Description: Interviews with a couple students about the peace agreement in the Middle East. Sound. Slug: Student reactions
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/18/1978
Description: Overview of the incident at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina that started the civil war. Footage of the fort and a reporter stand up. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/25/1986
Description: Silent footage of comedian Frank Fontaine presenting presenting a check and goofing off for the camera. Close up on check and men talking. Silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Frank Fontaine leaves the hospital and gives money for research."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/02/1978
Description: Interview with Massachusetts Attorney General Frank Belloti on how politics have changed in Massachusetts. Footage of political events in Massachusetts and older stills and footage of Bellotti. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/10/1986
Description: Overview of activist for elderly rights Frank Manning's life and career. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/12/1986
Description: Men working on the line at the General Motors [GM] Plant polishing cars. Reporter voice over about an employee, Tommy White, who was laid off and now works at a service station. Interview with White and footage of him working at the gas station. Reporter voice-over about laid off workers hoping to return to GM. Reporter standup in front of the GM plant in Framingham. Reporter voice over. Interview with a supervisor at the plant. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/20/1975
Description: Demonstration against Gallo Foods and call to boycott lettuce. Students are calling for the Gallo Corporation to negotiate with their workers. Footage includes people marching and chanting in English and Spanish with signs that read, "Boycott Gallo," and a meeting between activists and Gallo representatives. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/03/1975
Description: A man speaks about a message from Governor Sargent regarding reorganization. He states that although the governor said he consulted state officials, that these people had not actually being consulted. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/10/1973
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
Description: Interview with the gas station owner about the motivation behind the firebombings and why he is open 24 hours. Interview with another man from the neighborhood. Shot of the gas pumps. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Service Station Firebombings - A Codman Square gas station has been firebombed three times in last three months... racially motivated... the owner is taken to sleeping at the station."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/24/1976
Description: People in the State House for a hearing. Shots of logos on shirts from several different gas stations and b-roll of the hearing. Testimony from a service station owners about supplier owned gas stations, and pressures to sell more gas. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/20/1975
Description: Footage includes the exterior of the gas station with a burned sign, fire damage inside, a man pouring water in a radiator, Anchor gas sign, and gas pumps. Mix of silent and wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Service Station Firebombings - A Codman Square gas station has been firebombed three times in last three months... racially motivated... the owner is taken to sleeping at the station."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/24/1976
Description: Interview with a man who works at Ron Clancy's gas station in Brookline about customers who don't buy gas. Reporter standup. Reporter voiceover about a call to protest self-serve gas stations that have no oil, air, restrooms, or other perks and therefore have lower overhead and cheaper gas. Independent dealers are asking for people to protest the self-serve stations. Reporter closing standup in front a gas station about the protests failure. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/03/1976
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
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
Description: Several men speak at a hearing. They enumerate problems caused by gay bars, such as prostitution, violence, and noise. A woman angrily asserts that she lives above the bar and she can sleep. Silent b-roll of the hearing. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/22/1973
Description: Footage includes shot of Gay Community Newspaper, people working in the paper's office, and a pink rhinoceros statue. Interview with a man about how the vote in Florida has succeeded in getting people talking about the issue of gay rights. An interview with a woman who is afraid that lawmakers in Massachusetts may view this as a reflection of public opinion, and an interview with a man about how this has mobilized the community. Shot of Newsweek Magazine with Anita Bryant on the cover, interview cut away. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Gay Vote Folo - Anita Bryant wins against the gays in Florida. This is a folo on how the Boston Community feels it is affected by the vote."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/09/1977
Description: Story on Geraldine Ferraro and why she was picked to run as Mondale's Vice President. Footage of Ferraro and Mondale in Minnesota, shots of other Vice Presidential possibilities - Lloyd Bentsen, Gary Hart, Mario Cuomo, and Michael Dukakis, Henry Cisneros, and Dianne Feinstein, shots of Ferraro on the campaign, and women from N.O.W. Reporter closing from the studio. Reporter voice over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/11/1984
Description: Footage of Gilchrist's Basement store includes various exterior shots of the storefront, sign, and people going in and out. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Story on the indictment of Anthony Jackson, also known as the "Hitchhiker Murderer." He was indicted for the murder of Synge Gillespie, but 7 other girls were believed to be victims as well. Footage of the woods, some people on the street, some one from the District Attorney office making a statement. Mary McKay closing standup. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1973
Description: Feature on Janine Cinseruli, a 10-year old Peabody girl, who was heading into court the following day to fight for the right for girls to play little league baseball. Interviews with Janine, her brother, her mother, and other kids in her neighborhood. Footage of Janine and other children playing baseball in the street. Partially edited and outtakes. A mix of silent and sound footage. Sound muffled during interview with her mother.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/13/1974
Description: Elliot Richardson loses the Republican primary to replace Paul Tsongas Senate seat race to Ray Shamie. Overview of his career and why he doesn't fit in the new Republican Party. Footage of Richardson on the campaign trail and at the Republican National Convention, interview with Shamie, and Richardson campaign primary night party. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/19/1984
Description: Outtakes footage of Governor Michael Dukakis speaking at a press conference intermixed with silent shots of people in the room. Dukakis discusses budget cuts and assistance payments. This is a very choppy clip and most of what Dukakis is saying is cut off mid-sentence. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/18/1975
