KNTV Channel 11 News Reels October 22, 1965

Description: Original camera footage edited for broadcast for KNTV San Jose Channel 11 news. No broadcast script exists for this date. Reel 1: Segment 1 (sound): Interview with Gore Vidal (reporter off-camera). Reporter, "What are your observations on the recent California elections?" "Well, my observations are not -- I don't want to sound like one of those lofty, ivory tower Easterners, but I have a specific reason for being rather interested in your election, because I am in many ways responsible for it. In 1963, when I was about to make a film out of my play The Best Man, which dealt with presidential politics, I turned down an actor for a leading part because I didn't think he'd be convincing as a national politician. Apparently you voters in California disagreed with me. You made him your governor. So you see, if I had only given Ronald Reagan that job, he'd now by a working actor instead of governor of this great state." Reporter: "We're talking about going a step further, we're talking about the possibilities of John Wayne, or Chuck Connors, perhaps, as our new state senator. What do you think about that?" "Well, to be serious about it, I mean, between a stupid lawyer nd a stupid actor there isn't obviously much difference --" Segment 2 (sound): Interview with Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney John Schatz (reporter off-camera). Schatz: No, I'm not doing it on that basis, and that isn't the consideration in mind. I don't think that Governor Reagan has been beholden to anyone in his appointments. I certainly think he isn't to me." Reporter: "Is there any past precedent for this case which you're bringing up?" "Yes, as a matter of fact, there is. This has happened in substance before, in 1960 in San Francisco when Governor Brown himself appointed a person as judge of the Superior Court after another judge had been elevated to the district court of appeals. And in that case it took two appointments -- one for the old term, and then Governor Brown had to make another appointment in the new term, and it seems to me exactly the situation here. There's also an Attorney General's opinion that's squarely on point that says that it takes two appointments under the circumstances." Segment 3 (sound): Reporter and San Jose State coach Tracy Walters crouching on field with athletes behind them. Reporter: "What kind of a chance to you think you have, Tracy, to take the championship?" "Well, that's very hard to tell. The nature of cross country is rather nebulous, and then we have turned in a fine performance, 'we're undefeated this year, and have beaten all the California schools without too much difficulty, but when you try to compare times and so forth on different cross-country courses throughout the country, it is very difficult. We feel that if we're very, very lucky and things break out way, we'll make a good showing back there." Reporter: "Do you compete as a team or individually back there?" "Well, we compete as a team. We'll take back seven men, and our first five men count in scoring, and one of the fortunate things about our squad this year is that we have seven runners, and some schools maybe have three good ones, and some that aren't so good, but we do have seven strong runners, and this is to our advantage." Reel 2 (sound + silent): Reporter to camera: "Wednesday was the last night of the current five-day plan to stop smoking. It's a series of five nightly sessions for people who want to kick the weed. The program is sponsored from time to time by the Seventh Day Adventist Church, although the program is open to persons of all faiths, or no faith. The evening starts out with a movie showing what smoking can do to a person's lungs. It's a rather frightening sights. Philip Kenocki [sp?], one of the leaders of the program -- does the plan really work?" Kenocki: "Our ratio of success is probably about 60%, up to 80% of the folks who attend actually quit smoking." Reporter: "Is there a problem with people gaining weight after they quit?" "Yes, we find that everyone who quits smoking generally gains a little weight. Principally, this is due to the fact that their food begins to taste better to them, and they begin to eat more." Reporter: "We asked some of the class members on the final night how successful they've been in kicking the week." Reporter interviews two people who say it's been a success. Reporter to camera: "So, the five-day plan does work; that is, if you have will power." Camera pans out to reveal ashtray on table next to reporter. He picks up a lit cigarette, looks at it, shrugs, then takes a puff and coughs. Followed by silent footage of inside of church auditorium with speaker and audience members. Reel 3: Segment 1 (silent): San Jose Fire Department personnel enter an apartment complex, pull out burnt furniture. Camera footage of fire damage in kitchen. Names on uniforms: Gingerich, M. Gonzales, Dekruif, Donnelly, Stanley, Fonseca. Residents standing outside wearing bathrobes and blankets. Segment 2 (sound): Man interviewed who apparently saw the fire from his car as he was driving past. He stopped, went into the apartment and helped a girl and her poodle get out of the apartment. Reel 4: Segment 1 (sound): Reporter on street with the Mercury News building and globe behind him. A sign for Radio KEEN is also visible. Speaks to camera: "Reporters, editors, advertising men and other employees of the San Jose Mercury News took a vote last night to go on strike if necessary to enforce their demands for higher pay. No deadline has been set as yet, but we hear that the troops are getting restless, since their last contract expired way back in June. Any decision to walk out still must be approved by the union's national headquarters, but it's fun to speculate. Someone whom we shall mercifully keep anonymous suggested that if the newspaper did shut down, it would be a good time to reopen the Swift controversy." Segment 2 (silent): Police officers on scene in road where water is flowing; sign for Fiesta in background as well as a car wash. San Jose Water Works truck goes past. Woman hosing down her walkway, cars and bikes on flooded residential street. Appears to be a water mains break. Segment 3 (silent + sound): Convicted murderer Earl Sears, seated in white jumpsuit, smoking. Sign for Judge Robert E. Cassin's Superior Court Courtroom. Sears standing in corridor with guard, outside entrance to courtroom. Reporter Dick Currier speaks to camera: "Earl Sears, the twice convicted murderer was sentenced again today to die in San Quentin prison's gas chamber. The 57-year old former construction worker as usual remained docile as the sentence was read to Superior Judge Robert Cassin's courtroom. He stood patiently in this hallway waiting for court to convene. Sears was found guilty of first-degree murder in this same court in connection with the death of his step-daughter, 8-year old Elizabeth Olives. He stabbed and beat her during a family feud on May 16, 1963. A previous jury convicted Sears of the same crime in November of 1963, and sentenced him to die, but the California Supreme Court reverse the decision on the grounds that his constitutional rights were violated during police interrogation. Following today's decree, Sears was transported to San Quentin where he'll be lodged for a second time on death row to await the outcome of his automatic appeal to the state Supreme Court. This is Dick Currier, reporting from Superior Court." Reel 5: Segment 1 (sound): Reporter Rik Whitaker outside Superior Court. "Judge, judge, who appoints the judge? The judgeship of course is the one being vacated by Robert Peckham, who was just elevated to the federal bench last week. Now, Governor Brown can make an appointment to succeed him, but this is where the controversy starts. The Reagan people say the appointment would be good only until January 2nd, when their man takes over. The Brown people contend that it will be good until the elections of 1968. Judge Peckham was elected to a new term, but he was appointed to the federal bench during his current term. Assistant District Attorney Jack Schatz, who placed third in this year's Superior Court primary election, for retiring judge [Edwin] Owen's seat, says he will contest any Brown appointment. [Cut to Schatz at his desk] Do you think you would stand to be appointed judge if Mr. Reagan --" Segment 2 (sound): Small group of pickets on college campus, likely San Jose State. Interview with young man holding sign, "Kill Ideologies -- People -- Understanding -- Not Guns!" Reporter: "Are any of these people taking part in these pickets members of ROTC or in the army reserve or have served at all?" "Yesterday, one of the picketers was a member of the United States Marines himself who's now not attending any more of his meetings. Also there were many, many who have served in the military." Reporter: "Anybody here resisting the draft?" "Oh yes." Reporter: "How about yourself?" "Yes, I won't go in." Reporter: "Have you done anything with your draft card?" "No, I had filed for 2S previously, and I..." Reporter: "Has the Army called you?" "I've received no word from them." Reporter: "What happens if they do?" "I won't go in. You might see over there, there's a booth for Canada. That's one alternative. I would rather go to prison than served in the military." Reporter speaks with man who might be professor. "Are you hear with this group?" "Only as a friendly supporter and kind of an advisor." Reporter: "What are you advising today?" "Today, this is part of their program of having various faculty members present both information and points of view regarding the war in South Vietnam." Reporter: "Everyone here is protesting the war, are you yourself -- " "Oh, yes, certainly. That's why I was invited without any question -- is organized with the idea of supporting the peace movement and of course opposed to the war in South Vietnam. But they are doing it in this open forum is hopefully to draw in students that are somewhat on the fence, and hopefully by participating in some of the discussion, and acquiring some information, that perhaps they'll become participating members in both SDS and the peace movement." Reporter speaks with member of the military on sight. "Americans have always had that right, it's not something new -- that's one of the pillars of -- form the foundations of our government." [Cut] "No, as a matter of fact, they attract more attention and the business seems to pick up when they're here, surprisingly enough." Reporter: "Backlash." "Yeah, right, backlash -- that's our term today." Reel 6: Segment 1 (silent): Close-up of airline food on tray. Flight attendant carrying trays down aisle. Passengers in seats, chatting. Two men playing cards. African-American young man in seat, with others around him talking to him. Same man exits plane wearing suit and sunglasses, with the men who were playing cards. United logo on side of plane. Cut to exterior of large cathedral, with two square towers with spires. Segment 2 (sound): This segment may be related to segment 1. Interview with Stanford University football coach ahead of game against University of California Berkeley. Reporter: "Can you predict anything?" "I think it's going to be an outstanding hitting football game. My kids are excited about playing already, and we know that their coach will have his boys ready. They've been a hard hitting football team, and everybody has commented on how hard Cal hits. We're looking forward to showing 'em we can hit too." Reporter: "You don't think that because it's a big game you can predict anything based on the pre-season before?" "No, I don't. Right now they're ahead of us in league play, and league games are the only ones that count." Segment 3 (silent): Inside banquet room as young people receive awards, under banner, "Youth We Salute You." Segment 4 (sound): Interview with woman wearing fur coat. "Actually I was amazed they were thinking so much in conjunction with these housewives' actual thoughts. They really have investigated the problem, and I feel that a lot of people have felt that we haven't researched as much as we have. However, our thoughts are the same." Reporter: "What is the latest with this group? They were supposed to have been some five or 10,000 San Jose housewives against high prices who were supposed to boycott, be in a boycott on the 16th in mass picketing? Whatever became of this?" "Shall we say we can't expect to fill an auditorium with these 5,000 housewives. However, in signing a petition and talking with people, we do have many people supporting us. There are people calling us constantly, asking if they can get involved with our group, and they are very much for us. But due to the fact of children and such, everyone can't get out at the same time. But they are backing us, and I will guarantee it." 11/17/66 A-C 655; 11/17/66 D 655 100' SIL 904; 11/17/66 E 655; 11/17/66 F-H 655; 11/17/66 I-J 655; 11/17/66 K-N 655