Archives - Finding Aid of the Milwaukee Journal Stations Records

Businesses—Manufacturing

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Month/Day/Year: October 4, 1950

Segment Number: 6

Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The A. O. Smith Corporation builds an 18-ton beer storage tank for a brewery. Footage of the many stages of construction. Bob Bittner is shown welding.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.

Month/Day/Year: November 1, 1950
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Staff from Fortune Magazine visited Allis-Chalmers while in Milwaukee. The group admired a tractor and turbine while they toured the plant. The visitors then ate at Gimbel's with Wisconsin business and government leaders.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.
Month/Day/Year: November 1, 1950
Segment Number: 14
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of the exterior and interior of the International Harvester Company Industrial Power Division plant. Several workers operate and inspect machinery.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.

Month/Day/Year: November 1, 1950
Segment Number: 17
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Allis-Chalmers was honored by the American Legion for its employment of disabled vets. State Commander Jerome Host presented the award to company president Walter Geist. W. C. Van Cleef of Allis-Chalmers and Frank Greenya of the Legion were also present.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.
Month/Day/Year: November 15, 1950
Segment Number: 16
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Designers Sydney Lattow and Norton Biersach of the Niedermeyer Company look over the first of eleven powerful sirens to be used for civil defense purposes.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.
Month/Day/Year: November 15, 1950
Segment Number: 20
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Segment about the Geuder, Paeschke and Frey Company. Footage of production and exterior of building. The company makes milk pails and cans, watering cans, oil cans and ironing boards.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.

Month/Day/Year: December 6, 1950
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of a high power glass x-ray tube, which will be used to treat cancers, being made at the General Electric X-Ray Plant. The workers are Helen Swearingen, Julius Sorenson and Don Huron. The tube will be used at General Hospital in Madison.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #2.
Month/Day/Year: December 27, 1950
Segment Number: 12
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Segment about the Harley-Davidson Company. Footage inside the plant of a motorcycle being constructed. A man rides a motorcycle out of the plant at the end.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #2.
Month/Day/Year: January 10, 1951
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of the new boring and milling tool recently installed at the Allis-Chalmers plant. The base and machinery extend 11 feet into the ground and 37 feet above the floor. See segment 15 for more footage of this machine.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: February 7, 1951
Segment Number: 15
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of the crowd outside Ascension Lutheran Church for the funeral of Walter Geist who was the president of Allis-Chalmers. Mayor Zeidler was in attendance. Footage of the casket being brought out of church.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.
Month/Day/Year: February 14, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. William A. Roberts is named the new president of Allis-Chalmers while William C. Johnson is named the new vice president. Other vice presidents include Robert Stevenson and Fred Mackey. Mildred Jackson is Johnson's secretary.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.

Month/Day/Year: February 28, 1951
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Several government officials, including John Pritchard and John Desmond, visit and tour the Badger Die Casting Company. The men announced a program to help small businesses deal with the change-over to defense production. See script for more names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #24.

