on the platform; Senator Sam Nunn giving a speech; Colleen Nunn christening the submarine with a bottle of champagne as the submarine sounds its horn and whistle and pulls away from the dock. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Cassels, Andy
17. Race Victim 8-17-1980
00:19:49 – 00:22:12
Reporter on the bleak prognosis of comatose heat stroke victim Curtis MacMillan. Archival footage of an unconscious and struggling runners being carried off the road; still photos of heat stroke victim Curtis MacMillan; MacMillan’s wife Joy and son Eric speaking to the press. Interview with Joy MacMillan. Natural sound and voiceover.
18. John Anderson 8-17-1980
00:22:16 – 00:23:01
Interview with independent political candidate John B. Anderson speaking about Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. Natural sound.
19.Antenna Lift 8-17-1980
00:23:05 – 00:25:25
Report on the massive antenna raised via helicopter onto the Westin Peachtree Plaza skyscraper. Footage of Bob Moore sitting on the antenna while still on the ground; shots of the crew on the ground tying and preparing the antenna; the helicopter taking off and slowly lifting the antenna piece; aerial footage of the Westin and the Atlanta skyline. Voiceover interview with the helicopter pilot named Bob and an unnamed radio executive. Natural sound, music, voiceover.
Reporter: Moore, Bob
20. Apartment Murder 8-17-1980
00:25:29 – 00:25:56
Natural sound footage of shattered windows and a damaged door in an apartment complex; interview with an eyewitness.
21. Police Beating (6PM) 8-17-1980
00:26:00 – 00:28:06
Report on the death of Robert Owens in police custody. Shot of Robert Owens’ residence; an empty wheelchair in a detention center at Grady Memorial Hospital; a broken handcuff link on a wooden bench’s railing; Owen’s siblings, mother, and grandmother speaking to a reporter in the living room.. Interview with Robert Owens’ brother, Joseph. Natural sound and voiceover.
22. Police Beating (11PM) 8-17-1980
00:28:11 – 00:29:52
Report on the death of Robert Owens in police custody. Shot of Robert Owens’ residence; an empty wheelchair in a detention center at Grady Memorial Hospital; a broken handcuff link on a wooden bench’s railing; Owen’s siblings, mother, and grandmother speaking to a reporter in the living room.. Interview with Robert Owens’ brother, Joseph. Natural sound and voiceover.
23. Tip O’Neil 8-17-1980
00:29:55 – 00:31:46
Report on the slim possibility that the Speaker of the House or President Pro Tempore of the Senate could become President. Footage of Tip O’Neil walking through a hallway; Warren Magnuson presiding as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; external shots of the White House and Capitol; still images of Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson; Harry Truman raising arms with Alben W. Barkley at the Democratic National Convention in 1948; Thomas Dewey standing at the podium during the 1948 Republican National Convention; John Anderson campaigning; a map showing key swing states. Natural sound and voiceover.
24. Senior Wedding 8-17-1980
00:31:49 – 00:33:18
Report on the marriage of senior citizens 91-year-old Walter Womack and 82-year-old Agnes Schultz. Footage of Agnes’ ring; the couple surrounded by Agnes’ children and grandchildren; the couple cutting cake and throwing a bouquet; shot of the couple’s new shared room at the Garden Terrace Nursing Home; Walter kissing Agnes on both cheeks and pushing her wheelchair down the hall. Interview with Walter and Agnes. Natural sound, voiceover, and “We’ve Only Just Begun” by The Carpenters.
Reporter: Pickard, Marc
25. Republic Hijack 8-17-1980
00:33:22 – 00:35:49
Report on several planes hijacked by frustrated Cuban refugees returning to Miami from Cuba. Footage of Republic, Delta, and Eastern jets; a group of nuns hugging in the airport terminal; FBI agents hustling Cuban refugees in handcuffs into a building, and holding a smuggled bottle of gasoline; Miami’s tent city residents unloading furniture from a small car; Cuban refugees going about their lives in Tent City. Interview with angry hijacking passengers, several unnamed dissatisfied Cuban refugees, FBI spokesman William Nettles, and Tent City official Hector Salazar. Natural sound and voiceover.
Newstape: WESH-TV (Orlando, FL) and WCKT-TV (Miami,FL)
Reporter: Seamans, Ike (NBC News)
26. Airport Security 8-18-1980
00:35:53 – 00:36:28
Natural sound footage of Republic Airlines passengers having their tickets checked at the desk.
