Mayor Coleman A. Young Before the United States Joint Economic Committee, September 24, 1975

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Color 16mm film containing of footage of Mayor Coleman A. Young testifying before United States Joint Economic Committee in Washington D.C. on September 24, 1975, about New York City's economic crisis. Young characterized it as a "national urban crisis" concerning city budgets and the bond market.
Young is introduced at the beginning of the film by Milwaukee mayor Henry Maier. Young references New York City's budget crisis, and talks about its effects on the national bond market. He discusses cuts made in Detroit's budget and services, and calls the high interest rates on bonds as extortion. He calls for action from Congress and President Gerald Ford's administration. Young is followed by Newark mayor Kenneth Gibson, who begins talking off camera before the reel ends. There are two cuts while Young speaks. During his testimony, the committee's chairman, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey interjects several questions.
The film is wrapped on a yellow plastic core, and housed within a brown metal canister. A note previously attached to the spool read, "WJBK-TV2 News Edison/Mayor."