The KHOU-TV Collection - News Clips, September 15 - 23, 1968

Duration: 12:35

Year Published: 1968

Sound: sound

Description: This film from KHOU-TV Channel 11 in Houston contains a series of short news segments that would have aired as highlights to news stories. Many are silent and would have been voiced over by the anchorperson during a live broadcast. The titles for each segment are the originals created by KHOU-TV. The clips on this reel all date from September 15 to 23, 1968. This series features news segments about a foiled bank robbery, a tornado in Lake Jackson, and a special House inquiry into the vending machine industry. Also include are scenes from the American Legion convention in New Orleans and a press conference with State Representative Curtis Graves about the formation of the New Democratic Coalition of Texas.