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  [Gary Dotson clemency request]

  Uncategorized

  This news report covers the controversy over the Gary Dotson case and his supporters’ attempt to request clemency from Illinois Gov. Thompson.

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  [News compilation: DNC – runner – upsets]

  Harold Washington, Politics

  This video contains two news segments – the first segment covers a local Chicago runner, and the second segment reports on the election of Gus Savage and Harold Washington in the 1980 Democratic primary elections for U.S. Congress.

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  [News compilation: Reagan – DNC – Anchor excerpt – Shelby floods]

  Politics

  This series of news reports covers a variety of stories, including a speech made by Ronald Reagan after the assassination attempt against him, the 1980 Democratic National Convention, Mark Clements being charged with the deaths of four people, and river floods in Shelby, IN.

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  Newshour: phone wars – presidential campaign – Vegas strike – Jesse Jackson

  Black, Communities, Harold Washington, Politics

  This series of four news reports covers a variety of topics, including the fight between competing phone companies after the breakup of the Bell System, the tiring campaigns of the three main Democratic candidates for the 1984 presidential election, a hotel strike in Las Vegas, and Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign.

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  [Mondale campaign]

  Politics

  This is a series of three news reports covering the final days of Walter Mondale’s campaign for the 1984 presidential election, including one report which followed his overwhelming loss to Ronald Reagan.

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  [Selma election]

  Politics

  This news report covers the 1984 mayoral race in Selma, AL. The two candidates are Rev. Frederick Reese, a black politician who fought for voting rights in the 1960s, and Joe Smitherman, the incumbent mayor of Selma.

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  [Gary Hart campaigning in Ohio]

  Chicago, Politics

  This news report covers Gary Hart’s campaign in Ohio during his run to win the Democratic primaries leading up to the 1984 presidential election.

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  [Chicago City Council meeting 1983]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Harold Washington, Politics

  Reporter Elizabeth Brackett attends a Chicago city council meeting, where she speaks to Jim Houlihan, who was sent the meeting to represent Congressman Harold Washington.