Description: Sign for Wrentham State School, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Exteriors of the school. Trainees exercise and play in the school. People tour the school grounds. Cuts of footage of a press conference about the plans for Wrentham State School. Interview with a doctor about whether the additional funding will improve the lives of the trainees. Mix of wild sound and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976
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
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
Description: Two boys playing ice hockey with a soda can on a pond. Interview with a pee wee hockey player (cuts off). Part of a peewee hockey game followed by part of a hockey game with adults. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/06/1976
Description: Men gather 35mm film and papers and burn them in a dumpster. Footage includes film being wound into the fire from the reels, close ups of burning reels. Interview with one of the police officers. Mix of sound and wild sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Boston Police Department burns 14 reels of what they term "obscene" films."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/26/1976
Description: Interviews with police officers about how they determine what is obscene, connections between the mob and pornography, and their personal morality. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Boston Police Department burns 14 reels of what they term "obscene" films."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/26/1976
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