Description: Comparison of Reagan and F.D. Roosevelt in context of respective stock market crashes; how Reagan reassured the nation about the state of the economy.
Description: Reception at Park Plaza for Archbishop Bernard Law welcoming him to Boston. Interviews with William Bulger and Ray Flynn. Sen. Edward Kennedy and son Patrick meet Law. Law's view of abortion as sin: “This is not some weird Catholic notion out of the Middle Ages.”
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Description: Robert Reich dispels the myth that military spending plays a major role in economic growth; defense contracts will not pull state out of a recession. A-10 warthog plane.
Description: Two pilot whales rescued from Hyannisport beaching recuperate in Aquarium pool. They swim in circles with dolphin for company. Veterinarian cannot explain the stranding.
Description: Ray Flynn inaugurates trash recycling in Boston by dumping bags of newspapers into collection truck. Others toss bottles. Recycling bins lined up along sidewalk in Jamaica Plain.