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Conway Library Tape Eight
Log Sheet/metadata
Tape log from 12/22
-----PART ONE----------------
00:00 Music Video: Go-Go’s “Get Up and Go” (3:17)

03:15 “Neighbors” HBP Movie Promo (:30) John Belushi/Dan Ackroyd

03:53 Perry Mason -Greg Baker 1/83
WTHI-TV, Feedback portion of newscast with anchor Greg Baker.
Viewer writes in to day he looks like Perry Mason
Bob Koob promotes stories on the next newscast including Chris Minor, Alden Taylor, Marty Joseph, and end of newscast

5:11 Computers in Clay Co. Schools 1/29/83
WTHI-TV, Dan Day, anchor, Mike Conway reporter/photographer
School district purchased “micro-computers” for the students
2-day conference. Much easier for students to learn than teachers
Conference run by state organization
Teacher says he sees technology as Indiana’s future, not manufacturing
Brazil

7:00 Riley Explosion 8/19/82
WTHI-TV, Bob Sabo, reporter, Mike Conway, photographer
Explosion at Riley Frozen Food Locker
Cause not known, might be kettle of lard being heated or a smokehouse
Owner said he and his son was right near the explosion area just before but they had
taken a coffee break. No injuries

8:15 New Year’s Eve Drinking & Driving 12/31/82
WTHI-TV, Mike Conway reporter/photographer
Interview with Indiana State Police about keeping people from drinking and driving
-bad audio

9:25 Vincennes New Year’s Eve Roadblock 1/1/83
WTHI-TV, Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
Indiana State Police, Vincennes Police and Knox Co. Sheriff’s Dept. set up 3 roadblocks
around Vincennes to try and catch drunk drivers on New Year’s Eve
stopping about 12-15 cars at a time and checking each one
Interview with Knox Co. Prosecutor Morrie Doll
Video of roadblock, police arresting people and video from jail
Interviews with people who were stopped at roadblocks

13:00 Vincennes New Year’s Eve Roadblock Update 1/1/83
WTHI-TV, Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
Shorter version of above story

14:43 Saturday Night Live clips 1/29/83
Dave Thomas as Bob Hope and Rick Moranis as Woody Allen, Joe Piscopo as Frank
Sinatra
-Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis as Bob and Doug McKenzie
-Rock Moranis as Gerry Todd

28:05 Vincennes New Year’s Eve Roadblock 1/1/83
Same story as above

31:40 Betty Chadwick Tribute 1981?
WTHI-TV News Director Betty Chadwick passed away in 1981
Voiced by Harry Frey
Many historic pictures of Betty
Film of Betty on “To Tell the Truth” game show
Film of Betty on ABC program “One in a Million”
Film of Betty on “Missing Links” w/ Ed McMahon
Her husband Don Sullivan, Indiana State Police, died two days later

36:15 Air Guitar Contest 1/30/83
Interview with Gina Mascari and other students who came to the contest
Sponsored by ISU’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity

38:30 Computers in Clay County
Same as story above

40:10 Sammy Terry Saturday Matinee 2/6/83
WTHI-TV, Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
WTTV personality Sammy Terry hosted a Saturday Matinee at the Indiana Theatre in
Washington, IN. Theater was packed with kids and their parents. Theater manager
wished the Saturday matinee would return as a popular way for kids to watch movies

…audio drift beginning

41:41 Tribute to MASH 2/25/83
CBS News, Dennis Cunningham, reporter
End of filming for the series. Interviews w/ Jamie Farr, Alan Alda, Harry Morgan, and
Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds

47:00 Indiana Governor at Turkey Run 2/12/83
WTHI-TV, Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
Indiana Republicans event at Turkey Run State Park. 300 people at dinner
Featured speaker, Indiana Governor Robert Orr.
Orr just back from Washington where he was complaining about high gas prices.
Wants Indiana Republicans to get ready for 1984 elections

48:30 Fountain Co. Courthouse Murals 2/13/83
WTHI-TV, Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
Covington, IN. Murals painted when courthouse was built in the late 1930s, as part of
Public Works Administration program of the FDR administration. Murals are in need of
repair so volunteers are repainting them. They even have a notebook from when the
original murals were painted

50:14 Old Clothes Back in Style 2/19/83
WTHI-TV, Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
Pimento Antique store held a fashion show featuring clothes from the 1920s and 1930s

51:56 News Open and Martinsville Illinois School Principal Fate 2/20/83
WTHI-TV, Dan Day, anchor, Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
Public holds a public hearing in support of Martinsville, IL High School Principal Marvin
Gerber. The School Board recently voted to lay off non-tenured staff because of money
issues and Gerber is non-tenured. The people at this meeting want Gerber to stay as
principal and hope to speak to School Board about retaining him.

PART TWO----------------------------

00:00 Who Shot K.R.?
WTHI blooper when studio light blew out and it sounded like a gunshot when Karen
Rariden was anchoring the news.

1:05 Saint Mary of the Woods President Steps Down 2/26/83
WTHI-TV, Dan Day anchor, Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
Jeanne Knoerle announces she is stepping down after 15 years as President