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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/15/1985
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ATTLEBORO SITE OF PROPOSED SHOPPING MALL,TOUR OF SWEEDEN'S SWAMP WITH EPA REP. wetlands
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/15/1985
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INTERVIEW WITH ROYALL SWITZLER AND OTHER REPS OPPOSED TO COUNTY GOVERNMENT
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/31/1985
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PROMO CLIPS FROM THE MOVIE "SYLVESTER" STARRING MELISSA GILBERT.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/15/1985
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State Representative Saundra Graham speaks at a press conference. Graham defends herself against charges of a conflict of interest involving the housing situation of her son. She talks about her son's situation. Graham acknowledges that she has filed an amended ethics commission form for the House of Representatives. David Williams stands outside Graham's offices in the Massachusetts State House. Williams interviews Gene Hartigan (WEEI) about the Graham story. Hartigan accuses Graham of grandstanding because she has accused the media of racial bias in covering the story. Hartigan questions the facts put forth by Graham and wonders if she perjured herself in front of the rent control board. Hartigan says that he could not reach Graham or members of her family to question them about the story
1:00:05: Visual: Saundra Graham (State Representative) speaks at a press conference. Graham says that her son is a computer operator; that he was voluntarily laid off in May. A reporter notes that a stove purchased by Graham arrived at her son's house. Graham says that she would buy her son more than a stove if he would move out of her house. A reporter asks Graham why she filed an amended ethics commission form. Graham says that the issues discusses here today were technical issues. Graham says that she wants her constituents to know that there was no conflict of interest. A reporter asks Graham if she has a copy of the amended form. A moderator says that the form is available through the ethics commission. Shots of reporters in the audience. The moderator closes the press conference. The reporters prepare to leave. 1:02:17: V: Shot of the exterior doors of the Graham's offices. Signage on the door indicates that Graham shares office space with James Miceli (State Representative, the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus, and the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 1:03:03: V: Footage of Gene Hartigan (WEEI) being interviewed by David Williams outside of Graham's offices. Williams notes that Graham is backing away from earlier accusations against the media; that Graham had called the media coverage racist. Hartigan calls Graham's accusations "ludicrous." Hartigan says that there is no reference to race in his transcripts; that there are no references to any of the organizations to which Graham belongs. Hartigan says that a reporter must investigate questions about the performance of public officials; that race or gender does not enter into the investigation. Williams asks Hartigan to talk about the newsworthy aspects of the story. Hartigan says that Graham should not have brought the issue of race into the story. Hartigan accuses Graham of "grandstanding." Hartigan says that Graham admitted to filing amended ethics forms from 1984; that there are six other years in question. Hartigan says that Saundra Graham has admitted that Rhonda Graham (daughter of Saundra Graham) was not living at home for a period of time; that this fact contradicts testimony given under oath by two family members at a rent-control hearing. Hartigan wonders if there was perjury in front of the Rent Control Board. Williams asks Hartigan if he is satisfied with Graham's explanations of why she was not available for interviews. Hartigan says that he is not satisfied. Hartigan says that he made it clear to Saundra Graham that he was available for meetings anytime. Hartigan says that he told Graham about the allegations in order to give her a chance to answer them. Hartigan says that Saundra Graham has said that she is a strong supporter of ethics filings. Hartigan says that Saudra Graham's past record does not show that she is a strong supporter of ethics filings. Williams closes the interview. The crew takes cutaway shots of the Williams and Hartigan. Hartigan describes his efforts at reaching members of the Graham family for comment. Williams asks about the actions of the Cambridge Rent Control Board in this case. Hartigan says that the case is "strange;" that he does not understand why the information in the case is "protected."
1:00:05: Visual: Saundra Graham (State Representative) speaks at a press conference. Graham says that her son is a computer operator; that he was voluntarily laid off in May. A reporter notes that a stove purchased by Graham arrived at her son's house. Graham says that she would buy her son more than a stove if he would move out of her house. A reporter asks Graham why she filed an amended ethics commission form. Graham says that the issues discusses here today were technical issues. Graham says that she wants her constituents to know that there was no conflict of interest. A reporter asks Graham if she has a copy of the amended form. A moderator says that the form is available through the ethics commission. Shots of reporters in the audience. The moderator closes the press conference. The reporters prepare to leave. 1:02:17: V: Shot of the exterior doors of the Graham's offices. Signage on the door indicates that Graham shares office space with James Miceli (State Representative, the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus, and the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 1:03:03: V: Footage of Gene Hartigan (WEEI) being interviewed by David Williams outside of Graham's offices. Williams notes that Graham is backing away from earlier accusations against the media; that Graham had called the media coverage racist. Hartigan calls Graham's accusations "ludicrous." Hartigan says that there is no reference to race in his transcripts; that there are no references to any of the organizations to which Graham belongs. Hartigan says that a reporter must investigate questions about the performance of public officials; that race or gender does not enter into the investigation. Williams asks Hartigan to talk about the newsworthy aspects of the story. Hartigan says that Graham should not have brought the issue of race into the story. Hartigan accuses Graham of "grandstanding." Hartigan says that Graham admitted to filing amended ethics forms from 1984; that there are six other years in question. Hartigan says that Saundra Graham has admitted that Rhonda Graham (daughter of Saundra Graham) was not living at home for a period of time; that this fact contradicts testimony given under oath by two family members at a rent-control hearing. Hartigan wonders if there was perjury in front of the Rent Control Board. Williams asks Hartigan if he is satisfied with Graham's explanations of why she was not available for interviews. Hartigan says that he is not satisfied. Hartigan says that he made it clear to Saundra Graham that he was available for meetings anytime. Hartigan says that he told Graham about the allegations in order to give her a chance to answer them. Hartigan says that Saundra Graham has said that she is a strong supporter of ethics filings. Hartigan says that Saudra Graham's past record does not show that she is a strong supporter of ethics filings. Williams closes the interview. The crew takes cutaway shots of the Williams and Hartigan. Hartigan describes his efforts at reaching members of the Graham family for comment. Williams asks about the actions of the Cambridge Rent Control Board in this case. Hartigan says that the case is "strange;" that he does not understand why the information in the case is "protected."
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/31/1985
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State Representative Saundra Graham holds a press conference to defend herself against charges of a conflict of interest involving the housing situation of her son. Graham defends her record as a public servant and discusses her son's employment history. She denies using her influence to help her son obtain a mortgage, and denies making false statements in reports filed with the State Ethics Commission. She also denies using her influence to help her daughter obtain housing. Graham accuses the media of "distortion, misrepresentation and innuendo" in their coverage. Shelley Taylor (aide to Graham) reads a statement from Graham's supporters in the Cambridge community. The statement accuses WEEI and The Boston Herald of unethical coverage of Graham. The statement accuses the "power structure" of using the media to discredit community leaders. Graham takes questions from the media. She says that she is undecided about whether to run for the eighth Congressional district seat; that the tone of the media coverage has been racist
1:32:00: Visual: Saundra Graham (State Representative) sits behind a table, along with Shelley Taylor (aide to Saundra Graham) and another woman. Graham thanks the media for attending the press conference. Graham reads a prepared statement. In her statement, Graham says that other politicians have told her never to attack "motherhood, apple pie and the Boston Celtics." She adds that some members of the media have attacked motherhood in their recent criticism of her. Graham reviews her career as a legislator and as a member of the Cambridge City Council. She says that she has worked for tenants' rights, affordable housing and ethical disclosure by politicians. Graham says that she has also worked hard to bear children and to raise a family. Graham says that she is confused by recent attacks on her by members of the media. Graham says that it is not clear if the media is attacking her as a public official or as a mother. Graham notes that there has been no "improper mingling" of her roles as public official and as a mother. Graham adds that recent attacks on her by the media are a result of "distortions of fact and careless misrepresentation." Graham says that she called a press conference to set the record straight. Graham says that she has been an unwavering supporter of rent control; that she would not abandon this position for personal gain. Graham reminds the media that a property owner has the right to occupy his or her own dwelling. Graham says that the media has reported that Carl "Duke" Graham (son of Saundra Graham) obtained a questionable mortgage on his home as a result of her influence. Saundra Graham says that she never tried to influence anyone involved in the sale of the home to Carl Graham. Saundra Graham reviews the employment history of Carl Graham. She notes that Carl Graham has worked hard to save money to buy a house. Saundra Graham says that she was never the recipient of a loan from HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development). Saundra Graham says that the media have charged that she made false statements on reports filed with the State Ethics Commission. Saundra Graham notes that a fact sheet addressing these allegations has been made available to members of the media. Saundra Graham adds that she is a supporter of full disclosure by public officials. 1:06:48: V: Saundra Graham denies allegations that she used political influence to obtain Harvard housing for her family. Saundra Graham calls the charges "ridiculous." She notes that she has little influence with Harvard; that she led a demonstration against Harvard University in 1970. Saundra Graham notes that her mother rented property from Harvard long before Graham entered politics; that members of her family still live on this property. Saundra Graham adds that Rhonda Graham (daughter of Saundra Graham) sublet an apartment from a friend; that Rhonda Graham did not lease her apartment through the Harvard Housing Office. Saundra Graham says that she never contacted Harvard to influence the rental of property to family members. Saundra Graham accuses the media of disgraceful "distortion, misrepresentation and innuendo." Saundra Graham adds that she loves her children; that she is not responsible for their actions. Saundra Graham says that she is proud of her record as a public servant; that she has never misused the powers of her political office. Saundra Graham says that she refuses to be consigned to the role of "Duke's mama." She asks the media where they stand on "apple pie and the Celtics." Graham finishes her prepared statement. 1:09:14: V: Shelley Taylor reads a statement from Saundra Graham's supporters in the Cambridge community. She notes that this statement is included in the press packet provided to members of the media. The statment expresses outrage at the media's unethical coverage of Saundra Graham. The statement singles out WEEI and The Boston Herald for their attacks on Graham. The statement accuses the media of personal attacks on Graham. Taylor's statement notes that the media attacks "smack of racism." The statement notes that the attacks have intensified during the campaign for the eighth Congressional district; that the attacks peaked while Saundra Graham was out of the country. The statement accuses the "power structure" of using the media to discredit community leaders; the statement points out that the media has victimized minority leaders in the past. The statement asks for fair and unbiased coverage. The statement puts the media on notice that the community will speak out against attacks on their leaders. Shots of Saundra Graham; of the media at the press conference. 1:11:25: V: Saundra Graham takes questions from the media. Graham says that she has been told that Cambridge real estate developers and others would like to see her withdraw from the race for the eighth Congressional seat. Graham says that she received an anonymous phone call telling her not to run for the eighth Congressional seat because the seat is destined for a member of the Kennedy family. Graham says that a Republican ward committee member called to ask her to change her party affiliation. Graham says that she does not know the identity of the anonymous phone caller; that Joseph Kennedy (son of Robert Kennedy) may run for the eighth Congressional seat. Graham says that she has not decided if she will run for the eighth Congressional seat. A reporter asks Graham why she has not granted an interview to reporters from WEEI. Graham explains why an initial interview was cancelled and not rescheduled. Graham says that she may bring a libel suit against some members of the media. A reporter asks Graham about the role of "Duke" Graham in the media attacks. The reporter comments that "Duke" Graham has an "image problem." Graham responds that her son's "image problem" was created by Howie Carr (Boston Herald reporter). Graham tells the reporter to speak to her son's lawyer about the details of his mortgage. Graham defends her son's right to purchase a home. Graham says that she may bring a libel suit against WEEI. 1:16:13: Audio cuts out. V: Shots of reporters and audience members at the press conference. Several reporters take notes. Shots of Graham speaking. 1:17:35: Audio is restored. V: Graham continues to respond to questions from the media. Graham says that 79 state officials have not filed reports with the State Ethics Commission. Graham says that the Cambridge real estate industry called her to ask if the tenants evicted by her son were white. Graham says that the media reports have portrayed her son as a "black kid" with a low-paying MDC (Metropolitan District Commission) job; that the media neglected to mention her son's primary job. Graham says that her son has had steady employment with the Honeywell Corporation; that her son took an additional job with the MDC. Graham says that one of the former tenants of her son's house was refused a mortgage to buy the house. Graham says that the race of the tenants in the house is not relevant. Graham says that the media has been racist in their portrayal of her son. Graham says that the media has questioned whether her son should be granted a mortgage; that the media questioned why her son received a mortgage when another tenant was refused. A reporter questions Graham's assertions of racism in the media's coverage of the story. Graham says that members of the media have been racist because they questioned whether a "black kid" should get a mortgage. Members of the media ask who called Graham's son a "black kid." Graham confers with one of her supporters at the table. Graham says that the tone of the media coverage is racist. Graham says that the newspaper coverage has been more racist than the radio coverage. An aide to Graham offers to sift through the media coverage and release examples of the articles with a racist tone. A reporter asks about the two jobs held by Graham's son.
1:32:00: Visual: Saundra Graham (State Representative) sits behind a table, along with Shelley Taylor (aide to Saundra Graham) and another woman. Graham thanks the media for attending the press conference. Graham reads a prepared statement. In her statement, Graham says that other politicians have told her never to attack "motherhood, apple pie and the Boston Celtics." She adds that some members of the media have attacked motherhood in their recent criticism of her. Graham reviews her career as a legislator and as a member of the Cambridge City Council. She says that she has worked for tenants' rights, affordable housing and ethical disclosure by politicians. Graham says that she has also worked hard to bear children and to raise a family. Graham says that she is confused by recent attacks on her by members of the media. Graham says that it is not clear if the media is attacking her as a public official or as a mother. Graham notes that there has been no "improper mingling" of her roles as public official and as a mother. Graham adds that recent attacks on her by the media are a result of "distortions of fact and careless misrepresentation." Graham says that she called a press conference to set the record straight. Graham says that she has been an unwavering supporter of rent control; that she would not abandon this position for personal gain. Graham reminds the media that a property owner has the right to occupy his or her own dwelling. Graham says that the media has reported that Carl "Duke" Graham (son of Saundra Graham) obtained a questionable mortgage on his home as a result of her influence. Saundra Graham says that she never tried to influence anyone involved in the sale of the home to Carl Graham. Saundra Graham reviews the employment history of Carl Graham. She notes that Carl Graham has worked hard to save money to buy a house. Saundra Graham says that she was never the recipient of a loan from HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development). Saundra Graham says that the media have charged that she made false statements on reports filed with the State Ethics Commission. Saundra Graham notes that a fact sheet addressing these allegations has been made available to members of the media. Saundra Graham adds that she is a supporter of full disclosure by public officials. 1:06:48: V: Saundra Graham denies allegations that she used political influence to obtain Harvard housing for her family. Saundra Graham calls the charges "ridiculous." She notes that she has little influence with Harvard; that she led a demonstration against Harvard University in 1970. Saundra Graham notes that her mother rented property from Harvard long before Graham entered politics; that members of her family still live on this property. Saundra Graham adds that Rhonda Graham (daughter of Saundra Graham) sublet an apartment from a friend; that Rhonda Graham did not lease her apartment through the Harvard Housing Office. Saundra Graham says that she never contacted Harvard to influence the rental of property to family members. Saundra Graham accuses the media of disgraceful "distortion, misrepresentation and innuendo." Saundra Graham adds that she loves her children; that she is not responsible for their actions. Saundra Graham says that she is proud of her record as a public servant; that she has never misused the powers of her political office. Saundra Graham says that she refuses to be consigned to the role of "Duke's mama." She asks the media where they stand on "apple pie and the Celtics." Graham finishes her prepared statement. 1:09:14: V: Shelley Taylor reads a statement from Saundra Graham's supporters in the Cambridge community. She notes that this statement is included in the press packet provided to members of the media. The statment expresses outrage at the media's unethical coverage of Saundra Graham. The statement singles out WEEI and The Boston Herald for their attacks on Graham. The statement accuses the media of personal attacks on Graham. Taylor's statement notes that the media attacks "smack of racism." The statement notes that the attacks have intensified during the campaign for the eighth Congressional district; that the attacks peaked while Saundra Graham was out of the country. The statement accuses the "power structure" of using the media to discredit community leaders; the statement points out that the media has victimized minority leaders in the past. The statement asks for fair and unbiased coverage. The statement puts the media on notice that the community will speak out against attacks on their leaders. Shots of Saundra Graham; of the media at the press conference. 1:11:25: V: Saundra Graham takes questions from the media. Graham says that she has been told that Cambridge real estate developers and others would like to see her withdraw from the race for the eighth Congressional seat. Graham says that she received an anonymous phone call telling her not to run for the eighth Congressional seat because the seat is destined for a member of the Kennedy family. Graham says that a Republican ward committee member called to ask her to change her party affiliation. Graham says that she does not know the identity of the anonymous phone caller; that Joseph Kennedy (son of Robert Kennedy) may run for the eighth Congressional seat. Graham says that she has not decided if she will run for the eighth Congressional seat. A reporter asks Graham why she has not granted an interview to reporters from WEEI. Graham explains why an initial interview was cancelled and not rescheduled. Graham says that she may bring a libel suit against some members of the media. A reporter asks Graham about the role of "Duke" Graham in the media attacks. The reporter comments that "Duke" Graham has an "image problem." Graham responds that her son's "image problem" was created by Howie Carr (Boston Herald reporter). Graham tells the reporter to speak to her son's lawyer about the details of his mortgage. Graham defends her son's right to purchase a home. Graham says that she may bring a libel suit against WEEI. 1:16:13: Audio cuts out. V: Shots of reporters and audience members at the press conference. Several reporters take notes. Shots of Graham speaking. 1:17:35: Audio is restored. V: Graham continues to respond to questions from the media. Graham says that 79 state officials have not filed reports with the State Ethics Commission. Graham says that the Cambridge real estate industry called her to ask if the tenants evicted by her son were white. Graham says that the media reports have portrayed her son as a "black kid" with a low-paying MDC (Metropolitan District Commission) job; that the media neglected to mention her son's primary job. Graham says that her son has had steady employment with the Honeywell Corporation; that her son took an additional job with the MDC. Graham says that one of the former tenants of her son's house was refused a mortgage to buy the house. Graham says that the race of the tenants in the house is not relevant. Graham says that the media has been racist in their portrayal of her son. Graham says that the media has questioned whether her son should be granted a mortgage; that the media questioned why her son received a mortgage when another tenant was refused. A reporter questions Graham's assertions of racism in the media's coverage of the story. Graham says that members of the media have been racist because they questioned whether a "black kid" should get a mortgage. Members of the media ask who called Graham's son a "black kid." Graham confers with one of her supporters at the table. Graham says that the tone of the media coverage is racist. Graham says that the newspaper coverage has been more racist than the radio coverage. An aide to Graham offers to sift through the media coverage and release examples of the articles with a racist tone. A reporter asks about the two jobs held by Graham's son.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/31/1985
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE HEARING ON HEMENWAY AND PHILBRICK SCHOOLS, PARENTS, SIGNS. JOHN NUCCI, JOHN GRADY.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/29/1985
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE HEARING ON KEEPING OPEN HEMENWAY AND PHILBRICK SCHOOLS. Joseph Casper, John Nucci, Robert Spillane, Kevin McCluskey.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/29/1985
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The Boston School Committee holds a meeting in its chambers. Grace Romero (Boston School Committee) accuses School Committee members of playing political games during the process of electing a new superintendent. John Grady (Boston School Committee) reads a statement from Joseph Casper (Boston School Committee). The statement reads that Casper will vote for one of the other candidates because Joseph McDonough (Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) withdrew his name from consideration. Jean McGuire (Boston School Committee) voices her support for one of the candidates. John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee) talks about the search process. Edward Winter (Secretary, Boston School Committee) calls the roll. Dr. Laval Wilson wins the election, 9 to 4. Romero objects to a motion to make Wilson's election unanimous. School Committee members prepare to leave the room. Eileen Jones interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino community activist) about the vote. Arroyo says that he will support Wilson as superintendent. Jones interviews Jack E. Robinson (NAACP) about the vote. Robinson says that he is pleased that the three finalists were all minority candidates. Robinson says that Wilson was the right candidate for the job. Jones interviews Romero outside of the School Committee chambers. Romero says that she objected to making the vote unanimous because the record needs to reflect how each member voted. Jones interviews O'Bryant about the vote. O'Bryant says that he had never committed himself to a single candidate before the vote. O'Bryant says that Wilson is a strong candidate. He denies accusations that he switched his vote from another candidate. Jones does several takes of her reportage for the story.
