September 1983

WMAR-TV News (WMAR)

Series II. News Stock Footage Video, 1982-1987

September 1983

Month	Date	Story	Description
September	1	Reactions to Soviet Downing Korean Plane	DC rally. Bites with McDonald aide. Long, Sarbanes. Mitchell, Gov. Hughes, Towson prof react to Soviet downing of Korean plane.
September	1	Jobless Benefits	Due to lower unemployment, Maryland may lose some unemployment benefits. Video from file of Jobless, Hagerstown. Bite with Hugh..
September	1	Man On The Street - React To Plane Attack	Man on the street interviews re Soviets downing Korean plane with 265 aboard, including 21Americans.
September	6	School Daze	The first day of school in County and City.
September	6	Drug Abuse	New study says drug abuse has climbed by almost 40% in the past five years in Maryland.
September	6	Second District	Profile of the race for City Council in the Second District.
September	6	Andy At Large	Andy goes back to the first day of school.
September	6	Murphy/Young	Billy Murphy brings in Mayor of Atlanta, Andrew Young, for yet more outside support in his mayoral campaign.
September	6	Soviet Tapes	Audio tapes of conversation between Soviet pilot and base as pilot sighted and shot down Korean airliner. Tapes played..
September	7	Murphy Fundraiser in DC	Video of crowd at home in DC. Two bites with people attending and with Murphy on out-of-town fundraising efforts.
September	7	Schaefer Rally at Local Church	Video of large rally at St. Anthony's Church. Due to audio problem, only one bite. Lt.-Gov, Curran. Video of Pica and Schaefer.
September	7	TV Debate, City Council President Candidates	Video from WBAL TV of tonight's televised City Council presidential candidate's debate. Shows all 5 with CG's from WBAL...
September	7	Rosh Hashanah Starts Tonight	Video of Baltimore Jewish congregants walking into service. Bite of Rabbi used from 6 pm story of Jack Bowden.
September	7	Street Shooting Injures Three	Video is aftermath. Cops stand around building and street.
September	7	Murphy Campaign	Candidate Murphy attacks education system in Baltimore.
September	7	Schaefer Cabinet	A look at the Mayor's cabinet.and shadow government.
September	7	Millersville Drug	Another round-up of suspected drug dealers in Anne Arundel County.
September	7	Ultrasound	New study technique to detect brain damage in premature babies.
September	7	MDA Money	Youth who was on his way to donate to MDA telethon is mugged and robbed of money he had collected.
September	7	A.A. Firefighters	Professional and volunteer firefighters are battling each other in A.A. County . hate each other.
September	7	School Heat	Schools dismissed early because of oppressive heat inside.
September	7	Third District	Profile of race for City Council in the Third District.
September	7	Rosh Hashanah	Celebration of Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown tonight.
September	8	Schaefer Reacts to News Poll, Campaigns	Schaefer speaks to firemen in Parkville, comments on poll, shown campaigning, etc
September	8	Murphy Reacts to Poll, Hosts Fashion Sho.	Murphy news conf. He reacts to poll. Video of him at Martin's West. He's in top hat and coattails. Video of Harold Washington.
September	8	Fayette Street Body Found, Dog Near Body	Body found in row house on W. Fayette St. Dogcatcher called in to get dog away from body. Foul play suspected. Video of scene.
September	8	Poll React	New poll says Schaefer by a landslide .neither Schaefer nor Murphy believe it.
September	8	Murphy Vandals	Murphy says his campaign supporters are the targets of vandalism.
September	8	Morgan State	New program to stimulate academic success.
September	8	Triple Shooting	Police have hard time piecing together events that led to East Baltimore triple shooting.
September	8	Fourth District	Profile of race in Fourth District.
September	9	Woodlawn Dog Attack	Four-year old boy is killed by dog in Woodlawn today.
September	9	Murphy/Schaefer	Profile of the two candidates for Mayor.their styles and issues
September	9	Andy At Large	Professional cheerleader tryouts for the Bullets.
September	9	Fifth District	Profile of race in Fifth District.
September	12	Voting Details	Preparations for tomorrow's City primary election.
September	12	Schaefer/Murphy	A look at Murphy and Schaefer last minute campaign before tomorrow's primary.
September	12	Pitney Bowes	Program at Pitney Bowes asking employees how business should be run.and listening to their suggestions.
September	12	Child Care	New Child Care Center opens for downtown workers with the help of downtown businesses and the City.
September	12	Newport Homicide	Police catch man in act of committing murder at Hampden residence, but too late to save victim.
September	12	City Council President	Profile of very tight race for City Council President.
September	12	Sixth District	Profile of race in Sixth District.
September	12	Telemed	New phone hotline with recorded messages to answer your health questions.
September	13	Election Day	It's primary day and everyone is out voting . many short VOs and candidate shots as they go to the polls.
September	13	D.C. Post Office	Old D.C. Post Office has been renovated and opened as tourist attraction with shops, etc.
