The KHOU-TV Collection - News Clips, 1961

Duration: 5:32

Year Published: 1961

Sound: sound

Description: This film from KHOU-TV Channel 11 in Houston contains a series of short news segments that would have aired as highlights to news stories. Many are silent and would have been voiced over by the anchorperson during a live broadcast. The titles for each segment are the originals created by KHOU-TV. The clips on this reel all date from the fall of 1961. This series includes news segments about a pair of murder trials, the execution of convicted murderer Howard Stickney, and the opening of a new KTRK-TV studio. Also included are interviews with Houston Colt .45s General Manager Paul Richards and Congressman Albert Thomas of Texas.