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Date of Copyright
1966-05-26
Description
Original camera footage edited for broadcast for KNTV San Jose Channel 11 news. The accompanying script, read by the newscaster, provides details of the stories and completes the broadcast. Reel 1: Segment 1 (silent): Blonde woman being given a tour of a medical building; crowds of people in suits gathered on the lawn outside the building. Script reads, "Stanford University today dedicated its new six million dollar space age medical laboratory. It did so with a touch of Kennedy -- Mrs. Joan Kennedy, wife of Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy -- was there to represent the Kennedy family, who kicked in a million dollars for the building, in memory of the late Joseph Kennedy, Jr., who was killed in the war. Top university officials attended the ceremony including University President Wallace Sterling, and Richard Guggenheim, President of the Board of Trustees. A tour of the building followed with special attention paid to the Kennedy Laboratory for Molecular Medicine...dedicated to an attack on mental retardation." Segment 2 (sound): Interview with man promoting a fundraiser in support of treatment for children with harelips. (There does not appear to be a reference to this clip in the broadcast script). Segment 3 (sound): Assemblyman William Bagley insists there was a wire tap found at the Christopher for Governor campaign headquarters, accuses political rivals of organizing it. Script reads, "The Pacific Telephone Company's denial of any evidence of a tap on the telephones into the Christopher for Governor headquarters in San Jose have fallen on deaf ears so far as Christopher supporters are concerned. In Sacramento today Assemblyman William Bagley, a Christopher campaign leader refused to let go of the phone tap as a campaign issue, a point he makes with some vigor in an interview with Channel 11 news. The private investigator, Sam Alvid, of San Jose, reiterated today his charges made on this newscast last night that the telephone had been tapped." Reel 2: Segment 1 (silent): Man speaking to room of young women, they clap, he presents a wooden sword award. Scripts reads, "A young ladies tea has ended the battle of the canisters between girls of Leigh and Camden High Schools. The tea at Union School's neutral ground served as backdrop for awards to the school which had best picked the pockets of its neighborhood in the recent cancer drive. The event has grown into something of an annual rivalry between the two schools to see who can knock on more doors and fill more canisters with contributions to fight cancer. This year the honors -- by a squeak -- went to Camden High School. Sue Conrad of Camden and Pat Fischer of Leigh accepted the gratitude of Assistant Superintendent and Cancer Chairman Bob Infelise." Segment 2 (sound): Interview with George Leppert, who advocates in favor of lawful demonstrations as a civic right, says we should stop bombing in North Vietnam, stop military action so we can negotiate a peaceful solution. Script reads, "Plans for a mammoth anti-war rally in Redwood City have crystallized. It will be held in Redwood City, featuring a march from Sequoia High School to the napalm-producing plant of United Technology Center on the Bay. Featured speaker at the rally will be Oregon Senator Wayne Morse, an outspoken critic of the Vietnam war. Another speaker will be Tenth Congressional District Candidate George Leppert, who advocates suspension of bombing in North Vietnam and peace talks with the Viet Cong. He said similar anti-war demonstrations were being planned in New York and Los Angeles. We asked if they weren't lending aid and comfort to our enemies.." Segment 3 (sound): Interview with Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia, who is asked who's calling the shots in Indonesia -- Sukarno or Suharto; whether there will be a softening of relations with Malaysia; and whether the purge of Communists in Indonesia against the PKI continues. Carnadi states that Sukarno is still in power and has only given certain powers to General Suharto. They will be having discussions with Malaysia. PKI will have no right anymore. Script reads, "The affairs of Indonesia continue to see-saw with the confusion of who exactly is giving the orders, President Sukarno or General Suharto. But despite the power struggle outward appearances would indicate that Indonesia is once more aligning itself with Western policy. This evening the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia, R. Carnadi, spoke to the San Jose World Affairs Council. In his speech he tried to clarify his country's changing foreign policy. Prior to his speech, the Consul General spoke with KNTV newsmen." Reel 3: San Jose Mayor Joseph Pace and other people seated around a conference table, with close-up of Pace starting a tape recorder, and shot of a telephone on the table. A call is initiated, and one of the men named Pratt says he is in the room. They appear to be speaking to someone in Japan. Several people in the room are Japanese or Japanese-American. There is reference to the "9th anniversary of our..." Pace leans in very close to the phone as though he can't hear or it's not working. There does not appear to be a reference to this story in the broadcast script; however, this is very likely marking the 9th anniversary of the San Jose-Okayama Sister Cities partnership. 5/26/66 A-C 482; 5/26/66 D-F 482; 5/26/66 H-I 482
Television stations Television broadcasting of news Nineteen sixties Vietnam War, 1961-1975 San Jose (Calif.)--Politics and government Building dedications College administrators Political campaigns--California High school students Awards Fundraiser Anti-war demonstrations Sister cities Anniversaries Stanford University Christopher, George
Time Period
1966-05-26
Place
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) Palo Alto (Calif.) Redwood City (Calif.) San Jose (Calif.)
Provenance
History San Jose California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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