0:59:53: Audio of Boston School Committee proceedings. Visual: The Boston School Committee meets in its chambers. A large crowd has gathered in the audience, including members of the media. Grace Romero (member, Boston School Committee) chastises members of the school committee for playing politics. Romero says that school committee members must conduct themselves better in the future. She briefly mentions relations between School Committee members and Hispanic voters. Joseph Casper (member, Boston School Committee) says that he cannot speak because he has lost his voice. Someone jokes that Casper "lost his voice two weeks too late." The audience applauds. John Grady (member, Boston School Committee) reads a statement from Casper. The statement reads that Joe McDonough (Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) was his first choice to be superintendent; that McDonough has withdrawn his name from consideration. The statement reads that Casper will vote for another candidate this evening. The statement urges school committee members to salute the work of McDonough. Casper speaks softly to the other members after Grady reads the statement. 1:03:38: V: Jean McGuire (member, Boston School Committee) talks about the importance of the post of superintendent of schools. She voices her support for Dr. Peter Negroni (candidate for Superintendent of Boston Public Schools). John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee) talks about the value of the search process for the candidates. He urges the committee to select a new superintendent with a significant majority. Nucci says that each of the candidates is qualified for the job. Nucci calls on Edward Winter (Secretary, Boston School Committee) to call the roll. Winter calls the roll of members, and each member indicates his or her choice for superintendent. School Committee members Abigail Browne, William Marcione, Kevin McCluskey and McGuire vote for Negroni. School Committee members Daniel Burke, Casper, Grady, John O'Bryant, Thomas O'Reilly, Shirley Owen-Hicks, Romero, Rita Walsh-Tomasini and Nucci vote for Dr. Laval Wilson (candidate for Superintendent, Boston Public Schools). The audience applauds after the vote has been taken. Marcione moves to make the election of Wilson unanimous. Romero objects to the motion. She explains that she does not want the record to reflect that Negroni received no votes. Shots of Winter; of Romero. Grady makes a reference to the rules pertaining to the motion. 1:08:26: V: Owens Hicks gathers her papers and prepares to leave the chambers. Romero does the same. Members of the audience are rising to leave the chambers. Groups of people stand speaking to one another. McGuire and Nucci stand at the front of the room, preparing to leave the chambers. O'Bryant greets an audience member. Burke and Julio Henriquez (aide to Burke) confer in the chambers. Two white men confer at the front of the chambers. 1:09:00: V: Eileen Jones interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino community activist) about the school committee vote. Arroyo says that the vote gives Wilson a clear mandate; that the city of Boston must work with Wilson to improve the schools. Arroyo says that he was not surprised at Wilson's election to the post. Arroyo says that he would have liked to have seen Negroni win the post; that he will fully support Wilson now that he has been elected. Jones asks for Arroyo's reaction to Romero's remarks. Arroyo says that he did not understand what Romero was trying to say in her remarks; that many Hispanics do not believe that Romero is representative of their community. 1:10:39: V: Jones asks Jack E. Robinson (NAACP) about his reaction to the vote. Robinson says that he is pleased with the result of the vote; that the School Committee made the right choice and acted with maturity in electing Wilson. Robinson says that it is significant that three minority candidates were the finalists for the post. Robinson says that the committee members elected Wilson on the basis of his qualifications. Robinson says that he was not surprised with the results; that the committee members had decided to put politics aside and vote for the best candidate. 1:11:43: V: Jones interviews Romero about the vote. Jones asks Romero why she objected to a unanimous vote for Wilson. Romero says that Negroni was a qualified candidate with support; that she does not want the record to show that he did not get any votes. Romero says that the motion for a unanimous vote is part of "a game" played by some members of the school committee. Jones notes that a unanimous vote would show full support for the winning candidate. Romero says that the committee should have showed unanimous support in the beginning; that the record needs to show how each member voted. Jones asks Romero what she had been trying to say to the Hispanic community in her earlier remarks. Romero says that O'Bryant has not delivered on his promises to the Hispanic community. 1:12:54: V: Jones sets up an interview with O'Bryant. Jones asks O'Bryant if he switched his vote from Negroni to Wilson. O'Bryant says that he never made a commitment to any candidate; that many assumed that he would support Negroni because he supported him in 1981. O'Bryant says that he initiated the search committee process for the Boston School Committee in 1978. O'Bryant emphasizes that he never committed to any candidate. O'Bryant says that he decided to support Wilson after making site visits; that his support for Wilson never wavered. Jones notes that Romero's earlier comments were directed at him. Jones says that Romero accused O'Bryant of making a promise to the Hispanic community that he would vote for Negroni. O'Bryant says that Romero is lying. O'Bryant says that he did not promise anything to any community. Jones asks O'Bryant if he was suprised at the vote. O'Bryant says that he was not surprised because Wilson is a strong candidate. O'Bryant says that the vote might have gone the other way if he had supported Negroni. 1:15:08: V: Jones stands in the Boston School Committee chambers. Jones reports that members of the school committee hope that Wilson visit Boston by the end of the week to work out details of his contract and to meet the community. Jones does two takes to the closing of the news story. Jones records an alternate closing in which she reports on Romero's objection to a motion to make the vote unanimous. Jones does two takes of the alternate closing to the news story.
0:59:53: Audio of Boston School Committee proceedings. Visual: The Boston School Committee meets in its chambers. A large crowd has gathered in the audience, including members of the media. Grace Romero (member, Boston School Committee) chastises members of the school committee for playing politics. Romero says that school committee members must conduct themselves better in the future. She briefly mentions relations between School Committee members and Hispanic voters. Joseph Casper (member, Boston School Committee) says that he cannot speak because he has lost his voice. Someone jokes that Casper "lost his voice two weeks too late." The audience applauds. John Grady (member, Boston School Committee) reads a statement from Casper. The statement reads that Joe McDonough (Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) was his first choice to be superintendent; that McDonough has withdrawn his name from consideration. The statement reads that Casper will vote for another candidate this evening. The statement urges school committee members to salute the work of McDonough. Casper speaks softly to the other members after Grady reads the statement. 1:03:38: V: Jean McGuire (member, Boston School Committee) talks about the importance of the post of superintendent of schools. She voices her support for Dr. Peter Negroni (candidate for Superintendent of Boston Public Schools). John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee) talks about the value of the search process for the candidates. He urges the committee to select a new superintendent with a significant majority. Nucci says that each of the candidates is qualified for the job. Nucci calls on Edward Winter (Secretary, Boston School Committee) to call the roll. Winter calls the roll of members, and each member indicates his or her choice for superintendent. School Committee members Abigail Browne, William Marcione, Kevin McCluskey and McGuire vote for Negroni. School Committee members Daniel Burke, Casper, Grady, John O'Bryant, Thomas O'Reilly, Shirley Owen-Hicks, Romero, Rita Walsh-Tomasini and Nucci vote for Dr. Laval Wilson (candidate for Superintendent, Boston Public Schools). The audience applauds after the vote has been taken. Marcione moves to make the election of Wilson unanimous. Romero objects to the motion. She explains that she does not want the record to reflect that Negroni received no votes. Shots of Winter; of Romero. Grady makes a reference to the rules pertaining to the motion. 1:08:26: V: Owens Hicks gathers her papers and prepares to leave the chambers. Romero does the same. Members of the audience are rising to leave the chambers. Groups of people stand speaking to one another. McGuire and Nucci stand at the front of the room, preparing to leave the chambers. O'Bryant greets an audience member. Burke and Julio Henriquez (aide to Burke) confer in the chambers. Two white men confer at the front of the chambers. 1:09:00: V: Eileen Jones interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino community activist) about the school committee vote. Arroyo says that the vote gives Wilson a clear mandate; that the city of Boston must work with Wilson to improve the schools. Arroyo says that he was not surprised at Wilson's election to the post. Arroyo says that he would have liked to have seen Negroni win the post; that he will fully support Wilson now that he has been elected. Jones asks for Arroyo's reaction to Romero's remarks. Arroyo says that he did not understand what Romero was trying to say in her remarks; that many Hispanics do not believe that Romero is representative of their community. 1:10:39: V: Jones asks Jack E. Robinson (NAACP) about his reaction to the vote. Robinson says that he is pleased with the result of the vote; that the School Committee made the right choice and acted with maturity in electing Wilson. Robinson says that it is significant that three minority candidates were the finalists for the post. Robinson says that the committee members elected Wilson on the basis of his qualifications. Robinson says that he was not surprised with the results; that the committee members had decided to put politics aside and vote for the best candidate. 1:11:43: V: Jones interviews Romero about the vote. Jones asks Romero why she objected to a unanimous vote for Wilson. Romero says that Negroni was a qualified candidate with support; that she does not want the record to show that he did not get any votes. Romero says that the motion for a unanimous vote is part of "a game" played by some members of the school committee. Jones notes that a unanimous vote would show full support for the winning candidate. Romero says that the committee should have showed unanimous support in the beginning; that the record needs to show how each member voted. Jones asks Romero what she had been trying to say to the Hispanic community in her earlier remarks. Romero says that O'Bryant has not delivered on his promises to the Hispanic community. 1:12:54: V: Jones sets up an interview with O'Bryant. Jones asks O'Bryant if he switched his vote from Negroni to Wilson. O'Bryant says that he never made a commitment to any candidate; that many assumed that he would support Negroni because he supported him in 1981. O'Bryant says that he initiated the search committee process for the Boston School Committee in 1978. O'Bryant emphasizes that he never committed to any candidate. O'Bryant says that he decided to support Wilson after making site visits; that his support for Wilson never wavered. Jones notes that Romero's earlier comments were directed at him. Jones says that Romero accused O'Bryant of making a promise to the Hispanic community that he would vote for Negroni. O'Bryant says that Romero is lying. O'Bryant says that he did not promise anything to any community. Jones asks O'Bryant if he was suprised at the vote. O'Bryant says that he was not surprised because Wilson is a strong candidate. O'Bryant says that the vote might have gone the other way if he had supported Negroni. 1:15:08: V: Jones stands in the Boston School Committee chambers. Jones reports that members of the school committee hope that Wilson visit Boston by the end of the week to work out details of his contract and to meet the community. Jones does two takes to the closing of the news story. Jones records an alternate closing in which she reports on Romero's objection to a motion to make the vote unanimous. Jones does two takes of the alternate closing to the news story.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/31/1985
Description:
AERIALS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE COASTLINE, SEABROOK, BEACHES
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/30/1985
Description:
Poet Seamus Heaney reads from the anthology of Irish poetry he coedited. reel 1 of 3.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/24/1985
Description:
Poet Seamus Heaney reads from the anthology of Irish poetry he coedited. reel 2 of 3.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/24/1985
Description:
Poet Seamus Heaney reads from the anthology of Irish poetry he coedited. reel 3 of 3.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/24/1985
Description:
At Parker House press conference, Ray Shamie says he will not run for governor. With wife Edna. Shamie emphasizes issues rather than political aspirations. Says Ed King should become a Republican.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/28/1985
Description:
KIDS PLAYING OUTSIDE RECREATION CENTER, ROLLER SKATING, CLIMBING
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/11/1985
Description:
INTERVIEWS WITH INMATES AT SHIRLEY HOUSE OF CORRECTION ABOUT JOB TRAINING, EXTERIORS OF PRISON
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/08/1985
Description:
Boston Common, Public Garden, John Hancock building, Prudential Center, Commonwealth Avenue, Boylston and Charles Streets, Government Center, snow falling, people playing in the snow.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/17/1985
Description:
Jerome Wynegar (Headmaster, South Boston High School) welcomes Laval Wilson (Superintendent of Schools), John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee), Ray Flynn (Mayor, City of Boston), Gerry D'Amico (State Senator), and Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) to South Boston High School. Gerard Indelicato (Special Assistant to the Governor), Ed Doherty (President, Boston Teacher's Union) and Kathleen Kelly (former President, Boston Teachers' Union) are also present. Dukakis addresses a group of students in the auditorium of the high school. Wynegar leads the officials on a tour of the high school. The officials visit a food service area and a computer lab. The officials greet and speak to teachers, staff, and students at the school. Wilson speaks to the media outside of the school. Wilson says that he is making an effort to visit as many schools as possible. Joseph Casper (Boston School Committee) greets Wilson in front of the media. Casper is interviewed by the media. Casper says that Dukakis insisted on visiting South Boston High School because it would attract media coverage. Casper says that some South Boston residents are offended by the visit. A group of South Boston residents are standing across from the school. They shout occasionally at the officials outside of the school. One of the women holds a protest sign. Meg Vaillancourt interviews South Boston residents Betty Picard and Nancy Carter about their protest. Picard says that few South Boston residents attend South Boston High School; she is upset about the officials' visit to the school. Carter says that she has sent her five children to private school. She notes that South Boston residents have not put the busing crisis behind them. She says that "the wound is still open." Vaillancourt does several takes of her reportage for a news story
1:00:04: Visual: Jerome Wynegar (Headmaster, South Boston High School) stands in the auditorium of South Boston High School. City and state officials including Laval Wilson (Superintendent of Schools), John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee), Ray Flynn (Mayor, City of Boston), Gerry D'Amico (State Senator), and Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) are visiting South Boston High School on the day after Arthur Garrity (federal judge) has withdrawn from his supervisory role over the Boston Public Schools. Wynegar introduces the officials who are standing with him in front of the stage. Wynegar introduces Gerard Indelicato (Special Assistant to the Governor), Ed Doherty (President, Boston Teachers' Union) and Kathleen Kelly (former President, Boston Teachers' Union). Wilson leans over to shake Kelly's hand. Wynegar introduces Dukakis. 1:01:19: V; Dukakis takes the microphone and thanks the audience. Dukakis talks about the importance of education. He urges students to take advantage of the opportunities provided to them through education. Dukakis asks if any of the students attended the Dearborn School. Dukakis points out that D'Amico used to teach there. Dukakis says that he is proud of the teachers in the Boston School System; that he is confident in Wilson as the new superintendent. Dukakis thanks the students. Shot of the students in the audience. Wilson shakes Dukakis's hand. Wynegar announces that he is going to take the officials on a tour of the school. The officials file out of the auditorium. The students remain in their seats. Dukakis and the other officials speak informally and greet each other in the hallway outside of the auditorium. Dukakis greets some people who are standing in the hallway. Wilson is approached for a photo by a photographer from the school newspaper. Wynegar introduces Dukakis and Wilson to two female teachers who are standing in the hallway. Nucci and Indelicato stand with Wynegar, Dukakis, and Wilson. 1:04:55: V: Wynegar, Nucci, Dukakis, Wilson, Indelicato and others walk through the hallways of South Boston High School. Wilson speaks to an African American woman in the hallway. The officials walk through the halls and step inside a food service classroom. Dukakis, Wilson, and the other officials listen as a white male teacher talks about the food service program. The teacher talks about job placement for graduates. Wilson shakes hands with the teacher. Wynegar introduces Wilson and the others to two female teachers. Shot of Wynegar. Wilson jokes lightheartedly with one of the teachers about sampling some of the food. Wynegar and the officials file out of the room. Dukakis waves goodbye to the teachers. 1:07:32: V: Wynegar gives the officials a tour of a computer lab. Wilson, Dukakis and the other officials are introduced to some teachers in the room. Shots of the Apple computers in the lab. The officials talk to one of the teachers, who is also a hockey coach. Shots of the officials leaving the room, led by Dukakis, Wilson, Nucci, and Wynegar. The officials walk through a classroom. Shots of computers in the computer lab. 1:09:08: V: The officials file out of South Boston High School. Wilson descends the steps. Nucci says goodbye to a Wynegar, Dukakis, and few people as he descends the steps. Dukakis and Nucci stop to talk for a minute. Members of the media approach Wilson as he stands by a car. Wilson says that he has visited thirteen schools in two days; that the opening of school is going well this year. A reporter asks Wilson about the significance of his visit to South Boston High School. Wilson says that the purpose of his visit is to see the students all across the city of Boston. A reporter asks if he is concerned about the group of South Boston residents who are standing on the corner. The reporter notes that the residents are angry about Wilson's visit. Wilson says that he is focused on seeing young people in classrooms. A woman mentions to Wilson that the residents are here to confront Flynn and Dukakis. Joe Casper (member, Boston School Committee) is visible behind Flynn. 1:10:18: V: A group of white, middle-aged women and their young children stand on a street corner on G Street, across from South Boston High School. The women shout comments at the officials across the street. One of the woman holds a bumper sticker which says, "Give it back, Mike." 1:10:37: V: The media interviews Casper and Wilson. Casper says that he does not know why the media is here today. Casper notes that a visit to South Boston High School is symbolic. Casper extends his wishes to the superintendent for a good school year. He advises him lightheartedly to stay away from "the Duke and the mayor." Wilson gets into his car and prepares to leave the school. Casper tells a reporter that "the Duke" insisted on a visit to South Boston High School. Casper says that Wilson did not think a visit to South Boston High School was a good idea; that Dukakis insisted on the visit. Casper notes that Dukakis has not visited the school in the past decade. Casper adds that Wilson is "a good guy"; that Wilson was pressured into making a visit to the school. Vaillancourt asks Casper to explain the situation. Casper tells Vaillancourt that the governor insisted on visiting South Boston High School. Casper says that a visit to an integrated South Boston High School is a good photo opportunity for the governor. Casper says that he suggested visiting a different high school; that a visit to South Boston High School might offend some people. Vaillancourt asks who would be offended by a visit to South Boston High School. Casper says that Flynn and Dukakis wanted to come to South Boston High School because NBC News would cover the visit; that they wanted national coverage of their visit to an integrated South Boston High School with the new African American superintendent of the Boston Public Schools. Casper notes that residents of South Boston became angry when they heard about the visit. Casper says that he would like to see the school year start quietly; that it makes no sense to stir up the feelings of South Boston residents. Vaillancourt points out that the women across the street are pushing for the repeal of the surtax; that residents do not seem to be upset. Casper says that Vaillancourt should go talk to the women across the street; that the women are upset. 1:14:09: V: Vaillancourt interviews Betty Picard (South Boston resident), who is among the women protesting across the street from South Boston High School. Vaillancourt asks Picard why she is protesting. Picard says that she is upset that the mayor and the governor chose to visit South Boston High School; that they should have picked another high school to visit. Picard says that she resents Flynn because he has changed his position; that Flynn started out as an anti-busing candidate. Picard says that she did not vote for Dukakis. Picard says that Flynn and Dukakis were "rubbing salt into the wound" by visiting the school. Another woman stands behind Picard, holding up a bumper sticker reading, "Give it back, Mike!" Vaillancourt asks Picard if South Boston High School is peaceful nowadays. Picard says that there are seventy children in the school today; that there are very few students from South Boston who attend South Boston High School. Picard says that South Boston residents have to pay to send their kids to school. Picard says that there is tight discipline in South Boston High School; that Wynegar controls who goes to school and who does not. Vaillancourt tries to interview two other women. The women refuse to be interviewed. Vaillancourt asks Nancy Carter (South Boston resident) why she is protesting. Carter holds up one of the bumper stickers reading, "Give it back, Mike" . Vaillancourt asks if Carter is protesting the surtax. Carter says that she wants the high school back too. Carter says that Flynn was standing today on the steps of the school where a white South Boston student was stabbed. Carter says that she has five children; that she sent them all to private schools. Carter says that she will not allow her children to be sent to school in Roxbury. Carter says that "the wound is still open and the wound will stay open." Carter says that she wants neighborhood schools restored to the neighborhoods; that she does not care if the schools become segregated again. 1:18:13: V: Vaillancourt stands in front of South Boston High School. Vaillancourt reports that Flynn said today that the turmoil is over at South Boston High School. Vaillancourt notes that some residents of South Boston have not forgotten the busing crisis. Vaillancourt reports that it may take years for the wounds to heal in South Boston. Vaillancourt does two takes of her reports for the news story. 1:20:42: V: Shot of a Boston City Council campaign sign for Jim Kelly (South Boston Information Center). Shot of a campaign sign for Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston).
