Profile of Russ Wiggins

Date1981

Can DescriptionsDated 22 January 1981. Gerry Hurley on who can be a native. In front of Ellsworth Town Hall. 'James Russell Wiggins is from away': Landay voiceover. Discusses background working for 'Washington Post.' Was United Nations ambassador in 1968. Moved to Ellsworth in 1969. Views of town in snow. (Wiggins is 77 years old.) Brief quotes on betting, objective reporting, progress, uses of American power. Views of press. 'Black Hawk Mine up for Sale' headline. Dick's Restaurant. Thursday staff meeting. Wiggins at manual typewriter. Teamsters organize police force. Michael Povich, D.A., explains issues. Wiggins' car on Route 175. Brooklin. Voiceover of a Wiggins poem about decline.