August 1983

WMAR-TV News (WMAR)

Series II. News Stock Footage Video, 1982-1987

August 1983

Month	Date	Story	Description
August	1	Double Drowning, Bear Creek	Video of search for two missing, one body found.
August	1	Rabbi Murray Saltzman, Civil Rights	Live interview with Rabbi reacting to Reagan speech on civil rights.
August	1	North Avenue Shooting	Video of chalk marks, etc., shot in afternoon, Wolfe and North Avenue.
August	1	Tommy D'Alesandro Birthday Party	Feature on Tommy D'Alesandro's 80th party. Talks with him and wife, etc.
August	2	Mondale Hosts Maryland Supporters	Mondale in Wash., hosts reception with Hughes, Sarbanes, Cardin, Mikulski, and others in attendance.
August	2	Downtown Businesses	Downtown business celebrates end of construction that hurt their businesses.
August	2	Chesapeake Bay Money	Bay pollution money gets tentative nod from House Subcommittee, Roy Dyson's proposal.
August	3	Goucher Body	Body found at Goucher College. Someone killed one of the coeds ad dumped her body.
August	3	House Exterminator	Exterminators not only get rid of termites, but chemical they use stays inside house, making it dangerous for fam..
August	3	Subway Preview	Street construction for downtown subway ends. A party to celebrate the return to normal business life above the tunnel
August	3	Calcium	A new device to help women detect calcium loss early.
August	3	Carnival Safety	A look at problem of the safety of the rides at carnivals and fairs in Maryland.
August	3	Bronstein Hearing	Two suspects plead innocent in the murder of elderly couple in Pimlico, the Bronstein's.
August	3	Murphy Buses	Murphy shows up at City Hall with small businessmen accusing City of cutting them out of contracts - Murphy and Mayor..
August	3	Andy At Large	Vets drive to your house to care for your pet.
August	4	Gas Consumption	You are using less gasoline, reducing tax money for road repair and other construction.
August	4	Ryland Warehouse	A look at Ryland Company, where they build homes on an assembly line and truck them to the lot of your choice.
August	4	Farm Prices	Drought and heat wave are burning up crops, forcing produce prices to skyrocket.
August	4	Crop Damage	A look at how much crop damage has been caused by the heat wave and drought.
August	4	Goucher Follow	Goucher College coed found stabbed to death.
August	4	Douglass Campaign	John Douglass gets big endorsement in his campaign for City Comptroller.
August	4	Andy At Large	Andy tests the water of Mountain Spring Water, leaving the tapped stuff behind.
August	5	Greenbelt	State wants to build a greenbelt around the Bay (no heavy industry) to protect it before, during and after Bay cleanup.
August	5	Black Business	The Afram Festival kicks off. At the heart of it is the need to push importance of Black businesses in the city.
August	5	Mayors Race	Kevin talks to voters to see if endorsements, accusations and trends are changing the way they plan to vote.
August	5	Watermelon	Andy meets the Watermelon Queen.
August	5	Emergency Evacuation	Federal bigwigs come to Maryland to see how our Statewide emergency medical system works.
August	5	Hospice Care	Profile of hospice volunteers who care for terminally ill and their families.
August	5	Congress Ends	Maryland Congressional types reflect on what Congress accomplished in last session.
August	6	Voters	Record number of voters registered.
August	6	Schaefer/Murphy Campaign Tonight	Murphy with MLK 3 and Andy Young at Morgan State University. Bite with both. Schaefer at Allen Center for Senior Citizens. Bite with him.
August	6	Rosedale Bee Hearing at County Council	Tongue in cheek piece on Rosedale honey bees. County Council decides to let the bees stay despite residents' protests.
August	6	Grandison Pre-Trial Hearing	Only new artwork is Grandison at defense table. Otherwise file video for this. Backgrounder package by Brad.
August	8	Barn Fire	Barn fire in Northern Baltimore County
August	8	Harlem Park School Fire	Video shows school sifted thru by firemen.