1:00:04: Visual: Jerome Wynegar (Headmaster, South Boston High School) stands in the auditorium of South Boston High School. City and state officials including Laval Wilson (Superintendent of Schools), John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee), Ray Flynn (Mayor, City of Boston), Gerry D'Amico (State Senator), and Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) are visiting South Boston High School on the day after Arthur Garrity (federal judge) has withdrawn from his supervisory role over the Boston Public Schools. Wynegar introduces the officials who are standing with him in front of the stage. Wynegar introduces Gerard Indelicato (Special Assistant to the Governor), Ed Doherty (President, Boston Teachers' Union) and Kathleen Kelly (former President, Boston Teachers' Union). Wilson leans over to shake Kelly's hand. Wynegar introduces Dukakis. 1:01:19: V; Dukakis takes the microphone and thanks the audience. Dukakis talks about the importance of education. He urges students to take advantage of the opportunities provided to them through education. Dukakis asks if any of the students attended the Dearborn School. Dukakis points out that D'Amico used to teach there. Dukakis says that he is proud of the teachers in the Boston School System; that he is confident in Wilson as the new superintendent. Dukakis thanks the students. Shot of the students in the audience. Wilson shakes Dukakis's hand. Wynegar announces that he is going to take the officials on a tour of the school. The officials file out of the auditorium. The students remain in their seats. Dukakis and the other officials speak informally and greet each other in the hallway outside of the auditorium. Dukakis greets some people who are standing in the hallway. Wilson is approached for a photo by a photographer from the school newspaper. Wynegar introduces Dukakis and Wilson to two female teachers who are standing in the hallway. Nucci and Indelicato stand with Wynegar, Dukakis, and Wilson. 1:04:55: V: Wynegar, Nucci, Dukakis, Wilson, Indelicato and others walk through the hallways of South Boston High School. Wilson speaks to an African American woman in the hallway. The officials walk through the halls and step inside a food service classroom. Dukakis, Wilson, and the other officials listen as a white male teacher talks about the food service program. The teacher talks about job placement for graduates. Wilson shakes hands with the teacher. Wynegar introduces Wilson and the others to two female teachers. Shot of Wynegar. Wilson jokes lightheartedly with one of the teachers about sampling some of the food. Wynegar and the officials file out of the room. Dukakis waves goodbye to the teachers. 1:07:32: V: Wynegar gives the officials a tour of a computer lab. Wilson, Dukakis and the other officials are introduced to some teachers in the room. Shots of the Apple computers in the lab. The officials talk to one of the teachers, who is also a hockey coach. Shots of the officials leaving the room, led by Dukakis, Wilson, Nucci, and Wynegar. The officials walk through a classroom. Shots of computers in the computer lab. 1:09:08: V: The officials file out of South Boston High School. Wilson descends the steps. Nucci says goodbye to a Wynegar, Dukakis, and few people as he descends the steps. Dukakis and Nucci stop to talk for a minute. Members of the media approach Wilson as he stands by a car. Wilson says that he has visited thirteen schools in two days; that the opening of school is going well this year. A reporter asks Wilson about the significance of his visit to South Boston High School. Wilson says that the purpose of his visit is to see the students all across the city of Boston. A reporter asks if he is concerned about the group of South Boston residents who are standing on the corner. The reporter notes that the residents are angry about Wilson's visit. Wilson says that he is focused on seeing young people in classrooms. A woman mentions to Wilson that the residents are here to confront Flynn and Dukakis. Joe Casper (member, Boston School Committee) is visible behind Flynn. 1:10:18: V: A group of white, middle-aged women and their young children stand on a street corner on G Street, across from South Boston High School. The women shout comments at the officials across the street. One of the woman holds a bumper sticker which says, "Give it back, Mike." 1:10:37: V: The media interviews Casper and Wilson. Casper says that he does not know why the media is here today. Casper notes that a visit to South Boston High School is symbolic. Casper extends his wishes to the superintendent for a good school year. He advises him lightheartedly to stay away from "the Duke and the mayor." Wilson gets into his car and prepares to leave the school. Casper tells a reporter that "the Duke" insisted on a visit to South Boston High School. Casper says that Wilson did not think a visit to South Boston High School was a good idea; that Dukakis insisted on the visit. Casper notes that Dukakis has not visited the school in the past decade. Casper adds that Wilson is "a good guy"; that Wilson was pressured into making a visit to the school. Vaillancourt asks Casper to explain the situation. Casper tells Vaillancourt that the governor insisted on visiting South Boston High School. Casper says that a visit to an integrated South Boston High School is a good photo opportunity for the governor. Casper says that he suggested visiting a different high school; that a visit to South Boston High School might offend some people. Vaillancourt asks who would be offended by a visit to South Boston High School. Casper says that Flynn and Dukakis wanted to come to South Boston High School because NBC News would cover the visit; that they wanted national coverage of their visit to an integrated South Boston High School with the new African American superintendent of the Boston Public Schools. Casper notes that residents of South Boston became angry when they heard about the visit. Casper says that he would like to see the school year start quietly; that it makes no sense to stir up the feelings of South Boston residents. Vaillancourt points out that the women across the street are pushing for the repeal of the surtax; that residents do not seem to be upset. Casper says that Vaillancourt should go talk to the women across the street; that the women are upset. 1:14:09: V: Vaillancourt interviews Betty Picard (South Boston resident), who is among the women protesting across the street from South Boston High School. Vaillancourt asks Picard why she is protesting. Picard says that she is upset that the mayor and the governor chose to visit South Boston High School; that they should have picked another high school to visit. Picard says that she resents Flynn because he has changed his position; that Flynn started out as an anti-busing candidate. Picard says that she did not vote for Dukakis. Picard says that Flynn and Dukakis were "rubbing salt into the wound" by visiting the school. Another woman stands behind Picard, holding up a bumper sticker reading, "Give it back, Mike!" Vaillancourt asks Picard if South Boston High School is peaceful nowadays. Picard says that there are seventy children in the school today; that there are very few students from South Boston who attend South Boston High School. Picard says that South Boston residents have to pay to send their kids to school. Picard says that there is tight discipline in South Boston High School; that Wynegar controls who goes to school and who does not. Vaillancourt tries to interview two other women. The women refuse to be interviewed. Vaillancourt asks Nancy Carter (South Boston resident) why she is protesting. Carter holds up one of the bumper stickers reading, "Give it back, Mike" . Vaillancourt asks if Carter is protesting the surtax. Carter says that she wants the high school back too. Carter says that Flynn was standing today on the steps of the school where a white South Boston student was stabbed. Carter says that she has five children; that she sent them all to private schools. Carter says that she will not allow her children to be sent to school in Roxbury. Carter says that "the wound is still open and the wound will stay open." Carter says that she wants neighborhood schools restored to the neighborhoods; that she does not care if the schools become segregated again. 1:18:13: V: Vaillancourt stands in front of South Boston High School. Vaillancourt reports that Flynn said today that the turmoil is over at South Boston High School. Vaillancourt notes that some residents of South Boston have not forgotten the busing crisis. Vaillancourt reports that it may take years for the wounds to heal in South Boston. Vaillancourt does two takes of her reports for the news story. 1:20:42: V: Shot of a Boston City Council campaign sign for Jim Kelly (South Boston Information Center). Shot of a campaign sign for Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston).
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/05/1985
Description:
HELIPORT AND HELICOPTER BY SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (SITE OF NEW SUFFOLK COUNTY JAIL)
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/10/1985
Description:
SHOOTING 'SPENSER' IN SOUTH BOSTON, CHURCH SCENE, INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT URICH
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/17/1985
Description:
SHOOTING TV SHOW 'SPENSER' IN SOUTH BOSTON, PLAYGROUND, PRIEST SCENE.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/17/1985
Description:
RAYMOND FLYNN'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AT JAMAICA PLAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/07/1985
Description:
Ronald Reagan's State of the Union address on his 74th birthday. In chamber: George Bush, Tip O'Neill, Donald Regan, Howard Baker, George Shultz, David Stockman, Caspar Weinberger, Robert Michel. Joint session sings Happy Birthday to Reagan.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/06/1985
Description:
Interview with composer Stephen Albert on contemporary classical music; its acceptance, his success. Pulitzer Prize winning composition “RiverRun.”
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/26/1985
Description:
Interview with two Boston school bus drivers on grievances. Picketing, chanting drivers on strike, demanding contract. School buses parked side by side behind padlocked chain link fence in Dorchester.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/31/1985
Description:
Corporate structure of La Cosa Nostra is illustrated in organizational chart in courtroom drawings. History of hierarchy and supremacy of New England mafia branches. Organized crime.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/13/1985
Description:
STUDENTS DRINKING BEER & WINE AT BOSTON COLLEGE PUB
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/02/1985
Description:
End of Susan Sontag interview. Discussion of the play Jacques and his Master and Songtag's staging of it, while cutaways are being shot. Stage area. American Repertory Theater.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/17/1985
Description:
PROCESSING OF FEDERAL TAX FORMS AT ANDOVER IRS SERVICE CENTER
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/14/1985
Description:
TAXIS AROUND BOSTON HOTELS & IN TRAFFIC AT DUSK in drizzle. cabs
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/11/1985
Description:
BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD BASKETBALL LEAGUE AT PLAY
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/09/1985
Description:
CITY COUNCIL HEARING ON PROTECTION FOR TENANTS OF 75 ST ALPHONSUS STREET. David Scondras, Albert Dapper O'Neil, Bruce Bolling
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/21/1985
Description:
CAMPAIGN AD FOR ALEXANDER 'SANDY' TENNANT IN LYNN MAYORAL RACE
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/30/1985
Description:
MOVIE CLIP FROM “THE CONVERSATION” (ABOUT WIRE TAPPING)
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/21/1985
Description:
FERRIS WHEEL SEGMENT FROM 'THE THIRD MAN.' Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/27/1985
Description:
PILES OF USED TIRES, RECYCLING TIRE RUBBER ON CONVEYOR BELT AND IN SHREDDER. LATHE, MACHINE SHOP.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/30/1985
Description:
Gov. Michael Dukakis on need to reform workers compensation system to alleviate delayed and unfair settlements for injured workers. Endless shelves of files at Industrial Accident Board. State labor secretary Paul Eustace, economic affairs secretary Evelyn Murphy, Rep. Kenneth Lemanski, William McCarthy of AIM. Dukakis talks about status of labor movement, viability of unions, trade issues and protectionism, and state's transitional economy from manufacturing to service and high tech industries. Anchors Harris and Vaillancourt.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/02/1985
Description:
1) Mary Kay Leonard of Office for Children says state will no longer place autistic students in BRI group homes because of controversial aversive therapy and recent death of a student. 2) State social workers have too heavy caseloads; they file bill to negotiate caseload limit in union contract. 3) Realtor Jean LeVaux testifies to Cambridge City Council in fight over rent control, residential exemption, condo conversion; Alice Wolf, Ken Reeves. 4) Interview with Stanley Hoffmann on upcoming Reagan Gorbachev summit. 5) Lack of affordable suburban housing makes subsidized duplexes and low-rises a necessity, and they are well accepted alternatives to conventional public housing projects; communities and development secretary Amy Anthony; examples of expensive Weston homes. Anchors Lydon and Vaillancourt.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/24/1985
Description:
1) In State of the City address at JP High Mayor Ray Flynn laments struggling economic health of Boston even as state is booming. 2) Interview with Samuel Tyler of Boston Municipal Research Bureau on city's tenuous finances. 3) Gov. Michael Dukakis signs bill to hasten conversion of abandoned buildings to affordable housing. 4) Reps. William Robinson and David Cohen debate rules reform on late night legislative sessions; Reps. Gregory Sullivan, Lawrence Alexander, Andrew Natsios; Robinson on speaker's platform with George Keverian. 5) Brief on aggressive tactics of anti- abortion protesters, reporting that Joseph Stanton of Citizens for Life denies escalating attacks on clinics, calling protesters “sidewalk counselors.” 6) Interview with Roger Fisher on Geneva arms limitations talks. 7) Felicia Lamport verse on arms talks. Anchors Lydon and Vaillancourt.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/07/1985
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Gail Harris and Meg Vaillancourt host a Ten O'Clock News broadcast. Harris reads the headlines. Eileen Jones reports that Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) has announced to the Boston School Committee that $1.2 million must be cut from the school budget. Jones notes that school administrators and staff will be affected by the cuts. Jones adds that the Boston School Committee has voted in favor of appointing a school official to oversee negotiations with the school bus drivers' union, with the goal of signing a contract before the beginning of school. Jones' report includes footage of Jim Barrett (President, Bus Drivers Union) and footage of Wilson and school committee members at a school committee meeting. Harris reports that Grace Romero (Boston School Committee) has been indicted for violating state election laws. The report includes footage of Romero speaking to the media. Vaillancourt reports on opposition by the Boston Police Detectives Union to a decision by Francis "Mickey" Roache (Commissioner, Boston Police Department) to reassign thirty detectives to street patrol duty. Vaillancourt's report includes footage from interviews with Michael Muse (attorney, Boston Police Detectives Union) and Dan Mahoney (President, Boston Police Detectives Union). James Robbins reports that the Reverend Allan Boesak (South African anti-apartheid leader) was detained by South African security forces after giving a speech at Capetown University. Robbins notes that Boesak had planned to lead a march on Pollsmoor Prison the next day. Vaillancourt reports that the US State Department has lodged a protest concerning the arrest of Boesak. Vaillancourt's report is accompanied by footage of Charles Redman (Spokesman for the US State Department) at a press conference. Tug Yourgrau interviews Janet Levine (South African journalist) about Nelson Mandela (jailed ANC leader). Levine talks about Mandela's arrest, his leadership, his opposition to apartheid and his wife, Winnie Mandela. The interview is accompanied by still photographs and footage of Nelson and Winnie Mandela. Vaillancourt reports on an army coup in Nigeria. Her report is accompanied by footage of Muhammadu Buhari (leader of Nigeria) delivering a speech. Harris reports that British Airways has grounded several jets due to possible engine problems. Her report is accompanied by footage of an exploded jet on a runway in Manchester, England. Vaillancourt reports that the Pentagon has canceled the production of an airgun designed to hit Soviet helicopters because it did not work properly. Her report is accompanied by shots of military weaponry and footage of Casper Weinberger (US Secretary of Defense) at a press conference. Harris reports on a decline in the US poverty rate and on a fine imposed on Crocker National Bank in San Francisco for a failure to report currency transactions. Vaillancourt reports on the racketeering trial of Gennaro Angiulo (alleged Mafia boss). The report is accompanied by court drawings of the trial. Harris reports on the ground-breaking ceremony for Roxbury Community College. The report includes footage of Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council) speaking at the ceremony. Harris interviews in-studio guest Brunetta Wolfman (President, Roxbury Community College) about the college. Wolfman talks about the new campus and the need to provide education and training to urban populations. Wolfman talks about a divide between the educated and uneducated populations in Massachusetts