27. Race Victim 8-17-1980
00:36:30 – 00:38:04
Report on the bleak prognosis of comatose heat stroke victim Curtis MacMillan. Archival footage of an unconscious and struggling runners being carried off the road; still photos of heat stroke victim Curtis MacMillan; MacMillan’s wife Joy and son Eric speaking to the press. Interview with Joy MacMillan. Natural sound and voiceover.
28. Airport Security/Bomb 8-18-1980
00:38:07 – 00:39:03
Report on new airport security measures after a rash of hijackings, including increased sky marshal presence and behavioral profiles. Footage of passengers passing through extensive security, including metal detectors and baggage checks. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Miller, Paul
29. Billy Carter 8-18-1980
00:39:07 – 00:40:22
Report on Billy Carter’s need to sell his property to pay his controversial debts to Libya. Footage of Billy Carter walking to his car surrounded by the press; closeup on a sign in downtown Plains, GA supporting Jimmy Carter; shots of Billy Carter’s old home, baseball field, and gas station; visitors taking pictures of the gas station. Interview with several unnamed visitors to Plains. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Jimenez, Bob (NBC News)
30. Senior Wedding
00:41:14 – 00:42:02
Natural sound footage the wedding of senior citizens 91-year-old Walter Womack and 82-year-old Agnes Schultz. of Agnes’ ring; the couple surrounded by Agnes’ children and grandchildren; the couple cutting cake and throwing a bouquet; shot of the couple’s new shared room at the Garden Terrace Nursing Home; Walter kissing Agnes on both cheeks and pushing her wheelchair down the hall. “We’ve Only Just Begun” by The Carpenters.
30a. Reagan 8-18-1980
00:40:26 – 00:41:10
Report on Ronald Reagan beginning his fall campaign in Chicago Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Footage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan disembarking from a plane and shaking hands with a group of important men; Reagan greeting supporters at his Chicago Hotel. Interview with Ronald Reagan. Natural sound and voiceover.
31. Civilian Cops 8-18-1980
00:42:06 – 00:43:19
Report on the City of Atlanta receiving a grant for the Community Service Specialists Program, a support service for the Atlanta Police Department. Footage of police Offices and Community Service Specialists looking at computer monitors in a control room and manning police booths downtown. Interview with APD Chief George Napper. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Bjorkman, Ernie
32. Noragem 8-18-1980
00:43:23 – 00:44:34
Report on the veto of a controversial Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) decision giving the Noragem Corporation a contract to develop an undeveloped lot. Closeup on board member Samuel Freedman; footage of an undeveloped lot; Atlanta Housing Authority director Tyrone Hinton, Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, and an unnamed man giving press conferences; AHA council adjourning their meeting. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Miller, Paul
33. Son of Cabbage Town 8-18-1980
00:44:37 – 00:46:48
Report on the controversy surrounding renovation of houses in Cabbagetown. Comparison shot of the run-down condition of present Cabbagetown homes and pristine condition of the homes in the early 20th century; a man removing nails in an older house and carrying sheets of drywall. Interview with Priscilla House and Joyce Brookshire. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Emerman, Bebe
34. Reagan 8-18-1980
00:46:52 – 00:47:37
Natural sound footage of Ronald Reagan delivering a speech at the Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
35. Republicans 8-18-1980
00:47:41 – 00:49:24
Report on the convention of Southern state chairmen for the Ronald Reagan campaign in Atlanta. Archival footage of balloons being released during the Republican National Convention; Reagan’s state-level campaign chairmen introducing themselves at a meeting; chairmen being handed thick packets of information at a registration table, an unnamed state chairman speaking to the group; archival footage of Jimmy Carter hugging his wife Rosalynn and crying after winning the Presidency; a map of states below the Mason-Dixon line that could potentially swing for Reagan. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Phillippi, Hank
36. Bus Cutbacks 8-18-1980
00:49:28 – 00:50:42
Report on the demise of the popular MARTA Loopride rout due to budget cuts. Footage of a MARTA bus picking up passengers and driving down the street. Interview with Loopride rider Lillian Little. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Bjorkman, Ernie
37. Airport Security/Bomb 8-18-1980
00:50:45 – 00:52:44
Report on new airport security measures after a rash of hijackings, including increased sky marshal presence and behavioral profiles. Footage of passengers passing through extensive security, including metal detectors and baggage checks. Interview with unnamed passengers on their way from Atlanta to Florida. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Miller, Paul
38. Cop Hunt 8-18-1980
00:52:48 – 00:53:08
Natural sound footage of a man on a gurney being wheeled into Grady Memorial Hospital while escorted by police.
