What Trees Do They Plant?
What Trees Do They Plant?
Vice-President of Metromedia News, John Corporon: "During the weeklong Democratic National Convention, several violent clashes occurred between the Chicago Police... Many of the demonstrators argue that the police used excessive force in keeping demonstrators off the streets and out of hotels in the convention hall. Mayor Daley of Chicago says his police did what they had to do to keep a mob from destroying the national convention and to protect innocent persons. Mayor Daley also accused the three major networks of providing distorted coverage. The networks refused the Mayor's request for primetime in which to present what he believes to be Chicago's side of the story regarding the use of police force. Following the network turndown, Metromedia Television offered the Mayor an opportunity to present and official Chicago point of view. In presenting the hour-long program which was produced by the city of Chicago, Metromedia neither accepts nor rejects the official Chicago version of what really happened. However, we do believe that the public has a right to hear Chicago's point of view. At a later time, if warranted, Metromedia Television will provide an opportunity for the other side to present its version of events which occurred in Chicago during the week of August 26th."
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Unidentified young adult Caucasian man with bandaged head standing on stump and speaking to small crowd in Chicago: "We're talking about a campaign of building in the United States, in 1968, a national liberation front."
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VS of a crowd of anti-war protesters throwing objects in Grant Park; tear gas smoke in BG.
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Illinois National Guard soldiers riding in Jeeps at night; Chicago police car driving in opposite direction. National Guardsmen marching in street at night. Crowd of people running on sidewalk. VS of anti-war protesters marching on sidewalk, street, enroute to Convention Hall. Chicago police officers beating protesters with nightsticks (billy clubs) at night.
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Various shaky shots of protesters walking on street at night; police officers dispersing protesters.