Description: Edited footage of the 8/6/1976 football game between the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers. Sections of the game with cutaways to the scoreboard, crowd, and coaches. Wild Sound. (Leader: Game from 8/6)
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/08/1976
Description: Black screen with reporter voiceover with an overview of the story. A resident, Arthur Greenberg, was at a public hearing regarding neighbor complaints about his dog kennels when he said that he would sell his home to "undesirables." Councilor Frank Saraceno then responded by asking who an undesirable might be and used a racial slur. Sound footage of Peabody policeman Harry Gardner at the NAACP press conference calling for Saranceno's resignation. Silent b-roll of reporter Joe Day talking to Saranceno. Back to Gardner saying that he does not accept Saranceno's explanation. B-roll of the people speaking at and attending the NAACP press conference. Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/03/1976
Description: Footage of men and women in the airport boarding a plane, and an interview with one of the Pearl Harbor survivors. Sound and wild sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "250 [Pearl Harbor Survivors] with their families & friends head to Hawaii for a reunion with about 3000 other survivors."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/26/1976
Description: Caterpillars infesting the homes and yards of people on Plum Island. Footage of caterpillars and interviews with residents. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/25/1976
Description: Footage of people marching with signs and chanting "stop police attacks against the black community." Wild Sound. Description from Assignment sheet: "...March sponsored by Black Caucus from the Common to BPD HQ [Boston Police Department Headquarters]-- about 200 folk... protesting treatment of blacks in Eastie."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/16/1976
Description: Interview with a man from the Foxhollow school, which is closing, about the history and grounds of the school. Footage of the school grounds, the estate, a woman riding a horse, people playing tennis, and closing reporter standup. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "The Foxhollow school goes under from the onslaught of inflation- making it about the fifth or sixth such institution to folk in Lenox."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976
Description: Mostly b-roll footage of a demonstration by R.O.A.R. (Restore Our Alienated Rights), an anti-busing organization. People gathered in the Boston Common as a man speaks over a load speaker. Silent footage of a man speaking and people in the crowd watching. Signs and flags. An interview with James M. Kelly about the demonstration. Shots of the crowd sitting and standing in the park. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/12/1976
Description: Footage of different crew teams and individuals rowing in the Head of the Charles Reggata. Men and women teams. Wild sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/17/1976
Description: Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles set up a checkpoint on a road in Stoughton and pull people over to check their registry stickers. Reporter voice overs and a reporter standup. Interview with one of the registry inspectors, and with a young man who got a ticket. Footage of cars being pulled over, people warning each other over CB radio about the checkpoint, and officers talking to drivers. Mix of sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/16/1976
Description: Silent footage of press conference. Man speaks on problems of not having rent control. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1976