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“Massachusetts, A Special Place”

Description: Promotional film for business and tourism in Massachusetts. Theme song performed by Arlo Guthrie. Merry-go-round at “Big E” state fair. Mayor Kevin White at opening of Quincy Market. Lt. Gov. Tom O'Neill. Bull munches hay. Leonard Nimoy and Gov. Michael Dukakis at Museum of Science space exhibit. Inside Wang Labs. Boston Common, swan boat, duck pond. MIT exterior. Candle dipping, tinsmithing, other trades and crafts. Farming, corn reaper. Glass etching, flute making. Bagel making machinery. Rock climber. Car racing on obstacle course. Orange and green line trolleys ride along surface tracks. Wide shot of curved Center Plaza at Government Center. Tilt down glass Hancock building to sailboats on Charles River. Dukakis waves as he gets on T. John Marino, commissioner of commerce and development. Mime. Union Carbide and Carter's Underwear signs. © Equinox Boston Films.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/27/1977

“Nuclear Power in New England”

Description: “Nuclear Power in New England.” Yankee Atomic Electric plant in Rowe, Massachusetts. Connecticut Yankee, Millstone I and II. Nuclear engineer Vicki Swisher explains how power is generated. Signs in at security desk, tours control room. Processing of mined rocks and soil to extract, purify, pelletize uranium 235 for conversion to fuel bundles. Refueling of rods in reactor core. Men in yellow protective suits. Pressurized steam lines to turbine turn generator. Cooling towers. Low level radioactive waste being trucked away (to where?) in steel container for disposal. Marine biologist explains aquatic environmental testing for damage to sea life. Health physicist explains air quality monitoring for emissions. Pilgrim Station in Plymouth, Maine Yankee, Vermont Yankee plants. ©1977 Electric Council of New England.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 1977

“Phase IIB: It's Up to You”

Description: An overview of the modified (Phase IIB) Boston public schools court ordered desegregation plan: district schools, magnet schools at elementary and middle levels, specialized high school programs, technical and vocational schools. Explanation of the application process and how to indicate choices for focused programs.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/24/1976

“Pride Runs Deep”

Description: 1978 film transfer from Navy Office of Information on sailors leaving for three-month mission on fleet ballistic missile submarine. Naval sub academy at Groton, Connecticut. Activities on vessel.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 1978

“Remember Black Tuesday”

Description: Children play in front of a house with a sign on the door reading "Remember Black Tuesday." The sign is emblematic of resistance to court-ordered busing in Boston. Older sister reads to younger children on steps.
1:00:00: Visual: Three young white children play on the steps of a house. A sign reading "Remember Black Tuesday" is posted on one of the doors. 1:00:34: V: An older white girl reads to two of the children on the steps of the house. Pam Bullard talks to one of the younger children, telling her to stay still for the camera. Close up shots of the younger children.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/09/1976

“Star wars” weapons

Description: Star wars weapons, SDI, strategic defense initiative. animated simulation in space.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/01/1978

“Testimony: Justice vs. J.P. Stevens”

Description: Film transfer of “Testimony: Justice vs. J.P. Stevens” (©1977) from The National Citizens Committee for Justice for J.P. Stevens Workers. Pounding sound of mechanical looms. Stevens Tower in New York City. Interview with textile workers who voice complaints about employee treatment, poor conditions, lack of training, safety violations, low wages, climate of intimidation, hostility to the union. Mills in the Carolinas. Workers leave factory, seen through chain link fence. Workers vote to organize with Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU).
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 1977

“The Calculator Goes to School”

Description: Film transfer of “The Calculator Goes to School.” First graders learn basic math using simple calculators. ©1978 Texas Instruments.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 1978

“Wanted: 6 rms., affordable”

Description: Examination of the shortage of affordable housing locally.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/27/1985

“Waterworks”

Description: MDC WATER PROCESSING PLANT INTERIORS, EXTERIORS. OLD DRAWING OF BOSTON HARBOR. LAYING + FIXING PIPES, MEN WALKING IN PIPES, DRAWING OF PIPE SYSTEM. History of Boston's water supply.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/26/1982