September	14	Schaefer Day	We talk to Mayor Schaefer the day after he wins primary election against Murphy by a landslide.
September	14	Council Profile	Profile of the look of the newly elected City Council.
September	14	Hearing Aids	New device for joggers who wear radios while running . helps reduce dangers.
September	14	Calvert Cliffs	Another Disaster Drill at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
September	14	Teacher Award	Two City teachers receive Presidential Awards for Excellence.
September	14	Murphy NC	The loser, Billy Murphy, meets with reporters to talk about the election. He's keeping his options open.
September	14	Drought Effect	Drought and heat wave have broken..but state farmers are still suffering the damaging effects.
September	14	Schaefer Profile	A look back at Mayor Schaefer's 12 years in office.
September	16	Prison Guards	Prison guards protest in Towson against disciplinary actions against four guards for beating inmates.
September	16	Lever Brothers	Lever Brothers opens new plant in City providing new jobs.
September	16	Phosphate Follow	EPA will recommend ban on sale of detergents with phosphate in Maryland. Ban should help clean up the bay.
September	16	Andy At Large	Exhibit of neon art.
September	16	Eleanor Mitchell	Elderly city woman who picked up elderly men, drugged them, robbed them, and dumped them on street, goes on trial.
September	16	Hope House	New program to get homeless alcoholics off the street and cured.
September	19	MCI Guard Work Slowdown	Hagerstown prison video. Bite from Bev Marable .Galley takes action against guards. Tinney fired.
September	19	Maryland Lawmakers to Lebanon Marines	Bite only with Mathias, Mikulski, Long on increased American involvement in Lebanon.
September	19	Esskay Strike Continues	New night video of strikers picketing the plant.
September	19	Nightstyle. Orioles Quintessential Fan	First Nightstyle Report. Sloane goes to Orioles game. Talks with Mapp, great Birds fan.
September	19	Hagerstown	Warden fired at Hagerstown State Pen and other shakeups following beating incident of prisoners.
September	19	Esskay Strike	Workers strike the Esskay Meat Packing Plant.
September	19	Sam Culotta	Profile of Republican Sam Culotta who will be challenging Mayor Schaefer in General Election.
September	19	Neuroreceptors	Johns Hopkins doctors develop new procedure to see inside a living human brain.
September	19	Andy At Large	New Brisk Walk Program in the City to get elderly to exercise. Channel 2 is co-sponsor.
September	20	School Crossing Where Two Kids Are Hit	Video of accident scene. Police at intersection. Bentlow Elementary kids hit by car. Bite with eyewitness, upset neighbors
September	20	Bob Bauman Speaks in Chestertown	Bauman speaks at Washington College. Brad has video of him speaking. Sound bite on gay rights
September	20	Window Dresser .Nightstyle	Miller's window dresser. Man who dresses up the windows. Bites from him and from window watchers.
September	20	City Fair Preparations	Nite video of preparations for City Fair.
September	20	Brush Fires in West Patapsco Ave.	Video of brush fires with firefighters.
September	20	Used Car Ripoff	Package on people who bought cars from dealer who may have dealership revoked. Bites from MVA and car victims.
September	20	Death Penalty	State's Court of Appeals throws out death penalty of convicted killer Martin Scott . draws protest downtown.
September	20	Reverend Mann	66-year old Episcopal priest pleads guilty of sexually abusing a 10-year old child.
September	20	Blindness	New laser beam treatment can cure one eye disease that eventually causes blindness.
September	20	Andy At Large	A man who will put your favorite sports fantasy on tape.with you as the star athlete.
September	20	Dentists	New center at University of Maryland will revolutionize dental education.
September	21	Rosalind Avenue Barricade Situation	Man holds two of his kids at bay with gun. Later word update. He releases kids but is still in house.
September	21	Priest Sex Abuse Video	Joyce does silhouette interview with mom of kid who was sexually abused by priest. Sound bites from her.
September	21	Long on War Powers Act..,Stop Funding	Video of Beirut. Long bite. Reacts to vote to cut off funding that keeps marines in Beirut.
September	21	Bolton Hill Dinner Theatre.Nightstyle	Sloane Live with tape of play rehearsal.
September	21	Child Expert ..Live..Beverly Jones	Jones Live talks about sexual abuse of children.
September	21	Absenteeism	City schools have worst absentee record in the country..except for New York City, Baltimore is doing battle to st.
September	21	MCEA Convention	MCEA Convention opens in Ocean City . main topic is firing of guards at Hagerstown Prison for inmate beating. MCEA is .
September	21	Oncology Center	First part of special report on Hopkins new Oncology Center. Unique care for children with cancer.
September	21	Drinking Water	Some experts say expansion of Carroll County Water Treatment Plant could lead to polluted drinking water for Baltimore.
September	21	Andy At Large	Epidemic of twins has hit Hickory Elementary School. Five sets in one kindergarten class.
