MoPac Traffic and Designated Hitter Rule (1977) - KXAN/KVUE Films

Duration: 6:26

Year Published: 1977

Sound: sound

Description: This film reel from Austin’s KTVV-TV (now KXAN-TV) contains a series of television news footage that would have aired as highlights to news stories. Many are silent and would have been voiced over by the anchorperson. The segments on this reel date from January 19, 1977. This series relate to news stories about the groundbreaking of Republic Square Park, traffic on the MoPac Expressway, and the designated hitter rule in professional baseball.