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1) [UMaine vs. Boston Hockey]
News story dated 12-05-68.
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2) [Miss Maine Helps Project Thank You]
Interview with Miss Maine, who is helping the Portland Jaycees and WGAN Radio with 'Project Thank You.' On January 11 she will be on the air to help get care packages sent to troops in...
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4) [Ice Skating in City of Portland]
News story dated 12-27-68. Interview with parks department official about six skating areas; lots of people on skates, two children on sled being pushed. At Deering Oaks Park.
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5) Kyros at Bath Iron Works
No description available
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7) Mrs. Bennett
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8) [Swift Building]
Swift Building.
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9) Danny Kaye Talks about UNICEF
News story dated 10-28-68. National public service announcement for Halloween.
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10) [Convention at Newcastle]
At the Newcastle Inn.
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11) [Curtis on LD 227]
Governor Ken Curtis at press conference. Discusses signing LD 227, emergency act to allow for overtime payments to hospital employees. Also talks about reappointing Commissioner Ronald...
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12) [Road Construction to Crescent Beach State Park, Scarborough]
News story dated 08-22-68.
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13) [Battleship Maine Ceremony]
News story dated 02/15/61.
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14) Brewer vs. So. Portland
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15) [Over 200 Students at Maine Arts and Humanities Commission Conference on 'Exploriance']
News story dated 10-17-68.
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16) Corcoran, John: Portland Education
News story dated 03-16-59. Original label says STOCK: John Corcoran
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17) Gordon, John W. [stock]
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18) [Washington Avenue in Portland is Flooded]
News story dated 12-23-68.
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19) Pruf, Had It Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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20) [untitled]
No description available
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21) Seven-Up, Turn Around Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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22) Basketball
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23) [untitled]
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24) [Toy Gun Disarmament]
News story dated 11-09-68. Reporters talks with representative from ad hoc committee for toy gun disarmament.
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25) Leavitt, F. Herbert
News story dated 06-10-60.
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26) [untitled]
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27) [Charles Tarkinson Interviews Two Officials on Taxes]
News story dated 1-18-69.
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28) [Pledge Drive]
Interview with unidentified man about deadline upcoming for pledge drive project.
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29) [untitled]
No description available
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30) [Commentary on Babe Ruth]
Elderly man speaks about the Boston Red Sox acquiring Babe Ruth. Refers to Ruth as a ìdamn goodî pitcher.
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31) Hills Bros. Coffee, The Bean Buyer Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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32) [Airline Safety]
Interview with man about airlines and air travel safety issues.
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33) [Baseball Player]
Interview with baseball player.
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34) Miller on Tax Relief
News story dated 06-11-59.
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35) [Department of Urban Development, Lewiston]
News story dated 12-27-68. Continuation of 2013-13.
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36) [untitled]
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37) Rock Concert
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38) [Volunteer Army]
Interview with man about the United States Army. Says it would likely be cost-prohibitive to switch to a volunteer army, largely due to the need to focus on recruitment. Favors the sele...
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39) George Curtis with Damborg
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41) [Reporter Interviews Man about Cumberland Club Rules Discriminating against Jews]
News story dated 12-19-68.
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42) Avon Cosmetics Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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43) [Men Constructing Steel Building]
News story dated 11-01-68.
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44) [Basketball]
Basketball game.
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45) [untitled]
No description available
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46) Wilkins, Austin: Fire Prevention
News story dated 03-13-59. Original label says STOCK: C.B.S. Forest fire prevention?
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47) [untitled]
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48) [untitled]
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49) Plymouth Duster 1973 Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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50) [Portland City Councilor Complains about Snowplowing Coverage]
News story dated 03-13-62.
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51) Downy, Ganging Up Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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52) Pat Feeney, Riverside Golfer, City Champ in 1957
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53) [Apartment Building Fire]
Exterior shot of apartment building fire. Firefighter spraying water on fire from ladder.
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54) Wadsworth Statement
News story dated 01-04-60.
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55) [Northern Burner Supply Building Fire]
Fire truck outside Northern Burner Supply building. Firefighter enters smoking building. Burned papers thrown out of building.
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56) [High School Wrestling Match]
News story dated 12-17-68.
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57) Sanford High [School] Gets Engine
News story dated 12-08-60. Industrial Arts class.
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58) Anderson, Toby: For Truck Owners
News story dated 07-27-60.
