Peter Behr Press Conference on Point Reyes

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Film Date
10/24/69
Film Reference Number
KPIX 100512
Description
KPIX Eyewitness News report from October 24th 1969 featuring a press conference by Chairman of the 'Save Our Seashore' campaign Peter Behr about the need to secure funds for Point Reyes National Seashore. He explains that if $38 million dollars isn't found immediately to purchase 30000 acres of land which remains in private ownership then: "What began as a moral commitment on the part of the government will end as a significant conservation tragedy.
Format
16mm newsfilm