August	8	Horse Dates To Change Maryland Racing Picture	Video of Timonium. Bite with horse racing expert. Changes at racing circuit changes Md. racing picture.
August	8	Naval Academy Plebes Attend Orioles Game	Video of plebes at Oriole game, V/O.
August	8	CWA Strike	Phone Company workers go on strike.
August	8	Naval Academy Jobs	Federal cost cutting plan could eliminate thousands of Civil Service jobs at the Naval Academy.
August	8	City Arson	Kevin looks at Baltimore City's arson problem and what is being done to stop it.
August	8	Animal Heat	This heat wave isn't just hurting humans. The little dogs, cats, rats and other pets are dropping like flies, too.
August	8	Andy At Large	What is life like on a minor league team. We follow Jim Palmer to the Hagerstown Suns as he works his pitching arm back.
August	8	Hot Dog	Man charged with cruelty to animals after locking big dog in small car. Heat turned dog crazy and it jumped through...
August	8	CWA Strike	Phone Company workers go on strike.
August	8	Rosalyn Shooting	Woman shoots and kills man who broke into her home and bedroom in early morning hours.
August	8	Amtrak Follow	Plan to make Amtrak Northeast Corridor more efficient is making trouble for people of West Twin River.
August	8	Plebes	It's been a tough and hot summer for Naval Academy plebe class. Not everyone made it.
August	8	Aquarium Birthday	Aquarium celebrates its second anniversary.
August	9	1199E Strike	Brad live from hotel. Piece includes 1199E and nursing home management walking into closed door meeting.
August	9	Crofton Sewage Smells	Video of plant. Bite with resident and AA County utility director.
August	9	National Peace Academy	Columbia minister wants Peace Academy. Meeting video and bites with residents and minister.
August	9	Goucher Resident Memorial in Virginia	Video from Virginia of memorial service.
August	9	Pot Bust At House And Penn Station	Video is pot in police property room.
August	9	General Motors	General Motors to close down its Broening Highway plant for five months for renovation.
August	9	Drunk Drivers	State Police to begin crackdown on bars and bartenders who serve drunks that last drink before hitting the road.
August	9	Christine Craft	Local reaction to Christine Craft sex discrimination decision.
August	9	Italian Frigate	Italian frigate sails into town. Andy takes a tour of warship.
August	9	Fifth District	Kevin profiles the race for City Council in the Fifth District.
August	9	Andy At Large	A look at Women's Minor League Professional Tennis. The Satellite Tour comes to Towson State.
August	10	Bel Loc Shooting	Brad updates condition of shooting victim.
August	10	Peach Bottom Nuke Cracks Residents Rea.	Les shows us plant and talks to PA and MD residents who live near the plant which is showing signs of cracks in .
August	10	Cab Calloway Sings In Baltimore	Joan profiles Cab Concert from WJZ, shows him in rehearsal and quick bite from him and his daughter
August	10	Bel Loc Shooting	Police officer - 71 years old - severely wounded in domestic dispute in parking lot of Bel Loc Diner
August	10	Nicodemus Drowning	Woman drowns in Liberty Dam Reservoir during moonlight swim.
August	10	Crime Stats	Crime figures are taking a nose dive in Anne Arundel County.
August	10	Clarke/Burns	Profile of Mary Pat Clarke vs. Clarence Burns for City Council president.
August	10	Andy At Large	Andy jumps in the driver's seat to try out a new Italian sports car that just came on the market.
August	10	Phoenix Waste	High cancer waste, probably caused by contaminated drinking water caused by chemicals from old missile base. Means laws.
August	10	Tobacco Drought	How Maryland's tobacco crop has shriveled up in this year's drought. That means farmers won't make as much money.
August	11	Crops Damaged in Maryland Due To Heat	Les looks at state crops. Corn. Bite with farmer and AG agent in Annapolis.
August	11	BG&E Outages and Car Accident	VO includes BG&E crews working on lines at night and York Road accident.
