Description: "Leader: "P1 Police #9673"; Interview with a man representing the police department about his reaction to Governor Francis Sargent's veto of the Police Pay Incentive program. Bill Harrington reporter standup about Sargent's veto of the legislation that would have restored a program where a police officer's salary increased with a college degree. Followed by reporter outtakes and more of the interview."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/17/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Police Awards #10496 11/13/74; Silent footage of a policeman John J. Murphy receiving an award.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/13/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Police Busing Prep #9321 7/11/74; Silent footage of a street with traffic; the front of school including South Boston and Dorchester High Schools; street signs; more footage of streets around Boston; Mary McKay reporter standup. Interview with a police officer. More b-roll footage of the schools and streets. Reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/11/1974
Description: Leader: P2 Police Circus #8036 4/26/74; Mike Taibbi reporter standup about controversy surrounding the financing of the Rudy Brothers Circus, sponsored by the Metropolitan Police Patrolman's Union. Footage of the circus setting up and practicing in the Boston arena. Interview with a man from the Patrolman's Association about their sponsorship of the event, the indictment against some people who are operating the circus, and how they will keep track of the proceeds from the event. More footage of circus performers with animals; elephants eating hay behind a truck; workers setting up the circus.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/26/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Police Incentive #7986 4/22/74"; A hearing at the Massachusetts State House about a possible repeal of the Police Pay Incentive Law and police pay. Silent b-roll of the hearing mixed with excerpts from testimony at the hearing. Bill Harrington reporter standup about police fighting to maintain incentive pay."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/22/1974
Description: Leader: Police Motorcycle Accident - Nov 19 74 - Spaulding; Silent footage of a police officer by a crashed Boston police motorcycle in the road. Tremont and West Newton road signs. Police officers gather books of blank tickets off the back of the crashed motorcycle.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/19/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Police Week #8280 5/18/74"; Sign for "Police Officers' Week at District 13 in Jamaica Plains. Silent footage of two police officers on horses. A display of narcotics, and weapons. Mary McKay standup about a police open house and how it might combat bad publicity after an incident involving police in Rhode Island. Interview with man from the station about the incident and the open house."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/18/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Police Women Vote #10656 12/3/74; Silent footage of the Newton Board of Alderman vote to accept a Federal grant to hire 12 women to the police force. Footage includes the audience, aldermen reading a report title Police Women on Patrol.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/03/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Poor Hearing #10345 10/29/74; Governor Francis Sargent and members of the community speak about inflation and rising poverty at a hearing by the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) in Fanuiel Hall. Roger Goodrich reporter standup. Speakers discuss the rising cost of medical care, groceries, inflation, politics, and taxes. Reporter outtakes. ABCD Director Robert Coard speaks about the need to aid poorer communities with utility bills in the winter. Unrelated footage of a building on fire.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/29/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Porno Ruling folo #8005 - 24 April 74"; Silent footage of the Combat Zone in Boston including movie marquees, signs, store fronts, and a bookstore. Reporter voice over about a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme court about pornographic material, mainly books and movies, that advocates of the Combat Zone find favorable. Shots of a theater marquee and poster for the film, "The Devil in Miss Jones." Interview with a man who operates a theater in the Combat Zone. Mike Taibbi reporter standup. Interview with Senator [Crowly] about a new obscenity law that they are drafting. Interview with Mr. Golman about the new obscenity law that is being drafted and how it may have trouble considering the Supreme Court's ruling."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1974