WUGA news; 1970--excerpt
- Series
- WUGA news
- Episode
- 1970--excerpt
- Producing Organization
- WUGA (Radio station : Athens, Ga.)
- Contributing Organization
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-526-086348hf4c
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This is an episode of the WUGA-TV news from sometime in the spring of 1970. It begins with anchor Craig Smith reading the headlines, including: a Lebanese strike demanding action against Israel; Nixon assuring NATO the U.S. will continue to withdraw from Vietnam; Indonesian president Suharto visiting the White House; Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau encouraging the U.S. to pull out of Cambodia; two nuclear tests conducted in Nevada; and a stock market report. Georgia news: Governor Lester Maddox gains support for a summer session of the General Assembly. Reporter Jesse Simms says employees of Dobbs House Restaurant in Atlanta have staged a walkout in support of Teamsters Local 667 of Memphis. Includes a clip of R.C. Cook, President of Teamsters Local 528. Blacks in Jackson are being released from jail; they had been arrested for disorderly conduct. State School Superintendent Nix suggests new funding for kindergarten. Rep. Charles L. Carnes has qualified to run for Public Service Commissioner. Reporter Judy Woodruff reports from Atlanta on a workshop on student government. Lon Marlowe of Columbus College says since nobody really knows what happened at Kent State, we can't condemn anyone. Senator Bob Andrews says violent attacks on campus must be punished. Representative Elliott Levitas says our nation was founded on dissent and free speech, and these rights must be supported. Sports news is next. In baseball, Hank Aaron will be honored for his 500th home run. The Atlanta tennis classic is underway. In tennis, Arthur Ashe has advanced to the second round of the French Open. The program closes with the Athens forecast: a high of ninety degrees.
- Broadcast Date
- 1970
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:02:50.537
- Credits
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Anchor: Smith, Craig
Interviewee: Marlowe, Lon
Interviewee: Cook, R.C.
Interviewee: Levitas, Elliott
Interviewee: Andrews, Bob
Producing Organization: WUGA (Radio station : Athens, Ga.)
Reporter: Woodruff, Judy
Reporter: Simms, Jesse
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-2595ef165ba (Filename)
Format: 2 inch videotape: Quad
Duration: 00:13:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “WUGA news; 1970--excerpt,” 1970, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 8, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-086348hf4c.
- MLA: “WUGA news; 1970--excerpt.” 1970. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 8, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-086348hf4c>.
- APA: WUGA news; 1970--excerpt. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-086348hf4c