October 1983

WMAR-TV News (WMAR)

Series II. News Stock Footage Video, 1982-1987

October 1983

Month	Date	Story	Description
October	3	Two Million	Two million fans attend O's games this year. A look at what that means to the City's pockets.
October	3	Governor Trip	Gov. flies to Ohio to try to save jobs at Kelley Springfield Tire Plant in Hagerstown.
October	3	AIDS Study	Johns Hopkins receives major grant to study AIDS.
October	3	Andy At Large	It's Apple Harvest Time.
October	3	Goldstein Bridge	Another proposal for a third Bay Bridge.
October	3	Airline Deregulation	Turmoil in airline industry is also causing trauma for travel agencies, as well as passengers.
October	3	Porti-Gras	The Porti-Gras kicks off at Fells Point.
October	3	Goodyear Blimp	Feature on the Goodyear Blimp . in town to cover the Playoffs.
October	4	C&P Rate Hearing/Elderly Protest	Video of hearing. Bites with several elderly. Bite with C&P spokeswoman, Elderly Coalition, etc.
October	4	ARMCO Jobs - People Wait In Line	Video and bites of people camped out waiting for job applications.
October	4	Migrants - Part 2 - Hagerstown Jobs	Part Two. Les interviews two people, no faces shown, who lost jobs to foreigners,
October	4	"Adam": Movie Premier in Washington	Video of premier party in D.C. Bite with Sen. Paula Hawkins on Bill to find missing kids. Video of Walsh parents and Dan Tr..
October	4	Orioles Fans - White Sox Fans Party	Lyn talks to various White Sox and Orioles fans at hotels. Party time before the Playoff game.
October	4	Orioles Rally	Downtown rally at noon for the Orioles . in preparation for beginning of American League Playoffs tomorrow.
October	4	Stadium Preps	Last minute preparations at the stadium for the American League Playoffs.
October	4	Memory Loss	New Hopkins clinic treats memory and language problems.
October	4	Aquarium	National Aquarium will close for three weeks for renovation.
October	4	Andy At Large	A look at all of the souvenirs connected with the baseball playoffs.
October	4	Energy Payback	Oil companies give Md. 50 million dollars to help needy keep warm in winter.their fine for overcharging the public.
October	4	Parking Dispute	Old former Oriole in court for running illegal open air parking lot. Not convicted . human interest.
October	4	Hagerstown Follow	Foreign workers are getting farm jobs in Western Maryland because they work much cheaper. Congress investigating.
October	4	Better Dress	Charity sale in which previously owned designer clothes are on sale. Huge crowds every year.
October	5	Edward B. Williams Gets Stuck in Elevator	Video EBW and Larry King drenched with perspiration. Video of elevator. Bite with operator of elevator and Toronto newspaper.
October	5	Scalper Robert Shriver Arrested	Shriver arrested at Oriole game for scalping tickets.
October	5	Fans Reaction to Orioles Loss	Various bites. Oriole and White Sox fans reacting to game outcome.
October	5	SCM Gas Leak Injures Four	Video of plant. Video of man on stretcher. Bite from paramedic. Video of chopper taking off with injured.
October	5	Grandison Trial Begins. He Acts As Attorney	Artwork from today's trial. Various shots of Grandison and co-defendants.
October	5	Migrants - Part 3 From Western Md.	Les talks to people at local soup kitchen who are jobless due to migrants working in their places.
October	5	Polish Priest Reacts to Nobel Peace Prize	Local Polish priest reacts to Walesa selection as Peace Prize winner.
October	5	Envelopes Sold Bearing Orioles Stamps	Video of people buying envelopes with Oriole stamp being applied.
October	6	Baseball Biz	What the Playoffs are doing to the local economy.
October	6	Shriver Scalper	Son of Sargent Shriver convicted of scalping tickets to the Playoffs
October	6	Scoliosis	Electrical treatment for scoliosis.
October	6	Power Boats	Annapolis Boat Show is selling big.. another sign of recovering economy.
October	6	Eating Together	Elderly get together to celebrate anniversary of Eating Together program.
October	6	Prison Budget	Governor wants prison overcrowding stopped, but says State can't afford to keep building new prisons.
October	6	Little League	Little League teams used to fill in as ball players in TV rehearsal for Playoff game introduction.
October	6	Blind Machine	Gift to girl who is almost blind so she can read and do things at home, as well as at school.
October	7	Players	Andy spends day with Mike Boddicker and wife as they arrive in Chicago fro (for) Playoffs. Boddicker hero of Game Two.
October	7	Sox Fans	Profile of White Sox fans in Chicago.
October	7	Welcome to Chicago	Andy risks his life by dressing up as an Orioles fan and walking the streets of Chicago.
