KVOS Special: Guemes Island - Beginning or End?
The first of two KVOS Specials, regarding the 1966 attempt by Northwest Aluminum Company to build an Aluminum plant on Guemes Island, one of the San Juan Islands in Washington State, USA. Although favored by Skagit County and then economically depressed Anacortes, residents of Guemes Island who opposed the plan formed a citizen's action group, "Save the San Juans" led by retired Boeing executive Evan Nelson. Nelson hired a young John Erlichman (pre-Nixon) as the group's lawyer. Although Skagit County hastily rezoned a portion of the island for heavy industry, in 1967 the corporation bowed to public pressure and withdrew from this attempt. The film features short interviews with people in favor of and opposed to the proposed industrial development (all except Nelson are unidentified). In addition, there is a small amount of scenic footage.
Object Details
Creators/Contributors
KVOS-TV (Television station : Bellingham, Wash.) - Broadcaster open_in_new KVOS-TV (Television station : Bellingham, Wash.)'s website (opens in new tab)
Collection
collections KVOS Channel 12 Films
Date Issued
September 11th, 1966
Physical location
- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
Repository
Resource type
Related to
KVOS Channel 12 Film
Access conditions
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Identifier
kvos_special_32_01_s52