WFAA - May 11 - 12, 1971 Part 1

0:00, 1:37, 3:18, 6:45 - (May 11, 1971) The Police Foundation (now the National Policing Institute), a non-profit organization created by the Ford Foundation, has awarded its first-ever grant to the Dallas Police Department in the amount of $268,265; seated before the press, from left to right, are City Manager Scott McDonald, Mayor Wes Wise, Chief Frank Dyson, Police Foundation chairman and former Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr., and Foundation associate director Mark H. Furstenberg; Allen explains why the DPD has received this grant and praises Chief Dyson and the department; in a separate interview, activist Bill May of the Dallas Free Church and a self-described White Panther explains that the Civilian Police Review Board and Community Action Patrol (which he helped establish) will work to put an end to illegal searches and seizures by documenting activities of the Dallas police and will closely monitor DPD arrests, searches, and traffic stops; additional silent footage of the press conference; Dyson goes on to say that he has no response to May's statement but says that he hopes May’s group patrols for crime as well; additional silent footage from the press conference; Dyson goes on to explain what this grant means to the city of Dallas and how it could improve the department; Jerry Taff reporting. 2:02, 8:26 - (May 11, 1971) Alex Bickley, Dallas City Attorney, talks about the meeting later that night in Austin in which he, Mayor Wes Wise, and County Judge Lew Sterrett will meet with Gov. Preston Smith, Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, and House Speaker Gus Mutscher about legislation which would allow the city and county to derive tax revenue from the sale of mixed drinks should the upcoming liquor-by-the-drink public option be approved by voters (the city and county are hoping to be allowed to split a 10-cent tax on the sale of mixed drinks) – Bickley thinks a positive outcome is possible; members of the City Council will also be meeting in Austin with legislators from the Dallas area about the same topic; a report goes on to discuss the meeting which will take place later that evening and to estimate the possible revenue which could come to Dallas from these taxes, an issue which appears to be supported by a majority of local homeowners; Phil Reynolds reporting. 3:48 - A large luncheon is held; various shots of the attendees, which include Dallas Police Chief Frank Dyson, Dallas Sheriff Clarence Jones, and Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade; standing before a "Thanks" banner, a man addresses the crowd (Silent). 4:51 - Various shots of women in mini-skirts and hot-pants attending the Byron Nelson Golf Classic at the Preston Trail Golf Club in Dallas (Silent). 7:50, 13:35 - Brief shot of sign reading "Welcome National League for Nursing and National Student Nurses, Dallas, Texas – May 9-12, 1971”; additional highlights from various booths at the convention held at Memorial Auditorium (Silent); in an interview at the Dallas Hospital Council booth, DHC executive director William V. Mays (Bill Mays) says that he's extremely impressed with the student nurses there and says that even though recruiting is going well, there will never be enough nurses to meet the demand; additional silent footage of a foot race of student nurses (to stress the importance of “quickness” in the profession) held outside Memorial Auditorium, with winners receiving a free trip to Boston; Jim Mitchell reporting. 10:13 - A report on the upcoming vote on state constitutional Amendment No. 4 (also known as the “clean water amendment”) which, if passed, would allow the sale of $100 million in general obligation bonds which would be provided to cities and counties as low-interest loans to be used to construct and repair sewage treatment plants and would also allow the federal government to provide matching grants and loans; in an interview, Fort Worth Mayor R. M. "Sharkey" Stovall explains how this amendment would help fund the expansion of the Village Creek Sewage Treatment Plant and how much funding the city would receive as a result; Jay Lewis reporting from the Village Creek Sewage Treatment Plant. 11:47 - A luau is underway at a school; parents and students eat from a buffet while wearing Hawaiian-inspired garb; some students drum with two sticks, while others perform a hula dance; children, gathered in a circle, sing a song, and others demonstrate a game in which participants jump between two moving bamboo poles (the Philippine dance Tinikling, which was being incorporated into school physical education classes at the time); finally, a girl thanks everyone for attending.