Description: "Leader: "P2 Gas Search #7122 01/25/74"; Interviews with people in cars at a gas station about how much gas they have in the tank and how long they have been looking for an open station. Bob Windsor reporter standup about customers searching for open gas stations. Silent b-roll of gas stations, "out of gas signs", and gas trucks. More interviews with customers and an oil truck driver."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/25/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 Gas Station Protest #7318 2/14/74"; Silent b-roll of a gas station. Interview with a station operator (Giordano). Roger Goodrich reporter standup about government gas regulations causing confusion with gas station owners. Interviews with other gas station workers. More b-roll of cars waiting in line at a gas station, license plates, and reporter outtakes. Gas station employees express confusion and disagreement with fuel conservation regulations."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/14/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 Gas Tax #10859 12/26/74"; Interviews with customers, gas station owners. and Congressman Michael Harrington on a possible gas tax. Silent b-roll of gas station, gas prices, people filling their cars. about the possibility of Jim Boyd reporter standup about a possible increase in the gas ta by President Ford. Outtakes include more interviews with drivers at a gas station and reporter outtakes."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/26/1974
Description: During the gasoline crisis in the 1970's some station owners restricted sales to regular customers only. In response to this tactic and several others, Federal Energy Director William F. Simon prohibited station owners from discriminating against customers. This story is about how gas station owners are responding to this new regulation. Silent footage of a gas station and "customer only" signs being taken down. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1974
Description: During the gasoline crisis in the 1970's some station owners restricted sales to regular customers only. In response to this tactic and several others, Federal Energy Director William F. Simon prohibited station owners from discriminating against certain customers. This story is about how gas station owners are responding to this new regulation. Interviews with owners of gas stations who are upset by the law that stops them from serving "regular customers only." Some silent footage of gas stations and people taking down "regular customers only" signs. Pops in the soundtrack This is 1 reel of 2.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Gas on Sunday #7689 3-24-74"; Silent footage of cars waiting in line at gas stations, gas station signs, people at the pump, and signs saying that stations are open or closed. Interview with a gas station employee about how they are allowed to be open on Sunday now. Jim Boyd stand up in front of a gas station in Norwood about how some stations are open on Sundays now. Followed by outtakes."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/24/1974
Description: "Leader: "Ed King Removed #10572"; A contentious meeting of the Massachusetts Port Authority Board of Directors regarding their disapproval of Edward J. King, the Director of the Massachusetts Port Authority. They voted 4 to 2 to remove him from the position. Footage includes b-roll of the meeting, a press conference with a man who supports King and condemns the action of the board, more people voice their opposition or support of the vote, onlookers boo and yell during the vote."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Gen Dynamics #9343 7/14/74"; Silent footage of the General Dynamics shipyard. Interview with a man about a possible agreement between the union and General Dynamics. Mary McKay reporter questions and standup."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/13/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Gen. Dynamics to work #9385 - 18 July 74"; Silent footage of men heading into work at the General Dynamics Shipyard through the front gate and cranes operating."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/18/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 General Dynamic Strike #9073 6-17-74"; Silent footage of men on strike outside the General Dynamic. Walking in a circle holding signs. Several shots of a cat and men crowded on the street outside a restaurant."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/16/1974