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ABCC Gay Bars

Description: Reporter voice over with seemingly unrelated film of people in a public square shot from the window of a building. Chairman Edward Harrington announcing the decision to suspend licenses of certain bars. B-roll footage of the exterior of the bars, followed by silent b-roll footage of the hearing with shots of the audience, board members, and others. Reporter voice over wrap-up of the story with seemingly unrelated footage of the street shot from a window. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/24/1976

Abortion

Description: Bill Baird News Conference with 3 underage girls who want to have an abortion, but can't get parental permission. The girls have scarves around their heads to protect their identity. Baird and one of the girls speak about the issue. B-roll footage of the press conference. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Bill Baird produces the 15-year ... who is 11 weeks pregnant and wants an abortion, but her folks say no."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976

Abortion Feature

Description: Show #1-5. A doctor explains different abortion methods. Interview with a woman who had an abortion and thinks it was the right decision, a preliminary interview with a woman at an abortion clinic, different people discuss the physiological impacts of having an abortion, meeting between doctors discussing a patient who wants an abortion and how to advise her. Doctor discusses the advantages of a woman being able to have an abortion in her own community. Interview with a priest who believes that sex is about more than just having children. Cardinal speaking about the Roe vs. Wade decision. Interviews with different doctors, women, and experts on their feelings of a variety of issues surrounding abortion. B-roll includes abortion ads in the paper, interview cutaways, shots of the operating room and lab, a street fair, and exterior shots of hospitals in Boston. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/05/1973...2/9/1976

Analog Devices

Description: Reporter voice-over over black image about the Analog Devices company and the new facility they are opening in Wakefield. Interview with the company's manager. Reporter stand-up. People working in the new facility, people speaking at the dedication ceremony, and an interview with Governor Dukakis. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/25/1976

Australian Prime Minister at Harvard

Description: The Australian Prime Minister and a man from Harvard each sign an agreement as a crowd applauds. Wild Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Australian Prime Minister comes to Harvard to formalize a $1M grant ceremonial and a [news conference]"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976

BAA Marathon Finish

Description: Jack Fultz, winner of the 1976 Boston Marathon, surrounded by reporters and being interviewed at the finish line. The interview with Fultz is followed with shots of other runners and spectators at the finish line. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/19/1976

Barbara Walters

Description: Interview with Barbara Walters on leaving NBC for ABC to be the first female network evening news anchor. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976

Bicentennial Comments

Description: Reporter standup in front of Faneuil Hall. On the street interviews with people about how they feel about the current state of the United States of America or what they would like to change about the country. Reporter closing standup about how apathetic people seem about the state of the country. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/03/1976

Bill Rodgers

Description: Bill Rodgers, winner of the Boston marathon in 1975, 1978,1979, and 1980, accepting an award in Melrose. Followed by an interview with Rodgers outside. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/07/1976

Bill Rodgers Feature

Description: B-roll of Bill Rodgers in the classroom with the kids that he teaches. Followed by footage of Rodgers running on the street in his neighborhood and an interview. Interview topics include teaching and running. This is a reel of outtakes so some of Rodgers' answers in the interview are cut off. Slightly faded pink. [Film Label in Coll Folder]
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/18/1976

Bob McAdoo

Description: Interview with Bob McAdoo and footage of him playing basketball. He talks about playing on the Knicks and against the Celtics. Poor image quality. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/06/1976

Burke - McCarthy

Description: Massachusetts 11th Congressional District candidates James Burke and Patrick McCarthy. Congressman Burke speaking in front a crowd about his political record. Interview with Pat McCarthy in front of one of his campaign offices. More footage of Burke speaking and b-roll of the audience and long shots of the stage followed by silent b-roll of the McCarthy campaign office. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/12/1976

Church

Description: Frank Church press conference during his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He talks about the successes and limits of his campaign so far. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976

City Council

Description: Silent b-roll of the council chamber, the audience, and the speakers followed by excerpts of different people's speeches to the council about Judge Garrity. More silent b-roll of the audience and council chamber. Reporter voiceover with blank image, and Councilor Larry Dicara speaking at the meeting in favor of Judge Garrity. Reporter voiceover wrap-up with blank image. Mix of Sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/24/1976

