July 1983

WMAR-TV News (WMAR)

Series II. News Stock Footage Video, 1982-1987

July 1983

Month	Date	Story	Description
July	1	Greek Orthodox Church Shooting - 3 Shot	3 shot near local church, one priest hit also. Police look for suspects.
July	1	Holiday Traffic - State Police	Video of traffic. Bites with police that want motorists to turn in drunks and speeding via CBS.
July	1	Welfare Indictments	13 indicted in welfare fraud case.
July	1	Hively Suspect Told Not To Shave	Judge orders Hill not to cut hair or shave.
July	1	9 to 5 Hughes	Women's group is critical of Hughes comments on minorities. Bite only.
July	1	Ella Fitzgerald	Video of Ella Fitzgerald singing at Harbor Festival.
July	1	Heritage Festival - Chubby Checker Performs	Feature of the man who invented The Twist.
July	1	BG&E Hike	BG&E gets a new rate hike for summer.
July	1	Tax Cuts	A look at new tax cuts that go into effect today.
July	1	City GOP	We look at the Republican candidates in the upcoming election. They are few and far between
July	1	Jap Imports	Local auto dealers react to Japanese decision to end their auto export import quota.
July	1	Andy At Large	The City is offering cheap tennis lessons to kids this summer
July	2	Church Shooting	A church priest and church members are shot by unknown assailants as leaving Greek Orthodox Church downtown.
July	2	Drowning	Drowning in the Middle River in Essex this Fourth of July.
July	2	Harborplace Birthday	Harborplace celebrates its third birthday at the Inner Harbor this weekend.
July	4	Homicide	Police must shoot a homicide suspect after he stabbed his girlfriend to death and cut up his mother.
July	4	Catonsville Fire	One man dies . four others injured . in Catonsville fire.
July	4	Voter Registration	Another voter registration drive on this Fourth of July,,, push to get Black voters.
July	4	Andy At Large	Fourth of July in Washington, DC.
July	4	City Candidate Filing Deadline - Murphys'	Video of Billy Murphy and mother (who filed for 6th District seat) and Tim Murphy and mother (who filed for Mayor).
July	5	Murphy Homes Homicide	Video of Murphy Homes high rise where shooting occurred - victim not identified.
July	5	Greatest Little Show in Earth Circus	Video of performers and bites with them before performance in Columbia.
July	5	July 4th Fireworks at the Inner Harbor	Brad Live at 11 - video shows rain and people waiting and fireworks put to music.
July	5	Wayne Newton at July 4th Celebration	Video from CNN of performer at DC bash.
July	5	Filing Deadline	Race for Mayor stirring intense interest in primary election while pace of registration doubles.
July	5	BG&E/Ice	BG&E workers supplied people without power dry ice to keep food cold until power restored.
July	5	Brooklyn Homes	Manager of Bruce fails(???) complex told residents their problems with spoiled food was not his problem.
July	5	Ammonia	Dangerous fumes were kept to a minimum as ammonia leaked out of the holding tank. No injuries
July	5	Edward Mann	Drs. going into court seeking an order to break the hunger strike of Edward Mann, accused of killing 3 people.
July	5	Merit Pay	A.F.T. president Shanker criticized union N.E.A. for opposing merit pay for teachers.
July	5	Lightning Safety	What should we be doing during a lightning storm to insure our safety?
July	5	Parcourse at Large	At large story on Towson State course - parcourse - on exercizes and fitness training.
July	6	Murphy Vs. Murphy	Tim Murphy Mom enters mayoral race while mayoral candidate Billy Murphy's Mom enters Council race in Tim's district.
July	6	Day On Bay	Mikulski and Roy Dyson begin 2-day trip to Bay to see how watermen live and work,
July	6	Red Plea	Michael Red, friend of Deborah Norfolk plea bargains lesser sentence in child abuse case, used file of guy from January.
July	6	Campaign Briefings	Carter briefing papers heats up as CIA Director William Casey says he never saw papers despite Baker saying he did see th..
July	6	Teaching Kids	Four part series on what parents can do to help educate their kids at home.
July	6	Travel to Caribbean	Travel report takes us to the Caribbean for a week of shopping bargains.
July	6	Blacks for Schaefer Fundraiser -Rally	Video of fundraiser at the Convention Center. Various bites from Blacks and bite from Schaefer.
July	6	Schaefer Reaction to Murphy Names Flap	Schaefer bite, reacts to Murphy name flap.