Description: Governor Francis Sargent talking about a degree of skepticism across the country and mentions tapes (possibly referring to Nixon tapes?). Silent footage of Sargent and other men entering his office and standing behind a desk. Footage of reporters and others around the room. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/01/1973
Description: Interview with a detective about the marijuana plants found in a community garden in Jamaica Plain. Footage of detectives in the garden and carrying plants to an evidence truck. Mix of sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976
Description: A look back at Boston area sports teams in 1986 and how well they have done. Covers the Patriots trip to the Super Bowl, boxing, the Boston Marathon, the Celtics, the Bruins, and the Red Sox. Highlights from the various sporting events, fans celebrating, and a parade. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/1986
Description: A review of the invasion of Grenada on the one-year anniversary, what precedent it may have set, and the present situation in the country. Footage from the invasion of Grenada one-year previous, reporter standup, interview with Professor Robert Marr about the invasion, and shots of Grenada present day. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/25/1984
Description: Cuts from a Boston School Committee meeting with the Health, Education, and Welfare board. Those in attendance include Superintendent Marion Fahey, and Committee members Elvira "Pixie" Palladino and Kathleen Sullivan. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976
Description: Interview with a woman about art stolen from Hammond Castle. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976
Description: Silent b-roll footage of Mike Taibbi interview with a man from the John Hancock Company (believe it to be Vice President Albert E. Prouty). Sound footage of the interview about the damage to the Trinity church caused by construction of the John Hancock Tower. Followed by outtakes which include more silent footage of Prouty's office and more of the interview. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/11/1972
Description: Silent footage of men installing a window into the John Hancock Tower at ground level with a crowd watching.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/14/1975
Description: Zoom in and out from a missing window on the John Hancock Tower. Shot of a man with binoculars looking up. Wild sound and an unstable image.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/23/1978
Description: Zoom into missing window on the John Hancock Tower. Pedestrian traffic redirected on the sidewalk, a man looking up, and another shot of the missing window from the exterior of the building. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/23/1979
Description: Silent footage of men moving a large glass window pane. Interview with Walter Gallagher of the John Hancock company about embarrassment that the company has experienced due to the breaking windows on the John Hancock building. Footage of men installing a window. Interview with another man. Reporter standup followed by outtakes. Outtakes include silent footage of men moving a glass window and installing it, more interview footage with the two men from the final story, and several reporter standup takes. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/29/1974
Description: Bill Harrington takes notes at a press conference. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1975
Description: Reporter standup on Governor Sargent's search for a new commissioner of department of corrections, to replace Commissioner Boone. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/22/1973
Description: Interview with Kevin Harrington about remolding at the state house to create an executive conference room. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976
Description: Several students chant and march in a circle around the Science center carrying sign calling for a class boycott. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Some [Harvard] students call for a boycott of classes over the South African investments of the schools."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/23/1979
Description: Student demonstration protesting Harvard University's South African Investments while officials from the University meet to discuss whether they should keep these investments or divest. Footage of a large crowd of students chanting and holding signs, including one that reads, "Harvard profits from Apartheid." Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1978
Description: Student demonstration protesting Harvard University's South African Investments while officials from the University meet to discuss whether they should keep these investments or divest. Footage includes a student in the crowd, shots of the crowd, a man speaking at the demonstration, pull out to shot of the crowd cheering, and closing reporter standup. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1978
Description: Editors and writers at the nation's oldest college humor magazine, the Harvard Lampoon, read newly delivered copies of the Lampoon's Sports Illustrated parody, which was written and photographed during the summer of 1974. Appearing are Lampoon members Mark Magowan (Harvard '76) Lulu Spencer ('76), Jean Barrett ('77), Pam LoRusso ('75), Norman Fleming ('75), Joe Toplyn ('75) and Ted Trimble ('76). Footage shot at the Lampoon Castle on Bow St. in Cambridge, MA.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/16/1974
Description: Interview with on the police work that went into arresting a woman who was setting fires in Haverhill. The arrestee exits the police station with blanket over her face to hide from the press. They get into a police car, which drives off. Mix of sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976
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
Description: Footage of a high school basketball game. Background sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/17/1977
Description: Footage of cheerleaders, crowd, game play, and the sidelines. Silent
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/03/1976
Description: Silent footage of several games in High School Basketball tournament. One game is the Amesbury Indians vs. Jamaica Plains Knights. Footage of games, crowd, and cheerleaders.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/05/1974
Description: Close-up on a hand in a bucket, camera pulls out to show Michael Dukakis drawing out a piece of paper. Dukakis walks to the microphone. Cut to the audience applauding, Dukakis also clapping for a woman in a blue coat (maybe a teacher). More footage of the audience. B-roll footage, mix of sound and silent. Only sound is of applause.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/06/1976
Description: Footage of a swam on the water and a closeup of the swan on land. Background sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "This is the tale of a swan who loses its mate in Manchester and is very lonely."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/16/1977
Description: Interview with a man about where to get a mate for the swan. Reporter standup with the swan in the background. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "This is the tale of a swan who loses its mate in Manchester and is very lonely."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/16/1977
Description: Representative of Hyde Park High School speaks about efforts to reopen the school after a violent incident the previous day. A parent lists demands that must be met before the children will return to school. Meeting of Hyde Park High School teachers. Reporter standup. Interview with African American students on the violence at the school. Mix of silent, sound, and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1976