October	7	Ugly Fans	What winning ugly is all about in Chicago.
October	8	Final Out	Final out of Game 4 of American League championship with the White Sox and local fan reaction.
October	8	Locker Room	Locker room scene after the Orioles win the pennant . American League champs.
October	8	Highlites	40 highlites of American League Playoffs, Game 4. Orioles win the pennant in .
October	8	Interviews	Interviews with the Orioles after they win the pennant on Chicago. Altobelli, Dempsey, Boddicker, McGregor.
October	8	Harbor Party	Baltimore celebrates as the Orioles win the pennant.American League champs.
October	8	Navy Game	People party in Annapolis prior to the Navy/Air Force game.
October	8	Hampden	Hampden celebrates its community.
October	8	Community Perspot (??)	Lyn Alexander looks at Hampden community spirit as they celebrate themselves.
October	8	Paddle For People	WMAR Paddles for People and the Fuel Fund.
October	8	Rally	Baltimore greets victorious Orioles at the airport. League champ. Singleton sound bite.
October	8	Top Plays	Winning plays for the Orioles and the pennant. American League champs. Lowenstein homer.
October	8	Airport Rally	Andy Barth reports on the gathering at the rally to welcome home the Orioles from Chicago.
October	8	Local Celebration	As the Orioles win the pennant in Chicago, fans cheer at Jerry's Tavern in Baltimore.
October	8	Music Piece	The Night Chicago Died . music to celebrate our victory..
October	11	Int. Baltimore	Preview Game One of the World Series.
October	11	Baseball Food	How healthy is all of that junk you eat at a baseball game . how many calories?
October	11	Orioles Cheerleaders	Profile of the Orioles two cheerleaders/Ball Girls.
October	11	D.C. Fever	Orioles Fever also running rampant in Washington, D.C.
October	11	Bay Proposals	State officials release their proposals for cleaning up the Bay.
October	12	Weather at Game: How Fans Cope With Wet	Joan has video of how the field is kept dry. Bite with groundkeeper. Al Bumbry fans.
October	12	Unemployed Health Clinic Opens	Video of health clinic on Greenmount and bite with jobless steelworker.
October	12	Officer Friendly Speaks to Schools	Video of kids fingerprinted (from file). Officer Friendly speaking to kids in school.
October	12	Crossing The Bar: Play at Center Stage	Sloane reviews play for Nightstyle.
October	12	John Bell Celebrates 103rd Birthday	Video of party. Bite with Du Burns and John Bell.
October	12	Wet Grounds	Ground is soggy for tonight's game..we look at how groundkeepers get it in shape for Game Two,
October	12	C&P	Efforts to reduce confusion among customers concerning breakup of AT&T.
October	12	Tissue Bank	New tissue and bone storage bank at University of Maryland Hospital.
October	12	Auto Emissions	Auto Emissions Inspections begin January, but not all State Inspection Stations will be ready in time,
October	12	Andy At Large	Profile a former Oriole hero . from yesteryear . Pat Kelly.
October	12	Rainy Day Baltimore	What do visiting fans do on a soggy day in Baltimore while waiting to hear if night game is still on.
October	12	Mikulski	Barbara Mikulski mentioned as possible vice presidential candidate for the Democrats.
October	13	Caltec rate Hike Hearing at County Council	CGS of proposed rate hike. Berger bite. Bites with subscribers. Expert recommended to OK hike.
October	13	Barnheart, Sexual Offenses, Arrested	Video of suspect at Towson Courthouse. Ordered held on One Million Bond.
October	13	Education Task Force - Civiletti	Video of Education Task Force meeting in Annapolis with Civiletti video.
October	13	Computers Sgment2 Not Covered By Insurance	Video of computers. Bite with insurance agent.
October	13	Walters Art Gallery Shows Ivory Collection	Video of opening of exhibit. Bites with various people (reactions).
October	13	Betty Hamburger Honored	Video of honorary for Betty Hamburger.
October	13	Violin Kid - Gift of violin from Laurel	Kid's violin is stolen. Laurel woman gives him her late husband's 200-year old violin. NSOT, bites, etc.
October	13	Board of Estimates	Small trash hauling companies say higher fees at dumping sites are putting them out of business.
October	13	Towson Shopping	Two large shopping centers undergo major renovations with different styles of marketing to get shoppers.
October	13	Orioles Leave	Orioles raide (??) to Philadelphia for rest of World Series. Jack reports on their departure from the Stadium.
October	13	Bus Ride	Report on the Orioles trip to Philadelphia .from on board the bus.
October	13	Nutrition, Cancer	Food we eat can help prevent cancer.