July	6	AIDS at Jessup Prison ?	Video of prison. Bite with prison spokeswoman. Video of guards and prison warden.
July	6	Woodlawn Homicide, Liberty Gardens Apts.	Video of outside of apt. where crime occurred. No body video.
July	6	Auto Accident - Northern Parkway, I-83	Video of one car on top of another, video of two women drivers unhurt in freak accident.
July	6	Auto Sales Soar	Video of various car dealers. Bites with two of them and a customer. Note: this piece has bad video breakup and should .
July	6	Murphy Moms	Names The Same political gambit - two candidates with same name running for office.
July	6	Murphy Support	Billy Murphy gathered another endorsement from the National Black Police Officers Association.
July	6	Death Penalty	Justices ruled lower courts do not have to postpone the executions of all inmates who make appeals
July	6	At Large Plebes	Thirteen hundred civilians entered the US Naval Academy to become plebes - the Class of 1987.
July	7	Howard PCP	Md. narcotic agents sent warning to PCP users that the drugs may contain deadly cyanide.
July	7	Murphy Homes	Police and residents are concerned with wave of murders at Murphy Homes Project due to domestic arguments.
July	7	A.A. Schools	A.A. County School Board will review 14 schools considered for closing.
July	7	White Marsh	Says County should spur growth in White Marsh area by letting developers build more houses per acre.
July	7	Jericho Bridge	Jericho Bridge in the Gunpowder Falls State Park will undergo major renovations.
July	8	Broadwater Trial	State Senator Tommie Broadwater lost his bid to be tried separately from other defendants.
July	8	Clarence Mitchell	Mitchell carried concealed weapon onto a plane which was discovered when the State Senator went thru the X-ray machine.
July	8	City PCP Bust	PCP drug bust in the City.
July	8	Pen Lucy/Govans	Housing construction on the rise.
July	8	Youth Hostel	Youth hostels have come to Baltimore which can accommodate up to 40 people a night.
July	8	Parren Mitchell	Parren Mitchell denied that he timed a public hearing on use of Federal funds to benefit Billy Murphy's campaign for may.
July	8	At Large Cheerleaders	Cheerleaders from area high schools attend a 4-day camp to learn the fine points of cheerleading.
July	11	Voter Registration	City voter registration up.
July	11	Mortgage Money	State mortgage loan program to help people with limited income buy homes.
July	11	Center Avenue Car Accident	Two-car accident on Center Avenue in Towson. Woman sustained minor injuries.
July	11	Ecuador Plane Crash	Ecuador plane crash investigated, kills 119 people, only 14 seconds of video.
July	11	Mercy Killing	In Houston, son killed father who (was) critically ill. Son says was mercy killing to put father out of pain.
July	11	Sex Tapes	Lawyer for man who killed Vicki Morgan says has video tapes of top White House officials involved in sex parties.
July	11	Travel	Travel series takes us to California.
July	11	Bye	Trying to get out of this frigging computer.
July	11	Car Clipping	State Insurance Commissions are condoning car clipping, assembling one car from the undamaged halves of two wreaked vehi...
July	11	Port Shipping	Decrease in ship arrivals into the port have created fewer jobs while many with jobs are losing them.
July	11	Beefcake Preview	After an all-female audience got out of hand at a male strip show, the show may have to close.
July	11	Schaefer Signs	Signs from Schaefer at Public Works projects are said to have noting to do with the Mayor's campaign for re-election.
July	11	At Large Unique Design	To attract younger diners to restaurants, a firm in Finksburg has as animated computer-operated show.
July	12	Owings Mills Growth Plans	Angry residents want to know more about growth expansion plans, but get few answers to questions.
July	12	Linthicum Minister Killed in Plane Crash	Joan talks to family of man killed when plane crashed in Ecuador this week.
July	12	Beefcake Review -Male Go Go Dancers	Liquor Board delays decision on whether to cut off liquor to Charley's because women are touching go go dancers.
July	12	House Clerk Fined	Clerk fined each day by Federal judge for not releasing documents.
July	12	Mary Pat Clarke / Schaefer Politicking	Separate VO's..Mary Pat Clarke courts Gay vote. Schaefer politics at Black churches.
July	12	Little Elvis Singer	Little El in concert to benefit boy who needs elbow surgery.
July	12	Food Stamps	State officials plan to ignore Administration warnings to reduce availability of food stamps.