1:00:06: Meg Vaillancourt introduces The Ten O'Clock News. 1:02:11: WGBH promotion for the evening newscast. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed. Gail Harris introduces the show. Harris talks about an upcoming story about the groundbreaking for Roxbury Community College. 1:03:20: Meg Vaillancourt reads the headlines. Vaillancourt reports that the Reverend Allan Boesak (black South African leader) has been placed under house arrest by the South African government. Vaillancourt reports that Casper Weinberger (US Secretary of Defense) has canceled a new air defense gun because the weapon is not worth the cost of development. 1:03:38: Harris reads the headlines. Harris reports that the US poverty rate declined last year for the first time in ten years; that the auto insurance industry in Massachusetts wants to increase rates next year by at least 12%. Harris reports that the Boston School Committee has been forced to cut its budget by $1 million; that the Committee has cut two dozen administrative jobs; that the Committee has not cut any teaching jobs. Harris introduces a report by Eileen Jones. 1:04:06: Eileen Jones reports that tenured teachers and programs were spared by the Boston School Committee; that administrators and staff were subject to budget cuts by the committee. Visual: Shot of a white female teacher in a classroom with elementary school students. Jones reports that Dr. Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) announced that $1.2 million must be cut from the school budget; that that school administrators and staff will be hit hard by the cuts. V: Shots of Wilson, and School Committee members Kevin McCluskey and John Nucci at a Boston School Committee meeting; of a cameraman at the meeting; of the members of the School Committee at the front of the School Committee chambers. Jones reports that the jobs of thirteen administrators and seven members of the technical support staff will be eliminated. Jones reports that administration will be cut by 20% on the School Site Management Project; that the jobs of two members of the support staff for the School Site Management Project will be cut; that consultants will be eliminated from the School Site Management Project. V: On-screen text details the specific budget cuts. Jones reports that the mayor and the Boston City Council have forced the school budget cuts; that the Boston School Department will receive $5 to $7 million dollars less than they asked for in their initial budget. V: Shots of audience members at a School Committee meeting; of an audience member taking notes; of a stenographer's hands as she transcribes the meeting; of School Committee members Jean McGuire and John O'Bryant at the meeting; of Wilson at the meeting; of the members of the media at the meeting. Jones reports that Wilson and Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) made an agreement; that Wilson has agreed to eliminate $1.2 million from the budget; that Flynn has agreed to ask for $2.5 million in additional money for the schools. V: Shots of Shirley Owens Hicks (Boston School Committee); of Joseph Casper (Boston School Committee). Footage of John Grady (Boston School Committee) speaking at the meeting. Grady says that Flynn may not fight hard for additional money for the schools; that the City Council may not grant additional money. Grady says that Flynn should not determine the school budget. Footage of Wilson speaking at the meeting. Wilson says that he and Flynn made an agreement; that they will both do their best to stand by the agreement. Jones reports that the School Committee must also sign a contract with their bus drivers; that the contract needs to be signed before school begins in eight days. V: Shots of yellow school buses lined up on a street. Footage of Jim Barrett (President, Bus Drivers Union) speaking at a meeting. Barrett says that Wilson needs to appoint an overseer to negotiations with the bus company. Footage of Casper speaking at a meeting. Casper says that someone needs to take the lead on this issue. Casper says that Wilson should appoint a top official in the School Department to oversee contract negotiations with National Bus Service, Transcom, the Bus Drivers Union, and the Boston School Department. Casper says that an agreement must be reached before school starts. Jones reports that the School Committee voted in favor of cutting $1.2 million from the budget; that the Committee voted in favor of appointing a school official to oversee negotiations with the bus drivers. V: Shot of School Committee members at a meeting. Jones stands in front of the Boston School Committee headquarters. Jones reports that some administrators and staff may be bumped down to teaching positions instead of losing their jobs; that previsionary teachers will lose their jobs instead. Jones reports that the bus drivers are pleased to have a school official involved in negotiations; that the bus drivers want the school official to be able to give immediate approval of an agreement. 1:07:19: Harris reports that Grace Romero (Boston School Committee) has been indicted on four counts of violating state election laws; that Romero has been accused of perjury and filing false nomination papers; that Romero will appear in Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday. V: Footage of Romero speaking to the media. Romero says that she did not ask for a birth certificate or drivers license when asking voters to sign her nomination papers; that her volunteers only ask people if they are registered voters. She says that she filed the papers properly. Harris says that Romero could be sentenced to a year in prison or a $1,000 fine if found guilty of filing false nomination papers; that Romero could be sentenced to up to twenty years in prison and a $1,000 fine if found guilty of perjury. Harris notes that Romero's name will remain on the ballot in September. 1:08:18: Vaillancourt reports that Francis "Mickey" Roache (Commissioner, Boston Police Department) has recently decided to reassign city detectives to neighborhood patrol work; that members of the Boston Police Detectives Union have called the decision unfair and illegal. V: Shots of members of the Boston Police Detectives Union outside of their headquarters. Vaillancourt reports that the members of the union oppose the reassignment of thirty detectives. V: Footage of Michael Muse (attorney, Boston Police Detectives Union) being interviewed outside of the union headquarters. Muse says that the union will ask the State Labor Relations Commission to rule on the issue. Muse says that the city has violated the state's collective bargaining law by refusing to meet and confer with the union before transferring the detectives. Vaillancourt reports that 30 plainclothes investigators have been assigned to uniformed patrol duty. V: Shots of detective union members entering their headquarters; of a uniformed police officer walking down a street. Footage of Dan Mahoney (President, Boston Police Detectives Union) being interviewed. Mahoney says that the union was not consulted before the detectives were transferred. Vaillancourt reports that the union believes that the transfer is an unfair labor practice. V: Shot of union members outside of union headquarters. Footage of Mahoney saying that morale has never been worse. Vaillancourt reports that Roache transferred the detectives in order to increase police visibility and to decrease crime. V: Shot of Roache standing at a podium. Vaillancourt reports that the union believes that the transfers will have the opposite effect. V: Footage of Muse being interviewed. Muse says that visibility does not reduce crime; that successful investigations deter crime. Muse says that patrolling officers cannot deter crime. Shots of union members outside of union headquarters. Vaillancourt reports that Roache says that he is willing to discuss the issue. Vaillancourt reports that the State Labor Relations Board is expected to rule on the case within a few days. 1:10:23: Winning lottery numbers for Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island are displayed. 1:10:39: Harris reports that the South African government announced that it will suspend trade in krugerrands for a month; that the South African government is trying to stop the flight of capital from the country. Harris notes that the value of one krugerrand has decreased to thirty-five cents; that one krugerrand was valued at one dollar a three years ago. Harris reports that a march to Pollsmoor Prison is planned for tomorrow by apartheid opponents in South Africa. Harris notes that Nelson Mandela (black South African leader) has been held at the prison for over twenty years. Harris notes that Reverend Allan Boesak (black South African leader) will not lead the march as planned. Harris reports that Boesak was detained by South African Security Forces after giving a speech today. 1:11:30: James Robbins reports that Boesak was arrested after giving a speech to students at the University of Capetown. V: Shots of students outside of a building at the University of Capetown; of a sign advertising a mass meeting with Boesak as speaker. Shot of a banner reading, "Stop the call-up." Shot of Boesak walking on a campus. Robbins reports that Boesak is involved in an effort to mobilize 20,000 people; that Boesak had planned to lead the people in a march on Pollsmoor prison tomorrow. Robbins notes that the march is a plea for the release of Mandela. V: Footage of Boesak addressing an audience. Boesak talks about his vision for the future. Shot of Boesak leaving a mass meeting. Robbins reports that Boesak's car was stopped at a roadblock after leaving the university. Robbins notes that Boesak had time to tell a companion that he had been arrested under Section 29 of the Internal Security Act. V: Shots of Boesak walking with members of the media. Shot of Boesak speaking to another man as he walks. Robbins notes that the act allows for indefinite detention without trial; that Boesak's wife does not know where he is being held. V: Shot of Dorothy Boesak (wife of Allan Boesak). Robbins reports that South African police raided another university where Boesak was due to speak; that twenty-one students were arrested. Robbins notes that these arrests are an attempt to thwart the march on Pollsmoor Prison. V: Shots of a group of black South Africans watching police activity in the distance; of a broken door at a university; of a student attempting to repair a broken door. Robbins reports that P.W. Botha (South African President) has warned that his government has greater powers in reserve. V: Shot of a military vehicle. Shot of Botha exiting a vehicle. Footage of Botha at a press conference. Botha says that the South African government has not yet used all of the forces at its disposal to fight opponents. Botha says that he will take further steps if necessary. Robbins notes that the marchers had planned to assemble at the Athlone Stadium; that the government has closed all access routes to the stadium. V: Shots of armed South African Security Force members; of the exterior of the Athlone Stadium. 1:13:10: Vaillancourt reports that Ronald Reagan called the South African government "reformist" earlier this week. Vaillancourt notes that Reagan says that the South African government has eliminated segregation in hotels and restaurants. Vaillancourt reports that the US State Department has lodged a protest concerning the arrest of Boesak. V: Footage of Charles Redman (Spokesman, US State Department) speaking at a press conference. Redman says that the US State Department has formally protested the arrest of Boesak; that the detention of Boesak and others will exacerbate the current situation in South Africa. 1:13:40: Harris reports that Mandela is the head of the African National Congress (ANC); that the ANC is the largest black national organization. Harris notes that Mandela has been in jail since 1964; that Mandela is still present in the minds of black and white South Africans. 1:14:04: Janet Levine (South African journalist and opposition politician) is interviewed by Tug Yourgrau. Levine says that Mandela was jailed in 1964 for being the leader of the ANC; that Mandela has been waiting in prison for the unrest which is enveloping South Africa at the present. Yourgrau asks Levine about Mandela's past. V: Shots of a black and white photo of Mandela as a young man; of a young Nelson Mandela speaking into a microphone. Levine says that Mandela was a practicing lawyer in Johannesburg; that Mandela was a lieutenant of Chief Albert Luthuli (Nobel Peace Prize winner). Levine says that Mandela is an articulate, charismatic man. Levine says that Mandela was arrested in a white suburb of Johannesburg called Rivonia; that Mandela was put on trial for treason. V: Black and white footage from the South African Embassy. The footage shows South Africans gathered outside of a government building. Levine says that Mandela conducted his own defense; that he gave a stirring speech. Levine says that Mandela's speech marks the point when the ANC turned from nonviolence to violence. Levine says that Mandela said in the speech that passive resistance and nonviolent struggle was no longer an option. V: Shot of a newspaper articles with a photo of Mandela. The headline reads, "Mandela's Defence." Black and white footage from South African Essay. Shots of a crowd gathered in South Africa. Shots of members of the South African Security Forces. Shot of an African-American man standing at the front of a crowd. The man makes gestures with his hands. Yourgrau asks how Mandela is seen by different groups in South Africa. Levine says that Mandela represents "black terror" to the Afrikaaners. Levine says that black South Africans across the political spectrum see Mandela as their greatest leader. V: Shot of a black and white photo of black South Africans demonstrating for Mandela's release. Yourgrau remarks that Mandela recently said that he would prefer communism to apartheid; that Mandela recently said that he will not renounce violence as a means to fight against apartheid. Yourgrau says that these comments could undermine Mandela's support in the US. Levine says that apartheid is linked with capitalism in the minds of many black South Africans. Levine says that it is absurd for the South African government to make nonviolence a condition of Mandela's release. Levine says that the South African government has created the violent atmosphere within the country. Yourgrau asks about Winnie Mandela (wife of Nelson Mandela) and the "Mandela legend." Levine says that the "Mandela legend" is strong in South Africa. Levine says that Winnie Mandela is strikingly beautiful; that she is committed to Nelson Mandela and to the ANC. Levine says that there is a mystique surrounding the Mandela family. V: Shot of a black and white photo of Nelson and Winnie Mandela on their wedding day. Black and white footage of Winnie Mandela speaking. Color footage of Winnie Mandela giving an interview. Levine says that Zinzi Mandela (daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela) is a leader of the anti-apartheid movement; that people stop Zinzi Mandela on the street to talk to her about her father. Yourgrau comments that Winnie Mandela has said that it may be too late to negotiate the release of Nelson Mandela. Levine says that the tide has turned in favor of black South Africans; that the government must now negotiate with Nelson Mandela about the future of the country. 1:17:58: Vaillancourt reads the international headlines. Vaillancourt reports that there was an army coup in Nigeria today; that the government of Muhammadu Buhari (leader of Nigeria) was overthrown by army officers. Vaillancourt notes that Buhari was accused of abusing power and failing to revive the economy. V: Shots of soldiers on a street in Nigeria; of Buhari making a speech. Shots of Nigerians at a street market. Vaillancourt reports that Nigeria has now had six coups since declaring independence from Great Britain in 1960. Vaillancourt notes that the US State Department says that there is no indication of danger to Americans in Nigeria. 1:18:22: Stock report: the Dow Jones is listed at 1322.47 and the volume is listed at 82,140,000. 1:19:49: Harris reports that British aviation officials have ordered the grounding of several jets due to possible engine problems; that the jets have engines similar to the one which blew up in Manchester, England, last week. Harris notes that the explosion killed 54 people. Harris reports that British Airways found extensive cracking in the precautionary checks of the engines of the grounded jets. V: Shots of firefighters surrounding the remains of an exploded jet on a runway in Manchester, England. Harris reports that planes owned by four other airlines are being investigated; that some have been ordered to fly back to Great Britain with no passengers on board. V: Shot of a jet airliner in the sky. Harris reports that the Jose Napoleon Duarte (El Salvadoran president) says that arrests have been made for the murders of four marines and two American businessmen in June; that three guerillas have been arrested and a fourth is dead. Harris notes that the six Americans were killed in a cafe massacre in San Salvador; that a rebel group claimed responsibility for the attack. 1:20:34: Vaillancourt reports that the Pentagon canceled an air gun designed to hit Soviet helicopters because the weapon did not work properly. Vaillancourt reports that the weapon is called "The Sergeant York System;" that the weapon has been in production since 1981; that the weapon has cost the army $1.8 billion dollars. Vaillancourt reports that the targeting mechanism is inaccurate; that the gun mistakenly aimed at the exhaust fan of a latrine during a test. V: Shots of military weapons. Shot of a targeting system on a military weapon. Shot of a helicopter caught in the crosshairs of a weapon. Vaillancourt reports that the army had hoped to acquire 618 Sergeant York guns at a cost of $3 billion. V: Footage of Casper Weinberger (US Secretary of Defense) at a press conference. Weinberger says that the army needs air defense capability; that the army had invested time and money in the weapon. Weinberger says that the weapon will not perform as needed; that he has canceled the weapon. 1:21:41: Harris reports that the US poverty rate declined last year for the first time in ten years. Harris says that Ronald Reagan (US President) credits a low inflation rate and an economic recovery for the decline. Harris notes that the US Conference of Mayors says that the poverty rate remains high. Harris reports that the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco has agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine for a failure to report currency transactions. Harris notes that the Bank of Boston paid $500,000 for the same transgression earlier this year. Harris reports that the violations were uncovered during a routine audit of Crocker National Bank; that the bank did not intentionally launder money. Harris notes that $4 billion in unreported funds may have come from drug transactions. 1:22:38: Vaillancourt reports that Gennaro Angiulo (alleged Mafia boss) and his three brothers are on trial for racketeering; that government attorneys asked permission to present testimony from an FBI expert on the Mafia. Vaillancourt reports that defense attorneys objected to the testimony. Vaillancourt notes that defense attorneys say that there can be no expert on an organization which does not exist. Vaillancourt reports that David Nelson (federal judge) allowed the testimony; that Nelson will not allow the jury to hear testimony until the expert is questioned by attorneys in order to test his knowledge. Vaillancourt reports that today's trial session was cut short; that one juror complained of family problems. Vaillancourt notes that another juror was dismissed and replaced by an alternate. V: Shots of court room drawings of the Angiulo trial by Betty Wiberg (artist). 1:23:31: Vaillancourt reports on the weather. 1:24:41: Harris reports that there was a large crowd at the groundbreaking for Roxbury Community College today. Harris reports that Roxbury Community College was established in 1973; that money for the construction of a campus has been elusive. V: Shots of people gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony at Roxbury Community College. Shots of architectural drawings of the new campus. Harris reports that the Southwest Corridor of Roxbury will house a four-building college; that the construction of the campus will cost $40 million; that the project is expected to be completed by the fall of 1987. Harris reports that 1500 students are expected to enroll. V: Footage of the groundbreaking ceremony. Shots of Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) and Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) seated next to one another in the audience. Shot of Mel King (community leader) in the audience. Footage of Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council) addressing the audience at the ceremony. Bolling says that Roxbury Community College now has a permanent home. Bolling says that a home for the school was needed; that the students at the college will need homes in Roxbury. Bolling says that Roxbury Community College will no longer be a "dream deferred." Shots of the audience; of Shirley Owens Hicks (State Representative) in the audience. Bolling says that he wants to make sure that Roxbury residents can afford to continue living in Roxbury. A banner with the seal of Roxbury Community College hangs from the podium where Bolling speaks. 1:26:12: Harris introduces Brunetta Wolfman (President, Roxbury Community College) as the in-studio guest. Harris notes that Wolfman was appointed in 1983; that the college is presently located on Huntington Avenue. Harris asks Wolfman if the new campus is the deliverance on a promise made fifteen years ago. Harris asks if the new campus is really needed. Wolfman says that people began pushing for a campus for Roxbury Community College twenty years ago. Wolfman notes that funds for a campus were approved by the State legislature in 1980. Wolfman says that there were groundbreakings with no commitment of funds in the 1970s. Wolfman says that the funds have been allocated and the contractor selected for this site. Wolfman says that construction is ready to begin. Wolfman says that the idea of open admission in higher education is a new one in Massachusetts; that there are a lot of private colleges in Massachusetts. Wolfman says that open-admission community colleges have a longer history in California and New York City. Harris asks why it took so long for Roxbury Community College to find a permanent home. Harris asks if politics or racism played a role. Wolfman says that both politics and racism played into the issue. Wolfman says that there is a lack of recognition of the need to provide higher education to the urban population. Wolfman says that there are a lot of poor people in Boston; that poor people need education and training in order to enter the mainstream workforce. Wolfman says that one out of every four adults in Boston is illiterate. Wolfman says that the needs of these people need to be addressed through illiteracy programs, GED programs and college-level programs. Wolfman says that Bostonians like to think of themselves as highly educated. Wolfman says that the population is split between highly educated people and uneducated people. Wolfman says that this split is economically and socially dangerous. Harris notes that some community colleges are having a hard time attracting students; that Bunker Hill Community College is running television advertisements. Wolfman says that Roxbury Community College has not had trouble filling seats at its Huntington Avenue location; that the college is stable and easily accessible. Wolfman says that poor people are reluctant to take out student loans. Wolfman notes that funding for higher education has moved from grants to loans. Wolfman says that the debt incurred by students is a problem for many. Harris closes the interview. 1:30:53: Report on baseball scores. The Red Sox beat Cleveland, 6 - 2. 1:31:10: Vaillancourt and Harris close the newscast. End credits roll. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News</i . underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed.