39. Columbus Debate 8-18-1980
00:53:12 – 00:57:16
Bebe Emerman and Marc Pickard recapping the Democratic primary runoff debate between Zell Miller and Herman Talmadge. Footage of Talmadge and Miller standing with the moderator before the debate; engineers in the control room watching monitors; Miller and Talmadge giving answers and directing attacks at one another; Bebe Emerman and Marc Pickard taking notes during the debate. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Emerman, Bebe and Pickard, Marc
40. Airplane Bomb 8-18-1980
00:57:20 – 00:58:20
Report on a man’s failed effort to hijack an Eastern Airlines flight in an attempt to get to Cuba. Footage of a plane waiting on the tarmac . Interview with an unnamed passenger. Natural sound and voiceover.
41. Bodies in trunk 8-18-1980
00:58:23 – 00:59:42
Report on the discovery of bodies in the trunk of a car parked in a Marriott parking lot. Footage of an Oldsmobile sitting with its doors and windows opened; Detective placing license plates in paper bags; officers and detectives taking extensive pictures of the bodies in the trunk; Police carrying body bags onto a gurney and into an ambulance. Interview with witness Antonio Turnbull(?) and an unnamed police officer.
Reporter: Reaves, Gary
42. Reagan Campaign 8-18-1980
00:59:46 – 01:00:15
Silent footage of Ronald Reagan delivering a speech at the Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and receiving a standing ovation.
FM00385
1. Gas Station 8-16-1980
00:00:04 – 00:00:31
Natural sound footage of an empty Exxon gas station with a police vehicle parked in front.
2. Escape/Inmates 8-16-1980
00:00:35 – 00:01:11
Silent shots of a front and side mugshot profile of two unnamed men.
3. Brookwood Fire 8-16-1980
00:01:16 – 00:02:05
Report on attempted arson in the abandoned Brookwood Hotel. Exterior shot of the building; fire fighters speaking to each other; police officers walking a German shepherd; a crowd of civilians watching the crime scene from afar; closeup shots on police lights. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Bjorkman, Ernie
4. London Fire 8-16-1980
00:02:09 – 00:03:16
Report on deaths caused by a possible case of arson in a London apartment. Footage of a roof with a hole burned through it; detectives walking through an alleyway; exterior shot of a scorched window. Interview with eyewitness Ibrahim Pancar. Natural sound and voiceover.
5. Marta Bus Rodeo 8-16-1980
00:03:21 – 00:04:39
Report on the MARTA bus rodeo competition for bus drivers. Footage of MARTA buses driving through a safety cone obstacle course in an empty parking lot at the Avondale station; footage of a bus backing slowly over a traffic cone; a Georgia State patrolman and a police officer timing the contestants and taking notes inside the bus. Natural sound and voiceover. Interview with contestant W. L. Johnson. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Moore, Bob
6. Inmates/Escape 8-16-1980
00:04:45 – 00:05:14
Silent shots of a front and side mugshot profile of two unnamed men.
7. Marta Protest 8-16-1980
00:05:20 – 00:06:10
Natural sound footage of a group of people climbing into a van; a group of protestors holding signs and awaiting instructions; a boy raising sign reading “Drop the Charges! No $.50 fare!”. Interview with an unnamed man.
8. Airport Security 8-17-1980
00:06:13 – 00:07:50
Report on the return of “behavioral profiling” at airport security due to a rash of pane hijackings. Footage of passengers passing through metal detectors and placing their luggage in x-ray bins; airline workers at computers processing tickets. Interview with an unnamed Hartsfield Airport security official. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Bjorkman, Ernie
9. Kennedy 8-17-1980
00:07:54 – 00:09:55
Retrospective on Ted Kennedy’s unsuccessful push for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. Ted Kennedy shaking hands with his out-of-uniform Secret Service agents and their families; previous footage of Kennedy onstage with Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention; various newspapers and magazines about the Chappaquiddick incident; Kennedy disembarking from a private jet; various shots of Kennedy on the campaign chair; Ayatollah Khomeini waving to a crowd in Iran. Natural sound and voiceover.