July	12	Japanese Business	Japanese technology which has hurt Am. industry is providing jobs and tax revenue in Columbia, Md.
July	13	Halo Girl Treated at Johns Hopkins	Video is from Miami. Girl in halo in bed. Flown to Baltimore from Miami.
July	13	Runners Complete Cross Ctry Run in Annapolis	12 guys complete run. Video from New Jersey of man they are running to benefit spinal cord research. Hughes welcomes them in ..
July	13	Housing Forum - Murphy	Murphy is center of attention at Housing Forum held by Baltimore Housing Alliance.
July	14	Anne Arundel Rescue By Paramedic	Artwork and audio tapes highlight this dramatic rescue by phone of paramedic helping woman save life of 2-year old who al.
July	14	Political Forum - Mt. Royal Demo Club	Mayor Schaefer and Billy Murphy are questioned separately by members. Schaefer defends record. Billy is asked tough..
July	14	PCP Bust in Relay, Md.	Video is VO. PCP confiscated and guns at Police Property Room.
July	15	Delphia Murphy Withdraws from Mayor's Race	Delphia Murphy withdraws from race on last day.
July	15	Tim Murphy Reaction at Schaefer Function	At political bash party, Tim comments on Mom's pulling out of Mayor's race.
July	15	NAACP Voting Forum	NAACP holds first of a series of forums on voting and candidates introductions. Parren Mitchell sells voting and its.
July	15	Exeter Drug Bust	Major drug bust on Exeter Street.
July	15	Death Penalty	Court of Appeals overturns another Maryland death penalty. Local group takes court to task with billboard listing cou.
July	15	War Emergency	Local Disaster Drill. Testing local hospitals' ability to treat wounded from any nearby military action.
July	15	Andy At Large	Even during the heat of July, Santa's work Is never done. Tour of company that is busy making Santa and Xmas materials
July	18	Mayoral Debate	Mayoral debate set for Friday, July 22. Schaefer says okay, but Murphy says only if there is a second debate at a later da..
July	18	AIDS	State officials begin info program for prison workers afraid of catching "AIDS." Boring video used. Just press conf...
July	18	America's Cup	America's Cup kicks off in Rhode Island.
July	18	Marathon Woman	Woman turns 40 and decides to run in a Triathlon.
July	18	Butcher	Butcher prepares flank steak dish that can take a little steak and stretch into meal for family..
July	18	Travel	This week's travel series takes us along the southern coastline. Hilton Head island on Tuesday.
July	18	Mayoral Debate	Preview of four Mayoral candidates as they approach tonight's debate.
July	18	Broadwater	Opening arguments begin in the Tommie Broadwater food stamp fraud case.
July	18	Hand Grenades	Police find two live unexploded Italian hand grenades in a garbage dumpster, explode them at police range.
July	18	Lancaster Burial	Lancaster is buried...Motorcycle Club Honor Guard. Lancaster was the biker shot to death by off-duty officer Shanahan.
July	18	Arundel Corporation	County residents sign agreement with Arundel Corporation protecting them from possible cancer-causing pollution.
July	18	Summer Heat	City fire officials are worried about kids using fire hydrants to cool off during summer heat wave.
July	18	Andy At Large	A look at mini swim meets for kids around the area.
July	19	Ocean City Firefighters	Ocean City buries one of its volunteer firefighters killed in arson blaze. Hundreds of firefighters and police arrive.
July	19	Heat Death	Heat wave kills one elderly woman in city and hospitalizes others.
July	19	Broadwater Trial	Tommie Broadwater food stamp fraud trial continues.
July	19	Mayoral Debate	Profile of the two underdog candidates who will be part of the Mayoral debate.
July	19	Andy At Large	Andy caddies a round for Gary Player in warm up for the Greater Baltimore Open.
July	20	AIDS	Baltimore City beefs up its campaign against AIDS with new hotline phones and entomologist.
July	20	Greenpeace	Bethesda woman is one of seven arrested in Russian waters for spying on illegal whale hunting by Russian boats.
July	20	Frank Reynolds Dies	ABC Anchorman Frank Reynolds dies from bone cancer with complications from hepatitis.
July	20	Simon and Garfunkle	Simon and Garfunkle are back together again. First national tour in Ohio.
July	20	Southern Coastline Travel	Travels to Georgia, Savannah.
July	20	FOP News Conference	Fraternal Order of Police hold news conference. Warn politicians and public pressure to keep out of Grand Jury investigations.