1:00:06: Meg Vaillancourt introduces The Ten O'Clock News. 1:02:11: WGBH promotion for the evening newscast. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed. Gail Harris introduces the show. Harris talks about an upcoming story about the groundbreaking for Roxbury Community College. 1:03:20: Meg Vaillancourt reads the headlines. Vaillancourt reports that the Reverend Allan Boesak (black South African leader) has been placed under house arrest by the South African government. Vaillancourt reports that Casper Weinberger (US Secretary of Defense) has canceled a new air defense gun because the weapon is not worth the cost of development. 1:03:38: Harris reads the headlines. Harris reports that the US poverty rate declined last year for the first time in ten years; that the auto insurance industry in Massachusetts wants to increase rates next year by at least 12%. Harris reports that the Boston School Committee has been forced to cut its budget by $1 million; that the Committee has cut two dozen administrative jobs; that the Committee has not cut any teaching jobs. Harris introduces a report by Eileen Jones. 1:04:06: Eileen Jones reports that tenured teachers and programs were spared by the Boston School Committee; that administrators and staff were subject to budget cuts by the committee. Visual: Shot of a white female teacher in a classroom with elementary school students. Jones reports that Dr. Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) announced that $1.2 million must be cut from the school budget; that that school administrators and staff will be hit hard by the cuts. V: Shots of Wilson, and School Committee members Kevin McCluskey and John Nucci at a Boston School Committee meeting; of a cameraman at the meeting; of the members of the School Committee at the front of the School Committee chambers. Jones reports that the jobs of thirteen administrators and seven members of the technical support staff will be eliminated. Jones reports that administration will be cut by 20% on the School Site Management Project; that the jobs of two members of the support staff for the School Site Management Project will be cut; that consultants will be eliminated from the School Site Management Project. V: On-screen text details the specific budget cuts. Jones reports that the mayor and the Boston City Council have forced the school budget cuts; that the Boston School Department will receive $5 to $7 million dollars less than they asked for in their initial budget. V: Shots of audience members at a School Committee meeting; of an audience member taking notes; of a stenographer's hands as she transcribes the meeting; of School Committee members Jean McGuire and John O'Bryant at the meeting; of Wilson at the meeting; of the members of the media at the meeting. Jones reports that Wilson and Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) made an agreement; that Wilson has agreed to eliminate $1.2 million from the budget; that Flynn has agreed to ask for $2.5 million in additional money for the schools. V: Shots of Shirley Owens Hicks (Boston School Committee); of Joseph Casper (Boston School Committee). Footage of John Grady (Boston School Committee) speaking at the meeting. Grady says that Flynn may not fight hard for additional money for the schools; that the City Council may not grant additional money. Grady says that Flynn should not determine the school budget. Footage of Wilson speaking at the meeting. Wilson says that he and Flynn made an agreement; that they will both do their best to stand by the agreement. Jones reports that the School Committee must also sign a contract with their bus drivers; that the contract needs to be signed before school begins in eight days. V: Shots of yellow school buses lined up on a street. Footage of Jim Barrett (President, Bus Drivers Union) speaking at a meeting. Barrett says that Wilson needs to appoint an overseer to negotiations with the bus company. Footage of Casper speaking at a meeting. Casper says that someone needs to take the lead on this issue. Casper says that Wilson should appoint a top official in the School Department to oversee contract negotiations with National Bus Service, Transcom, the Bus Drivers Union, and the Boston School Department. Casper says that an agreement must be reached before school starts. Jones reports that the School Committee voted in favor of cutting $1.2 million from the budget; that the Committee voted in favor of appointing a school official to oversee negotiations with the bus drivers. V: Shot of School Committee members at a meeting. Jones stands in front of the Boston School Committee headquarters. Jones reports that some administrators and staff may be bumped down to teaching positions instead of losing their jobs; that previsionary teachers will lose their jobs instead. Jones reports that the bus drivers are pleased to have a school official involved in negotiations; that the bus drivers want the school official to be able to give immediate approval of an agreement. 1:07:19: Harris reports that Grace Romero (Boston School Committee) has been indicted on four counts of violating state election laws; that Romero has been accused of perjury and filing false nomination papers; that Romero will appear in Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday. V: Footage of Romero speaking to the media. Romero says that she did not ask for a birth certificate or drivers license when asking voters to sign her nomination papers; that her volunteers only ask people if they are registered voters. She says that she filed the papers properly. Harris says that Romero could be sentenced to a year in prison or a $1,000 fine if found guilty of filing false nomination papers; that Romero could be sentenced to up to twenty years in prison and a $1,000 fine if found guilty of perjury. Harris notes that Romero's name will remain on the ballot in September. 1:08:18: Vaillancourt reports that Francis "Mickey" Roache (Commissioner, Boston Police Department) has recently decided to reassign city detectives to neighborhood patrol work; that members of the Boston Police Detectives Union have called the decision unfair and illegal. V: Shots of members of the Boston Police Detectives Union outside of their headquarters. Vaillancourt reports that the members of the union oppose the reassignment of thirty detectives. V: Footage of Michael Muse (attorney, Boston Police Detectives Union) being interviewed outside of the union headquarters. Muse says that the union will ask the State Labor Relations Commission to rule on the issue. Muse says that the city has violated the state's collective bargaining law by refusing to meet and confer with the union before transferring the detectives. Vaillancourt reports that 30 plainclothes investigators have been assigned to uniformed patrol duty. V: Shots of detective union members entering their headquarters; of a uniformed police officer walking down a street. Footage of Dan Mahoney (President, Boston Police Detectives Union) being interviewed. Mahoney says that the union was not consulted before the detectives were transferred. Vaillancourt reports that the union believes that the transfer is an unfair labor practice. V: Shot of union members outside of union headquarters. Footage of Mahoney saying that morale has never been worse. Vaillancourt reports that Roache transferred the detectives in order to increase police visibility and to decrease crime. V: Shot of Roache standing at a podium. Vaillancourt reports that the union believes that the transfers will have the opposite effect. V: Footage of Muse being interviewed. Muse says that visibility does not reduce crime; that successful investigations deter crime. Muse says that patrolling officers cannot deter crime. Shots of union members outside of union headquarters. Vaillancourt reports that Roache says that he is willing to discuss the issue. Vaillancourt reports that the State Labor Relations Board is expected to rule on the case within a few days. 1:10:23: Winning lottery numbers for Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island are displayed. 1:10:39: Harris reports that the South African government announced that it will suspend trade in krugerrands for a month; that the South African government is trying to stop the flight of capital from the country. Harris notes that the value of one krugerrand has decreased to thirty-five cents; that one krugerrand was valued at one dollar a three years ago. Harris reports that a march to Pollsmoor Prison is planned for tomorrow by apartheid opponents in South Africa. Harris notes that Nelson Mandela (black South African leader) has been held at the prison for over twenty years. Harris notes that Reverend Allan Boesak (black South African leader) will not lead the march as planned. Harris reports that Boesak was detained by South African Security Forces after giving a speech today. 1:11:30: James Robbins reports that Boesak was arrested after giving a speech to students at the University of Capetown. V: Shots of students outside of a building at the University of Capetown; of a sign advertising a mass meeting with Boesak as speaker. Shot of a banner reading, "Stop the call-up." Shot of Boesak walking on a campus. Robbins reports that Boesak is involved in an effort to mobilize 20,000 people; that Boesak had planned to lead the people in a march on Pollsmoor prison tomorrow. Robbins notes that the march is a plea for the release of Mandela. V: Footage of Boesak addressing an audience. Boesak talks about his vision for the future. Shot of Boesak leaving a mass meeting. Robbins reports that Boesak's car was stopped at a roadblock after leaving the university. Robbins notes that Boesak had time to tell a companion that he had been arrested under Section 29 of the Internal Security Act. V: Shots of Boesak walking with members of the media. Shot of Boesak speaking to another man as he walks. Robbins notes that the act allows for indefinite detention without trial; that Boesak's wife does not know where he is being held. V: Shot of Dorothy Boesak (wife of Allan Boesak). Robbins reports that South African police raided another university where Boesak was due to speak; that twenty-one students were arrested. Robbins notes that these arrests are an attempt to thwart the march on Pollsmoor Prison. V: Shots of a group of black South Africans watching police activity in the distance; of a broken door at a university; of a student attempting to repair a broken door. Robbins reports that P.W. Botha (South African President) has warned that his government has greater powers in reserve. V: Shot of a military vehicle. Shot of Botha exiting a vehicle. Footage of Botha at a press conference. Botha says that the South African government has not yet used all of the forces at its disposal to fight opponents. Botha says that he will take further steps if necessary. Robbins notes that the marchers had planned to assemble at the Athlone Stadium; that the government has closed all access routes to the stadium. V: Shots of armed South African Security Force members; of the exterior of the Athlone Stadium. 1:13:10: Vaillancourt reports that Ronald Reagan called the South African government "reformist" earlier this week. Vaillancourt notes that Reagan says that the South African government has eliminated segregation in hotels and restaurants. Vaillancourt reports that the US State Department has lodged a protest concerning the arrest of Boesak. V: Footage of Charles Redman (Spokesman, US State Department) speaking at a press conference. Redman says that the US State Department has formally protested the arrest of Boesak; that the detention of Boesak and others will exacerbate the current situation in South Africa. 1:13:40: Harris reports that Mandela is the head of the African National Congress (ANC); that the ANC is the largest black national organization. Harris notes that Mandela has been in jail since 1964; that Mandela is still present in the minds of black and white South Africans. 1:14:04: Janet Levine (South African journalist and opposition politician) is interviewed by Tug Yourgrau. Levine says that Mandela was jailed in 1964 for being the leader of the ANC; that Mandela has been waiting in prison for the unrest which is enveloping South Africa at the present. Yourgrau asks Levine about Mandela's past. V: Shots of a black and white photo of Mandela as a young man; of a young Nelson Mandela speaking into a microphone. Levine says that Mandela was a practicing lawyer in Johannesburg; that Mandela was a lieutenant of Chief Albert Luthuli (Nobel Peace Prize winner). Levine says that Mandela is an articulate, charismatic man. Levine says that Mandela was arrested in a white suburb of Johannesburg called Rivonia; that Mandela was put on trial for treason. V: Black and white footage from the South African Embassy. The footage shows South Africans gathered outside of a government building. Levine says that Mandela conducted his own defense; that he gave a stirring speech. Levine says that Mandela's speech marks the point when the ANC turned from nonviolence to violence. Levine says that Mandela said in the speech that passive resistance and nonviolent struggle was no longer an option. V: Shot of a newspaper articles with a photo of Mandela. The headline reads, "Mandela's Defence." Black and white footage from South African Essay. Shots of a crowd gathered in South Africa. Shots of members of the South African Security Forces. Shot of an African-American man standing at the front of a crowd. The man makes gestures with his hands. Yourgrau asks how Mandela is seen by different groups in South Africa. Levine says that Mandela represents "black terror" to the Afrikaaners. Levine says that black South Africans across the political spectrum see Mandela as their greatest leader. V: Shot of a black and white photo of black South Africans demonstrating for Mandela's release. Yourgrau remarks that Mandela recently said that he would prefer communism to apartheid; that Mandela recently said that he will not renounce violence as a means to fight against apartheid. Yourgrau says that these comments could undermine Mandela's support in the US. Levine says that apartheid is linked with capitalism in the minds of many black South Africans. Levine says that it is absurd for the South African government to make nonviolence a condition of Mandela's release. Levine says that the South African government has created the violent atmosphere within the country. Yourgrau asks about Winnie Mandela (wife of Nelson Mandela) and the "Mandela legend." Levine says that the "Mandela legend" is strong in South Africa. Levine says that Winnie Mandela is strikingly beautiful; that she is committed to Nelson Mandela and to the ANC. Levine says that there is a mystique surrounding the Mandela family. V: Shot of a black and white photo of Nelson and Winnie Mandela on their wedding day. Black and white footage of Winnie Mandela speaking. Color footage of Winnie Mandela giving an interview. Levine says that Zinzi Mandela (daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela) is a leader of the anti-apartheid movement; that people stop Zinzi Mandela on the street to talk to her about her father. Yourgrau comments that Winnie Mandela has said that it may be too late to negotiate the release of Nelson Mandela. Levine says that the tide has turned in favor of black South Africans; that the government must now negotiate with Nelson Mandela about the future of the country. 1:17:58: Vaillancourt reads the international headlines. Vaillancourt reports that there was an army coup in Nigeria today; that the government of Muhammadu Buhari (leader of Nigeria) was overthrown by army officers. Vaillancourt notes that Buhari was accused of abusing power and failing to revive the economy. V: Shots of soldiers on a street in Nigeria; of Buhari making a speech. Shots of Nigerians at a street market. Vaillancourt reports that Nigeria has now had six coups since declaring independence from Great Britain in 1960. Vaillancourt notes that the US State Department says that there is no indication of danger to Americans in Nigeria. 1:18:22: Stock report: the Dow Jones is listed at 1322.47 and the volume is listed at 82,140,000. 1:19:49: Harris reports that British aviation officials have ordered the grounding of several jets due to possible engine problems; that the jets have engines similar to the one which blew up in Manchester, England, last week. Harris notes that the explosion killed 54 people. Harris reports that British Airways found extensive cracking in the precautionary checks of the engines of the grounded jets. V: Shots of firefighters surrounding the remains of an exploded jet on a runway in Manchester, England. Harris reports that planes owned by four other airlines are being investigated; that some have been ordered to fly back to Great Britain with no passengers on board. V: Shot of a jet airliner in the sky. Harris reports that the Jose Napoleon Duarte (El Salvadoran president) says that arrests have been made for the murders of four marines and two American businessmen in June; that three guerillas have been arrested and a fourth is dead. Harris notes that the six Americans were killed in a cafe massacre in San Salvador; that a rebel group claimed responsibility for the attack. 1:20:34: Vaillancourt reports that the Pentagon canceled an air gun designed to hit Soviet helicopters because the weapon did not work properly. Vaillancourt reports that the weapon is called "The Sergeant York System;" that the weapon has been in production since 1981; that the weapon has cost the army $1.8 billion dollars. Vaillancourt reports that the targeting mechanism is inaccurate; that the gun mistakenly aimed at the exhaust fan of a latrine during a test. V: Shots of military weapons. Shot of a targeting system on a military weapon. Shot of a helicopter caught in the crosshairs of a weapon. Vaillancourt reports that the army had hoped to acquire 618 Sergeant York guns at a cost of $3 billion. V: Footage of Casper Weinberger (US Secretary of Defense) at a press conference. Weinberger says that the army needs air defense capability; that the army had invested time and money in the weapon. Weinberger says that the weapon will not perform as needed; that he has canceled the weapon. 1:21:41: Harris reports that the US poverty rate declined last year for the first time in ten years. Harris says that Ronald Reagan (US President) credits a low inflation rate and an economic recovery for the decline. Harris notes that the US Conference of Mayors says that the poverty rate remains high. Harris reports that the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco has agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine for a failure to report currency transactions. Harris notes that the Bank of Boston paid $500,000 for the same transgression earlier this year. Harris reports that the violations were uncovered during a routine audit of Crocker National Bank; that the bank did not intentionally launder money. Harris notes that $4 billion in unreported funds may have come from drug transactions. 1:22:38: Vaillancourt reports that Gennaro Angiulo (alleged Mafia boss) and his three brothers are on trial for racketeering; that government attorneys asked permission to present testimony from an FBI expert on the Mafia. Vaillancourt reports that defense attorneys objected to the testimony. Vaillancourt notes that defense attorneys say that there can be no expert on an organization which does not exist. Vaillancourt reports that David Nelson (federal judge) allowed the testimony; that Nelson will not allow the jury to hear testimony until the expert is questioned by attorneys in order to test his knowledge. Vaillancourt reports that today's trial session was cut short; that one juror complained of family problems. Vaillancourt notes that another juror was dismissed and replaced by an alternate. V: Shots of court room drawings of the Angiulo trial by Betty Wiberg (artist). 1:23:31: Vaillancourt reports on the weather. 1:24:41: Harris reports that there was a large crowd at the groundbreaking for Roxbury Community College today. Harris reports that Roxbury Community College was established in 1973; that money for the construction of a campus has been elusive. V: Shots of people gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony at Roxbury Community College. Shots of architectural drawings of the new campus. Harris reports that the Southwest Corridor of Roxbury will house a four-building college; that the construction of the campus will cost $40 million; that the project is expected to be completed by the fall of 1987. Harris reports that 1500 students are expected to enroll. V: Footage of the groundbreaking ceremony. Shots of Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) and Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) seated next to one another in the audience. Shot of Mel King (community leader) in the audience. Footage of Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council) addressing the audience at the ceremony. Bolling says that Roxbury Community College now has a permanent home. Bolling says that a home for the school was needed; that the students at the college will need homes in Roxbury. Bolling says that Roxbury Community College will no longer be a "dream deferred." Shots of the audience; of Shirley Owens Hicks (State Representative) in the audience. Bolling says that he wants to make sure that Roxbury residents can afford to continue living in Roxbury. A banner with the seal of Roxbury Community College hangs from the podium where Bolling speaks. 1:26:12: Harris introduces Brunetta Wolfman (President, Roxbury Community College) as the in-studio guest. Harris notes that Wolfman was appointed in 1983; that the college is presently located on Huntington Avenue. Harris asks Wolfman if the new campus is the deliverance on a promise made fifteen years ago. Harris asks if the new campus is really needed. Wolfman says that people began pushing for a campus for Roxbury Community College twenty years ago. Wolfman notes that funds for a campus were approved by the State legislature in 1980. Wolfman says that there were groundbreakings with no commitment of funds in the 1970s. Wolfman says that the funds have been allocated and the contractor selected for this site. Wolfman says that construction is ready to begin. Wolfman says that the idea of open admission in higher education is a new one in Massachusetts; that there are a lot of private colleges in Massachusetts. Wolfman says that open-admission community colleges have a longer history in California and New York City. Harris asks why it took so long for Roxbury Community College to find a permanent home. Harris asks if politics or racism played a role. Wolfman says that both politics and racism played into the issue. Wolfman says that there is a lack of recognition of the need to provide higher education to the urban population. Wolfman says that there are a lot of poor people in Boston; that poor people need education and training in order to enter the mainstream workforce. Wolfman says that one out of every four adults in Boston is illiterate. Wolfman says that the needs of these people need to be addressed through illiteracy programs, GED programs and college-level programs. Wolfman says that Bostonians like to think of themselves as highly educated. Wolfman says that the population is split between highly educated people and uneducated people. Wolfman says that this split is economically and socially dangerous. Harris notes that some community colleges are having a hard time attracting students; that Bunker Hill Community College is running television advertisements. Wolfman says that Roxbury Community College has not had trouble filling seats at its Huntington Avenue location; that the college is stable and easily accessible. Wolfman says that poor people are reluctant to take out student loans. Wolfman notes that funding for higher education has moved from grants to loans. Wolfman says that the debt incurred by students is a problem for many. Harris closes the interview. 1:30:53: Report on baseball scores. The Red Sox beat Cleveland, 6 - 2. 1:31:10: Vaillancourt and Harris close the newscast. End credits roll. 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08/31/1985
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Christopher Lydon introduces a Ten O'Clock News special broadcast marking the birthday of Martin Luth King, Jr. Lydon reviews King's life and accomplishments. This report features footage of King during the civil rights movement. Paul Solman reports on unemployment in the African American community. Solman notes that many young African Americans are not given the training, education, and support necessary to succeed in the workplace. Solman's report includes footage from interviews with Paul McLemore (Boston resident), Sarah Flint (McLemore's aunt), and Tom Jones (Vice President, John Hancock Mutual Insurance). Gail Harris reports on development in the Roxbury/Dorchester/Mattapan neighborhoods. Harris reports that the area is becoming more attractive to developers and that property values are expected to rise. Harris adds that many residents are suspicious of development plans by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and fear being displaced from their homes. Harris' report features footage from interviews with Mamie Mabine (tenant, Orchard Park Housing Project), John Cruz (developer), Ken Guscott (developer), Byron Rushing (State Representative), Otto Snowden (co-founder, Freedom House), Muriel Snowden (co-founder, Freedom House), and a BRA official. Meg Vaillancourt reports on the long-term effects of school desegregation on the Boston Public School system. Vaillancourt notes that attendance and test scores have dropped since 1974. Vaillancourt reports that many African American parents support a "freedom of choice" plan in which a certain number of seats in each school are set aside for students of each racial group. Vaillancourt interviews Robert Peterkin (Former Deputy Superintendent, Boston Public Schools), Robert Spillane (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools), Kenneth Haskins (Harvard School of Education), Charles Willie (Court Appointed Master for Desegregation), Mildred Reid (Jamaica Plain resident), and students at Brighton High School for the report. Vaillancourt's report also includes footage of students at Brighton High School, Jackson/Mann Elementary School, South Boston High School, and English High School. Christopher Lydon interviews in-studio guests Dr. Virgil Wood (Pond Street Baptist Church) and Dr. Helen Edmonds (Visiting Professor, MIT) about King's legacy and progress in the civil rights movement since King's death. Wood says that society has regressed in the areas of racism, war and poverty since the death of King. Wood and Edmonds talk about African American students at white universities. Wood and Edmonds discuss the gap between the African American middle class and the African American underclass. Callie Crossley (WGBH reporter) talks about her memories of King as a teenager growing up in Memphis, Tennessee. The newscast closes over footage of Stevie Wonder (pop singer) and Jesse Jackson (African American political leader) at a celebration in honor of King in Washington DC. Produced by Glanda Manzi. Directed by Heather Aveson.