October	13	Cable Teaching	AA County school system one of first in country to use Cable TV to teach classes with low enrollment,
October	13	Andy At Large	The Orioles bird goes to Philly . and it takes the city by storm .. ala Rocky (complete with Rocky theme).
October	14	Fire Awareness	City holds 30-second fire alert. No one notices. Bites with people NSOT of alarm. Pat Flynn bite.
October	14	Bradley Avenue Body Found	Body found behind building at 1600 Bradley Avenue. Probed as a homicide.
October	14	David Major Shot Dead	Crime scene video. No body.
October	14	UFO Encounter in Fort Smallwood	Artwork close encounters. Music, video of home and backyard where UFO reportedly landed. Bite with AA Fire official on soil .
October	14	Stadiums, Comparisons of Vets and Memorial	Andy compares both stadiums in this feature from Philadelphia.
October	14	Things That Go Bump In The Night, Fells P	A boring play with weird things happening reviewed by Sloane on tape.
October	14	Philly Fans	Before Game Three of World Series . we take a closer look at the typical Philly fan.
October	14	Cox Cable	Caltec sells its interest in running Baltimore Cable TV to Cox of Atlanta . leaving Cox as only bidder for franchise.
October	14	Teeth Infection	How doctors at University of Maryland are trying to prevent gum disease and cancer.
October	14	Andy At Large	Profile of the Orioles trainer . Ralph Salvon.
October	14	Ceiling Collapse	Ceiling collapses at construction site seriously injuring two workers.
October	14	Bay Meeting	Governors meeting to find ways to clean up the Chesapeake and pay the bill.
October	14	Fair Housing	HUD uses Baltimore to launch nationwide campaign for Fair Housing.
October	14	Douglass High	Centennial Celebration at Douglass High School.
October	17	Bay Tour	Congressmen arrive from D.C. to tour the Bay in continuing effort to get support for a Federal cleanup.
October	17	Harford C. Car	Freak accident kills three men. Their vehicle goes into water . stranded . die of carbon monoxide poisoning.
October	17	Kalwa Piece	Artist George Kalwa does an art and music piece on the Orioles and the World Series.
October	17	Orioles Parade	City gives World Champion Baltimore Orioles a huge parade downtown. Part Two of this story is report on how city came .
October	17	Stadium Rally	Huge Orioles Rally at Stadium.
October	17	Dempsey Piece	Profile of World Series MVP Rick Dempsey .and how he is in his glory with today's parade and victory.
October	17	Andy At Large	Andy takes a look at today's Orioles parade.
October	18	Broadwater	Jacqueline Broadwater is sentenced for her role in Food Stamp Fraud with her father, State Senator Tommie Broadwater.
October	18	Stadium Packing	World Champion Orioles pack up and move out of stadium for the winter.
October	18	Greenhouse Effect	Report on what Greenhouse Effect could do to Maryland .and what can be done to stop it.
October	18	Sudden Infant Death	Link between exposure to lead and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
October	18	Shake and Bake	Shake and Bake Family Fun Center is one year old. Things aren't going as well as expected.
October	18	Andy At Large	Everyone is getting into the exercise business. Now they are mixing religion with daily exercise plans.
October	18	Teachers Union	State Teachers Assoc. wants Baltimore teachers to dump their union and join the S.T.A.. .putting on pressure.
October	18	MLK Bill	Local reaction to possibility of making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.
October	18	Kelso	Great and famous racehorse Kelso dies in Maryland.
October	18	Gymboree	Yet another exercise program is being marketed. But this exercise club is limited to very little children and their p.
October	19	Broadwater Sentence	St. Senator Broadwater sentenced to jail for Food Stamp Fraud.
October	19	Taneytown Sentence	Two men who kidnapped a Taneytown drug store clerk are sentenced.
October	19	Bond Issues	Mayor drums up support for bond issues in General Election.
October	19	Andy At Large	Visiting columnist blasts Baltimore during World Series. Andy responds to this low life from L.A.
October	19	MLK Holiday	Local reaction to the passing of a national holiday for Martin Luther King Junior.
October	19	Guy Blueford	America's first Black Astronaut, Guy Blueford..talks to inner city kids.
October	19	Best NX	Baltimore's Best Awards handed out . to some City neighborhoods.
October	20	Trooper Suspended	State trooper suspended following charges he sexually assaulted female motorist.
October	20	Fairchild Plant	State will spend big bucks on economic rescue mission in Western Maryland.want to use abandoned Fairchild plant in Ha.
October	20	Auto Emission	Profile State Auto Emission Program.
October	20	Prescription Drugs	New way to cut cost of prescription drugs.