10. Talmadge Birthday 8-17-1980
00:09:58 – 00:10:40
Natural sound footage of a live country band; guests eating barbecue at long picnic tables inside; Herman Talmadge taking pictures with guests; a guest cutting a slice of Talmadge’s birthday cake.
11. Antenna Lift 8-17-1980
00:10:44 – 00:11:57
Natural sound footage of a helicopter and construction crew lifting an antenna on top of the Peachtree Plaza Westin. Interview with an unnamed helicopter pilot.
12. Detroit Census 8-17-1980
00:12:01 – 00:13:36
Report on the City of Detroit’s quest to get its census figures adjusted in 1980 for uncounted people. Footage of a commercial for the US Census; still shot of the Detroit skyline; pedestrians walking through downtown Detroit. Interview with Assistant to the Mayor of Detroit Arletta Douglas and Census Bureau Director Vincent Barabba. Natural sound and voiceover. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Baker, Denise (NBC News)
13. South Padre Island 8-17-1980
00:13:41 – 00:15:26
Report on the tourism-dependent economy of South Padre Island, Texas in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Allen. Footage of an empty beach at South Padre Island in Texas; a woman inside the wreckage of a house on the beach; a badly damaged fishing pier; a shopping mall devastated by the storm. Interview with South Padre Island Mayor Glen McGehee, fishing pier owner Helen Flemming, fishing boat shop owner George Colley. Natural sound and voiceover.
14. Japan Fire 8-17-1980
00:15:28 – 00:16:11
Report on explosions and fires in Shizouka, Japan. Footage of the immediate aftermath of the explosion, with civilians and firemen running, tending wounds, or lying on the ground wounded; department store shoppers climbing down from a window; smoke and fire engulfing a fire truck as firefighters spray the blaze; firemen carrying out a man and surveying wreckage. Voiceover.
15. Reagan/Bush 8-17-1980
00:16:14 – 00:17:47
Report on Ronald Reagan responding to Jimmy Carter’s statements at the Democratic National Convention. Ronald Reagan greeting the press and entering/exiting a Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles; Reagan and George Bush stepping on stage and giving a press conference. Interview with Ronald Reagan. Voiceover and natural sound.
Reporter: Oliver, Don (NBC News)
16. USS Atlanta 8-17-1980
00:17:50 – 00:19:45
Report on the launching of the USS Atlanta, a nuclear powered submarine. Footage of the Atlanta at a dock in Newport News, with an American flag-themed cloth draped across the bow; Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson standing on the platform; Senator Sam Nunn giving a speech; Colleen Nunn christening the submarine with a bottle of champagne as the submarine sounds its horn and whistle and pulls away from the dock. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Cassels, Andy
17. Race Victim 8-17-1980
00:19:49 – 00:22:12
Reporter on the bleak prognosis of comatose heat stroke victim Curtis MacMillan. Archival footage of an unconscious and struggling runners being carried off the road; still photos of heat stroke victim Curtis MacMillan; MacMillan’s wife Joy and son Eric speaking to the press. Interview with Joy MacMillan. Natural sound and voiceover.
18. John Anderson 8-17-1980
00:22:16 – 00:23:01
Interview with independent political candidate John B. Anderson speaking about Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. Natural sound.
19.Antenna Lift 8-17-1980
00:23:05 – 00:25:25
Report on the massive antenna raised via helicopter onto the Westin Peachtree Plaza skyscraper. Footage of Bob Moore sitting on the antenna while still on the ground; shots of the crew on the ground tying and preparing the antenna; the helicopter taking off and slowly lifting the antenna piece; aerial footage of the Westin and the Atlanta skyline. Voiceover interview with the helicopter pilot named Bob and an unnamed radio executive. Natural sound, music, voiceover.
Reporter: Moore, Bob
20. Apartment Murder 8-17-1980
00:25:29 – 00:25:56
Natural sound footage of shattered windows and a damaged door in an apartment complex; interview with an eyewitness.
21. Police Beating (6PM) 8-17-1980
00:26:00 – 00:28:06
Report on the death of Robert Owens in police custody. Shot of Robert Owens’ residence; an empty wheelchair in a detention center at Grady Memorial Hospital; a broken handcuff link on a wooden bench’s railing; Owen’s siblings, mother, and grandmother speaking to a reporter in the living room.. Interview with Robert Owens’ brother, Joseph. Natural sound and voiceover.