1:00:15: The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed. Christopher Lydon introduces a Ten O'Clock News special broadcast marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights leader). Visual: Footage of King marching with other activists during the March on Washington; of civil rights protestors holding signs at the march. Footage of King delivering the "I Have a Dream" speech. Shots of march participants on the National Mall, listening to King's speech. Shot of King winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Shots of signs in the South indicating separate facilities for whites and "colored" people. Footage of King giving a speech about the struggle for equality. Lydon reviews King's life and accomplishments. Lydon notes King's role in the civil rights movement. Lydon says that King won the Nobel Peace Prize; that King was America's "moral leader"; that King advocated "passive resistance" to segregation. V: Footage of King surrounded by the news media; of mourners at King's funeral. Lydon notes that King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. 1:03:04: Lydon gives an overview of the evening's newscast. Paul Solman reports that African American unemployment is up 40% in Massachusetts since 1970, despite the economic boom. V: Shot of the interior of the mall at Copley Plaza. Shot of Fred McLemore (Boston resident) crossing a street, with the Boston skyline visible in the background. Shots of McLemore entering a building and climbing the stairs to his apartment. Solman reports that McLemore's family moved to Boston from Alabama in 1970. V: Footage of McLemore saying that there are opportunities for jobs and education in Boston; that he does not have a job right now. Shots of McLemore's apartment. Solman notes that McLemore's father has returned to Alabama. Solman reports that Boston may be less economically hospitable for some residents than it was in 1970. Solman says that Tom Jones (Vice President, John Hancock Mutual Insurance) has a good job and is a successful real estate investor. V: Shots of Jones' office. Footage of Jones saying that he was able to succeed because his parents were well educated. Jones says that his parents taught him the value of education and discipline. Footage of McLemore saying that he did not have a career in mind for himself when he was growing up; that he wanted to be rich. Solman reports that Jones' success would have been unheard of before the civil rights movement. V: Shots of Prince (rock star) memorabilia on McLemore's wall. Shots of Jones' office; of two African American male college students studying outside of a building; of an African American family at a college campus. Solman reports that statistics show that Boston provides a chance at equal opportunity for some African Americans. V: Shots of African American men standing on a street corner. Shot of McLemore. Footage of Jones saying that McLemore does not have a great chance of succeeding because McLemore has dropped out of school. Solman reports that African American high school dropouts have a 35% chance of being officially "poor"; that African American high school dropouts have a 40% chance of being unemployed; that African American high school dropouts have a 21% chance of being convicted of a crime. V: Shots of the entrance to the Boston Public Welfare office; of an African American man performing slow dance moves on the street; of a breakdancing poster on McLemore's wall. Footage of McLemore talking about a job interview for a position in the stock room of Filene's Basement Department Store. McLemore says that he did not get the job. Footage of Jones questioning whether McLemore dresses appropriately for his job interviews. Footage of Jones saying that McLemore probably should not wear an earring. Footage of McLemore saying that he dresses neatly for job interviews. Footage of Jones saying that people need to be given training about how to handle job interviews. Solman reports that McLemore has had no training for his job interviews. V: Footage of Sarah Flint (McLemore's aunt) saying that it is difficult for African Americans to find jobs if they are not educated. Shots of young African American men walking on a street. Solman says that vocational training programs do not target young African Americans; that vocational training programs are being cut by the government. Solman says that young people need to be trained for jobs; that businesses need skilled workers. V: Shots of a vocational training center; of job advertisements in a newspaper; of an African American neighborhood. Footage of Jones saying that the white majority is comforted by African American success stories; that no one will take responsibility for helping less advantaged African Americans. Shot of McLemore. Solman says that young African Americans must be given the means to take advantage of opportunites for success. 1:08:50: Gail Harris reports that most African Americans in Boston live in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan; that Roxbury neighborhoods are faced with changes. V: Shots of a brownstone building in Roxbury; of two African American girls in front of a housing project. Footage of Mamie Mabine (Orchard Park tenant) says that low-income residents are afraid of being displaced from the neighborhood. Shots of housing projects in Roxbury. Harris reports that there are 7,000 public housing units within one half mile of the Dudley MBTA Station. V: Shots of an empty apartment in the Orchard Park Housing Project. The floor of the apartment is strewn with garbage. Shot of graffiti outside of the housing project. Harris reports that squatters, drug addicts, and thieves are drawn to empty apartments in the Orchard Park Housing Project. V: Footage of John Cruz (developer) saying that the Orchard Park Housing Project is terribly depressed; that the housing project makes the surrounding neighborhood unattractive to developers. Shots of renovated residential buildings in Roxbury. Harris reports that the MBTA will soon tear down the elevated tracks along Washington Street; that property values in the area are expected to rise as a result. V: Shots of an elevated train pulling into a dilapidated station. Footage of Ken Guscott (developer) saying that developers are beginning to take an interest in the Dudley Street area. Harris stands in a vacant lot in Roxbury. Harris reports that vacant lots are attractive to white and minority developers. V: Footage of Byron Rushing (State Representative) saying that Roxbury residents need to question the motives of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA); that the neighborhood needs to be improved for the benefit of all residents. Shots of newly built houses. Harris reports that it is hard to improve a poor neighborhood without making it too expensive for the poor residents to live there. V: Footage of Otto Snowden (Co-founder, Freedom House) asks where poor African Americans will live if they are displaced from Roxbury. Footage of Muriel Snowden (Co-founder, Freedom House) saying that developers do not care about the African American community. Shots of the city of Boston from above; of a building being demolished; of an empty lot; of a few people walking toward the entrance of an old house. Footage of MBTA trains passing through Roxbury. Harris reports that the BRA wants to improve the neighborhood without displacing people. Harris reports that the BRA plans to sell city land at lower costs; that the BRA plans to speed up approval for projects near Dudley Station; that the BRA will encourage big developers to build in Roxbury with minority developers as partners. V: Footage of a BRA official saying that the Roxbury community will be involved in shaping the BRA's plan for development in Roxbury. Shot of a person walking on a snowy street in Roxbury. 1:13:17: V: Footage of buses pulling up to South Boston High School on the first day of school in 1974. Protestors in front of the school jeer at the buses. Shots of an anti-busing protest march; of police arresting a white man in South Boston; of National Guard soldiers in riot gear. Meg Vaillancourt reviews the strong opposition by some Boston residents to busing for school desegregation in the mid-1970s. Vaillancourt reports that opposition to busing has disappeared; that African American and white students peacefully attend integrated schools. V: Shots of the exterior of South Boston High School; of African American students exiting a bus in front of South Boston High School; of a police officer standing quietly in front of South Boston High School; of African American and white students descending an escalator at English High School. Vaillancourt says that the Boston Public School System still buses students for purposes of integration; that Arthur Garrity, Jr. (federal judge) still oversees the operation of the schools. V: Shots of African American students walking among school buses; of Garrity at a community meeting. Footage of Robert Peterkin (Former Deputy Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) saying that the the majority of students attending public schools in Boston are non-white. Footage of Robert Spillane (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) saying that African American students are being bused into schools which already have a majority of African American students. Shots of African American and white students in classrooms; of an African American female teacher teaching students in a classroom. Vaillancourt reports that African Americans and Hispanics make up 70% of the student population in Boston's schools; that enrollment has dropped dramatically since the beginning of court-ordered desegregation. Vaillancourt notes that test scores are low; that school officials estimated that one third of the graduates from Boston public schools in 1980 were functionally illiterate. V: Footage of Kenneth Haskins (Harvard School of Education) saying that it is easy to comply with court-ordered desegregation by shifting students from school to school; that it is hard to provide a good integrated education for those students. Shot of a young African American girl in a classroom; of a young African American boy in a classroom; of two young Asian boys in a classroom. Vaillancourt stands in an integrated elementary school classroom at the Jackson/Mann Elementary School. Vaillancourt explains the "freedom of choice" plan put forth by frustrated African American parents. Vaillancourt reports that the plan reserves a certain number of seats in each school for each racial group; that parents choose schools on a first-come, first-served basis. V: Footage of Haskins saying that "the freedom of choice" is what parents have wanted since the beginning of school desegregation. Shots of African American parents in the audience at meeting of the Boston School Committee. Vaillancourt reports that a 1982 poll showed that 79% of African American parents support the "freedom of choice" plan. Vaillancourt notes that the NAACP disapproved of the plan; that Garrity and the Boston School Department rejected the plan. V: Shots of African American students boarding buses at South Boston High School. Vaillancourt reports that school officials defended busing as a means to overcome racially segregated housing patterns in Boston. V: Footage of Charles Willie (Court-Appointed Master for Desegregation) saying that the number of students bused to school did not increase dramatically with court-ordered desegregaton; that opponents of school desegregation used busing as an excuse to protest. Footage of Peterkin saying that the "freedom of choice" plan only works if all of the schools provide a good education. Shots of Mildred Reid (Jamaica Plain resident) helping her daughter Kim with homework. Vaillancourt reports that Mildred Reid's daughters are bused from Jamaica Plain to Brighton High School. V: Footage of Kim Reid (student) and her sister boarding a bus; of Kim Reid on the bus and in classrooms at Brighton High School. Audio of Kim Reid saying that she does not mind the bus ride; that she likes school. Footage of Reid saying that she is happy. Shots of an integrated elementary school classroom; of elementary school students performing The Wizard of Oz as a play. Shots of elementary and high school students in their classrooms. Vaillancourt says that integrated magnet schools with special programs have been successful in Boston; that a standardized curriculum and strict promotional standards are contributing to higher test scores; that many students in Boston's public high schools score below the national average in reading tests. V: Footage of buses descending G Street in South Boston. Vaillancourt says that quality education is now the goal of Boston Public Schools. 1:18:20: Lydon introduces in-studio guests Dr. Virgil Wood (Pond Street Baptist Church) and Dr. Helen Edmonds (Visiting Professor, MIT). Lydon notes that Wood was a close friend of Martin Luther King. Lydon asks the guests if society is making progress toward reaching the goals set by King. Wood says that King fought against racism, war, and poverty. Wood says that society has regressed in all three areas. Edmonds says that society is not making progress in the area of civil rights; that the laws have been passed, but not enough change has been effected. Lydon asks if society has lost sight of King and his legacy. Edmonds says that society has lost sight of King. Edmonds accuses African American students at white schools of segregating themselves from the white population. Wood disagrees with Edmonds. Wood says that minority students at white universities need a "beachhead" from which to launch themselves into the mainstream; that minority students need a place to gather strength before going out into the mainstream population. Lydon asks about the divide between the African American middle class and the African American underclass. Wood says that King united the upper classes and the lower classes in Montgomery, Alabama, around common goals. Wood says that King would try to bridge the divide between classes if he were alive. Edmonds talks about the need for an African American leader to draw attention to the needs of the African American underclass. Lydon thanks the guests and closes the interview. 1:24:19: Lydon introduces a report by Callie Crossley. Crossley talks about growing up as a teenager in Memphis, Tennessee. She describes being denied access to the public library. Crossley says that King's leadership in the fight for equality led her to join the civil rights movement as a teenager. Crossley says that she was among the picketers supporting the strike by African American sanitation workers in Memphis in 1968; that she remembers when King arrived in Memphis to support the strike. Crossley describes the day of King's assassination. Crossley notes that all African Americans have benefitted from King's struggle and leadership. 1:27:07: Lydon closes the newscast. V: Footage of King's speech to the audience on the National Mall during the March on Washington. Footage of Stevie Wonder (pop singer) singing at a celebration on the National Mall marking King's birthday. Jesse Jackson (African American leader) stands next to Wonder. A large crowd dances and cheers. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed.