August	11	BTU Hears Murphy and Schaefer	BTU hears from Schaefer who is booed and from Murphy who fails to get the votes for BTU endorsement.
August	11	BLTO. County School Board Adopts Discipline...	Video of tonight's meeting for VO.
August	11	1199E Prepares to Strike Nursing Homes	Video shows hotel where 1199E is meeting only.
August	11	Baltimore Is Best Ceremony	VO of Awards ceremony shows Brooks family with many others.
August	11	Yardley Is Honored As One of Balto's Best	Joan profiles Jonathon Yardley, author who took up residence here 40 years ago. Video of ceremony and interview.
August	11	State AG Report	The drought is doing its damage. State is predicting low crop yields this summer.
August	11	Eastern Shore	Eastern Shore is already biting the bullet in the drought, asking farms to be declared Federal Disaster Areas.
August	11	Oregon Ridge	Oregon Ridge is being made barrier free so the handicapped can go wherever they wish and take part in the fun.
August	11	Andy At Large	New program called Pets on Wheels gives elderly a pet to keep them company. Doctors find it helps them stay healthy.
August	11	Wild Animals	Controversy over pet owner's rights to keep her monkey .. and the danger of rabies, monkey bit man and owner put i..
August	11	Swisher	Bill Swisher running for City Council president changes mind and endorses Mayor Schaefer instead of Billy Murphy.
August	11	Yardley Profile	A Baltimore Best award winner. Jonathon Yardley is a writer who has written numerous articles praising the city.
August	12	CWA Strike	Maryland's AFL-CIO officially backing the telephone workers strike.
August	12	1199E	Contract talks broke down because owner Melchor is trying to force their union out of Bent Nursing Home.
August	12	Lutherville Move	Elementary school closed and teachers moved furniture and books to be sold in September.
August	12	Teaching Values	Superintendent Dubel says a more formalized system of teaching values will be drawn up.
August	12	Juvenile Murder	Thirteen-year old charged with murder of a ten-year old after fatal shooting.
August	12	Chad	Chad's emergency session called as war between Libya and Chad rage on.
August	12	Lourdes	Bombing which destroyed statue of Pontius Pilate by anti-priest group.
August	12	Voting Trends	Voting strategies between Schaefer and Murphy in their mayoral campaign.
August	12	Cop Hurt	An Anne Arundel County cop injured in car accident.
August	12	Parents' Day	Parents allowed to visit plebes for the first time in six weeks.
August	12	Clean Block	Thank you party for helpers of the Afro-American newspapers' Clean Block Campaign.
August	12	Teaching Values	Because of rise in juvenile crime and vandalism, Baltimore County will now begin teaching moral values in school.
August	12	Voting Trends	Kevin profiles this city's voting trends. Can Murphy expect to win it all with Black vote, or won't he?
August	12	Juvenile Murder	A 13-year old is charged with murdering his 10-year old playmate.
August	12	AFL CIO CWA	AFL CIO throws its support behind the phone workers strike.
August	12	1199E Strike	Strike at area nursing homes.
August	12	Eastside Profile	Profile of Eastside Training Center .giving unemployed new skills to get back in job market.
August	12	Andy At Large	A bike rodeo for kids ..using bicycles instead of horse and bulls.
August	SKIPS to 8/17	SKIPS to 8/17
August	17	Korean Shooting	Korean store owner's wife is killed during a robbery attempt.
August	17	St Pat's Follow-up	Parishioners of Saint Patrick's begin the rebuilding the day after their historic church burned.
August	17	Police Promotions	NAACP says there are too few Blacks in the Police Department's top management.
August	17	Andy At Large	Maryland man is first runner-up in the World Scrabble championships.
August	17	Class Size	Petition drive to get referendum on the ballot. Referendum would limit class size in the city.
August	17	Campaign Fund	Update on Murphy campaign fund raising effort.
August	18	Cox Cable	Cox and Caltec Cable TV to abandon efforts to join forces in putting cable in the city.