Month/Day/Year: March 28, 1951
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. AFL union members at International Harvester went on strike for six days to protest a number of grievances. Footage of pickets outside the plant.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.
Month/Day/Year: April 4, 1951
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Segment about Kearney and Trecker Machine Tools. Footage of men working on different machines.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.
Month/Day/Year: May 9, 1951
Segment Number: 17
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The A. O. Smith Corporation shipped a 325,000-pound tower to a southern industrial plant. It was one of the largest vessels of its kind ever produced by the company and took four flat cars to transport.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #5.
Month/Day/Year: June 6, 1951
Segment Number: 12
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Members of the Rural Youth Leaders visit Allis-Chalmers. The group is comprised of 23 young men and women from western European and Asian countries. Several of them look at and sit on some tractors. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.
Month/Day/Year: July 4, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Members of the Association of Commerce look at large piles of scrap metal at Allis-Chalmers. The Association was encouraging businesses to "clean house" and save scrap metal because of the shortage of scrap metal.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.
Month/Day/Year: July 4, 1951
Segment Number: 13
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Large crowds tour the Louis Allis Company plant during Family Day. Men demonstrate how different parts are made. Ned Allis handed out pennies to the children. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.
Month/Day/Year: September 5, 1951
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Charles Wilson, president of General Motors, visited the A. C. Sparkplug plant in Milwaukee. Wilson met and had lunch with other GM and plant officials. Wilson said GM would increase the price of cars and would not produce a light weight car.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #20.
Month/Day/Year: September 26, 1951
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The Bucyrus-Erie Company held an open house for employees, their families and the public at their South Milwaukee plant. People toured the plant and saw several demonstrations of equipment and models. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.
Month/Day/Year: September 26, 1951
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Louis Will, Joseph Detlaff, Edward Lohmann, A. H. Weiss and A. Anderson were honored for each working 50 years at Allis-Chalmers. Ray Schroeder, H. P. Halazan, president George Rayner and vice president Joseph Singleton are also seen.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.
Month/Day/Year: September 26, 1951
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Experts from the Dupont Company, including L. F. Livingstone, V. E. Ellis and Dr. John Teagarden, spoke to engineers in Milwaukee and showed them some new plastics. A. Huenecke and Howard Brinen were among the engineers in attendance.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.
Month/Day/Year: December 5, 1951
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Don Leschok prepares to leave for the National Association of Manufacturers conference. W. R. Oelschleger and W. C. Brice of International Harvester and Don's father say goodbye at the train station. Don won the trip because of his apprentice record.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: January 2, 1952
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Representatives of Junior Achievement groups from all over the country get a tour of the A. O. Smith Corporation. E. A. Varlow of A. O. Smith talked to Jerry Jacobs and other JA members.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #6.
Month/Day/Year: February 20, 1952
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Inland Steel recreates the first order placed with the company in 1902 when it was known as the Milwaukee Corrugating Company. Employees dress in period clothes to reenact the order. The company was celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to film; see videotape #6.
Month/Day/Year: September 24, 1952
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of firemen fighting a fire at the A. O. Smith Corporation.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: October 15, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Clergymen from all faiths took part in the fourth annual Kiwanis Club Industry/Clergy day. About 150 clergy toured plants to gain a better understanding of the city's industries. Footage of Edward Murphy giving them a tour of the A. O. Smith plant.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: October 22, 1952
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Farmers and their wives tour 25 Milwaukee firms as part of the first Business-Agriculture Day. The event was sponsored by the Milwaukee Association of Commerce. This group tours the Allis-Chalmers plant.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: January 28, 1953
