Description: Leader: P2 Amnesty Reaction #9931-32 9/16/74; Interview with a woman about earned immunity, which was proposed by president Gerald Ford, versus amnesty for men who avoided the military draft. Interview with a representative of the American Legion about why he is against amnesty for draft dodgers. More people at a pro-amnesty event speak about the need for amnesty for men who received less than honorable discharges and those who dodged the draft. Natalie Jacobson reporter standup. A man with a less than honorable discharge for protesting the war speaks about the need for an unconditional amnesty. A mother of a veteran speaks about the need for unconditional amnesty. Reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/16/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 Amtrak #8087 5/2/74"; People board an Amtrak train, a conductor collects tickets, baggage check counter. Mike Taibbi reporter voiceover and standup about Amtrak's financial situation and the rail trip from Boston to New York. Interview with a representative from Amtrak (Mr. Kerry) about keeping the customers that they have gained during the energy crisis. B-roll footage of the train driving down the tracks, reporter outtakes, footage out of the moving train window, passengers, and more of the interview with Mr. Kerry. Interviews with train passengers about why they ride the train."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/02/1974
Description: People carry Andre in a cage to the dock, and put him on a boat. He jumps off the boat into the ocean. He swims off toward Rockport, Maine. Additional footage of Andre and on the boat and people watching him swim off. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/26/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Anrig #9903 9/10/74; Gregory Anrig, Commissioner of Education, press conference to announce that the deferral of Federal Funds for Boston schools has been lifted by the Office of Civil Rights.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/10/1974
Description: "Gregory Anrig, State Education Commissioner, press conference about Judge Arthur Garrity's ruling that the state needed to make a plan to desegregate the schools. Silent b-roll footage of people answering the phones at the Freedom House in Roxbury. Anrig answers reporters questions about the Boston's school Boards opposition to the busing plan. Ellen Jackson, director of Freedom House Institute on Schools and Education, press conference on busing and her institution's new hotline set up to answer parent's questions about busing. More b-roll of the Freedom House and footage from the press conferences."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/22/1974
Description: 'Two reels. "Reel 1 Leader: Event #6 P2 Anrig on Truancy #10046 9/27/74; Education Commissioner Gregory Anrig press conference high numbers of absences from school and the board of Education's intention to enforce truancy laws. Interview with John J. Kerrigan, chairman of the Boston School Committee, about his reaction to Commissioner Anrig's plan to enforce truancy laws. Roger Goodrich reporter standup followed by outtakes. Press conference with a man [Dr. Copeland?] about the school response to Anrig's announcement." "Reel 2 Leader: Event #6 P2 Anrig on Truancy #10046 9/27/74; Interview with a man from the American Sheep Producers Council about the production of lamb and wool in the United States.'
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/27/1974
Description: Woman speaks at a press conference on the need for the Labor Movement to fight against the institutionalized racism in Boston, especially against those opposed to school integration. She encourages people to attend a rally against racism, to be held the next day on the Boston Common. A man from a labor union notes the endorsement of the rally by several higher up in his union. Woman condemns the Boston School Committee, especially Louise Day Hicks and John Kerrigan, for their anti-busing stance, which she says is racist and unfair for black and Latino children. People continue to speak for school integration, voices heard over blank screen. Women hang banner reading, "End Racist Attacks: Coalition of Labor Union Women." Additional silent footage of the press conference. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/13/1974
Description: Leader: P2 Anti-Busing #7737 3/29/74; Silent footage of a press conference with Louise Day Hicks and others. Bill Harrington reporter standup and voice over about a planned Anti-busing demonstration. More footage of the press conference. Tom O'Connell makes a statement about the upcoming march, Hicks answers reporter questions. Reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/29/1974
Description: "Leader: "F1 Anti Busing Group #7220 5 Feb 74"; Silent b-roll of an anti-busing group press conference. Louise Day Hicks and others in attendance. Members read statements about the creation of the anti-busing group and its purpose, and take questions from the press."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/05/1974
Description: Leader: P1 + P2 Anti-Busing Rally #7443 2/27/74 -- P1 + P2 Cambridge Kennedy Library #7440 SOF/MAG Hds 2/27/74; Silent footage of crowd gathering in the auditorium of the Patrick Gavin Junior High School for a meeting of anti-busing groups. Excerpt from a speech by Boston School Committee Chairman John J. Kerrigan. Another speech with a woman (spokesperson for the South Boston Home and School Association, Patricia Ranese) calling for a boycott of the Boston school system. Silent footage of East Boston pier. A man speaks at a meeting about the proposed Kennedy Library in Cambridge. A woman speaks about the results of an inner belt project. Silent b-roll of the meeting. Silent b-roll of the audience for the anti-busing rally. Louise Day Hicks, John J. Kerrigan, Tip O'Neil and Boston School Committee members seen in the crowd. CU on a Stop Forced Busing pin. Excerpts from speakers at the meeting. Silent b-roll of meeting in Cambridge about the Kennedy library and footage of containers at the East Boston Pier (one section upside down). Excerpts from speakers at the meeting about the consulting firm chosen to prepare an environmental impact study (C.E. Maguire Inc) for the location of the proposed Kennedy Library in Cambridge. Silent b-roll of a train station and parking.
Leader: P1 + P2 Anti-Busing Rally #7443 2/27/74 -- P1 + P2 Cambridge Kennedy Library #7440 SOF/MAG Hds 2/27/74; Silent footage of crowd gathering in the auditorium of the Patrick Gavin Junior High School for a meeting of anti-busing groups. Excerpt from a speech by Boston School Committee Chairman John J. Kerrigan. Another speech with a woman (spokesperson for the South Boston Home and School Association, Patricia Ranese) calling for a boycott of the Boston school system. Silent footage of East Boston pier. A man speaks at a meeting about the proposed Kennedy Library in Cambridge. A woman speaks about the results of an inner belt project. Silent b-roll of the meeting. Silent b-roll of the audience for the anti-busing rally. Louise Day Hicks, John J. Kerrigan, Tip O'Neil and Boston School Committee members seen in the crowd. CU on a Stop Forced Busing pin. Excerpts from speakers at the meeting. Silent b-roll of meeting in Cambridge about the Kennedy library and footage of containers at the East Boston Pier (one section upside down). Excerpts from speakers at the meeting about the consulting firm chosen to prepare an environmental impact study (C.E. Maguire Inc) for the location of the proposed Kennedy Library in Cambridge. Silent b-roll of a train station and parking.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/27/1974