WFAA - March 22 - 23, 1971 Part 2

0:00, 11:46 - (March 23, 1971) Members of the Texas House of Representatives vote down a bill sponsored by State Rep. Henry Sanchez (D-Brownsville) and State Rep. John Poerner (D-Hondo) which would exempt Texas from Daylight Saving Time (DST); Sanchez is seen at a podium with Poerner standing next to him – they have brought sacks of mail from Texans who oppose Daylight Saving Time (a legislator opens one of the bags to discover that letters have been augmented by crumpled newspapers) (Silent); additional footage from the debates. 0:46, 23:27 - The 44th Annual National Golden Gloves Championship continues at Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth. 2:55, 24:34 - (March 23, 1971) The Arlington City Council has asked the Fort Worth Corps of Engineers to assess potential flooding from Village Creek and Rush Creek; in an interview, Roger Hartung of the Corps explains their findings; Art Sinclair reporting. 4:19 - (March 23, 1971) Milton Pierson, a sign repairman, fell 30 feet while working inside the clock tower of the Electric Building (now the Tower Building) at Fair Park in Dallas – cross-beams prevented his plunging all the way to the bottom of the shaft (Silent). 5:05 - (March 22, 1971) A meeting of the Dallas City Council is underway; Rev. O. H. Lakey of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance addresses the council about their “Operation Assist” program which will aid the city’s poor; Rev. Peter Johnson is seen exiting the council chamber (because the council has voted to support this anti-hunger program, Johnson has decided to end his 2-week hunger strike); additional footage from the site of the hunger strike on the steps of City Hall (Silent). 6:14 - (March 22, 1971) A hearing is held in Austin to investigate the anonymous $600,000 foundation gift to the University of Texas (UT) earmarked to help finance the university chancellor's home, Bauer House; Frank C. Erwin Jr., controversial former chairman of the UT Board of Regents, testifies and explains why he will be returning the check. 7:17 - (March 22, 1971) The Texas Senate has voted to pass the legislative ethics bill of State Sen. Ralph Hall (D-Rockwall); in an interview, Hall discusses why several senators changed their votes. 8:28, 13:34, 18:08 - (March 23, 1971) Maj. Gen. Ross Ayers, Texas National Guard adjutant general, discusses the controversial use of military airplanes for non-military purposes; Gov. Preston Smith responds to the demand by State Sen. Ike Harris (R-Dallas) that Ayers resign; in an interview, Harris says that the investigative committee needs the Air Force’s report on the matter; Rosser McDonald reporting. 9:41 - A man says that there are more needy people in Dallas County than the county welfare agency is able to help; Dallas County Judge W. L. “Lew” Sterrett says that the welfare program should be funded by the federal and state governments; Malcolm Landess reporting. 10:47 - (March 23, 1971) Herb Klein, White House director of communications, discusses the proposed federal revenue-sharing program. 12:55, 17:25 - (March 23, 1971) The Texas House of Representatives Rules Committee convenes a General Investigating Committee to look into the Sharpstown Scandal (Silent); a representative addresses the House, explaining why it is their duty to investigate the issue. 14:02, 18:39 - A quartet performs “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield on a stage; a man and a woman also perform a dramatic scene on the stage as a small group, including an Air Force officer, watch; additional footage of the performance of the scene. 15:20, 19:31 - Various shots of small planes at Dallas Love Field; H. L. Hembree, president of Arkansas Best Corp., is interviewed (Silent); a report goes on to describe the decline of private and corporate aircraft sales in 1970; in an interview, George Coker, vice president of Southwest Airmotive, comments on the state of their fuel-dispensing business; the report goes on to describe reasons for the popularity of corporate planes; Jim Mitchell reporting. 16:49 - (March 23, 1971) 4-year-old Keith Bernard Stratford was struck and killed after he darted into traffic in the 3100 block of Hatcher in South Dallas; various shots of Dallas police investigating the scene and talking to the distraught driver, Johnny Leo Walker (Silent). 21:58 - (March 23, 1971) Carl Larsen and his wife, Betty Ann Larsen, were found dead in their home (6939 Lavendale) in North Dallas; Larsen died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and his wife, who suffered from Parkinson’s, from an overdose of pills (Silent). 22:33 - (March 23, 1971) The Fort Worth Wings fall to the Tulsa Oilers, 4-2, at Will Rogers Coliseum (Silent). 25:53 - Various shots from a meeting chaired by Tom Unis of the Greater Dallas Community Relations Commission (Silent). 26:20 - Workers sweep water off the floor of the Dallas County Courthouse (Silent).