[20th CENTURY NEWSREELS N.Y. GARBAGE STRIKE 1960 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION MARTIN LUTHER KING]

These short newsreels were created by Off Network Productions, a New York company created by producer and media magnate Gerald Bartell, using an archive compiled by Merton Koplin. The company distributed these films to TV stations around the United States, where they were used as fillers, and to present historical events and personalities to the public. Bartell referred to the films as a "visual encyclopedia".

00:00 Film 1364: Garbage Strike in New York 1968 Officials and residents describe a growing garbage crisis, with more than 100,000 tons piling up on city streets, causing foul odors, rats, business disruptions, and demands for swift action. Some propose locking negotiators in a room until a deal is reached, while labor leaders reject the idea of using the National Guard, insisting “you can't move garbage with bayonets.”
1:47 Film 1369: Port congestion worsens as roughly 160 ships wait for berths in New York, with even more stuck in Europe. Bad weather complicates operations, though crews remain cooperative and seem to enjoy their unexpected time in New York. The longshoremen’s strike leaves 21,000 workers and their families without wages for eight weeks. An estimated 1.7 million people impacted.
3:45 Film 1374 Vice President Hubert Humphrey inspects the camp of The Poor People's Campaign. At 4:25, Jesse Jackson speaks about the group's demands. At 4:47, police in riot gear break up the camp and arrest protestors. Vice President Hubert Humphrey visited and toured the Poor People's Campaign encampment, known as Resurrection City, on May 16, 1968. He met with residents and organizers, including the Rev. James Bevel, the Rev. Walter Fauntroy, D.C. Mayor Walter Washington, and Mayors Ivan Allen Jr. and John Lindsay.
5:30 Film 1381 Elementary age children in Soviet 1970s era Russia attend school, walk through the snow, are shown in classes in uniforms, and exercising in the gym.
6:50 Film 1382 High school age children in Soviet era 1970s Russia attend school, are shown listening to recordings, and visiting a library.
7:52 Film 1389 Miami National Hurricane Center circa 1970s, and a C-130 Hurricane chasing plane is shown.
9:00 Film 1391 Traffic congestion in 1970s Rome. The Porta San Sebastiano, one of the largest and best preserved gates in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy, is shown along with horrible traffic problems.
10:19 Film 1392 - Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson is shown campaigning in California in 1960, as well as Stuart Symington, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1956 and 1960. In both elections, he was unsuccessful in securing the nomination. At 10:49, supporters with signs for Adlai Stevenson are shown. Stevenson did not actively seek the nomination in 1960. At 11:00, Senator John F. Kennedy is shown running for president. At 11:08, protestors against the militarization of the United States are shown carrying signs against nuclear war, and asking for "monorails instead of missiles." At 11:22, Dr. Martin Luther King is shown with picketers who are protesting segregation in the schools. The protestors plan to march on the Democratic National Convention to demand desegregation.
11:50 Film 1393 -1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles At the 1960 Democratic National Convention, Massachusetts and New York cast votes that edge John F. Kennedy toward the nomination, with Wyoming pushing him over the threshold.
13:44 Film 1394: Eisenhower attends the 1960 Republican National Convention. President Eisenhower emphasizes that truth—not distortion—will guide voters’ decisions, including the choice of the next president who will ride to the inauguration.


15:25 Film 1395 At the Republican Congress Nixon Accepts Nomination 1960 Richard Nixon is formally nominated for president and delivers a speech referencing Abraham Lincoln, asserting that America must strive to be on “God’s side” as he accepts the nomination.
16:50 Film 1396 Nixon Campaign On Ikes Record 1960 – Nixon outlines shared national goals of peace and prosperity, defends the Eisenhower administration’s foreign policy, and highlights achievements such as ending one war and avoiding others. 18:53 – He describes warm public displays of friendship he witnessed during visits to the Soviet Union and Poland, portraying them as signs of goodwill toward the American people.

19:14 Film 1314: Julie Nixon Welcome Parents On Return From Soviet Union 1959