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Charles Street Jail

Description: Charles Street Jail exteriors. A reporter asks members of administration about issues with the Charles Street Jail and Deer Island regarding the possibility of a new combined facility. Stated problems with building a new jail include security and the size of the proposed site. Charles Street physical plant issues include plumbing, recreation facilities, eating facilities, kitchen facilities, and noise level.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/25/1977

Deer Island

Description: Interiors of Deer Island House of Corrections. Shots of occupied and unoccupied cells. Shots of cell block. Guard walks down cell block. Graffiti on cell walls. Prisoner walks through cafeteria. Exteriors of Deer Island House of Corrections. Camera operator and reporter discuss composition of shots throughout.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/27/1977

Deer Island prison

Description: Deer Island prison exterior with snow. Main brick dormitory and several outbuildings. Boston skyline across harbor with whitecaps on waves. Plane flying low on approach to Logan Airport touches down on runway in distance.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/27/1977

Sen. Edward Kennedy on Health Security Plan proposal, Part 1

Description: Interview with Sen. Edward Kennedy on his Health Security Plan proposal, especially in light of the new, more Democratic, Congress and White House in Washington. He is excited to work with Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, and others, to come up with a comprehensive universal healthcare system. He describes the process that Congress will go through over the next year to find the most effective system. He compares his proposed system to the Social Security system. He talks about Medicare. He explains why he favors a health insurance system, which includes private companies, rather than a national health service. He talks about preventive medicine. He defends against claims that people would abuse the system. He hopes the American people will have access to the quality health care that members of Congress have access to for virtually free.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/31/1977

Sen. Edward Kennedy on Health Security Plan proposal, Part 2

Description: Continuation of interview with Sen. Edward Kennedy on Health Security Plan proposal. He talks about the particularities of his proposed universal health care system, including some of the limitations of dental and mental health services. He advocates for quality healthcare access for all people, not just people who can afford it. While they shoot cutaways, Kennedy talks about the role of smoking and the tobacco industry in the health care discussion. He also talks about the struggle between the lobbies and the public's desire for accessible health care. Reporter reasks questions. B-roll of the office, including shots of John F. Kennedy's Boston Office desk.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/31/1977

Skiing at Blue Hills

Description: B-roll of downhill skiers at Blue Hills Reservation. ‘Egon Zimmerman Ski School’ sign. Children line up for lift. Ski tows. Video dropout in the middle.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/01/1977

Black Demonstration Holy Cross, pt. 1

Description: Students handing out flyers and marching on campus with protest signs tied around their necks. Interview with a representative of Holy Cross about how many African American students are their and how the president of the college is dealing with their demands. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/08/1977

Black Demonstration Holy Cross, pt. 2

Description: Students marching and chanting "Equality Yes! Racism No! Discrimination has got to go!" Representative from the Black Student Caucus reading a statement at a press conference. Silent footage of the students marching. Reporter standup. Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/08/1977

Weather - Snow Sculpture

Description: Silent footage of a snow sculpture of Peanuts characters Snoopy and Woodstock on top of a dog house. "Bryant" is written in the snow.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/08/1977

Buckminster Fuller interview

Description: Interview with Buckminster Fuller. He discusses his work with gang members in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, teaching them the mathematics to build geodesic domes. He discusses the way the United States treats older people and medical treatment. He talks about human potential, productivity, and the ability to receive and process information. He discusses paranormal ideas and scientific discoveries. He talks about his daughter who died when she was four. He says that he has no fear of death. He talks very quickly throughout the interview. Reporter Art Cohen poses for cutaways and reasks several of the questions after the interview.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/10/1977