Tornado Safety Video from WILL-TV

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Ed Kieser, who was a meteorologist for WILL-AM/580, hosts this WILL-TV special about tornadoes. He explains how tornadoes form, why the Midwest is such a frequent target of tornadoes and what viewers…

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Justice: Color Blind or Just Blind? - Part Two, December 30, 1968

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In the second part of this WILL-TV program from December 30, 1968, WILL-TV’s Henry Lippold talks with defense attorneys and public defenders about the incarceration of indigent defendants before they…

U of I Students Speak Out on Vietnam War

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In this WILL-TV newsreel segment from 1965, students on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus protest the Vietnam War while other students show their support for the troops stationed…

ROTC Training Shifts from Compulsory to Voluntary

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In this WILL-TV newsreel segment from 1964, students on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign take part in the ROTC’s final compulsory training program. For the first time in…

Justice: Color Blind or Just Blind? - Part One, November 25, 1968

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In Part One of this program, the Association for Black Action in Decatur says black people in Central Illinois are presumed guilty until found innocent. WILL-TV’s Henry Lippold questions officials,…

Once a Ghetto, May 29, 1969

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"Once a Ghetto" focuses on how bulldozing a neighborhood in Central Illinois for urban renewal involves more than just replacing demolished homes with better structures. Does the bulldozer destroy…

Rules from Yesterday's Society - Development of Illinois Constitution

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On WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed, Illinois lawmakers weigh in on the issue of revising the state constitution. Governor Otto Kerner pitches the idea of holding a Constitutional Convention.…

Culture a Key to Healthier Immigrant Communities

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Michelle and Marcos Tavárez and their four-year-old daughter, Eva, moved to the United States from the Dominican Republic a few years ago. They now live in Urbana. To stay healthy, they have made…

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Focus: Sleeping with the Fishes

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An ultrasound of the fetus for Piquet, a dolphin at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

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Focus: Sleeping with the Fishes

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Staff at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago check the health of the pregnant beluga whale, Mauyak.

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Mid-American Gardener 133 (April 12, 2012)

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Host: Dianne Noland Panelists: Jim Angel (State Climatologist, Illinois State Water Survey), Theresa Meers (Instructor, Parkland College) and Phil Nixon (Entomologist, University of Illinois…

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Mid-American Gardener 137 (May 10, 2012)

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Host: Dianne Noland Panelists: Bob Skirvin (Horticulture Emeritus, University of Illinois), Jim Appleby (Entomologist, University of Illinois) and Steven Still (Perennial Plant Association)

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