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1968 year ender miscellaneous stories

Summary:

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.

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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.
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