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59) C.M.P. Gets Chopper
News story dated 11-21-60. Central Maine Power helicopter; two men taking a test flight.
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60) Marshal Cavendish Man & Woman, Attraction Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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61) Cold Water All, Shopping Cart Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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62) [Kyros on Congressional Pay Increase]
Peter Kyros speaks about congressional pay increase that was voted against by Senators Edmund Muskie and Margaret Chase Smith.
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63) [untitled]
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64) [untitled]
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65) [New England Telephone Company Strike]
News story dated 08-31-68. Mr. Norton and unidentified man discuss settlement of strike.
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66) [Naval Officers Arrive at Installation]
News story dated 08-09-68.
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67) Garrett Visits Portland
News story dated 05-21-60.
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68) [Ken Curtis on Sunday Sales of Alcohol]
News story dated 12-00-68.
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69) [Portland-South Portland Bridge Under Repair]
News story dated 06-07-68. View from underneath bridge.
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70) [untitled]
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71) [untitled]
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72) [Maine Laws and Marijuana]
News story dated 10-22-68. State official talks about state laws and marijuana.
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73) [Youth Training Program]
News story dated 10-29-68. Man talks about inefficiency of youth training program.
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74) [Choir Spokesperson Explains Old English Music and Funding Strategy for Tour]
News story dated 12-24-68.
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75) [Middle East Terrorism]
Interview with man about Israel, terrorism, and Israel's isolation in the Middle East. Discusses the December 1968 attack on an El Al aircraft at Athens International Airport in Greece.
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76) [Peaks Island Residents Host International Families]
News story dated 08-10-68.
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77) Flaherty, Owen: Pub. Chairman, Coliseum Committee
News story dated 12-10-59.
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78) George Nasson Day Scholars
News story dated 12-09-60. Industrial Arts class.
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79) [Boats Search River]
News story dated 09-24-68.
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80) [untitled]
No description available
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81) [Comment on Nixon's Refusal to Debate Humphrey]
News story dated 10-16-68. Man comments on Richard Nixon's refusal to debate Hubert Humphrey in presidential race.
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82) [untitled]
No description available
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83) [Bowdoin Basketball]
Bowdoin vs. [Springfield] basketball game.
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84) Allen, Lloyd K.
News story dated 06-14-60.
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85) Ocean Spray, Breakfast Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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87) [Public Hearing]
News story dated 10-29-68.
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88) [Traffic Engineer for City of Portland Reports on Plowing Conditions]
News story dated 03-13-62.
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89) [Interview at Airport]
News story dated 06-07-68. Refers to someone important who has died; not named.
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90) [Portland Airport Finances]
News story dated 10-02-68. Man talks about present and future financial status of Portland Airport.
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91) Skippy Peanut Butter, Outdoor Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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92) [Officials at the Maremont Plant in Saco Talk about Starting an On the Job Training Program]
News story dated 12-10-68.
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93) Dennis, Louis: State Chairman for Veterans Day
News story dated 11-00-58. Original label says STOCK: Dennis, Louis
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94) [Lack of Support For Senator McCarthy in Maine]
News story dated 05-19-68.
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95) Colonel Stephenson
News story dated 12-21-59.
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96) Joanna Western, Window Shopping Box 1
Advertisement (commercial).
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97) [State Crime Lab Needed]
Interviews with police officials regarding recent murder and robbery in South Portland. Johnson reports on testimony from the State House regarding need for a crime laboratory in the st...
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98) IGA, Milliken, Tom L
Advertisement (commercial).
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99) [Portland Snow Removal]
View all items Man speaks about snow removal in Portland and need for people to find parking off the city streets to aid in the process.
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White, John J. Sr./WGAN Collection

Credit: White, John J. Sr./WGAN Collection, Northeast Historic Film. Margaret Chase Smith, 1964.

Primary Format and Extent
film (250,000 ft.) : si. and sd., b&w and col. ; 16 mm. reversal pos.

Collection Date Range
1936 – 1973

Summary
Collection contains news: over 200,000 feet of television newsfilm, primarily local news from the greater Portland, Maine, area dating from the 1950s and 1968-1973. Collection also contains advertising (both local and national commercials), sports coverage, public affairs programs, and features such as the syndicated "Ern Westmore's Tips and Tricks," a series on women's health and beauty.
Collection also contains documentaries and political footage, including a film about the Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project in eastern Maine and incomplete footage from the 1964 press conference in which Senator Margaret Chase Smith announced her presidential candidacy.
See also Andy Graham/WGAN Collection for television commercials.

Biographical/Historical Notes
John J. White, Sr. was employed at station WGAN-TV in Portland and saved the film. WGAN-TV, a CBS affiliate, is now station WGME-TV.

Subject(s)
Cities and towns, Community Life, Dams, Legislators, Manners and customs, State governments, Women Post new comment
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