August	18	Les Gals	Club Les Gals goes on auction block in face of police threats to close strip joint down. But no sale because no one w..
August	18	Andy At Large	Everyone wants to get into the Olympic act. Andy does story on M&Ms, official snack food of the Olympics.
August	18	Monkey Trial	Man agrees to rabies shots rather than have daughter give up family pet monkey, which bit him.
August	18	Hutzler's	Hutzler's is moving into new building downtown. Should be shot-in-arm for local economy.
August	18	Injection Device	New medical device being pioneered in Anne Arundel hospital is shortening stay of patient.
August	18	Andy At Large	Andy looks at the making of a political commercial, profiling William Swisher.
August	19	Ostend Street Fire Follow-up	South Baltimore community pulls together to put Lewis family lives back together after fire in which kid killed.
August	19	Travel	Travel to Northwest Oregon.
August	19	C&P Employment	Strikers sign up to ask for Unemployment.
August	19	MACO Convention	County officials meet in Ocean City. Trying to coordinate efforts to obtain State and Federal funds for local projects.
August	19	Ostend Street Fire Follow-up	After losing child in fire, a South Baltimore family struggles to put life back together.
August	19	Andy At Large	Andy profiles the upcoming Renaissance Festival.
August	19	Teacher Petition	Petition to put question of class size on ballot fails, not enough legal signatures.
August	19	Ocean City	Ocean City is trying new things to extend its tourism economy thru summer and into fall.
August	22	Korean Shooting	Bail is set for three teens charged with killing a Korean shopkeeper's wife in robbery attempt.
August	22	DC Lottery	The new DC lottery may be taking a bite out of Maryland's wallet, taking money that was spent on Maryland State Lottery.
August	22	Christian Athletes	Christian Athletes gathering at Civic Center tonight to preach their message of The Lord in Sports.
August	22	John Clarke	Profile of John Clarke, running for City Council president.
August	22	High School Football	The return of football season. Andy checks it out in its purest form, making the high school team.
August	22	CWA Strike	AT&T and labor reach tentative agreement on a contract. Now it's up to CWA members and C&P to make it permanent in m..
August	22	Marina Hearing	New apartment buildings and a 400-boat marina are being planned for the Inner Harbor.
August	22	Back To School	Everyone is getting ready to get back to school.
August	23	R&P Tissue	Rare eye tissue is being flown to Baltimore for what doctors hope is a breakthrough in medical research.
August	23	Roadside Vendors	State legislature is considering legislation that might do away with mobile roadside vendors.
August	23	Campaign Styles	We compare the campaign styles of Mayoral candidates Schaefer and Murphy.
August	23	Andy At Large	Sailing races on the Middle River.
August	23	Crop Damage	Help is in the works for drought damaged farms in Maryland, looking for Federal and State disaster loans.
August	23	Insanity Task Force	Task Force studying changes in State Insanity Plea laws.
August	23	Andy At Large	Let's go to the cane arcade, largest collection of walking canes in the area.
August	24	Murphy Follow-up	More money troubles for candidate Billy Murphy. IRS says he owes them back taxes and now phone company has cut off se..
August	24	March Anniversary Tree	City pays special tribute to Martin Lut.....anniversary of his speech and ma...
August	24	Labor Anesthetic	Warning to pregnant women about a certain type of anesthesia.
August	24	Historic Flag	State begins its year-long party to celebrate 350th anniversary with presentation of a historic flag.
August	24	Signal 13	New group forms to help city police officers in financial difficulties.
August	24	Andy At Large	Mickey Mantle goes to bat for a credit card company, makes a commercial for them.
August	24	Severn River	Call today for stricter controls to protect the Severn River in AA County.
August	24	March on DC	20 years after the MLK March on Washington. We talk with some people who were there.
August	24	Jail-A-Thon	Charity drive called a Jail-A-Thon . you can have someone arrested and they must meet bail to get free. Bail is charity
August	25	Murphy Bench Record	More trouble for Bill Murphy amid court record of his work while sitting on the bench.
