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Original camera footage edited for broadcast for KNTV San Jose Channel 11 news. Includes national, local, and sports coverage. The broadcast script for this date has not survived.
Reel 1:
Segment 1 (silent): Wreckage of a construction vehicle tipped over on a dirt hillside. A body can be seen crushed underneath the cab. The body is taken away on a stretcher as a large crowd looks on. The ambulance pulls away.
Segment 2 (sound): A woman wearing cat-eye glasses is interviewed about a rumored nurses' strike. She appears to represent the California Nurses Association (CNA). She says she has to talk unofficially. She's heard rumors of a mass strike being threatened, but she's only had one group call her and ask how to go about mass resignation, and she had to turn it down in all good conscience because she doesn't think she would back any strike movement. But it's not for her to say. The CNA has a policy that says they do not encourage a strike per se. However, this needs qualification. The nurses themselves have this right to decide whether or not to strike. The reporter asks how significant the wage agreement at Washington Township Hospital is and how it affects us locally. She says it's very significant because before a nurse group can actually ask for any consideration from an employer they must prove that the rate they are asking for is reasonable for the particular area in which they are living. With Washington Township being the pace setter, it means the rest of the nurses can use this wage as a pace setter.
Segment 3 (silent): Brief footage of a water polo match.
Reel 2:
Segment 1 (silent): Baseball game at the stadium on Senter Road. Shots of spectators in the stands with a banner behind them, "Alitalia Airlines welcomes Joe DiMaggio to Italian Night." Joe DiMaggio in a suit speaking into microphone on the field, waves to crowd. DiMaggio speaks to one of the players.
Segment 2 (silent): Young man in suit inside a tiled room with gauges on the wall, smiling and being shown how to operate the controls. Shots of beverage cans on a conveyor belt. One of the workers takes a 4-pack off the conveyor belt and shows it to the young man.
Segment 3 (silent): Cat stuck up a utility pole. A dog is barking and running up and down in the side yard between two houses. A worker goes up to rescue the cat as a family of children looks on. The cat is then returned to the children, as the German Shepherd continues to bark.
Segment 4 (silent): Soldiers in dress uniform carry a casket draped with the American flag, with priests in attendance. The casket is loaded into a hearse.
Reel 3:
Segment 1 (sound): San Jose City Councilwoman Virginia Shaffer is interviewed, accusing the council of political payoffs. "I think two of them are political payoffs -- Mr. Roy Naylor and Mr. Vern Whitlock." Reporter: "Payoffs in what regard? Who's paying who for what favors?" "The city is not in need of another developer and real estate operator, Mr. Naylor. This is to maintain the status quo. Mr. Whitlock is being paid by an appointment to repay his, shall we say, withdrawal of a recall action threatened against the council if they would not have a freeholders election for the charter. He did withdraw the threat of recall and was rewarded by being allowed to choose a citizens evaluation committee, who chose a committee to write the charter. A charter we've had for 4 months and has already been amended four times. In my opinion, this was a payoff."
Segment 2 (sound): San Jose City Councilman Ron James is interviewed about charges of political corruption. "This is news to me. Certainly, probably one or possibly two councilmen have indicated this, but this wasn't a factor in my decision making. We each took a slip of paper, and out of the list of 10 or possibly 15 people indicated 3 ho we feel as a council of 7 would make the best planning commissioners. When the votes were tallied, the three individuals appointed had the necessary number of votes, and there was certainly no discussion of political obligation as you put it, and I'm at a a loss to explain the question any further..."
Segment 3 (sound): San Jose City Councilman Joseph Pace is interviewed about charges of political corruption. "Was Mr. Whitlock's appointment a political payoff?" "Absolutely not, as far as I'm concerned. I don't know, and there was no word political payoff - certainly not. I can only talk for myself." "There was no consideration given to the fact Mr. Whitlock backed the recall?" "No, and as long as you brought this matter up, I can tell you that I didn't vote for Vern Whitlock. This I realize is unfortunate to say, not that I don't think he'd be a qualified planning commissioner, but that's the best way I can answer..."
Segment 4 (sound): Another San Jose City Councilman is interviewed about Vern Whitlock: "I've never had any skullduggery with Vern Whitlock. As you know, I was not involved in the recall. The rest of the council was up for recall, but my name was never proposed to be recalled. I had no part in it. I voted for Vern Whitlock as a member of the West Valley who represents a large number of people, who's been president of the West Valley Homeowners Federation, who in my opinion has been most active in all the zoning both pro and con that's happened in the entire west part of the City, and I think picking a representative he was an outstanding choice to represent a large segment of this city."
Reel 4:
Segment 1 (silent): Protesters at a napalm production of shipping site where a delivery truck with pallets on the back is parked. Bearded man places two flags - a U.S. flag and a United Nations flag - on the truck, and is escorted away by men in suits. Protesters are lying down and being dragged away and pulled up. One of the protesters is lying on the ground holding on to the grill of the truck as it tries to back away.
Segment 2 (silent): Police at a small reservoir or irrigation canal with lines of rope. Basset hound sniffer dog being given clothing to sniff to obtain a scent. Divers arrive on the scene and dive in the water. Shots of a rural cabin that looks like it was destroyed by a fire, with debris scattered around the property.
Reel 5 (sound): Reporter interviews Mrs. Juanita Romero at her house at 179 Sunset Avenue, San Jose. She tells the story of how she lost the 48 dogs that she used to keep at her house, beginning with breaking her arm and not being able to care for them. They ended up at the Santa Clara County pound, and were eventually put to sleep when she wasn't able to pick them up within 60 days. The reporter interviews the County humane center employee who says their policy is to only keep dogs for 60 days and that he had spoken to Mrs. Romero. Mrs. Romero is then seen walking around her property, shows the garage and the yard where the dogs were kept.
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7/7/66 A-C 524; 7/7/66 D-G 524 HELI; 7/7/66 H-K 524 HELI; 7/7/66 L-M 524 WAR SOF; 7/7/66 N 524
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