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Year Ender: Chelsea Fire

Description: Slug: "1/1/74: Year End Chelsea Fire". Footage includes, several buildings on fire, firemen fighting the fire, national guard leaving a truck and walking through the fire aftermath, Ted Kennedy and others tour the aftermath, interview with a woman (Charlene) who lost her house, more shots of the fire and firemen, a man asking people to leave the area, a red cross shelter, aerial view of the fire, people in a shelter and a nun sorting through donated goods, Charlene walking down the street, bulldozers clearing the wreckage of buildings, People loading belongings into a station wagon and driving away, army trucks, National Guard men assembled on the sidewalk and marching into the Massachusetts National Guard building (which is being used by the Red Cross), more of the interview with Charlene about her experience the day of the fire. Mix of sound, silent, and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/01/1974

Pro Nixon Demo

Description: Story number #6978 A. Demonstration outside Boston City Hall and in the snow and then marching to the Massachusetts State House. Demonstrators hold up Pro-Nixon signs including, "Support our President," "God Loves the President," and "God loves America." Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/10/1974

Pro-Medicare

Description: Story #6979A. Interview with a man (sound cuts in and out) and with a doctor about how Medicare oversight should be done by other doctors. Silent b-roll footage of exterior of a house with "Thomas B. Haynes - Surgeon" sign and press conference with doctors about medicare. Another doctor speaks about cost control in medicine, more from the first doctor, and a third doctor speaks about managerial problems in Medicare. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/10/1974

Women's Lib Hearing

Description: Governor Sargent speaks at Women's Lib hearing, promising to work to end discrimination against women in the workforce. Woman addresses hearing, explaining pay discrimination she witnessed and experiences at the Boston Redevelopment Authority before she quit and began working at the Municipal Women's Project. Silent b-roll of audience at hearing. Other people address the hearing condemning discrimination against women. Additional footage of Governor Sargent's speech. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/10/1974

Martin Luther King Day, pt. 1

Description: Silent b-roll of people sitting at a table speaking to an audience in a small basement room and various men and women at a podium in a church speaking to a crowd. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/15/1974

Martin Luther King Day, pt. 2

Description: A man speaking about urban homesteading, poverty and Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/15/1974

Nixon Tapes Folo

Description: Interview with a local Boston professor about the technical analysis of the Nixon Tapes and the missing 18 minutes. Followed by b-roll of the interview. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/15/1974

Women's Lib Demonstration

Description: Silent b-roll of women's lib demonstration, with many feminist signs, including some demanding free childcare and abortions. Woman speaks to the press about women's lib causes. She argues that the women's movement is against the involvement of corporations, like those who held the fair their demonstrating against. In an unrelated section of the film, a man makes statement about his petition against energy policy that allow oil prices in Massachusetts skyrocket. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/18/1974

Gas Running Out

Description: Silent b-roll of cars waiting in line for gas at an Exxon station in Stoneham. Sign that reads "Simon says no gas till Feb. 1st." A gas station employee puts a stick down into the ground to check the levels in the gas tank. Reporter standup about how gas stations in the Boston area have a gas shortage due to new federal regulations. Footage of gas pumps with sign that reads, "No Gas today, Service Bays are open" with reporter voice over. Interview with Robert Stone, Vice President of the Independent Garage Owners of Massachusetts. Followed by cuts. Footage includes more of the interview with Robert Stone, b-roll footage of gas stations, idle workers at stations that have run out of gas, and long lines of cars at other stations. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1974

Bobby Orr Interview

Description: Interview with Bobby Orr about a recent leg injury followed by footage of him practicing on the ice. Edited story followed by outtakes. Mix of silent and sound. Pops and cracks in the soundtrack. (Leader: "Sports - Bobby Orr")
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/04/1974

Astro's News Conference

Description: Reporter interviews two new Boston Astros soccer players. Silent footage of a press conference, and then some sound footage of the same press conference where one new player speaks.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/11/1974

Black History Week

Description: Silent footage of Governor Sargent speaking at a podium. Shots of the crowd and an African American choir singing. Sargent, a woman, and an African American man looking at photos in an exhibit.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/11/1974

Gas for Customers Only, pt. 2

Description: During the gasoline crisis in the 1970's some station owners restricted sales to regular customers only. In response to this tactic and several others, Federal Energy Director William F. Simon prohibited station owners from discriminating against customers. This story is about how gas station owners are responding to this new regulation. Silent footage of a gas station and "customer only" signs being taken down. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1974