22. Police Beating (11PM) 8-17-1980
00:28:11 – 00:29:52
Report on the death of Robert Owens in police custody. Shot of Robert Owens’ residence; an empty wheelchair in a detention center at Grady Memorial Hospital; a broken handcuff link on a wooden bench’s railing; Owen’s siblings, mother, and grandmother speaking to a reporter in the living room.. Interview with Robert Owens’ brother, Joseph. Natural sound and voiceover.
23. Tip O’Neil 8-17-1980
00:29:55 – 00:31:46
Report on the slim possibility that the Speaker of the House or President Pro Tempore of the Senate could become President. Footage of Tip O’Neil walking through a hallway; Warren Magnuson presiding as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; external shots of the White House and Capitol; still images of Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson; Harry Truman raising arms with Alben W. Barkley at the Democratic National Convention in 1948; Thomas Dewey standing at the podium during the 1948 Republican National Convention; John Anderson campaigning; a map showing key swing states. Natural sound and voiceover.
24. Senior Wedding 8-17-1980
00:31:49 – 00:33:18
Report on the marriage of senior citizens 91-year-old Walter Womack and 82-year-old Agnes Schultz. Footage of Agnes’ ring; the couple surrounded by Agnes’ children and grandchildren; the couple cutting cake and throwing a bouquet; shot of the couple’s new shared room at the Garden Terrace Nursing Home; Walter kissing Agnes on both cheeks and pushing her wheelchair down the hall. Interview with Walter and Agnes. Natural sound, voiceover, and “We’ve Only Just Begun” by The Carpenters.
Reporter: Pickard, Marc
25. Republic Hijack 8-17-1980
00:33:22 – 00:35:49
Report on several planes hijacked by frustrated Cuban refugees returning to Miami from Cuba. Footage of Republic, Delta, and Eastern jets; a group of nuns hugging in the airport terminal; FBI agents hustling Cuban refugees in handcuffs into a building, and holding a smuggled bottle of gasoline; Miami’s tent city residents unloading furniture from a small car; Cuban refugees going about their lives in Tent City. Interview with angry hijacking passengers, several unnamed dissatisfied Cuban refugees, FBI spokesman William Nettles, and Tent City official Hector Salazar. Natural sound and voiceover.
Newstape: WESH-TV (Orlando, FL) and WCKT-TV (Miami,FL)
Reporter: Seamans, Ike (NBC News)
26. Airport Security 8-18-1980
00:35:53 – 00:36:28
Natural sound footage of Republic Airlines passengers having their tickets checked at the desk.
27. Race Victim 8-17-1980
00:36:30 – 00:38:04
Report on the bleak prognosis of comatose heat stroke victim Curtis MacMillan. Archival footage of an unconscious and struggling runners being carried off the road; still photos of heat stroke victim Curtis MacMillan; MacMillan’s wife Joy and son Eric speaking to the press. Interview with Joy MacMillan. Natural sound and voiceover.
28. Airport Security/Bomb 8-18-1980
00:38:07 – 00:39:03
Report on new airport security measures after a rash of hijackings, including increased sky marshal presence and behavioral profiles. Footage of passengers passing through extensive security, including metal detectors and baggage checks. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Miller, Paul
29. Billy Carter 8-18-1980
00:39:07 – 00:40:22
Report on Billy Carter’s need to sell his property to pay his controversial debts to Libya. Footage of Billy Carter walking to his car surrounded by the press; closeup on a sign in downtown Plains, GA supporting Jimmy Carter; shots of Billy Carter’s old home, baseball field, and gas station; visitors taking pictures of the gas station. Interview with several unnamed visitors to Plains. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Jimenez, Bob (NBC News)
30. Senior Wedding
00:41:14 – 00:42:02
Natural sound footage the wedding of senior citizens 91-year-old Walter Womack and 82-year-old Agnes Schultz. of Agnes’ ring; the couple surrounded by Agnes’ children and grandchildren; the couple cutting cake and throwing a bouquet; shot of the couple’s new shared room at the Garden Terrace Nursing Home; Walter kissing Agnes on both cheeks and pushing her wheelchair down the hall. “We’ve Only Just Begun” by The Carpenters.