July	20	Broadwater Trial	Broadwater food stamp fraud continues. Defense on the move.
July	20	Greenpeace	One of seven Greenpeace members detained by Soviet during raid is from Maryland.
July	20	Charles Center	New apartment building going up downtown, part of several new projects at Charles Center.
July	20	Andy At Large	A new register that quotes the prices of items you buy, by talking to you.
July	21	Subway Expands	Agreement near to expand subway into East Baltimore.
July	21	Housing Starts	Baltimore housing and construction pace is way ahead of same time last year.
July	21	For Sale Signs	Neighborhood residents win battle to keep for sale signs from going up in front of homes.
July	21	Andy At large	Birth and then death of panda cub at the Washington Zoo.
July	22	Days Inn Collapse	Major storms rip through the area, destroying what was going to be part of a major hotel/convention complex downtown.
July	22	Harris Sentence	Jackie Harris is sentenced to death for second time for murdering Steven Hviding two years ago.
July	22	Subway Expansion	Agreement to expand subway into East Baltimore and build a busway at the same time.
July	22	Two On The Road	Union Bridge, Md. has State Championship Team in Girls' Softball league.
July	25	Drug Abuse	New report on number of drug abusers in the state. Too many for treatment clinics to handle.
July	25	Farm Weather	Rainless summer is still young. But there is fear it could turn into real drought and hurt crops and farmers..
July	25	Hypoglycemia	This health problem is turning out to be more common than doctors first thought.
July	25	Eder Ave. Homicide	Police no closer to solving double murder at North Point Village. We talk to neighbors and friends of dead couple.
July	25	Ruckelshaus Bay	State officials take Federal Environmental types on tour of Bay to convince them we need money to clean up the Chesapeake
July	25	Accock Baby Liver	Two little Maryland girls are still waiting for donations for their needed liver transplants.
July	25	Howard County Cop	Howard County cop is out sick and has run out of sick leave. To keep him on payroll, workers are donating their .
July	25	Andy At Large	Aquarium will soon have a trained sea lion show to take place of porpoises.
July	26	Migrant Workers	Special report on how Maryland migrant workers are being badly treated and ripped off.
July	26	Accutane	New health scare for pregnant women. The drug Accutane.
July	26	JC Penney	JC Penney unveils new look and new marketing concept in its Baltimore stores.
July	26	Medical Examiner	Kevin profiles Baltimore City Medical Examiner. Contrasts the real life against the TV image of Quincy.
July	26	St Joe Reopens	St Josephs reopens its maternity ward after outbreak of meningitis among newborns.
July	26	Broadwater	Broadwater food stamp fraud trial continues. Today his daughter takes the stand and says they didn't do anything wrong.
July	26	Migrant Workers	Continues Les special report on bad treatment of Maryland migrant workers.
July	26	Gunpowder Silt	The Gunpowder River is not contaminated with a carcinogen, despite report published in paper. The researcher was w.
July	26	FBI Anniversary	The G men have a birthday party today. 75 years in the sleuthing business.
July	27	695 Pileup New Frederick Road	Vid live shot at accident scene with Vo/SOT OPN tape of accident and eyewitness.
July	27	1199E Votes to Strike	At Hilton, 1199E members gather and vote to strike area nursing homes over dispute. Video shows members seated and Billy .
July	27	Anne Arundel Schools - Closings	Video of school meeting.
July	27	Special Ed Money Ok'd by Bd of Estimates	Bd of Estimates OKs money for City Special Rd, avoiding lawsuit.
July	27	Herbert Frisby Obit Feature	Joan profiles Black explorer. Frisby talks to son, show pictures of early adventures.
July	27	Liver Baby	Little Candy Thomas gets a liver transplant.
July	27	Unemployment Rally	Baltimore has one of ten nationwide rallies protesting joblessness, and saying economic recovery is not just around the .
July	27	Swimmers Ear	A common summer problem to put a damper on your fun - swimmers ear.
July	27	Handicapped Grads	Special graduation ceremony today for mentally handicapped and retarded students.
July	27	Migrant Workers	Les continues his special report on how badly migrant workers are treated in Maryland.
July	27	Broadwater Trial	Tommie Broadwater trial wraps up with final arguments.
July	27	Drunk Boating	State is getting tough. passing new laws against drug boaters on the Bay.
July	27	Timonium Track	Opening day of new racing season at Timonium Racetrack.could be his last.