August	25	C&P Strike	Despite national contract, C&P has not reached agreement, one of several local companies holding back end to national...
August	25	A.A. Civil Rights	20 busloads from Anne Arundel County will march on D.C. for 20th anniversary of MLK speech. They say mission of last march no .
August	25	Murphy/Jackson	Jesse Jackson comes to town to support Billy Murphy for Mayor.
August	25	March Preps	Large Baltimore contingent prepares for 20th anniversary of MLK March on Washington.
August	26	Snyder Funeral	Officer Snyder is buried today.died of wounds suffered while trying to help break up domestic dispute at the Bel Loc..
August	26	March Details	Preparation in Baltimore and Washington for this weekend's march marking 20th anniversary of MLK speech.
August	26	State Fair	Preparation for the 100th annual Maryland State Fair.
August	26	Andy At Large	Tired of the same old story? Andy isn't. We look at tires, recaps and retreads.
August	26	Baltimore Civil Rights	Nelson talks with three people deeply involved in civil rights and MLK speech in DC 20 years ago.a then and now lo...
August	29	Disaster Inspection	Farmers are suffering in worst drought since the 1930's. State-types tour the state to see how they can help push for D...
August	29	Church Lightning	Church struck by lightning in Perry Hall burns to the ground, was a historic building.
August	29	Bee Keepers	Battle to keep bee keepers out of residential areas. People are complaining about bee droppings all over their cars and ..
August	29	Bat. Co. Schools	Summer vacation is just about ready (???) as schools prepare for a new year.
August	29	Piedmont BWI	Piedmont is talking about beefing up its operation at BWI. That could add 100 jobs.
August	29	Market Center	Pep rally to call attention to Market Center, the new name for the City's old downtown area. City merchants want sho..
August	30	Cong. Long on Mid East and War Powers Act	Beirut video. Bites with Long on killing of 2 Marines and War Powers Act.
August	30	City Council President Debate	Debates at Towson State and at Walters Art Gallery of all five council president candidates.
August	30	Hughes Endorses Schaefer at Rally	Hughes endorses Schaefer at Fundraiser. Bites from both.
August	30	NAACP Asks Probe of City Hiring Practice	NAACP asks justice to prove alleged discrimination in City hiring practices.
August	30	10-year Old Girl Shot by Man in Curtis Bay	Video shows house where girl was shot, and park with police and body. Body carried to ambulance. VO only
August	30	Phone Rebate	Pressman says C&P customers may deserve a rebate related to the strike.
August	30	Shanahan	Grand jury indicts off-duty police officer who shot and killed Black motorcyclist during an argument over traffic violation.
August	30	Cornea	New eye surgery that will save million by cutting down the length of a hospital stay for patients.
August	30	A.A. Teachers	A.A. County schools open in one week, but they are far from ready and have no supplies..
August	30	Andy At Large	Flower vending machine.
August	30	Prestman Fire	Early morning fire in West Baltimore critically burns two small children.
August	30	Murphy Police	Candidate Billy Murphy charges police and firefighters ignore calls for help from Cherry Hill after being pelted with rocks
August	30	Bee Hearing	Ruckus over controlling bee litter gets official attention.. but no action.
August	31	Schaefer Rally at Steelworkers Hall	Video of cheerleaders. "Rocky" music. Schaefer very animated, busts thru big sign. Large crowd of supporters. Lots of na..
August	31	Morgan State Dorm Location Reconsidered	File video from 8/22 plus new bites from residents happy school to reconsider dorm location.
August	31	Naval Academy Change of Command	Lou package. "Nat' sound of cannons. Bite from Larson, new superintendent. Video of ceremony, etc.
August	31	Benefit Softball Game	Video of game. Bite with youth on accident. Bite with mother and benefit organizer.
August	31	Marine Bodies	Bodies of US Marines killed in Beirut are flown back to Dover Air Force base.