30a. Reagan 8-18-1980
00:40:26 – 00:41:10
Report on Ronald Reagan beginning his fall campaign in Chicago Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Footage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan disembarking from a plane and shaking hands with a group of important men; Reagan greeting supporters at his Chicago Hotel. Interview with Ronald Reagan. Natural sound and voiceover.
31. Civilian Cops 8-18-1980
00:42:06 – 00:43:19
Report on the City of Atlanta receiving a grant for the Community Service Specialists Program, a support service for the Atlanta Police Department. Footage of police Offices and Community Service Specialists looking at computer monitors in a control room and manning police booths downtown. Interview with APD Chief George Napper. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Bjorkman, Ernie
32. Noragem 8-18-1980
00:43:23 – 00:44:34
Report on the veto of a controversial Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) decision giving the Noragem Corporation a contract to develop an undeveloped lot. Closeup on board member Samuel Freedman; footage of an undeveloped lot; Atlanta Housing Authority director Tyrone Hinton, Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, and an unnamed man giving press conferences; AHA council adjourning their meeting. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Miller, Paul
33. Son of Cabbage Town 8-18-1980
00:44:37 – 00:46:48
Report on the controversy surrounding renovation of houses in Cabbagetown. Comparison shot of the run-down condition of present Cabbagetown homes and pristine condition of the homes in the early 20th century; a man removing nails in an older house and carrying sheets of drywall. Interview with Priscilla House and Joyce Brookshire. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Emerman, Bebe
34. Reagan 8-18-1980
00:46:52 – 00:47:37
Natural sound footage of Ronald Reagan delivering a speech at the Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
35. Republicans 8-18-1980
00:47:41 – 00:49:24
Report on the convention of Southern state chairmen for the Ronald Reagan campaign in Atlanta. Archival footage of balloons being released during the Republican National Convention; Reagan’s state-level campaign chairmen introducing themselves at a meeting; chairmen being handed thick packets of information at a registration table, an unnamed state chairman speaking to the group; archival footage of Jimmy Carter hugging his wife Rosalynn and crying after winning the Presidency; a map of states below the Mason-Dixon line that could potentially swing for Reagan. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Phillippi, Hank
36. Bus Cutbacks 8-18-1980
00:49:28 – 00:50:42
Report on the demise of the popular MARTA Loopride rout due to budget cuts. Footage of a MARTA bus picking up passengers and driving down the street. Interview with Loopride rider Lillian Little. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Bjorkman, Ernie
37. Airport Security/Bomb 8-18-1980
00:50:45 – 00:52:44
Report on new airport security measures after a rash of hijackings, including increased sky marshal presence and behavioral profiles. Footage of passengers passing through extensive security, including metal detectors and baggage checks. Interview with unnamed passengers on their way from Atlanta to Florida. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Miller, Paul
38. Cop Hunt 8-18-1980
00:52:48 – 00:53:08
Natural sound footage of a man on a gurney being wheeled into Grady Memorial Hospital while escorted by police.
39. Columbus Debate 8-18-1980
00:53:12 – 00:57:16
Bebe Emerman and Marc Pickard recapping the Democratic primary runoff debate between Zell Miller and Herman Talmadge. Footage of Talmadge and Miller standing with the moderator before the debate; engineers in the control room watching monitors; Miller and Talmadge giving answers and directing attacks at one another; Bebe Emerman and Marc Pickard taking notes during the debate. Natural sound and voiceover.
Reporter: Emerman, Bebe and Pickard, Marc
40. Airplane Bomb 8-18-1980
00:57:20 – 00:58:20
Report on a man’s failed effort to hijack an Eastern Airlines flight in an attempt to get to Cuba. Footage of a plane waiting on the tarmac . Interview with an unnamed passenger. Natural sound and voiceover.
41. Bodies in trunk 8-18-1980
00:58:23 – 00:59:42
Report on the discovery of bodies in the trunk of a car parked in a Marriott parking lot. Footage of an Oldsmobile sitting with its doors and windows opened; Detective placing license plates in paper bags; officers and detectives taking extensive pictures of the bodies in the trunk; Police carrying body bags onto a gurney and into an ambulance. Interview with witness Antonio Turnbull(?) and an unnamed police officer.
Reporter: Reaves, Gary
42. Reagan Campaign 8-18-1980
00:59:46 – 01:00:15
Silent footage of Ronald Reagan delivering a speech at the Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and receiving a standing ovation.
