- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of reporter Bill Downs discussing inflation, the rising cost of living, and the unpopularity of controls, Washington, D.C., 1959 June 19
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1959-06-19
- Subject:
- Cost and standard of living--United States
Inflation (Finance)--United States
Wages--United States
Steel industry and trade--United States
Price regulation--United States
Presidents--United States
Blinds
United States--Economic conditions--1945-
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Downs, Bill, 1914-1978
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Reporter: Downs, Bill, 1914-1978.
Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of reporter Bill Downs discussing inflation, the rising cost of living, and the unpopularity of controls. Mr. Downs is seated in front of a closed set of Venetian blinds. The series of clips are all of his upper body; some shots are slightly closer than others.Mr. Downs begins by discussing the monthly report on the cost of living what he credits to the Commerce and Labor Department. This is probably the report that comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He notes that the report for May of 1959 showed that the nation's cost of living was at an all-time high. He indicates that President Eisenhower has indicated that inflation is a danger to the nation's security. The wage negotiations between the union and the steel industry is presented as a contributing example of an inflationary spiral. Mr. Downs concludes that no one wants to see government intervention to control prices or wages as was done during war crisis periods.
Cue sheet includes: "F.M. #16418."
Slug title taken from paper file cue sheet.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Clip number: wsbn34907 - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn34907
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn34907
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn34907/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn34907, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of reporter Bill Downs discussing inflation, the rising cost of living, and the unpopularity of controls, Washington, D.C., 1959 June 19, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 0773, 54:49/56:49, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Ga
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 2 min.): black-and-white, sound ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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