WFAA - September 7 - 8, 1972 Part 1

0:00 - Alan Steelman, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress representing Texas’ Fifth District, is interviewed (Silent); he goes on to criticize his opponent, incumbent Rep. Earle Cabell (D-Dallas), saying that Cabell turned down the opportunity to chair the Congressional Science and Astronautics Committee, which could have helped the 12,000 laid-off aerospace workers in Dallas County; June Gray reporting. 1:16 - (September 7, 1972) A group of 22 Texas businessmen are heading to Tokyo for a fourth meeting of the Japan-Texas Association; at a press conference, Braniff International chairman Harding L. Lawrence talks about how they want to close the gap on trade with Japan. 2:00, 10:58 - Dr. Joseph H. Jackson, president of the National Baptist Convention USA, is in Fort Worth to give the keynote speech at the organization’s 92nd annual convention; in an interview, Jackson discusses the new "Black theology movement" and the conversations surrounding the race of Jesus Christ; he goes on to discuss the role of Christianity in politics and the moral climate the church should try to create; Jackson also talks about being booed at the convention that morning for his endorsement of President Richard Nixon, and he explains why he supports him; additional brief shot of Jackson; Jim Green reporting. 8:57, 11:02 - (September 7, 1972) A memorial service for the 11 Israeli athletes who were killed by terrorists at the Munich Summer Olympics is underway at the John F. Kennedy Memorial in downtown Dallas (the event is sponsored by a newly formed group called Citizens for Israel); various shots from the service (Silent); speaking at the event, Rabbi Nissim Wernick of Congregation Shearith Israel offers a eulogy to those who were lost; "Taps" is played. 9:18, 12:12 - Various shots of an empty and run-down house (Silent); a report goes on to describe these relatively new but destroyed houses in Dallas County, which the owners have abandoned; most were subsidized through federal programs, and the owners abandoned them because they were unable to keep up the payments; Jim Mitchell reporting. 10:08, 14:39 - Reporter Jerry Haynes holds a microphone on the field of Baylor Stadium and smiles at an offscreen subject as he presents a preview of the 1972 Baylor University football team (Silent); in an interview, Coach Grant Teaff talks about the Bears’ offensive and defensive strategy this season; in other interviews, quarterback Neal Jeffrey talks about his family history with the squad, quarterback Robert Armstrong discusses the life of a quarterback at Baylor, quarterback Randy Cavender speculates about his opportunities this year, defensive end Roger Goree talks about the team’s defense, and Millard Neely explains why he chose to attend Baylor; Jerry Haynes reporting from Baylor Stadium in Waco. 10:15. 17:56 - A priest is interviewed on the Southern Methodist University (SMU) campus (Silent); he goes on to discuss interdenominational marriages, and he says that the fundamentals of the religion will always remain; Jerry Park reporting. 10:39, 18:33 - (September 7, 1972) Dr. Marion J. Brooks (a Fort Worth physician, founding president of the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Texas, and civil rights activist) steps up to a podium to address the North Central Texas unit of the Texas Medical Record Association's annual meeting at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth (Silent); Brooks goes on to discuss the racial perceptions of venereal diseases. 13:27 - (September 7, 1972) The Texas Rangers lose to the Minnesota Twins, 4-0, at Arlington Stadium; various highlights from the game.