Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Thursday, Aug 06, 1981


Title: What's Good For General Motors...

Abstract:
  • CBS special "What's Good for General Motors..." re: General Motors, employment in Detroit (MI), Detroit economy, Central Industrial Park Project, relocation of "Poletown" citizens to make space for a General Motors plant, advertisements urging businesses to move, concessions offered to GM by Detroit, reported by Marlene Sanders, George Herman.
  • Excerpts of statements by Ralph Nader, Coleman Young, Roger Smith.
  • Taped interviews with Richard Hotus (?), Coleman Young, Kenneth Koppel (?), Mary Turnovski (?), Barry Bluestone, Roger Smith, Emmett Moten, Harley Shaken, L. Clinton Hoak (?), Ronald Reosti, Dave Sowell, Don Patch, Lance Liebman, Carol Dockery, John Saber, Joseph Karasevich (?).
  • Begin Time:07:00:10 pm
    End Time:07:57:30 pm
    TVN Record Number:872287
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1981-2009 Vanderbilt University
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