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Recording taped Dec. 3 1968 by Scott Jarrett of WISD News for a time capsule placed at the Law Enforcement Building in Charlotte to be opened in 2068. Start: Second Ward High School band plays the Star Spangled Banner. (1:51) Stan Brookshire speaks. Here to commemorate 220th anniversary of the chartering of City of Charlotte. (2:24) Dr. Warner Hall delivers an invocation. (5:00) John Belk speaks, thanks City Council. (6:15) Dr. H.G. Jones presents a photocopy of the original Charlotte town charter from the State Archives. (8:23) Brookshire invites audience to the Law Enforcement Center where they will bury the time capsule. (10:00) Flag drill presented by Mrs. Otis Dowdy, president of the Benevolent Patriotic Order of Does. (16:30) Mayor Brookshire calls on individuals to place items in the time capsule. (20:55) Brookshire answers questions and lists the items in the time capsule. (26:03) Concludes.