| Ward 8 Socha Oaker | ||
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| Catalog #: | 319174 | |
| Clip Number: | 319174-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 530 | |
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| Year Shot: | 1973 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Campaigns | |
| Description: | This segment pertains to the race between Mike Socha and Mary Rose Oalar, both are running for the democratic councilman seat of Ward 8. Shot of a sidewalk in an industrial area. Camera pans to the left to reveal a building with lettering that reads " Councilman Ward 8 Mike Socha". Interior CU of a sign that reads "Retain Socha Councilman Ward 8 Democrat". View of Socha seated behind a desk. Shot of reporter and Socha. View of Socha. He talks about the Ward and states that it doesn't need outside influence telling the residents how things should be run. View of reporter and Socha. Socha talks about the role of council president. Reporter asks Socha if he would vote for a black council president. Socha responds by saying "It doesn't matter if its black or white, I look at the man himself".
View of Mary Rose Oakar holding a piece of paper and expaining it to one of her campaign volunteers. Shot of a woman at a desk shuffling through a stack of addressed envelopes. Shot of women at the campaign headquarters. CU of sign that reads "Ward 8....OK with Mary Rose OaKar Councilman Ward 8 Democrat". CU of Oakar talking about the ethnic diversity found in Ward 8. She asks a rhetorical question highlighting the middleman, the senior citizen, the working man, the laborer and the widow. Shot of reporter taking notes. More shots of Oakar. | |
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