July	27	Chincoteague Pony	Annual Chincoteague wild pony swim and roundup.
July	28	Anne Arundel Water Situation Is Critical	Brad looks at measures to be taken to help shortage of water in Broadneck Peninsula
July	28	Broadwater Trial Update	Joan live shot package on nighttime deliberations.
July	28	Scott Sentence	File video 10/81 of Scott who was today sentenced to life for 1980 slaying of Jung Guso at East Eager Street store.
July	28	WMAR-FM Changes Format	VO/SOT of last song and first song on new format change tonight.
July	28	Broadwater	Broadwater food stamp fraud case goes to the jury.
July	28	Loch Raven Reward	Reward offered for Loch Raven lovers lane killer.
July	28	Clarke/Swisher	Charges and countercharges between these two candidates for City Council President.
July	28	Editorial	Editorial on the need to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
July	28	Famous Amos	Famous Amos comes to town pushing his reading program for kids, his cookies, and a new brand of ice cream.
July	28	Liver Baby	Candi Thomas is out of surgery after a liver transplant at Pittsburgh Children's Hospital.
July	28	Accocek React (Accock???)	We have neighborhood reaction to liver transplant of little Candi Thomas.
July	28	Ultra Sound	New test to reduce the number of strokes.
July	28	Psych Halfway House	New place for those treated for mental illness to ease back into everyday life.
July	28	Migrant Workers
July	28	Water Supply	Water shortage now critical on Broadneck Peninsula. If you violate ratoning, your water will ge turned off.
July	29	Turpins Search For Liver For Son	Balto. couple shown testifying in Washington. Talk with them at home with their son.
July	29	Broadwater Verdict - Reaction, Mel Steinberg	Bite from Steinberg reacting to Broadwater verdict.
July	29	Glen Burnie Festival	Video of Annual Glen Burnie Festival.
July	29	Italian Festival	Brad looks at food and music and flavor of the Italian Festival.
July	29	Collagen Implant	New treatment to correct skin problems, acne scars, wrinkles, scars from accidents.
July	29	Migrant Workers	Les visits a restricted migrant labor camp, and almost gets beat up for his troubles.
	29	Broadwater	State Senator Broadwater convicted on all counts of food stamp fraud.
July	29	Breathalyzer	Attorney General Sachs disagrees with ruling that drunk drivers have right to attorney before taking Breathalyzer test.
July	29	Tax Protester	We talk with Maryland man who has won a major court case against the I.R.S.
July	29	Mayor Endorse	Mayor gets more endorsements.
July	29	Hall of Fame	Baltimore fans already heading to Cooperstown for Brooks Robinson induction into Hall of Fame.
July	30	Balto Marine Returns After Cuban Expulsion	Marine comes home after wearing anti-Castro T-shirt.
July	30	Housing Abandonment Survey	Video shows nitetime homes and bite with woman who did survey on abandonment and why.
July	30	Liver Appeal At Italian Festival - Turpin	At Italian Festival, Turpins appeal for money for son who needs liver transplant surgery.
July	30	Tom Neel, AA Co. Water Director Live	Live interview on water problems in AA County.
July	30	Arson Fire On Greenmount Buildings	Video of homes arsoned in Baltimore.
July	30	GM Mini Vans To Be Built At Broening	Washington Post reports GM mini vans are to be built at Broening Highway plant.
July	31	Brooks Robinson Inducted	Two tapes, one Brooks inducted NATSOUND, second Memorial Stadium crowd reacts to announcement during game.
July	31	Hall of Fame	Brooks reacts to announcement from Spee
July	31	Harbor Crabs To Be Studied For Toxics	Video of people crabbing at harbor.
July	31	Housing Abandonment Study Details	Lyn visits two neighborhoods in study and talks to residents about abandonment problems.
July	31	Beth Steel Fatal - Sparrows Point Plant	Man killed when lid of tank falls on him. No video.
July	31	Stabbing -Watty Court	Crime scene video at scene of stabbing.
July	31	Railroad Complaint - AMTRAK Wants Land	Video and bites of people who AMTRAK want to take land from.
July	31	Wild Bill Hagy Reacts to Brooks	Bite from Hagy on ESPN on Brooks induction
July	31	Unidentified Man, Police Ask For Help	Police ask our help to identify man found shot to death near RR tracks at Loch Raven.
July	31	Woods Fire Blackens Loch Raven Woods	Word story on woods fires.