Daniel Bass

Description: Interview with Israeli doctor Daniel Bass about his experience on a hijacked plane. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976

Dukakis on Budget

Description: Interview with Governor Michael Dukakis on the proposed Massachusetts budget. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976

Edelin News Conference

Description: News Conference with Dr. Kenneth Edelin after he was acquitted of performing an illegal abortion, which had done in 1973. Reporter standup in front of the Suffolk County courthouse. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/06/1976

Election Conv. NC

Description: Cuts of a press conference held by mayor Kevin White and deputy mayor Clarence "Jeep" Jones. Jones introduces a newly appointed member of their administration. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976

Gas Station 1

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

Gas Stations

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

H.E.W.

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

Hammond Castle

Description: Interview with a woman about art stolen from Hammond Castle. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976

Harrington's Bedroom

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

John Hancock Tower Dedication, pt. 1

Description: Reporter standup in front of the John Hancock Tower. Some clips of the dedication ceremony including Governor Francis Sargent speaking and a choir singing "America the Beautiful." Shots of the city from the upper levels of the John Hancock Tower. Sound. This in 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/29/1976

John Hancock Tower Dedication, pt. 2

Description: Exterior shots of John Hancock Tower. Some footage of the seated crowd, Governor Michael Dukakis speaking, and another speaker. Ribbon cutting ceremony with choir singing "America the Beautiful in the background and ends with a zoom into the John Hancock signature on a large stone replica of the Declaration of Independence. Sound, heavy popping on the soundtrack. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/29/1976

Kennedy

Description: Reporter standup in front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington D.C. where presidential candidate Jimmy Carter is meeting with democratic Senate candidates, including Ted Kennedy. Interview with Kennedy about his meeting with Carter. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976

Langone

Description: Frederick Langone press conference on Supreme Court case about the authority of a federal judge. Albert "Dapper" O'Neil sits next to Langone. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976

Marion Fahey, pt. 1

Description: Close up on Ladies Home Journal Woman of the year 1977 article. B-roll includes Marion Fahey at the dinner table with an older woman and a man, interview cutaway, and Fahey leaving her house and getting in the car. Interview with Fahey. Mix of silent, wild sound, and sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Marion has been named one of the 10 outstanding women in the country by the Ladies Home Journal..."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/22/1976

Marion Fahey, pt. 2

Description: Interview with Marion Fahey. Reporter standup in front of the Joseph Lee School and b-roll of school and Fahey working and talking with teachers and students. Mix of silent and sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Marion has been named one of the 10 outstanding women in the country by the Ladies Home Journal..."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/22/1976

Martin Luther King, Sr.

Description: News conference with Martin Luther King, Sr. and others regarding voter registration. Footage includes shots of King and others at the press conference, the insides of a damaged church, and b-roll of the press conference. Mix of silent and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976

Medicaid

Description: Interview with Commissioner Stevens about ongoing investigation of payments abuses and plans to help reduce Medicaid costs. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976

Metco

Description: A child runs down the street and gets on a bus. Cuts between an interview with Governor Dukakis and woman refuting what the governor says about the Metco program. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Metco [Program] is a hot issue in Newton and Framingham. This is a folo featuring the Metco folk and the [governor] ([yesterday]). Plus [real estate] of [Framingham] and Newton."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976

New Hampshire Legend

Description: Reporter voice over about people from Massachusetts going to New Hampshire to buy liquor, and tax examiners from Massachusetts following them. No image. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/06/1976

New Hampshire primary

Description: A series of reports by several different reporters about the Democratic Presidential Primary in New Hampshire. Clark Booth reports on the aftermath of the primary and what is left behind. Footage includes reporter standup, campaign headquarters with only trash left, political cartoons, and reporter standup in front of the Galaxy Room, which has a sign calling it "ABC News New Hampshire Primary Headquarters. Mike Taibbi reports on Jimmy Carter and his performance at the Democratic primary. Footage includes celebration at the Carter Headquarters, part of Carter's victory speech, crowd chanting, reporter in the crowd, Carter walking through the crowd shaking hands. Clark Booth reports on Mark Udall. Footage includes Udall and staff eating ice cream, Udall Headquarters the night of the vote, a man proclaiming Udall leader of the progressive wing of the Democratic party, part of Udall's speech. Introduction for a story by Joe Day, but cuts out before the story begins. Very poor quality video. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/24/1976

