- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV clips of House Speaker George L. Smith overseeing a hearing led by Pardons and Paroles Board member J. O. Partain regarding claims of payoffs, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 November 29
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Smith, George Leon, 1912-1973
Partain, J. O. (Jacques O.), 1918-2014 - Date of Original:
- 1967-11-29
- Subject:
- Bribery--Georgia
Parole boards--Government employees
Parole boards--Corrupt practices
Pardon--Georgia
Parole--Georgia
Legislative hearings--Georgia
Georgia--Officials and employees - People:
- Smith, George Leon, 1912-1973
Partain, J. O. (Jacques O.), 1918-2014
Claxton, J. W. (Joseph Wilbur), 1911-1986
Garrett, Rebecca L. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WSB-TV clips from Atlanta, Georgia on November 29, 1967, House Speaker George L. Smith oversees a hearing led by Pardons and Paroles Board member J. O. Partain regarding claims of payoffs.
The opening shot is of the General Assembly. The next clips shows fellow Pardons and Paroles Board members Rebecca L. Garrett and J. W. Claxton. The next few clips show various people talking and listening to the hearing. The next clip has audio and shows Speaker of the House, George L. Smith addressing J. O. Partain, who is leading the hearing.
Georgia House Speaker George L. Smith: "Let's call a spade a spade and then call names if you're going to make those kinds of accusations."
Partain: "Well Mr. Chairman, I didn't say that a House member spent $7500 for helping a man on parole. I said that I was misquoted by the press that I had a letter from an inmate reporting that a legislator who is not a lawyer received $500 for helping a parolee obtain parole."
The next clip shows unidentified white man. The next clip shows Partain again.
Pertain: "I have never stated any laws violated. I only referred to this as an example of influence or rumors of or lies about influence. The very next sentence which was admitted by the press stated, quote, the most reprehensible practices are the rumormongers, whisperers, and outright liars, end quote."
Title supplied by cataloger.
Supporting information taken from the following source: Tyson, Remer. "Assembly Probe Called Into Hints by Partain Of Payoff for Parole: Prisoner Tells of $500 Fee." The Atlanta Constitution 23 November 1967. 1A. Web. - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn52419
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn52419
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn52419
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn52419/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn52419, Series of WSB-TV clips of House Speaker George L. Smith overseeing a hearing led by Pardons and Paroles Board member J. O. Partain regarding claims of payoffs, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 November 29, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1421, 48:04/49:16, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 1 mins., 12 secs.): color, 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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