1:00:15: The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed. Christopher Lydon introduces a Ten O'Clock News special broadcast marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights leader). Visual: Footage of King marching with other activists during the March on Washington; of civil rights protestors holding signs at the march. Footage of King delivering the "I Have a Dream" speech. Shots of march participants on the National Mall, listening to King's speech. Shot of King winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Shots of signs in the South indicating separate facilities for whites and "colored" people. Footage of King giving a speech about the struggle for equality. Lydon reviews King's life and accomplishments. Lydon notes King's role in the civil rights movement. Lydon says that King won the Nobel Peace Prize; that King was America's "moral leader"; that King advocated "passive resistance" to segregation. V: Footage of King surrounded by the news media; of mourners at King's funeral. Lydon notes that King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. 1:03:04: Lydon gives an overview of the evening's newscast. Paul Solman reports that African American unemployment is up 40% in Massachusetts since 1970, despite the economic boom. V: Shot of the interior of the mall at Copley Plaza. Shot of Fred McLemore (Boston resident) crossing a street, with the Boston skyline visible in the background. Shots of McLemore entering a building and climbing the stairs to his apartment. Solman reports that McLemore's family moved to Boston from Alabama in 1970. V: Footage of McLemore saying that there are opportunities for jobs and education in Boston; that he does not have a job right now. Shots of McLemore's apartment. Solman notes that McLemore's father has returned to Alabama. Solman reports that Boston may be less economically hospitable for some residents than it was in 1970. Solman says that Tom Jones (Vice President, John Hancock Mutual Insurance) has a good job and is a successful real estate investor. V: Shots of Jones' office. Footage of Jones saying that he was able to succeed because his parents were well educated. Jones says that his parents taught him the value of education and discipline. Footage of McLemore saying that he did not have a career in mind for himself when he was growing up; that he wanted to be rich. Solman reports that Jones' success would have been unheard of before the civil rights movement. V: Shots of Prince (rock star) memorabilia on McLemore's wall. Shots of Jones' office; of two African American male college students studying outside of a building; of an African American family at a college campus. Solman reports that statistics show that Boston provides a chance at equal opportunity for some African Americans. V: Shots of African American men standing on a street corner. Shot of McLemore. Footage of Jones saying that McLemore does not have a great chance of succeeding because McLemore has dropped out of school. Solman reports that African American high school dropouts have a 35% chance of being officially "poor"; that African American high school dropouts have a 40% chance of being unemployed; that African American high school dropouts have a 21% chance of being convicted of a crime. V: Shots of the entrance to the Boston Public Welfare office; of an African American man performing slow dance moves on the street; of a breakdancing poster on McLemore's wall. Footage of McLemore talking about a job interview for a position in the stock room of Filene's Basement Department Store. McLemore says that he did not get the job. Footage of Jones questioning whether McLemore dresses appropriately for his job interviews. Footage of Jones saying that McLemore probably should not wear an earring. Footage of McLemore saying that he dresses neatly for job interviews. Footage of Jones saying that people need to be given training about how to handle job interviews. Solman reports that McLemore has had no training for his job interviews. V: Footage of Sarah Flint (McLemore's aunt) saying that it is difficult for African Americans to find jobs if they are not educated. Shots of young African American men walking on a street. Solman says that vocational training programs do not target young African Americans; that vocational training programs are being cut by the government. Solman says that young people need to be trained for jobs; that businesses need skilled workers. V: Shots of a vocational training center; of job advertisements in a newspaper; of an African American neighborhood. Footage of Jones saying that the white majority is comforted by African American success stories; that no one will take responsibility for helping less advantaged African Americans. Shot of McLemore. Solman says that young African Americans must be given the means to take advantage of opportunites for success. 1:08:50: Gail Harris reports that most African Americans in Boston live in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan; that Roxbury neighborhoods are faced with changes. V: Shots of a brownstone building in Roxbury; of two African American girls in front of a housing project. Footage of Mamie Mabine (Orchard Park tenant) says that low-income residents are afraid of being displaced from the neighborhood. Shots of housing projects in Roxbury. Harris reports that there are 7,000 public housing units within one half mile of the Dudley MBTA Station. V: Shots of an empty apartment in the Orchard Park Housing Project. The floor of the apartment is strewn with garbage. Shot of graffiti outside of the housing project. Harris reports that squatters, drug addicts, and thieves are drawn to empty apartments in the Orchard Park Housing Project. V: Footage of John Cruz (developer) saying that the Orchard Park Housing Project is terribly depressed; that the housing project makes the surrounding neighborhood unattractive to developers. Shots of renovated residential buildings in Roxbury. Harris reports that the MBTA will soon tear down the elevated tracks along Washington Street; that property values in the area are expected to rise as a result. V: Shots of an elevated train pulling into a dilapidated station. Footage of Ken Guscott (developer) saying that developers are beginning to take an interest in the Dudley Street area. Harris stands in a vacant lot in Roxbury. Harris reports that vacant lots are attractive to white and minority developers. V: Footage of Byron Rushing (State Representative) saying that Roxbury residents need to question the motives of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA); that the neighborhood needs to be improved for the benefit of all residents. Shots of newly built houses. Harris reports that it is hard to improve a poor neighborhood without making it too expensive for the poor residents to live there. V: Footage of Otto Snowden (Co-founder, Freedom House) asks where poor African Americans will live if they are displaced from Roxbury. Footage of Muriel Snowden (Co-founder, Freedom House) saying that developers do not care about the African American community. Shots of the city of Boston from above; of a building being demolished; of an empty lot; of a few people walking toward the entrance of an old house. Footage of MBTA trains passing through Roxbury. Harris reports that the BRA wants to improve the neighborhood without displacing people. Harris reports that the BRA plans to sell city land at lower costs; that the BRA plans to speed up approval for projects near Dudley Station; that the BRA will encourage big developers to build in Roxbury with minority developers as partners. V: Footage of a BRA official saying that the Roxbury community will be involved in shaping the BRA's plan for development in Roxbury. Shot of a person walking on a snowy street in Roxbury. 1:13:17: V: Footage of buses pulling up to South Boston High School on the first day of school in 1974. Protestors in front of the school jeer at the buses. Shots of an anti-busing protest march; of police arresting a white man in South Boston; of National Guard soldiers in riot gear. Meg Vaillancourt reviews the strong opposition by some Boston residents to busing for school desegregation in the mid-1970s. Vaillancourt reports that opposition to busing has disappeared; that African American and white students peacefully attend integrated schools. V: Shots of the exterior of South Boston High School; of African American students exiting a bus in front of South Boston High School; of a police officer standing quietly in front of South Boston High School; of African American and white students descending an escalator at English High School. Vaillancourt says that the Boston Public School System still buses students for purposes of integration; that Arthur Garrity, Jr. (federal judge) still oversees the operation of the schools. V: Shots of African American students walking among school buses; of Garrity at a community meeting. Footage of Robert Peterkin (Former Deputy Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) saying that the the majority of students attending public schools in Boston are non-white. Footage of Robert Spillane (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) saying that African American students are being bused into schools which already have a majority of African American students. Shots of African American and white students in classrooms; of an African American female teacher teaching students in a classroom. Vaillancourt reports that African Americans and Hispanics make up 70% of the student population in Boston's schools; that enrollment has dropped dramatically since the beginning of court-ordered desegregation. Vaillancourt notes that test scores are low; that school officials estimated that one third of the graduates from Boston public schools in 1980 were functionally illiterate. V: Footage of Kenneth Haskins (Harvard School of Education) saying that it is easy to comply with court-ordered desegregation by shifting students from school to school; that it is hard to provide a good integrated education for those students. Shot of a young African American girl in a classroom; of a young African American boy in a classroom; of two young Asian boys in a classroom. Vaillancourt stands in an integrated elementary school classroom at the Jackson/Mann Elementary School. Vaillancourt explains the "freedom of choice" plan put forth by frustrated African American parents. Vaillancourt reports that the plan reserves a certain number of seats in each school for each racial group; that parents choose schools on a first-come, first-served basis. V: Footage of Haskins saying that "the freedom of choice" is what parents have wanted since the beginning of school desegregation. Shots of African American parents in the audience at meeting of the Boston School Committee. Vaillancourt reports that a 1982 poll showed that 79% of African American parents support the "freedom of choice" plan. Vaillancourt notes that the NAACP disapproved of the plan; that Garrity and the Boston School Department rejected the plan. V: Shots of African American students boarding buses at South Boston High School. Vaillancourt reports that school officials defended busing as a means to overcome racially segregated housing patterns in Boston. V: Footage of Charles Willie (Court-Appointed Master for Desegregation) saying that the number of students bused to school did not increase dramatically with court-ordered desegregaton; that opponents of school desegregation used busing as an excuse to protest. Footage of Peterkin saying that the "freedom of choice" plan only works if all of the schools provide a good education. Shots of Mildred Reid (Jamaica Plain resident) helping her daughter Kim with homework. Vaillancourt reports that Mildred Reid's daughters are bused from Jamaica Plain to Brighton High School. V: Footage of Kim Reid (student) and her sister boarding a bus; of Kim Reid on the bus and in classrooms at Brighton High School. Audio of Kim Reid saying that she does not mind the bus ride; that she likes school. Footage of Reid saying that she is happy. Shots of an integrated elementary school classroom; of elementary school students performing The Wizard of Oz as a play. Shots of elementary and high school students in their classrooms. Vaillancourt says that integrated magnet schools with special programs have been successful in Boston; that a standardized curriculum and strict promotional standards are contributing to higher test scores; that many students in Boston's public high schools score below the national average in reading tests. V: Footage of buses descending G Street in South Boston. Vaillancourt says that quality education is now the goal of Boston Public Schools. 1:18:20: Lydon introduces in-studio guests Dr. Virgil Wood (Pond Street Baptist Church) and Dr. Helen Edmonds (Visiting Professor, MIT). Lydon notes that Wood was a close friend of Martin Luther King. Lydon asks the guests if society is making progress toward reaching the goals set by King. Wood says that King fought against racism, war, and poverty. Wood says that society has regressed in all three areas. Edmonds says that society is not making progress in the area of civil rights; that the laws have been passed, but not enough change has been effected. Lydon asks if society has lost sight of King and his legacy. Edmonds says that society has lost sight of King. Edmonds accuses African American students at white schools of segregating themselves from the white population. Wood disagrees with Edmonds. Wood says that minority students at white universities need a "beachhead" from which to launch themselves into the mainstream; that minority students need a place to gather strength before going out into the mainstream population. Lydon asks about the divide between the African American middle class and the African American underclass. Wood says that King united the upper classes and the lower classes in Montgomery, Alabama, around common goals. Wood says that King would try to bridge the divide between classes if he were alive. Edmonds talks about the need for an African American leader to draw attention to the needs of the African American underclass. Lydon thanks the guests and closes the interview. 1:24:19: Lydon introduces a report by Callie Crossley. Crossley talks about growing up as a teenager in Memphis, Tennessee. She describes being denied access to the public library. Crossley says that King's leadership in the fight for equality led her to join the civil rights movement as a teenager. Crossley says that she was among the picketers supporting the strike by African American sanitation workers in Memphis in 1968; that she remembers when King arrived in Memphis to support the strike. Crossley describes the day of King's assassination. Crossley notes that all African Americans have benefitted from King's struggle and leadership. 1:27:07: Lydon closes the newscast. V: Footage of King's speech to the audience on the National Mall during the March on Washington. Footage of Stevie Wonder (pop singer) singing at a celebration on the National Mall marking King's birthday. Jesse Jackson (African American leader) stands next to Wonder. A large crowd dances and cheers. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/15/1985
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Christopher Lydon and Gail Harris host a Ten O'Clock News broadcast. Lydon reports on a budget ceremony held by Ronald Reagan (US President) and on skepticism about the budget by some Republicans and Democrats. The report includes footage of Reagan signing the budget. The lights go out during this report, and Lydon continues to read the news. Harris reports that Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) is critical of Reagan's budget. Harris' report is accompanied by footage of Dukakis talking about the budget at a press conference. Hope Kelly reports on preparations by the Boston School Committee and Robert Spillane (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) for the next day's hearing in the courtroom of Arthur Garrity (federal judge). Kelly notes that Garrity will decide whether the court should withdraw from its supervisory role over the Boston Public Schools. Kelly's report includes footage from interviews with Robert Spillane (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools), Tom Kiley (pollster), Abigail Browne (Boston School Committee) and Shirley Owens Hicks (President, Boston School Committee). Harris reports on the case of five MDC (Metropolitan District Commission) police officers who have filed reverse discrimination complaints against the MDC. Harris and Lydon read international news headlines. John Thorne reports from Yorkshire, England on the return to work by some striking Yorkshire coal miners. Christy George reports that Gary Hart gave a speech about "new patriotism" at Faneuil Hall in Boston today. George analyzes efforts by the Democratic Party to prepare for the 1988 presidential elections. George's report includes footage of Democratic politicians, including Paul Tsongas (former US Senator), Paul Kirk (Chairman, Democratic National Committee), US Senators John Glenn and Edward Kennedy, and former presidential candidates George McGovern and Walter Mondale. Lydon interviews in-studio guests Roger Brinner (President, Data Resources, Inc.) and Hendrik Hertzberg (former edditor, The New Republic) about Reagan's budget and the federal budget deficit. Brinner talks about defense spending and Reagan's opposition to tax increases. Hertzberg analyzes how Reagan's philosophy on government has come to dominate the political agenda. This tape includes a portion of a Ten O'Clock News story from November 26, 1984 featuring Tina Packer (Director, Boston Shakespeare Company) and three actors from the Boston Shakespeare Company. This tape also includes a portion of a Ten O'Clock News broadcast from November 6, 1984. Christopher Lydon talks to in-studio guests Anthony Lewis (New York Times), Ellen Goodman (Boston Globe), Martin Kilson (Harvard University) and Barry Kaplovitz (consultant) about Walter Mondale's performance in the second debate against Ronald Reagan in 1984
1:00:00: Christopher Lydon and Gail Harris introduce the evening newscast. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed. 1:00:53: Lydon reports that Tip O'Neill (Speaker, US House of Representatives) boycotted the budget ceremony held by Ronald Reagan (US President) at the White House; that Mark Hatfield (US Senator) and other Republicans are skeptical of the budget. Lydon reports that Senate Republicans have criticized Reagan's failure to rein in the deficit. Lydon reports that the budget includes comments which reflect Reagan's view that everything in the budget except for defense and social security is a "cuttable special interest program." Lydon notes that the budget gains credibility by cutting programs which benefit Reagan's constituents. Visual: The lights go out in the studio. Lydon continues reading the news story in the dark. Lydon reports that Barney Frank (US Representative) made a sarcastic comment about his constituents' tax money being spent on an airport in Grenada instead of government services. V: The studio lights come on again. Lydon continues to read the news story. Lydon quotes an official in the Reagan administration as saying that Reagan is trying to end the government's role as "a support system for the middle class." V: The lights in the studio go out again. Lydon pauses. The tape cuts to footage of Reagan signing the budget. Footage of Reagan talking about a budget freeze. Reagan says that Amtrak should be cut from the budget because it could be run more efficiently in the private sector. Reagan says that the defense budget must be strengthened. Lydon makes a joke about the lights going out in the studio. 1:03:00: Harris reports that Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) and other state Democratic leaders were angry about Reagan's cuts in the federal revenue sharing program; that Chet Atkins (US Representative) said that some of the budget cuts made sense. V: Footage of Dukakis at a press conference at the Massachusetts State House. Dukakis says that Reagan's budget is a "travesty." Dukakis talks about the budget crises faced by many states in 1983. Dukakis says that many states had to raise taxes or slash programs to make up the differences in their budgets as a result of their budget crises. Dukakis accuses the federal government of trying to "saddle" the states with the burden of the federal deficit. Harris reports that Reagan's budget would leave 40,000 Massachusetts students ineligible for the federal student loan program next year. 1:04:42: Lydon reports that Arthur Garrity, Jr. (federal judge) will soon hold his last hearing on the Boston school desegregation case (Morgan v. Hennigan). Lydon introduces a report by Hope Kelly. Kelly reports that ten years have passed since Garrity issued a court order forcing the Boston Public School System to desegregate. V: Shots of a Boston School Committee meeting. Footage from 1974, of police patrolling the sidewalk in front of South Boston High School as school buses pull up in front of the school. Shots of buses traveling on G Street toward the school; of police officers in front of South Boston High School. Footage of African American students exiting buses in front of South Boston High School. Kelly reports that Garrity will hold a hearing tomorrow to decide whether the court should withdraw from its supervisory role over the Boston Public Schools. Kelly reports that the Boston School Committee met today to discuss its presentation at the next day's hearing. V: Shots of school committee members and members of the audience at the school committee meeting. Footage of Robert Spillane (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) calling the meeting to order. Shots of a white teacher teaching to students in a classroom; of white and African American students in a classroom; of an African American teacher teaching to a classroom of students. Kelly reports that the School Committee is working to meet Garrity's goals on school closings; that the School Committee will present evidence supporting their new school assignment proposal. Kelly notes that the new school assignment proposal emphasizes voluntary school desegregation. V: Shot of the cover of a report titled, "A Study of Attitudes Among Parents of Elementary School Children in Boston." Footage of Tom Kiley (pollster) saying that parents seem to be concerned with educational issues instead of busing. Footage of Spillane saying that he hopes Garrity will withdraw completely from the schools. Footage of Abigail Browne (Boston School Committee) saying that she hopes the judge will not leave the 400 court orders in place when he withdraws. Footage of Shirley Owen Hicks (President, Boston School Committee) expressing her hopes that Garrity's final court orders will allow the schools to continue their progress in providing equal access to education for all students. Shots of students exiting South Boston High School. Lydon reports that Garrity will hear testimony from all parties involved in the case; that Garrity is expected to issue his final court order by the end of the month. 1:07:19: Harris reports that the US Justice Department filed a brief on behalf of five white MDC (Metropolitan District Commission) police officers who have filed complaints against the MDC. The white officers complain that an African American officer was promoted to captain despite the fact that they had higher promotion test scores. Harris notes that the Justice Department brief urged the case to be heard on its merit; that the US District Court in Boston had refused to hear the case; that the Justice Department brief makes reference to a Supreme Court decision from last year, regarding job security of white and African American firefighters in Memphis, Tennessee. 1:07:50: Lydon reports on the weather. WGBH promotions for The Ten O'Clock News and for Nova: In the Land of the Polar Bears. 1:09:13: Lydon and Harris read the international news headlines. Lydon reports that Peruvian authorities are blaming Shining Path guerillas for an attempt to thwart Pope John Paul's arrival in Lima, Peru; that Pope John Paul arrived safely despite efforts by the guerillas to cut off electrical power to the city and the airport. Harris reports on the assassination of an Israeli soldier in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Harris reports that Shimon Peres (leader of Israel) will be under pressure to control the situation in the West Bank: that Peres had been planning to appoint four Palestinian mayors in the West Bank to replace Israeli military administrators. Lydon reports on the trial of 640 defendents in Naples, Italy. Lydon reports that the defendents are accused of belonging to the local mafia. V: Footage of Italian judges entering a courtroom. 