Description: Berths from the previous year's America's Cup in Newport are being plowed over to create a time-share complex. Review of what happened last year and what the New York Yacht club would have to do to win the cup back from Australia. Footage of the construction, the marina, shots from the American Cup race, interview with Executive Director of the New York Yacht Club Tom Ehman, a boat unveiling, and Australia tourism commercial with the winner of the America's Cup. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/26/1984
Description: Black and white stock footage of baseball games. Interview with Happy Chandler on his time as commissioner, shots past commissioners, interview with Bowie Kuhn, and shots of new commissioner Peter Ueberroth at the summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/01/1984
Description: Story on high school athletes sports injuries. Interview with Chris Nissan, who was paralyzed in a wrestling accident, footage of wrestling and football, interviews with doctors and a lawyer, basketball injury, and another person who was paralyzed in a sports accident, Chris Thompson, in a wheel chair. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/1984
Description: Story about a group of priests from the Soviet Union who are visiting Boston through a program called Bridges for Peace. Footage of priests touring the Concord Bridge, American and Soviet priests talking, church service, reporter standup, people speaking at and attending a seminar on how churches can cooperate to help prevent nuclear war, interview with one of the Russian priests, and with an American priest on the program. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/1984
Description: Footage of the Cubs in 1945, mistakes that they made during a recent playoff game, and Cubs fans after the game. Interviews with Dick Williams, Bob Dernier, and disappointed Cubs fans. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/08/1984
Description: Written on tape: "Vice Presidental Debate." Overview of Vice Presidential debate between George H.W. Bush and Geraldine Ferraro and how it is covered by the press and its importance. Footage includes montage of different pundits, excerpts from the Vice Presidential debate, polls on who won, and people watching the debate. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/11/1984
Description: Overview of political races in New Hampshire Footage of debates and analysis of the races between John Sununu and Chris Spirou for Governor and between Gordan Humphrey and Norman D'Amours for the Senate. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/16/1984
Description: Written on tape: "Arch-Law Abortion." Story on the Catholic Church and abortion. Footage of a Pro-life rally, Arch Bishop O'Connor speaking about abortion, and Archbishop Bernard Law speaking to Harvard students. Interview with Law on O'Connor's statements on abortion, the Catholic Church's views of abortion, and how the topic should not be a partisan issue. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/18/1984
Description: Written on tape: "Preview/ Debate Pres. Candidates." Analysis of what Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan need to do in the upcoming debate to win, and how they currently stand in the election campaign. Footage from the previous debate, Mondale and Reagan on the campaign trail, and newspaper articles on whether Reagan is senile. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/19/1984
Description: Written on tape: "Analysis Debate." Summary of highlights from the debate and an analysis of how Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale performed. Footage from the debate and excerpts of statements from the candidates, followed by a statement from Reagan Campaign Director Ed Rollins and a piece of Mondale's post-debate speech to his supporters. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/22/1984