WFAA - February 7 - 8, 1971 Part 1

0:00, 4:05, 8:45 - (February 7, 1971) A report on the upcoming Dallas City Council meeting and the possibility that the city may require apartments to have fire alarm systems or be required to have two means of exit, following the fatal fire at the San Carroll Apartments; in an interview, Richard F. Reynolds, president of the Dallas Apartment Association, says that fire ratings and/or the use of fire-retardant materials are the best fire safety practices; he also thinks that having two exits is a good idea and that he's seeing more apartments being built in Dallas today which offer this feature; the report goes on to say that the City Council will also discuss an ordinance banning leaded gasoline; Reynolds goes on to discuss whether requiring two exits or installing a fire alarm system for apartments is necessary; in an interview, Joel Siegler, field engineer for the Ethyl Oil Corporation (one of several oil company and automobile company representatives who oppose Allen’s proposal to ban leaded gasoline), discusses the pollution which does – or does not – occur with the use of leaded gasoline; Siegler goes on to say that many cars on the road today would not currently run on unleaded gasoline and describes the amount of lead in automobile emissions as being “very, very small”; Malcolm Landess reporting. 2:52, 4:41, 9:23 - Lowell R. Newman of General Telephone & Electronics (GTE) says that the company has not experienced the same telephone service difficulties in Plano as they previously had in Garland; he also gives an update on the availability of their direct distance-dialing service; additional silent footage from the interview and of the telephone company's hardware; Newman goes on to praise the work that GTE is doing in the area and discusses the tarnished image GTE currently has with the local public; Malcolm Landess reporting. 5:23, 10:40 - (February 7, 1971) The Texas Association of Hospital Governing Boards holds a seminar at the Green Oaks Inn in Fort Worth; various shots from the meeting; Texas Hospital Association president Guy Dalrymple and another man hold a press conference (Silent); Dalrymple says that he believes there will be a national health insurance plan, whether anyone in the hospital field wants it or not; the other man explains how the insurance plan will help hospitals; Jim Green reporting. 6:08, 11:45 - Adults and children watch a demonstration of a police-dog training session; outside, a police helicopter hovers near a parking lot; a man is interviewed (Silent); the man goes on to explain “Operation: Get Involved,” which will educate and inform the public on crime prevention in their neighborhoods and tell them how to report crimes to the Dallas Police Department; he emphasizes that crime is a community problem and that this program will allow ordinary citizens to support Police Chief Frank Dyson in continuing to decrease crime in Dallas; Judi Hanna reporting. 6:41, 12:41 - (February 7, 1971) The final day of the 75th annual Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth is underway, with various shots of the crowd watching a rodeo event; also seen is downtown Fort Worth decorated with stock show flags and banners (seen are the 300 block of West 7th Street and the 600 block of Main Street); footage also contains highlights from the steer wrestling (bulldogging) event as well as footage of country music singer Judy Lynn performing and later riding her horse Joe around the arena as she waves to spectators (Silent); reporter Bob Shouse, standing in front of Will Rogers Coliseum, reports on the stock show and the impact it has on the city. 7:56 - Various shots inside the empty courtroom of U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes who will hear the motion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a preliminary injunction which would freeze dealings by insurance companies, banks, and other firms named in the stock fraud suit which has implicated several Texas government officials and would become known as the Sharpstown Scandal (Silent).