1:11:17: Harris reports on the return to work by 2200 striking coal miners in Great Britain. John Thorne reports from Yorkshire, England, on the return to work by some Yorkshire coal miners. Thorne reports that police protection was given to buses transporting working miners. V: Footage of a police officers trying to control a crowd. Shots of buses transporting miners; of striking miners walking on a street at night. Footage of striking miners jeering at working miners. Tony Baker reports from northeastern England. Baker reports that a record number of miners returned to work in northeast England today. V: Shots of striking miners gathered in front of a building; of buses transporting working miners. Footage of buses carrying working miners passing by police and striking miners gathered on the sides of a road. Baker says that almost 7,000 miners are working in the region; that almost 50% of the workers have returned to work at collieries in the county of Northumberland. Baker reports that union leaders are trying to reestablish talks with the coal board. V: Footage of a union leader entering a building. Harris reports that the union is committed to saving the jobs of miners; that talks broke down last week between the union and the coal board; that the strike will be over if 30,000 more miners return to work. 1:13:17: Lydon reads more headlines. Lydon reports that the Manville Corporation put itself into Chapter 11 bankruptcy three years ago after facing multi-million dollar lawsuits claiming damages against its asbestos products; that the corporation's insurers will be held responsible for $112 million in damage claims. 1:13:41: Report on the winning lottery numbers for Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. 1:14:01: Harris introduces a report by Christy George on a visit to Boston by Gary Hart (US Senator). George reports that the Democratic Party is already thinking about the presidential election in 1988. V: Footage of an audience gathered at Faneuil Hall for Hart's speech; of the audience applauding for Hart as he enters. Footage of Paul Tsongas (former US Senator) introducing Hart as the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. George reports that Hart's speech was clearly inspired by John F. Kennedy (former US President); that Hart spoke about a "new patriotism." V: Footage of Hart giving his speech; of Massachusetts Democratic Party leaders seated on stage behind him. Hart speaks to the audience about patriotism and values which define a great nation. Hart stresses the importance of a sense of community among US citizens. George reports that Hart's message about community is aimed at young, affluent, independent voters; that these voters supported Hart in the 1984 primary elections; that these voters voted for Reagan in the final election of 1984. V: Shots of affluent businessmen in downtown Boston; of a bearded man riding a bicycle. George says that Hart wants to bring affluent voters back to the Democratic Party. V: Footage of Hart speaking about "new patriotism." Shots of Hart among the crowd at Faneuil Hall. George reports that many presidential hopefuls have made stops at Fanueil Hall. V: Shots of John Glenn (US Senator) at Faneuil Hall in January, 1984; of George McGovern (former candidate for US presidency) at Faneuil Hall in March, 1984; of Walter Mondale (former candidate for US Presidency) giving a speech at Faneuil Hall in October, 1982; of Edward Kennedy (US Senator) at Faneuil Hall in November, 1979. George reports that Kennedy made a trip to South Africa last month. V: Footage of Kennedy exiting a helicopter in South Africa. George notes that there is speculation about Kennedy's plans for 1988; that Paul Kirk (Chairman, Democratic National Committee) is a former aide to Kennedy. V: Shots of Kirk giving a speech; of Kennedy. Footage of Hart saying that he has no political motive in coming to Massachusetts; that Kennedy, Tsongas, and John Kerry (US Senator) are all friends of his. Shots of Hart during the 1984 presidential campaign; of Mondale giving a speech during the 1984 presidential campaign. George reports that Democratic Party leaders have changed their strategy since the 1984 election. V: Footage of Tsongas saying that the Democratic Party "pandered" to interest groups in the 1984 election. Shots of Kirk and Hart at Faneuil Hall. George reports that Democratic leaders want to broaden the party's base of support; that party intellectuals are expected to help redefine a strategy. George notes that Hart's "think tank" is based in Boston. V: Shot of a sign advertising Hart's speech. George stands at Faneuil Hall. George reports that Hart's speech is part of an effort by the Democratic Party to redefine itself for the 1988 elections. 1:19:37: Stock report: the Dow Jones average is listed at 1290.08; the volume of the New York Exchange is listed at 113,720,000. WGBH promotion for Frontline: The Lifer and the Lady. 1:20:49: Lydon introduces in-studio guests Roger Brinner (President, Data Resources, Inc.) and Hendrik Hertzberg (former editor, The New Republic). Lydon asks Brinner about Reagan's budget. Brinner says that the federal deficit is $200 billion. Brinner talks about the burden of interest payments on such a large deficit. Brinner says that lenders to the federal government are setting terms which are greater than the rate of inflation. Brinner talks about a stalemate in the budget process. Brinner says that Reagan has decided that taxes cannot be raised; that Casper Weinberger (US Secretary of Defense) has said that the defense budget cannot be cut; that Congressional Democrats will not touch the Social Security funds; that there is no clear way to make budget cuts. Lydon asks Hertzberg about the role of Congressional Democrats in this year's budget. Hertzberg says that Congressional Democrats cannot support a tax hike; that they must support some budget cuts. Hertzberg says that most of the Congressional debate about the budget has been among Republicans; that some Republicans want to freeze all spending and others want to freeze all spending except for defense. Hertzberg says that Reagan's philosphies on government spending have come to dominate US political culture. Hertzberg says that Congressional Democrats will come out against an increase in defense spending. Lydon asks why Weinberger has been so successful in getting funds for the defense spending. Brinner says that it is difficult for politicians to oppose spending for national security. Brinner notes that it is difficult for Democrats to propose a tax hike; that support for a tax hike will hurt their chances for reelection; that the economy shows the benefits of a tax hike two years after its imposition. Hertzberger says that Tip O'Neill (Speaker of the US House of Representatives) and Congressional Democrats are not supporters of some of the economic development programs which will be cut from the budget. Lydon asks if Americans would support the budget if it cut all areas equally, including defense. Hertzberger says that Americans would like to solve the deficit problem without raising taxes; that many citizens are indifferent to the programs which will be cut. Lydon asks about Reagan's philosophy that most government programs are expendable. Hertzberger says that Democrats must challenge Reagan's basic philosophy; that the deficit problems stem from a "huge tax give-away to the rich." Lydon thanks the guests. 1:27:41: Sports report: scores from the Beanpot Hockey Tournament; NBA scores. Lydon reads the wrong page of his script. Harris closes the newscast. End credits roll. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed. Logo for WGBX TV (Channel 44) is displayed. 1:28:55: V: Tape cuts in at end of a Ten O'Clock News broadcast on November 26, 1984. Portion of a Ten O'Clock News story featuring Tina Packer (Artistic Director, Boston Shakespeare Company) and three actors. Lydon and Harris close the evening newscast for November 26, 1984. 1:30:28: V: Tape cuts in at end of a Ten O'Clock News broadcast on November 6, 1984. Christopher Lydon talks to in-studio guests Anthony Lewis (New York Times), Ellen Goodman (The Boston Globe), Martin Kilson (Harvard University) and Barry Kaplovitz (consultant) about Walter Mondale's performance in the second debate against Ronald Reagan in 1984. Stock report: the Dow Jones average is shown as 1244.15; the volume of the New York Exchange is shown as 101,250,000. Lydon announces that Ray Shamie (candidate for US Senate) has conceded. Lydon and Harris close the evening newscast on November 6, 1984. End credits roll.
1:00:00: Christopher Lydon and Gail Harris introduce the evening newscast. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed. 1:00:53: Lydon reports that Tip O'Neill (Speaker, US House of Representatives) boycotted the budget ceremony held by Ronald Reagan (US President) at the White House; that Mark Hatfield (US Senator) and other Republicans are skeptical of the budget. Lydon reports that Senate Republicans have criticized Reagan's failure to rein in the deficit. Lydon reports that the budget includes comments which reflect Reagan's view that everything in the budget except for defense and social security is a "cuttable special interest program." Lydon notes that the budget gains credibility by cutting programs which benefit Reagan's constituents. Visual: The lights go out in the studio. Lydon continues reading the news story in the dark. Lydon reports that Barney Frank (US Representative) made a sarcastic comment about his constituents' tax money being spent on an airport in Grenada instead of government services. V: The studio lights come on again. Lydon continues to read the news story. Lydon quotes an official in the Reagan administration as saying that Reagan is trying to end the government's role as "a support system for the middle class." V: The lights in the studio go out again. Lydon pauses. The tape cuts to footage of Reagan signing the budget. Footage of Reagan talking about a budget freeze. Reagan says that Amtrak should be cut from the budget because it could be run more efficiently in the private sector. Reagan says that the defense budget must be strengthened. Lydon makes a joke about the lights going out in the studio. 1:03:00: Harris reports that Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) and other state Democratic leaders were angry about Reagan's cuts in the federal revenue sharing program; that Chet Atkins (US Representative) said that some of the budget cuts made sense. V: Footage of Dukakis at a press conference at the Massachusetts State House. Dukakis says that Reagan's budget is a "travesty." Dukakis talks about the budget crises faced by many states in 1983. Dukakis says that many states had to raise taxes or slash programs to make up the differences in their budgets as a result of their budget crises. Dukakis accuses the federal government of trying to "saddle" the states with the burden of the federal deficit. Harris reports that Reagan's budget would leave 40,000 Massachusetts students ineligible for the federal student loan program next year. 1:04:42: Lydon reports that Arthur Garrity, Jr. (federal judge) will soon hold his last hearing on the Boston school desegregation case (Morgan v. Hennigan). Lydon introduces a report by Hope Kelly. Kelly reports that ten years have passed since Garrity issued a court order forcing the Boston Public School System to desegregate. V: Shots of a Boston School Committee meeting. Footage from 1974, of police patrolling the sidewalk in front of South Boston High School as school buses pull up in front of the school. Shots of buses traveling on G Street toward the school; of police officers in front of South Boston High School. Footage of African American students exiting buses in front of South Boston High School. Kelly reports that Garrity will hold a hearing tomorrow to decide whether the court should withdraw from its supervisory role over the Boston Public Schools. Kelly reports that the Boston School Committee met today to discuss its presentation at the next day's hearing. V: Shots of school committee members and members of the audience at the school committee meeting. Footage of Robert Spillane (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) calling the meeting to order. Shots of a white teacher teaching to students in a classroom; of white and African American students in a classroom; of an African American teacher teaching to a classroom of students. Kelly reports that the School Committee is working to meet Garrity's goals on school closings; that the School Committee will present evidence supporting their new school assignment proposal. Kelly notes that the new school assignment proposal emphasizes voluntary school desegregation. V: Shot of the cover of a report titled, "A Study of Attitudes Among Parents of Elementary School Children in Boston." Footage of Tom Kiley (pollster) saying that parents seem to be concerned with educational issues instead of busing. Footage of Spillane saying that he hopes Garrity will withdraw completely from the schools. Footage of Abigail Browne (Boston School Committee) saying that she hopes the judge will not leave the 400 court orders in place when he withdraws. Footage of Shirley Owen Hicks (President, Boston School Committee) expressing her hopes that Garrity's final court orders will allow the schools to continue their progress in providing equal access to education for all students. Shots of students exiting South Boston High School. Lydon reports that Garrity will hear testimony from all parties involved in the case; that Garrity is expected to issue his final court order by the end of the month. 1:07:19: Harris reports that the US Justice Department filed a brief on behalf of five white MDC (Metropolitan District Commission) police officers who have filed complaints against the MDC. The white officers complain that an African American officer was promoted to captain despite the fact that they had higher promotion test scores. Harris notes that the Justice Department brief urged the case to be heard on its merit; that the US District Court in Boston had refused to hear the case; that the Justice Department brief makes reference to a Supreme Court decision from last year, regarding job security of white and African American firefighters in Memphis, Tennessee. 1:07:50: Lydon reports on the weather. WGBH promotions for The Ten O'Clock News and for Nova: In the Land of the Polar Bears. 1:09:13: Lydon and Harris read the international news headlines. Lydon reports that Peruvian authorities are blaming Shining Path guerillas for an attempt to thwart Pope John Paul's arrival in Lima, Peru; that Pope John Paul arrived safely despite efforts by the guerillas to cut off electrical power to the city and the airport. Harris reports on the assassination of an Israeli soldier in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Harris reports that Shimon Peres (leader of Israel) will be under pressure to control the situation in the West Bank: that Peres had been planning to appoint four Palestinian mayors in the West Bank to replace Israeli military administrators. Lydon reports on the trial of 640 defendents in Naples, Italy. Lydon reports that the defendents are accused of belonging to the local mafia. V: Footage of Italian judges entering a courtroom. 1:11:17: Harris reports on the return to work by 2200 striking coal miners in Great Britain. John Thorne reports from Yorkshire, England, on the return to work by some Yorkshire coal miners. Thorne reports that police protection was given to buses transporting working miners. V: Footage of a police officers trying to control a crowd. Shots of buses transporting miners; of striking miners walking on a street at night. Footage of striking miners jeering at working miners. Tony Baker reports from northeastern England. Baker reports that a record number of miners returned to work in northeast England today. V: Shots of striking miners gathered in front of a building; of buses transporting working miners. Footage of buses carrying working miners passing by police and striking miners gathered on the sides of a road. Baker says that almost 7,000 miners are working in the region; that almost 50% of the workers have returned to work at collieries in the county of Northumberland. Baker reports that union leaders are trying to reestablish talks with the coal board. V: Footage of a union leader entering a building. Harris reports that the union is committed to saving the jobs of miners; that talks broke down last week between the union and the coal board; that the strike will be over if 30,000 more miners return to work. 1:13:17: Lydon reads more headlines. Lydon reports that the Manville Corporation put itself into Chapter 11 bankruptcy three years ago after facing multi-million dollar lawsuits claiming damages against its asbestos products; that the corporation's insurers will be held responsible for $112 million in damage claims. 1:13:41: Report on the winning lottery numbers for Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. 1:14:01: Harris introduces a report by Christy George on a visit to Boston by Gary Hart (US Senator). George reports that the Democratic Party is already thinking about the presidential election in 1988. V: Footage of an audience gathered at Faneuil Hall for Hart's speech; of the audience applauding for Hart as he enters. Footage of Paul Tsongas (former US Senator) introducing Hart as the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. George reports that Hart's speech was clearly inspired by John F. Kennedy (former US President); that Hart spoke about a "new patriotism." V: Footage of Hart giving his speech; of Massachusetts Democratic Party leaders seated on stage behind him. Hart speaks to the audience about patriotism and values which define a great nation. Hart stresses the importance of a sense of community among US citizens. George reports that Hart's message about community is aimed at young, affluent, independent voters; that these voters supported Hart in the 1984 primary elections; that these voters voted for Reagan in the final election of 1984. V: Shots of affluent businessmen in downtown Boston; of a bearded man riding a bicycle. George says that Hart wants to bring affluent voters back to the Democratic Party. V: Footage of Hart speaking about "new patriotism." Shots of Hart among the crowd at Faneuil Hall. George reports that many presidential hopefuls have made stops at Fanueil Hall. V: Shots of John Glenn (US Senator) at Faneuil Hall in January, 1984; of George McGovern (former candidate for US presidency) at Faneuil Hall in March, 1984; of Walter Mondale (former candidate for US Presidency) giving a speech at Faneuil Hall in October, 1982; of Edward Kennedy (US Senator) at Faneuil Hall in November, 1979. George reports that Kennedy made a trip to South Africa last month. V: Footage of Kennedy exiting a helicopter in South Africa. George notes that there is speculation about Kennedy's plans for 1988; that Paul Kirk (Chairman, Democratic National Committee) is a former aide to Kennedy. V: Shots of Kirk giving a speech; of Kennedy. Footage of Hart saying that he has no political motive in coming to Massachusetts; that Kennedy, Tsongas, and John Kerry (US Senator) are all friends of his. Shots of Hart during the 1984 presidential campaign; of Mondale giving a speech during the 1984 presidential campaign. George reports that Democratic Party leaders have changed their strategy since the 1984 election. V: Footage of Tsongas saying that the Democratic Party "pandered" to interest groups in the 1984 election. Shots of Kirk and Hart at Faneuil Hall. George reports that Democratic leaders want to broaden the party's base of support; that party intellectuals are expected to help redefine a strategy. George notes that Hart's "think tank" is based in Boston. V: Shot of a sign advertising Hart's speech. George stands at Faneuil Hall. George reports that Hart's speech is part of an effort by the Democratic Party to redefine itself for the 1988 elections. 1:19:37: Stock report: the Dow Jones average is listed at 1290.08; the volume of the New York Exchange is listed at 113,720,000. WGBH promotion for Frontline: The Lifer and the Lady. 1:20:49: Lydon introduces in-studio guests Roger Brinner (President, Data Resources, Inc.) and Hendrik Hertzberg (former editor, The New Republic). Lydon asks Brinner about Reagan's budget. Brinner says that the federal deficit is $200 billion. Brinner talks about the burden of interest payments on such a large deficit. Brinner says that lenders to the federal government are setting terms which are greater than the rate of inflation. Brinner talks about a stalemate in the budget process. Brinner says that Reagan has decided that taxes cannot be raised; that Casper Weinberger (US Secretary of Defense) has said that the defense budget cannot be cut; that Congressional Democrats will not touch the Social Security funds; that there is no clear way to make budget cuts. Lydon asks Hertzberg about the role of Congressional Democrats in this year's budget. Hertzberg says that Congressional Democrats cannot support a tax hike; that they must support some budget cuts. Hertzberg says that most of the Congressional debate about the budget has been among Republicans; that some Republicans want to freeze all spending and others want to freeze all spending except for defense. Hertzberg says that Reagan's philosphies on government spending have come to dominate US political culture. Hertzberg says that Congressional Democrats will come out against an increase in defense spending. Lydon asks why Weinberger has been so successful in getting funds for the defense spending. Brinner says that it is difficult for politicians to oppose spending for national security. Brinner notes that it is difficult for Democrats to propose a tax hike; that support for a tax hike will hurt their chances for reelection; that the economy shows the benefits of a tax hike two years after its imposition. Hertzberger says that Tip O'Neill (Speaker of the US House of Representatives) and Congressional Democrats are not supporters of some of the economic development programs which will be cut from the budget. Lydon asks if Americans would support the budget if it cut all areas equally, including defense. Hertzberger says that Americans would like to solve the deficit problem without raising taxes; that many citizens are indifferent to the programs which will be cut. Lydon asks about Reagan's philosophy that most government programs are expendable. Hertzberger says that Democrats must challenge Reagan's basic philosophy; that the deficit problems stem from a "huge tax give-away to the rich." Lydon thanks the guests. 1:27:41: Sports report: scores from the Beanpot Hockey Tournament; NBA scores. Lydon reads the wrong page of his script. Harris closes the newscast. End credits roll. The logos of The Ten O'Clock News underwriters Shawmut Bank, New England Telephone, and The Nimrod Press are displayed. Logo for WGBX TV (Channel 44) is displayed. 1:28:55: V: Tape cuts in at end of a Ten O'Clock News broadcast on November 26, 1984. Portion of a Ten O'Clock News story featuring Tina Packer (Artistic Director, Boston Shakespeare Company) and three actors. Lydon and Harris close the evening newscast for November 26, 1984. 1:30:28: V: Tape cuts in at end of a Ten O'Clock News broadcast on November 6, 1984. Christopher Lydon talks to in-studio guests Anthony Lewis (New York Times), Ellen Goodman (The Boston Globe), Martin Kilson (Harvard University) and Barry Kaplovitz (consultant) about Walter Mondale's performance in the second debate against Ronald Reagan in 1984. Stock report: the Dow Jones average is shown as 1244.15; the volume of the New York Exchange is shown as 101,250,000. Lydon announces that Ray Shamie (candidate for US Senate) has conceded. Lydon and Harris close the evening newscast on November 6, 1984. End credits roll.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/04/1985
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INTERVIEW WITH PAUL TSONGAS AND ROSALIND GORIN ON DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ARENA TO REPLACE BOSTON GARDEN
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/11/1985
