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WGN Channel 9 - Mid-Day Report With Merri Dee (1980)

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The transfer of this video clip made possible by your generous donations!

Here's a complete edition of the Mid-Day Report on WGN Channel 9, here anchored by Merri Dee. Includes:

Mid-Day Report bumper

Merri Dee reads the following items:

- Iranian militants warn the 50 American hostages' lives would be placed in danger if Iraq invades Iran

- Defense officials announce U.S. preparing military equipm...

WGN Channel 9 - Mid-Morning Report with Merri Dee (1980)

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Here's an edition of the Mid-Morning Report with Merri Dee on WGN Channel 9. News items include:

- Preview of tonight's debate between Presidential candidates Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, to be held in Cleveland starting at 8:30pm (and will be nationally televised); predictions that debate's outcome could swing undecided voters one way or another, or cause those who'd already made their minds to switch

- Parliamentary debates in Tehran on fate of U.S. ...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News Special Report - Blizzard '79 (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of a Channel 2 News Special Report on the Blizzard of 1979 - this update coming the day after the big snow hit. (has a tiny snippet of the ending of a WMAQ NewsCenter5 report at the beginning - you can recognize the theme music, as well as a flash of a CBS All in the Family slide - likely announcing the pre-emption for this report) Includes:

Carrie Cochran anchoring; Steve Shepard reporting on regular citizens clearing their streets; Phil Whitelaw doing ...

WTVT Channel 13 - Pulse Featuring Jim Ruddle (Part 7, 1964)

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Here's Part 7 of Pulse, the evening newscast of WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, which featured Jim Ruddle as St. Petersburg anchor and Hugh Smith as Tampa anchor. This rare edition was transferred from the original 2" quad tape. This part features sports director "Salty" Sol Fleischman and national anchor / news director Ray Dantzler. Includes:

"Salty" Sol on the following items:

- More on the 10 millionth barrel of beer rolled out b...

WGN Channel 9 - Movie Greats - "International House" (Opening, 1981)

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Here is the opening for the Movie Greats presentation of "International House" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

WGN Globe-Logo Station ID (voiceover by Paul Rogers)

Movie Greats opening with theme song (segment of "Birdland" by Weather Report) and movie introduction (voiceover by Paul Rogers). This is a different theme song than featuring in the other Movie Greats clip posted from December 1981, which was more traditional sounding.

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WGN Channel 9 - Movie Greats - "Guns Of Diablo" (Opening, 1981)

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Here is the opening for the Movie Greats presentation of "Guns of Diablo" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

WGN Globe-Logo (slightly different one) Station ID (Featuring Clif Mercer as the announcer)

Movie Greats opening with theme song (segment of "Birdland" by Weather Report) and movie introduction by Clif Mercer. This is a different theme song than featuring in the other Movie Greats clip posted from December 1981, which was more traditional sounding.

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WBBM Channel 2 - The Sunday News (Part 2, 1971)

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This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the January 2012 2" Quad Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's Part 2 of the early edition of The Sunday News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bob Wallace. Also featuring Janet Langhart. Includes:

Bob reading or introducing the following items:

- State Rep. Bernar...

NBC News Digest - "The Day After Numbers" (1983)

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Here's an NBC News Digest anchored by Chuck Scarborough and sponsored by American Airlines.

Chuck reads the following items:

- Police in Bonn use water-spray laced with tear gas to disperse protesters against planned deployment of U.S. nuclear missiles as German Parliament meets on this issue; over 200 arrested

- Over 100 million Americans are estimated to have seen [ABC Telefilm depicting a nuclear war scenario] The Day After the ...