October	20	Bill Murphy	An update on the candidate who failed.what is Billy Murphy doing now?
October	20	Andy At Large	A ride on the Auto Train. You don't have to drive to Florida. Just put yourself and your car on the Auto Train.
October	20	Fort Meade Mash	This is no rehearsal. Fort Meade has to put working M.A.S.H. into operation as its hospital loses power.
October	20	Attendance	New attempt to reduce the high truancy rate among students and teachers in the City.
October	20	VIP Program	VIP Program helps get City kids jobs.
October	20	Editorial	Editorial says it's time for the Orioles and Colts owners to stop messing around . and sign a new lease for Memorial St..
October	21	Franklin Square	Outbreak of meningitis at Franklin Square Hospital.
October	21	Tourism	Tourism on the rise in Maryland. One of fastest growing industries in the state.
October	21	Andy At Large	A paddle steam boat on the Potomac.
October	21	NAACP	NAACP meeting in Ocean City . calling on state for major changes to put Blacks back in economic mainstream.
October	24	Marine Family	Md. families wait for word if their sons died in terrorist attack on Marine base in Beirut.
October	24	Grandison	Grandison acts as own attorney . calls FBI agents, lawyers and prosecutors to the stand.
October	24	Governor/Bay	Governor says the cleanup of the Bay will cost $90 million dollars.
October	24	Andy At Large	Annual Moveable Feast at the Lexington Market.
October	24	D.C. Reaction	Maryland congressmen react ion Capitol Hill to the terrorist attack on Marines in Beirut.
October	24	Dialysis Unit	Md. kids join forces statewide to raise a half million dollars to build a special kidney dialysis unit just for children.
October	25	Grenada Invasion	U.S. Marines invade Grenada.
October	25	St. George Crosse	Well known Baltimore minister, St. George Crosse, native of Grenada, talks about his native home, the invasion .
October	25	Severin (??) Family	One Maryland family sees their son survive Beirut attack when they see him in a TV report from Beirut.
October	25	Grandison	Accused killer Anthony Grandison calls himself to the witness stand, in connection with Warren House murders.
October	25	Stuttering	New treatment for stuttering.
October	25	Subway Practice	Workers practice running subway in preparation for Opening Day.
October	25	Andy At Large	New museum that deals strictly with graphic art .printers stuff.
October	25	Schaefer Court	Mayor goes to court to testify in case where man pulled a false alarm .. never gets chance to testify and that pisses h..
October	25	A.A. Handicap	New guide printed to help handicapped get around A.A. County with more ease.
October	26	James Death	James Family of Baltimore learns that their son died in the terrorist bomb blast in Beirut.
October	26	Green Follow	Davin Green of Baltimore County also died in Beirut blast. We talk with people at his high school alma mater who kn
October	26	Dover Preps	Preparations at Dover A.F.B. for the returning bodies of the Marines killed in Beirut attack.
October	26	Andy At Large	Andy welcomes newspaper columnist Michael Olesker to the world of TV commentary.
October	26	Grandison	Grandison on the stand in connection with Warren House murders, denies any connection with it.
October	26	Blind Teacher	Blind teacher fights Catholic School System to get his job back.
October	27	County Zoning	Story on how heart wrenching zoning battles can be, and how the majority will not always win.
October	28	Wounded Arrive	Wounded begin to arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, including two Maryland Marines.
October	28	Gibbons Returns	Medical student back home in Md. after being evacuated from Grenada following the Marine invasion.
October	28	Campus React	Campus react to Grenada invasion and other recent U.S. military actions.
October	28	Allergy Drug	New drugs being developed to help stop allergies.
October	28	Andy At Large	Annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch.
October	28	Lead Paint	City expanding war against lead paint .de-leading program should help save kids from lead paint poisoning.
October	28	Beirut Analysis	Political analyst looks at the current situation in Lebanon and the entire Mid East.
October	31	Crown Shooting	Crown gas station attendant gunned down by two holdup men who had already gotten their money.
October	31	Middlesex Fire	School closed by late night fire...suspect vandals involved.
October	31	Bradley Funeral	Funeral for Tom Bradley, leader of Md./ DC AFL-CIO.
October	31	Lotto Game	New State Lottery Game . proceeds from this one will go back to areas that spend most on the game.
October	31	Andy At Large	It's Halloween. Enough said.
October	31	Dyson React	Md. congressmen Roy Dyson, just back from trip to Beirut, concerned about security of Marines there.
October	31	Moonies Teach	Followers of Rev. Sun Myung Moon set up their own religious peep show on the Block . trying to get people to see their .
October	31	Halloween Hospital	Hospital sets up its own Trick or Treat action for kids who are patents and can't get out for this Halloween.