Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Johnson, makes her speech during the first plenary session of the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas. She speaks on the ratification of women right to vote and Equal Rights Amendment, with Texas being the 9th state to ratify the 19th Amendment and the 7th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Bella Abzug and other prominent American women present. Thousands of American women present at the event cheer.
Barbara Jordan, U.S. representative from Dallas, Texas, makes her speech during the first plenary session of the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas. (Conference focused on women's issues, women's rights, and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment). She expresses a need of domestic human rights program fro American women. Prominent American women figures and thousands of other American women present for the equal rights conference give her a standing ovation.
Pilot study on Freeway Control System for controlling the pressure of increasing traffic on roads. Elevated almost aerial view of a busy city cross road intersection in downtown Houston, Texas, with private cars, cabs and trucks and view of city as seen from a skyscraper. As camera view widens showing more of the downtown Houston skyline, the sign for the Texaco company is seen atop a skyscraper building, and the rotating Gulf oil company sign is seen atop another skyscraper. The Gulf Freeway six lane road busy with cars, and trucks. Increasing lanes and controlling entry of cars to control traffic situations. Cars enter main highway from sideways one after the other. Policemen on a signal control entry of cars and allow calculated number of cars to enter the highway. A driver of car with an equipment. Close circuit cameras mounted on highways. Monitors at Freeway Surveillance System head office. Scientists at work, observe camera videos and take readings from meter panel. Capacity Demand and Gap Acceptance methods to control traffic congestion.
Report from Texas: Texas' contribution to World War II on both battlefield and home front. Horsemen gallop across the terrain. Man on horse with cattle. Texas increases its production of synthetic rubber, magnesium, sulphur and agricultural products. Factories and industries. Construction work underway. An airfield. Soldiers march. Views of Dallas, Houston, Fredericksburg, Hotel Nimitz, Ft. Worth, Kerrville, Pampa, San Antonio, Kilgore, El Paso, Beaumont, Wichita Falls, San Angelo and Austin.
Newsreel clip on the opening of the Astrodome in Houston Texas. View of the seats inside the new $30 million covered stadium. Houston Astros players and coaches work out on the field. A pitcher throws a practice pitch to a catcher. Judge Roy Hofheinz is among several men in suits on the edge of the field, watching, in the background. Camera pans across the Astrodome's translucent roof, 20 stories above the playing field. Announcer notes the 45,000 seats are upholstered and the building is air conditioned so baseball and football fans can watch games in comfort. Astros players #21 Al Spangler and #14 Bob Aspromonte take swings as coach pitches batting practice.
U.S. President Richard M. Nixon 1972 reelection promotional film. Nixon watches the "Game of the Century" football match in December 1969 between Texas and Arkansas, from among the spectators. He congratulates and then celebrates victory with the triumphant Texas players, and says a few words about their come-from-behind victory. Assistant Harry Dent speaks about positive changes brought about in himself during his tenure working as President Nixon's assistant during Nixon's first term as President.
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