WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 at 10pm - "Cutting Car Pollution / Weather Report"(Excerpt, 1977)

Found at the end of a Umatic tape recording, here's an excerpt of the 10pm edition of NewsCenter5 with Ron Hunter on WMAQ Channel 5. Also featuring a report from Don Craig, the weather with Jim Tilmon, and several intact commercials. Includes:

Partial commercial for Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), with adaptation of The Beach Boys' "I Get Around" showing the convenience of public transportation (voiceover by ??)

Ron introducing a report from Don Craig about a Chicago program to cut car pollution, with demonstrations on the workings of various devices designed to achieve that goal

Ron then reads these items:

- A rocket carrying an important communications satellite worth almost $50 million explodes a minute into its flight

- In Hawaii, a small village is evacuated due to threat of lava from Kilauea volcano

- Federal appeals court rules Concorde SST should have tryout at New York's Kennedy Airport; an appeal is expected

- In London, a bottle of wine - 1806 French Chateau Lafite - is sold to Washington, D.C. wine merchant at auction for $18,450

Ron then introduces Jim Tilmon's weather report, which is preceded by sponsor billboard for St. Paul Federal Savings & Loan (voiceover by ??) - Jim reads the current temperatures at O'Hare, Midway and the Lakefront before giving the weekend forecast

Ron teases an upcoming sports story which recalls the Rocky film that took place at New York's Madison Square Garden, signaling the next commercial break

Bumper with DataBank: Lottery - Bonanza: 93 754 8381, Red

Commercial: St. Paul Federal Savings & Loan - "We Help You Make the Most Of It"

Commercial: Harris Bank with Gary Coleman

Commercial: Colby's Furniture Sofa Sale, through October 23rd (voiceover by ??)

Partial commercial for A&P Brands Open House Private Label Sale with Price and Pride (ending voiceover by ??) (recording cuts out before commercial ends)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, September 29th 1977 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

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