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Police Marathon

Description: Footage of man in a wheelchair and people registering for the race. Interview with someone who helped organize the event. The start of the race. Interview with the injured cop who everyone is running for. Pops in the sountrack. Footage of runners and cheering crowd. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Police Marathon - Mini marathon held to benefit injured Sudbury Cop."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/29/1978

Police Memorial Plaque

Description: Story #4810. A man representing the Boston Police Department reads a dedication for the memorial plaque and it is uncovered, followed by silent b-roll of men attending the dedication and close-ups of the plaque. Mix of sound and silent
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/30/1973

Police Motorcycle Accident

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

Police Week

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

Police Women Vote

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

Polls

Description: Story on political polls and why they are inaccurate. Footage includes Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, poor poll predictions from the last year, 1984 Democratic Convention, and a shot of John Glen. Reporter voice-over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/24/1984

Poor Hearing

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

Porno Ruling folo

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

Pot Bust at Logan

Description: Leader: P1 Pot Bust at Logan #8039 4/26/74; Silent footage of TWA planes; a drug dog with seized drugs; the suspect hides his face as he is escorted to a police car.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/26/1974

Poverty Fund Hearing

Description: "Leader: "P2 Poverty Fund Hearing 4-18-74 #7942"; Woman tesifys at hearing followed by silent b-roll of the audience. Bill Harrington reporter standup about how poverty programs in the state are going to be defunded or cut despite protests. Footage of another woman testifying, the audience, Governor Francis Sargent speaks about the Hawkins Bill and pledges to support poverty programs after the lapses in federal funding. Unrelated footage of the Boston Marathon followed by a mix of silent and sound b-roll of the audience and speakers at the Poverty Hearing."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/18/1974