Nude In

Description: Long shot of a beach full of people, followed by some closer shots of both nude and clothed people on the beach. Interview with two separate women about the nude beach-goers. Several shots of different men with cameras and binoculars on and around the beach. Reporter voice over with no image. Interview with a nude woman on the beach who had been arrested in the past for indecent exposure. More footage of people on the beach, both clothed and nude. Reporter voice over with no image. Several attempts to interview the men with cameras and binoculars around the beach, but they turn away. Shot of a naked man on the beach surrounded by clothed people and a shot of a naked man on a blanket. Two police officers standing on the beach. Shot of a person getting her leg painted. Reporter voice over with no image. Sound. Unedited story.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/14/1976

O'Neil

Description: Albert Leo "Dapper" O'Neil speaking in front of a council about Judge Garrity. Silent b-roll of other council members. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/24/1976

Peabody Racial Slur - part 2

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

Plum Island Caterpillars

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

Private School Demise

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

R.O.A.R. demonstration

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

Registry Stickers

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

Rose and Ted Kennedy

Description: Rose Kennedy Afternoon Campaign Tea Party. Ted Kennedy's wife Joan, their children, and campaign manager Joseph Kennedy on stage in front of a cheering crowd. Ted Kennedy Jr. introduces Rose Kennedy onto stage and she speaks to the crowd. Reporter voice over with no image. Footage of Ted Kennedy speaking in front of a crowd in a tent. Shot of Michael Dukakis in the crowd. Ted Kennedy on the stage with Rose Kennedy at the Tea Party event. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/12/1976

Salem Water

Description: B-roll of flooded streets and people around the flooded area and a reporter standup. Interview with man about the water main break and if the water is safe.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/30/1976

School Committee

Description: Crowd gathers to attend Boston School Committee meeting. Louise Day Hicks is seen in the audience. Parents address the Committee about their concerns on the safety of their students. Superintendent Marion Fahey responds to their accusations, especially addressing the violence incident at Hyde Park High School the previous day. A woman recites the procedure under which Hyde Park will be reopened. Mix of wild sound and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1976

School Committee

Description: School Committee meeting during which some parents are calling for the dismissal of a particular principal, accusing him of child abuse. Committee member David Finnegan responds. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/25/1976

Seabrook Blast

Description: Reporter standup about recent bombings and particularly a bomb that went off at the Seabrook post office the night before. Silent b-roll of police inspecting damage to the building. Interview with a police officer about arriving at the post office after a bomb went off. Interview with a man about what it is like to look for a bomb after you have received a warning and how big it was. Reporter voiceover about a temporary trailer that is to be used as a post office. Interview with a man about what postal services will be provided while the building is being rebuilt. Confirms that no mail was destroyed in the blast and no people were injured. Interview with a man who received the bomb warning. Shot of post office with reporter voice over about the damage. B-roll of reporter interviewing people, and people using the new mail trailer. Reporter closing standup. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/03/1976

Seabrook, NH

Description: Reporter voice over about the town of Seabrook. Interview with a man who says that a majority of the residents of Seabrook favor the nuclear power plant. Footage of the town, traffic on the road, entering Seabrook sign, businesses throughout town, trucks on the road, entrance to the construction site, interview cutaway, and construction work. Reporter voice-over with black image. Interview with a man from the town who believes that most people in town don't want the plant. Mix of sound, wild sound, and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "This is a neighborhood report about the town that doesn't want the nuclear power plant."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/25/1976

Shrewsbury Cop

Description: Reporter voiceover about the killing of a cop over a year ago. Reporter standup in front of police station about a witness who came forward. Shot of a wanted poster with a look alike pictured. Interview with a detective about the break in the case. Footage of police working at night. Reporter voice over, more of the interview with the detective, interview cutaways, and a closing reporter standup. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976