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Trade and civic representatives tour the Korhummel Steel and Aluminum Corporation. The National Association of Steel Warehouses planned the tour to show the importance of the warehouse in industrial operations. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #11.
Month/Day/Year: April 15, 1953
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Milwaukee native and General Electric chairman of the board Philip Reed, inspects the new x-ray machine developed by GE. Reed is accompanied by GE Vice President R. T. Parker, and John Smith, general manager of the x-ray department.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #12.
Month/Day/Year: May 13, 1953
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Air Force Lieutenant General Orval Cook and GM executive George Mann tour the A-C Sparkplug plant. Both men spoke about the importance of the precision instruments in the United States' role in Korea.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #12.
Month/Day/Year: June 10, 1953
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The A. O. Smith Corporation installed the first glass-lined smokestack in the world. This experimental smokestack is believed to have helped fight acid in industrial smoke.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #12.
Month/Day/Year: July 15, 1953
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Three fighter aces from the Korean War, Captain Joseph McConnell, Colonel Royal Baker and Captain Manuel Fernandez, visit the A-C Sparkplug plant in Milwaukee to see how vital flying equipment is produced. See script for names of workers.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #13.
Month/Day/Year: September 16, 1953
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Martin Koziatek, an employee at International Harvester, was awarded the Harold F. McCormick Award for saving the life of Stojan Todich when a flash fire trapped Todich in his crane. J. E. Obernesser presented the award to Koziatek.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #13.
Month/Day/Year: October 14, 1953
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Southeast Wisconsin farmers visit the city for the annual Business-Agriculture Day sponsored by the Milwaukee Association of Commerce. County board chair Lawrence Timmerman, Kenneth Haagensen of Allis-Chalmers and I. R. Witthun greet the farmers.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: October 14, 1953
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The Red Feather Kids, Sandy Sanderson and Eugene Ostrander, visit the Nash Body Plant where they are presented with a list of 600 employees who have donated to the Community Chest campaign. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: October 21, 1953
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Clergy from Wisconsin and several other states visit the Phoenix Hosiery Company as part of the Industry-Clergy Day sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. Ted Friedlander talks with Mrs. Lewis Evans, Joe Barth, Dr. Lewis Evans, and Russell Schroeder.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: May 12, 1954
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Milwaukee teachers visit Allis-Chalmers and get a guided tour through the plant. The first group meet with Allis-Chalmers President William Roberts. Then Leon Decker and Anthony Lebesch guide a group through the plant.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #16.
Month/Day/Year: November 3, 1954
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A group of officials from Yugoslavia visit the Liberty Division plant of Grede Foundries. Among those on the tour are Professor Frederick Geril, Dr. Stephen Han, W. J. Doremus, Alexander Mavrencic and Grede Vice President D. Ewens.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: November 17, 1954
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. George W. Romney, the new president and chair of the board of American Motors, visited the Nash plant in Milwaukee. Plant manager John Weiland, Charles Wampler of Wisconsin Telephone, and Richard Falk of the Falk Corporation meet with Romney.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: December 15, 1954
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Joseph Le Sac, vice president of the Phoenix Hosiery Company, helps to promote the latest hosiery styles, "Tickled Pink" and "Cream of Wheat." Women pose seductively on the hoods of cars to show off the hosiery.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: June 9, 1959
Segment Description: Special Assignment. The Harley-Davidson Company is featured. Footage of a man riding a moped, rows of motorcycles and motor bicycles, close-up of a motor bicycle, shots of newer motorcycles from the 1950s, and interior shots of the factory. William H. and Gordon Davidson featured.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: 1959
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: 1959 Year Ender. The AMC plants in Milwaukee and Kenosha doubled in production and a huge expansion for Rambler car production was planned. A 77-day strike at Allis-Chalmers in West Allis ended in April with the approval of a new contract.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #10.

