Year ender stories for 1968. This segment includes several stories that include (in the following order): interview with African American woman about a violent crime involving her female relative, who was kidnapped at gunpoint, taken to Chicago and later rescued; a meeting about a master plan proposal by unidentified architects that connects Milwaukee’s downtown to the lake shore including a pedestrian bridge, amphitheater, a sculpture court and lagoon; and a string of political stories on the Milwaukee Common Council showing Vel Philips and Robert J. Jendusa, and on the presidential election including an interview of a Wisconsin delegate to the Republican National Convention and casting votes for Richard Nixon, and on the Eugene McCarthy campaign. Some footage is silent.
| Series: | Special Report and Other Footage |
| Date: | Undated |
| Film Segment: | 1 |
| Film Reel: | SR406 |
| Duration: | 00:11:06 |
| Soundtrack: | Magnetic |
| B/W or Color: | Color |
| Positive/Negative: | Positive |
| Condition: | Good |
| Script: | No |
| Citation: | [ CREATE A BRIEF TITLE BASED ON SUMMARY PROVIDED ], undated, Special Report and Other Footage, Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, Milwaukee Mss Collection 203, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department. |
| Rights: | Copyright © WTMJ-TV |