South Station Artists

Description: About 25 artists were found living and working in lofts in buildings by south station in violation of zoning laws. The city determined that some of the artists could continue to stay there. Interviews with a couple of the artists. Reporter voiceover. Interviews with an owner of one the buildings and with a lawyer. Reporter closing standup. B-roll of the exterior of the buildings and the interior of some of the apartments. Addition interview footage. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976

Sports Outdoors - Deer Slayer pt. 2

Description: Interview with the man who shot the deer and b-roll of him climbing up to a tree stand and of the woods. Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Filming with man who killed largest deer in state's history- with a bow."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/11/1976

Sports Outdoors - Deer Slayer, pt. 1

Description: Aerial footage of a beach, a man walking through the wood and then on the beach with a bow, and interview with the man who shot the deer. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Filming with man who killed largest deer in state's history- with a bow."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/11/1976

Surname

Description: Reporter standup about making it easier for citizens to change their name. Footage of books of records in the Brookline office and a woman at the Vital Statistics desk. Reporter voiceover. Man discusses why it would create chaos if anyone can change their name at any time. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/25/1976

Tax Series

Description: Reporter standup about an increase in taxes for large gifts or estates. Interview with an accountant and interview cutaways. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/06/1976

Tax War

Description: Reporter voice over about a Massachusetts crackdown on people from Massachusetts going to New Hampshire to buy liquor. Interview with a man from New Hampshire who says that they are cracking down on out of state tax officials. Reporter voice over. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/06/1976

Taxis

Description: Footage of taxis driving down a street in Boston. Boston Police Commissioner Robert DiGrazia speaking about taxi upkeep in the city. Shots of taxis with external damage. Cut back to DiGrazia speaking about new regulations for taxi cabs. More footage of taxis sitting, shots from inside a cab, and cabs driving down the street. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/24/1976

Western Observatory

Description: Shot of a map, seismograph and other equipment, a man explains some data, and an interview with the man about the history of earthquakes in New England and the Chinese's ability to predict earthquakes. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Last night, in Candia, NH, there was a small quake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale/this is a head with someone from the Weston Observatory about this second quake within a week."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976

Year Ender

Description: Special summarizing several top news stories from 1975. Topics include budget cuts, desegregation policies, Carson Beach racial violence, Mayor Kevin White's re-election, fire deaths, Mohammand Ali at Harvard, Governor Dukakis, Charlestown busing demonstrations, Susan Saxe, Dr. Kenneth Edlein. Footage includes traffic driving through flooded roads and rain, baseball, workers trying to dig out flooded drains and plow flooded roads, riots in Carson beach, police and hurt people, reporters crowding around Susan Saxe being arrested, Dr. Edelin walking through the courthouse, Muhammand Ali speaking at Harvard, stills of a man, aerial view of the countryside, shot of a city street, reporter stand-ups, shots of research equipment, prescription bottles, a welfare demonstration, Mayor White speaking, fire damaged homes, shots of politicians and personalities, a large ship, a barking dog, Princess Ann on a Horse, boxes of Coors beer, cars in the snow. Damaged mag track causes volume to drop or sound to drop out completely in sections. Edited footage, but sound and picture are separate. Mix of sound, wild sound, and silent. Slug: "1/1/75: Year Ender 1975, Taibbi for 1/1/75 air". [Airdate on slug 1975, but all of the footage is from 1975 so airdate should be 1/1/76]
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/01/1976

[Andrew Poupolo]

Description: Story about a football player from Harvard, Andrew Poupolo, who was stabbed in a fight over a wallet that was stolen by prostitutes. He went into a coma and died one month later. The police has cracked down on the Combat Zone since the murder. Footage of the alley where he was stabbed, the hospital he was brought to, the Combat Zone at night, and police patrolling the street. Interview with a man about why this homicide case is getting priority. Reporter voice-overs, and reporter standups. Poor image quality. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/06/1976

[Ted Williams at Red Sox Spring Training]

Description: Reporter voiceover says that Ted Williams is joining the Red Sox at Spring training for the first time. Footage includes Ted Williams walking with reporters, pretends to swing, interview with Williams about hitting, Williams talking to people, Red Sox players practicing, Williams asking questions about certain players, crowd watching the practice, Williams shaking hands with fans and signing autographs, crowd claps as Williams walks back toward the team. Reporter voice over throughout. Poor image quality. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/1976