KNTV Channel 11 News Reels September 26, 1966

Description: Original camera footage edited for broadcast for KNTV San Jose Channel 11 news on September 30, 1966. The accompanying script, read by the newscaster, provides details of the stories and completes the broadcast, and can be obtained from History San Jose. Segment 1 (sound): Dennis Rowedder interviews Army Specialist William B. Fulton, of Santa Clara, who has just won a distinguished cross award for combat heroism in Vietnam. Fulton describes how he was involved in an assault on the Vietcong on Hill 55, Warzone D, where they sustained 20 casualties and he repeatedly went up a 200 yard hill and back down to carry men down to safety. Segment 3 (silent): Man in prison jumpsuit being escorted by men in suits into a courthouse. Script reads, "Accused murderer John Nortenson was indicted by the County Grand Jury last night. He was arraigned in Superior Court this afternoon. Nortenson, shown during his arraignment in Municipal Court last Monday, is charged with the murder of his sister-in-law, Frances Retak, and the attempted murder of his estranged wife..." Segment 5 (silent): National Guard at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, seated on ground playing cards, walking with rifles, standing around. Shot of exterior of stadium, with truck outside. Shot of one guardsman seated in the stands, reading a headline from the San Jose News, "S.F. Guard units move into S.F." Script reads, "Though most of the National Guardsmen from San Jose have returned home, a standby crew is remaining on alert at Candlestick Park this evening. The infantry moved out at 4 this morning, leaving remnants of San Jose's Second Battalion, 143rd Armor Division in the huge ball park. Many of the soldiers relaxed and played cards this morning. Their future was still undecided, though by later today, it was confirmed they would stay through the evening in event of more violence. For many the only break in the routine was to march in formation before they relieved others on guard. A crew of maintenance men, working on trucks which really didn't need the work, gathered to hear the latest news. Their main concern when they learned they would stay: 'What's for supper?' Several complained about seeing no action. They told of watching a three-alarm lumber fire nearby. Others said they rode on patrol, but saw no trouble..." Segment 2 (silent): Group of people assembled inside a school auditorium, listening to a speaker at the front, who is holding up a sign that reads, "Rent -- Non Profit Corporation." Script reads, "A crowd of about 75 gathered in the Santa Clara Fremont School tonight, intent on opposing the proposed sports arena or civic center...performance area as the City of Santa Clara would call it. The crowd was mostly made up of residents of the area where the city council proposes to build the 14 million dollar installation....the residents don't want to lose their homes...Art Collins, a resident of the property proposed, called the meeting to order then introduced Santa Clara Councilman William Kiely, who is the lone elected official opposed to the location...Kiely also fired at the lease-back-purchase proposal to build the arena. He said the city's sales taxes, from which the project is supposed to be financed, is all used up." Segment 4 (silent): Groundbreaking for Santa Clara swimming pool. Small group of people shown in a dirt field, with shovel. Earthmoving equipment and a water sprayer tank truck are also shown. Script reads, "Santa Clara dignitaries officially broke ground today for the city's new Olympic swimming center in Central Park...soon three swimming pools will be located on this spot. The park project is on Kiely Boulevard near Kaiser Hospital. Excavation has already begun, but the guests, which included representatives of the city and the world famous Santa Clara Swim Club, put in their two cents anyway..." Segment 8 (silent): "Gallery of Presidents" exhibit at the new Social Security offices at 500 South First Street, San Jose. The gallery consists of oil paintings of 36 presidents by Los Angeles artist Lawrence Williams, reproductions of wood cuts, previous paintings and photographs. Segment 9 (sound): Ronald Reagan's running mate for Lieutenant Governor, Robert Finch, speaks to reporter Dennis Rowedder while on a campaign stop in Monterey, about Governor Brown's response to the San Francisco "riots". "I don't think Brown can be criticized for over-reacting. He acted promptly, Cahill did an excellent job, when Cahill asked for the Guard, he got it. When Parker asked for the Guard, he didn't get it. And that's the great difference. I think there's another very significant difference here, too, that I've observed in San Francisco, talking to various leaders. There were more responsible elements in the Negro community who took action -- this 'Operation Cool-It,' I think they called it -- there was none of this in Watts. There were no, none of the young Negros who were willing to step out and attempt to curtail it and contain it, as they did do in San Francisco and I think this is a very encouraging sign." Finch is asked his views on the unemployment problem of Negros in San Francisco. "You see, people, I think, make a basic error. They look to government properly for law enforcement, to maintain law and order. They do it correctly, and properly, as they did in this case. Then people also look to government perhaps as a sort of dole, they'll take care of this problem -- and government has to provide leadership. But government can't provide the jobs. And this is what you're talking about. So government has to merge the non-government institutions -- the churches, the private industry, the labor unions -- all of our non-governmental institutions have to step up and take a bigger piece of the responsibility to bring the Negro into the mainstream of the community life." Segment 6 (sound): Interview [or press conference] with football coach or spokesperson, possibly Tulane University's Bill Curl, speaking about his team's status ahead of their game with Stanford. He says the team had a lot of mistakes, but showed improvement against Texas A&M last week, polishing their attack pretty well. He's asked what kind of depth the team has, and says they are pretty shallow in the line, almost limited to 2 deep or 1 deep in some positions. But the kids are in peak condition, defensively they look good, and the boys are recognizing their mistakes and weaknesses and adjusting themselves, which is positive. Segment 7 (silent): Footage of a confetti parade for Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños standing in an open convertible, coming through a stone archway, with soldiers and a military bugler standing to attention, accompanied by men walking alongside the automobile. He rides in the car through a crowd of people, waving and smiling. Close-ups of people in the crowd. He is then seen inside a large, circular room with columns and a large chandelier, giving a speech, presumably to the Mexican Congress, with the audience clapping. There is no story in the broadcast script to match the footage. Segment 10 (sound): Story on a K-9 police dog who was dognapped from the back of a police car in Del Rey Oaks near Monterey. Dennis Rowedder speaks to police chief Harry Landis, who describes how Duke, a six-year old German Shepherd, was stolen, and finally found on a landing strip of nearby naval air facility. Footage of Duke getting out of a cruiser, walking with a police officer and being petted. Segment 11 (silent): Group of young men in suits exiting a building and boarding a United jet on the tarmac. Believed to be the San Jose State Spartans football team. Script reads, "Hoping for their first victory in three starts, the San Jose State Spartans left by plane for Eugene, Oregon this morning..."