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Description: Here's something really ancient and rare - the opening for the Eyewitness News at 10pm on WLS Channel 7 - from early 1976!! Featuring Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, Bill Frink, and John Coleman. Includes:

WLS-TV Chicago animated ID (with voiceover promo for "The Titanic" on The 3:30 Movie by Al Parker)

Rosemarie Gulley reports on the story of a girl born at a toll plaza - Grace Hernandez - featuring her mother Sara Hernandez. Wouldn't it be something if we could find her so she could see this?

Nancy Becker reports on a 33% fare hike for public transportation customers.

Commercial: Kraft cheese

Commercial: Aunt Jemima Waffles and Jumbo Waffles (voiceover by Casey Kasem)

Commercial: Homemakers with Shelley Long (of Cheers fame) (this same ad was featured in a break from over a year and a half later)

Joel Daly begins to report on an assassination plot before the tape ends. :-(

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, March 15th 1976 at 10pm.