KNTV Channel 11 News Reel June 12, 1966

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. Segment 1 (silent): Miss Santa Clara County beauty pageant. Shots of the swimsuit competition; two very brief shots of talent - one African American woman singing, and another woman doing a Hawaiian dance wearing a lei; the winners are announced and stand on stage hugging each other. Photographers crowd in front of the audience. One of the winners is Miss Mountain View. A man makes remarks at the podium with a woman standing next to him. Segment 2 (silent): Procession of young women wearing formal white dresses and carrying roses, on the arms of young men in suits, surrounded by a large crowd outdoors. This is followed by boys in suits with short pants and frilly collars, arriving on the scene in a horse-drawn cart. San Jose Mayor Ron James makes remarks at the microphone, followed by a woman wearing a white dress and "Queen" sash, holding a bouquet. Shot of a big outdoor crowd with carnival rides in the background lit up at night. The same woman walks through the crowd, wearing her "Queen" sash, and a cape, whose train is being held behind her. [This might be the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds] Segment 3 (color, silent): Footage of the Salinas Rodeo, including crowds in the stands, bucking broncos, cow roping, rodeo clowns, and bull riding. 7/23/66 A-C 540