September	21	White House	Joan in invited to attend White House Briefing with the President. Reagan announces offer to Soviets to limit nucl.
September	21	Education Move	Mayor wants to use empty building on North Avenue as headquarters for City Education Department. ..all under one roof
September	21	Ocean City Autumn	It may be the end of summer, but Ocean City is doing its best to keep the tourist dollars coming in year round.
September	21	Tennis Clinic	Former tennis great Fred Stole gives a tennis clinic at Chestnut Ridge Country Club.
September	22	MTA Bus Jobs	Hundreds of people line up at MTA headquarters to apply for a very few jobs.
September	22	Oncology	Series on new Children's Oncology Center opening at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
September	22	City Fair Eve	A preview of what fare the City Fair has to offer this year.
September	22	Andy At Large	It's a good year for the grape harvest and Maryland wineries.
September	22	State Finances	State officials say there may be need for a tax increase next year.
September	22	Dundalk Training	Federal funds for retraining programs runs out at end of month. What are these people going to do now.
September	23	Fair Opens	City Fair opens. Find out why people go to it.
September	23	Conowingo Dam	Bridge over the Conowingo Dam finally reopens.
September	23	Tighlman Island	Tighlman Island residents split over new Sewage Treatment Plant. Not sure they want to spur new development on the Is.
September	23	Oncology	Series on Johns Hopkins new Children's Oncology Center.
September	23	Andy At Large	Is the City Fair what it used to be or has its original purpose been turned into a typical carnival?
September	23	Jackie McLean	Closer look at mystery candidate Jackie McLean who came out of nowhere to win seat on City Council.
September	23	Skipjacks	Skipjacks on the Bay are giving way to modern technology . less and less of them are working.
September	23	Photo Essay	Photo essay of first day of the City Fair.
September	26	Orioles Fever	A look at good economic side of Orioles Playoffs for the City of Baltimore.
September	26	Stadium Souvenirs	Stadium prepares for Playoffs ..and souvenirs are already big business.
September	26	Lighthizer/Crime	AA County is using County workers to spot crime on their daily duties. More eyes watching while the police aren't arou..
September	26	Andy At Large	Andy test drives two of the new 1984 cars.
September	26	Bay Study	EPA hands over suggestions to clean up the Chesapeake, but it will cost one billion dollars.
September	26	Orioles Closer	Musical piece on the Orioles celebration.
September	27	Greenpeace	Greenpeace invades a company on Curtis Bay, saying it is polluting the waters.
September	27	Jobs With Peace	Report on how much Baltimore City taxpayers are shelling out for Federal military spending.
September	27	Eastern Airlines	Nation's largest airline .Eastern.facing mounting deficits and possible bankruptcy.
September	27	OS School	Local elementary school celebrates Orioles clinching the American League East Pennant and going to the Playoffs.
September	27	Andy At Large	Christmas catalogs are already coming in the mail.
September	27	NAACP NC	NAACP accuses Worchester County of denying Blacks basic rights and services.
September	27	Worchester County	Profile of county NAACP accuses of discrimination.
September	28	Shanahan	White cop pleads not guilty to manslaughter of Black motorcyclist. Shooting set off racial protests.
September	28	Office Attack	Woman attacked in State Office Building. Bad guy caught in the act.
September	28	Murphy Homes	Despite attempts to make housing project safer, many residents still gripped by fear.
September	28	Diabetic Birth	Diabetic woman runs risk and has baby successfully.
September	28	Potato Chips	Family business that makes potato chips is about to be a family business again thanks to loan from City Hall.
September	28	Andy At Large	How do they make the food they serve you on airlines? And who makes it? We tour BWI kitchen.
September	28	Esskay Vote	First vote on first tentative contract in Esskay strike.
September	28	Operation Caring	AA County giving away 124 tons of food to the needy.
September	29	Susan Avery	Striptease dancer Susan Avery is put on trial for engaging in an obscene performance.
September	29	Bottle Bill	Supporters for a bottle bill rally for help in their cause in Baltimore,
September	29	Andy At Large	A Women's Rugby Team.
September	29	Esskay Pickets	Esskay meatcutters end their strike, but can't go back to work because they won't cross truckers' picket line.
September	29	Hagerstown/Hughes	Governor Hughes goes to Western Maryland to see what can be done about getting more jobs in the area.
September	30	Westinghouse React	Baltimore Westinghouse plant awarded major government contract guaranteeing jobs for years to come.
September	30	Dean O.C.	How Ocean City survived wrath of Tropical Storm Dean.
September	30	Child Care	New program at Hopkins to help kids recover from the emotional scars of surgery.
September	30	Abduction Trial	Baltimore couple confront assailant in court. Man allegedly kidnapped, robbed, and beat them.
September	30	Blind Walk	Blind man ends Cross County Walk in Baltimore.
September	30	Mayor/School	Mayor says he will pay closer attention to City School System. Tours one school today.