KNTV Channel 11 News Reels March 26, 1966

Original camera footage edited for broadcast for KNTV San Jose Channel 11 news. Includes national, local, and sports coverage. The broadcast script for this date did not survive. Segment 1 (silent): College graduation ceremony, appears to be Stanford University's Frost Amphitheater. Many in the audience have made sunhats out of newspapers and programs. Segment 2 (silent): Man prepares to take off in a hot air balloon with "Libra" written on the side of the balloon. Balloon takes off, a band is playing, helium balloons also released into the air. Shot of the balloon flying in sky over a railroad crossing with Swinerton C. Walberg Co. sign nearby. Cut to people rushing into an orchard to rescue the basket and balloon from the orchard trees. Segment 3 (silent): Vintage cars, including an MG, parked in a lot. Sign for auction indicates all cars will be sold today. Segment 4 (silent): Large group of people including children, walking along railroad tracks near an orchard. They are exploring what appears to be the remains of a railroad accident. One of the railroad cars reads, "Hydra-Cushion for Fragile Freight." Pieces of upholstered furniture are scattered around one area. 6/12/66 A-D 499