Gas for Customers only, pt. 1

Description: During the gasoline crisis in the 1970's some station owners restricted sales to regular customers only. In response to this tactic and several others, Federal Energy Director William F. Simon prohibited station owners from discriminating against certain customers. This story is about how gas station owners are responding to this new regulation. Interviews with owners of gas stations who are upset by the law that stops them from serving "regular customers only." Some silent footage of gas stations and people taking down "regular customers only" signs. Pops in the soundtrack This is 1 reel of 2.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1974

Sargent on Gun Control, pt 1

Description: Governor Sargent at a press conference about new gun regulations that he is asking the state legislature to pass. Restrictions include a ban on certain hand guns, ban on some types of concealed hand guns, and an introduction of a training program for people wishing to obtain a license to own a gun. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1974

Sargent on Gun Control, pt. 2

Description: Silent footage of some guns on a board. Shots of people watching the Governor's press conference, and the governor speaking from different angles. Followed by sound footage outtakes from the Governor's press conference on the need for more gun control. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1974

High School Basketball

Description: Story #7407A. Footage of some sections of the game. Cutaways to cheerleaders, scoreboard, and players benches. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/24/1974

White Flight - pt. 1

Description: Silent b-roll of house and a neighborhood. Interview with a woman, Mrs. Todd, about how living in an integrated neighborhood is a value to her children, so she is staying. Sound footage of her son, Steve Todd, playing the piano. Silent b-roll of Mrs. Todd and her family. Interview with Jim Todd, who also wants to stay in Dorchester. Interview with 8 year old Steve. He sees advantage in black and white children attending the same school. Silent footage of children walking down the sidewalk. Interview with Louise Day Hicks. She says her office has been receiving several calls from people who say that they will move if their kids will be bussed out of the neighborhood. Silent footage of neighborhood streets, and cutaways to Mike Taibbi. Footage of the neighborhood with reporter voice over about people selling their homes in Hyde Park. Interview with a woman who is against bussing and says she will move or home school. Silent shot of Taunton Ave. sign. Shot of road sign at corner of Fairmont Ave and Summit St. in Hyde Park with reporter standup about homes for sale in this area. Reporter voiceover about Hyde Park parents who wish to move. Interview with a realtor in Hyde Park. Silent shots of "For Sale" signs, and a moving shot down a street, a group of children walking, some children playing, several shots of street signs, shots of houses and schools. Interview with a man who is against bussing, but doesn't want to move. Silent b-roll of reporter at table with man, his wife, and son. Interview with man's son, Richard, who in 10 years old and will have to be bussed in the fall. Silent shots of family around the table. Reporter standup about parents who plan to stay and defy the bussing law. Silent b-roll of family around the table, shots of Richard and his sister. Interview with Richard's mom. More silent b-roll of family, houses, and a school. Mix of sound and silent. Reel 1of 2.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/25/1974

White Flight - pt. 2

Description: Interview with Mrs. Todd about the Racial Imbalance law, why she agrees with it, how it will affect her family, and organizations around Boston that are concerned about racial tension in the city. Interview with Jim Todd about how White flight may affect real estate values, how the changes with bussing will affect his family. Interview with Steve Todd, 8-years old, about how he feels about being bussed to another school in the fall. Footage of Steve Todd playing the piano. Reporter standup. Interview with a man in Hyde Park who is against bussing and plans to defy the law. Interview with his wife, Nancy, about talk around the neighborhood about plans to move to avoid bussing and her personal opposition to the law. Silent shots of the family. Mix of sound and silent. Reel 2 of 2
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/25/1974

Racial Harmony Meeting

Description: Story #7473. Interview with one of the organizers of the Racial Harmony group, Mrs. McCleod, about the upcoming forced bussing. Silent b-roll of people sitting in chairs (parents and children) at a meeting. Shot of a map of elementary school districts. More b-roll of people in attendance at a meeting. A woman in a red dress talks to the gathered parents. Interview with a white man, Steve, who thinks that there are legitimate critiques of the Racial Imbalance Law, but people's injection of racist language and attitudes into the issue isn't helpful. Interview with an African American woman, Glory, who wants to inform the public about the law. Start of outtakes which includes silent cutaways of reporter interviewing people, more of the interviews with Mrs. McCleod, Steve, and Glory. Interview with the woman in the red dress about the goals and role of the federally funded program Orientation for Integration. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/03/1974