Month/Day/Year: 1961
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: 1961 Year Ender. A man speaks about Milwaukee's manufacturing jobs and unemployment problems.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is no script.
Month/Day/Year: January 24, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part 1 of a 2 part series. The American Motors Company's distribution center in Milwaukee has become more efficient with the use of an IBM 1401 computer to track parts. The distribution center services all of the U. S. and Canada.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: January 25, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part 2 of a 2 part series. A further look at how the AMC distribution center uses the IBM 1401 computer to increase its efficiency in distributing parts throughout the country. Efficiency has increased by more than 40%.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: November 6, 1965
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Members of the United Auto Workers Local 248 enter and leave American Serb Memorial Hall. The men work at Allis Chalmers and are on strike.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: December 20, 1965
Segment Number: 3, 4 & 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. A group of men gather inside the Harnischfeger plant to commemorate the 20,000th crane the company has built. The crane is for U.S. Steel in Gary, Indiana and will be shipped on December 27. A plaque is placed inside the crane. More than 50 people, including representatives of U.S. Steel, attend the ceremony inside the plant and the luncheon later on.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.
Month/Day/Year: April 21, 1967
Segment Description: Special Assignment. General Motors President James Roche visits the Janesville plant to commemorate the production of the plants' 100 millionth vehicle. Roche talks about the significance of the event.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: February 19, 1969
Segment Number: 2 & 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Roy Chapin, head of American Motors (AMC) speaks at a press conference. He says that American Motors is a major player in the state and that he is optimistic about the future. Chapin also says AMC takes a different approach to business than its competitors.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: May 1, 1969
Segment Number: 2 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. AMC chairman Roy Chapin appears at a sales rally for the 15th anniversary of the company. The new AMC Javelin is rolled out. Chapin says that sales efforts for the car will be concentrated on the lower end of the market. A camera pans over a parking lot full of new Javelins. The cars will be part of a "driveaway" for dealers attending the 15th anniversary sales rally.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: June 2, 1969
Segment Number: 2 & 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Albert Trostle & Sons Tannery is closing its Milwaukee plant. Union representative John Schultz talks about the older workers who will not get their pensions. A number of employees are asked what they will do once the plant closes.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: June 4, 1969
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. The Allis Chalmers Company has adjourned its annual stockholders meeting because of a court order brought on by threats of a takeover. David Scott of Allis Chalmers announces the adjournment to the media.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: August 7, 1969
Segment Number: 3, 4 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Exterior footage of the Allen Bradley shipping building. A group demonstrates outside. Father James Groppi says they are demonstrating against the company's racist hiring practices. Groppi says Allen Bradley does not have a recruitment program for minorities and that his group is going to start a direct action program on Monday. He also says that the Labor Department will not give him information about the results of a hearing held on the topic last year.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: August 13, 1969
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Father James Groppi and members of the NAACP Youth Council picket the Allen Bradley building in protest to unfair hiring practices. Allen Bradley employees force their way through picketters in order to leave the building.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: August 13, 1969
Segment Number: 5 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles, wearing a racing jacket, attends the roll out of the new AMC Hornet. William S. Picket, vice-president of sales, talks to a reporter about the Hornet and the new market for smaller cars. Also footage of Hornets in different colors, the Hornet logo, and hub cap. A green Hornet pulls out and drives along the road.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: August 14, 1969
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Wesley Scott of the Urban League speaks to the press about the recent conflict over the Father Groppi sponsored protests over the hiring practices of Allen-Bradley. He says he has been pleased with the success of job referrals at Allen-Bradley.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: August 18, 1969
Segment Number: 3 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Vel Phillips, Father James Groppi, Prentice McKinney, and Jesus Salas speak to the press about the recent demonstrations against Allen-Bradley. Father Groppi says they have formed a negotiating committee and that all agree that the current agreement is too weak. Vel Phillips speaks sarcastically about the amount of people hired through the Urban League.
Notes: The film is color and has sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #52.
Month/Day/Year: August 19, 1969
Segment Number: 3 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Pat Greathouse, vice-president of the United Auto Workers Union, and a second man discuss the ongoing negotiations over contracts and benefits with American Motors (AMC). The union wants an economic agreement and benefits for AMC workers that are in line with the rest of the industry.
Notes: The film is color and has sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #52.
Month/Day/Year: August 19, 1969
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. The J.J. Case Company of Racine rolls out a new logo and a new line of tractors. Aerial footage of tractors parked over a large area.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape 52.
Month/Day/Year: August 21, 1969
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Father James Groppi and members of the NAACP Youth Council get into a physical altercation while picketing outside the Allen-Bradley building. The protestors try to prevent employees from entering the building and a fist fight ensues.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.
Month/Day/Year: August 28, 1969
Segment Number: 2 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Father James Groppi, Prentice McKinney and one other unidentified man give a press conference. They talk about their recent meeting with Allen-Bradley executives about the company's hiring practices. Groppi says they are not satisfied with what they heard at the meeting. He says they will not terminate direct action unless an upcoming meeting yields better results.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: October 23, 1969
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. A reporter gives an update on the progress of the American Motors (AMC) strike negotiations. He says that members of the Kenosha union are meeting with negotiators. He also discusses how economic factors and rumors of AMC's takeover of Kaiser Jeep will affect negotiations.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: November 4, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Striking members of the UAW (United Auto Workers) meet at the Auditorium to vote on a tentative settlement with American Motors (AMC).
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.
Month/Day/Year: November 12, 1969
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Striking American Motors (AMC) workers go in and out of a building, possibly to vote on a new contract. Inside, signs read "Vote Yes." Ralph Daum, president of Union Local 72 says that they've been lied to and that they're going to "stick this out."
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: November 14, 1969
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. An unidentified union member says the recent vote was a vote of confidence for the bargaining committee of Kenosha Local 72. Members should now get to vote on the economic and working agreements that were recently negotiated with American Motors (AMC).
Notes: The film is color and has sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #45.
Month/Day/Year: November 21, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. American Motors (AMC) workers approve the new contract ending the strike. Some will return to work over the weekend to prepare the plants for Monday. There are 6,000 workers in Kenosha and 3,000 in Milwaukee. The strike has hurt AMC's position in the market.
Notes: The film is color and has sound.
Month/Day/Year: November 24, 1969
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of men and women working on the assembly line in one of the American Motors (AMC) plants. Also footage of new cars leaving the plant on a car hauler. The Kenosha and Milwaukee plants have been closed since October 16 because of the strike.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.

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