Description: "Leader: "P1 Quinn - Dukakis #9854 9/5/74"; Robert Quinn election ads in the paper for the Democratic Gubernatorial primary. Interview with Michael Dukakis about the ads that Quinn is running against him. Interview with Quinn about the campaign ads. More silent footage of the political ads and b-roll of Dukakis shaking hands. More of the interviews with Quinn and Dukakis. Natalie Jacobson reporter outtakes."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/05/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Quinn - Wholesalers #7332 2/15/74; Silent b-roll of a meeting with Massachusetts Attorney General Robert Quinn and representatives from nine gasoline wholesalers about the causes of the fuel shortage. After the meeting Quinn and one of the representatives make statements to the press.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/15/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Quinn Vocational Schools #7943 4/18/74"; Man speaks at a press conference on a meeting between different agencies on career training schools followed by an interview with a different man (Mr. Kotter?) about occupational schools in Massachusetts. Silent b-roll of the press conference and interview followed by outtakes of the interview and press conference."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/18/1974
Description: Leader: F1 Quinn on Springfield #10493 11/13/74; Massachusetts Attorney General Robert Quinn speaks to the press about a court ruling against the the Springfield School Committee.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/13/1974
Description: Mostly b-roll footage of a demonstration by R.O.A.R. (Restore Our Alienated Rights), an anti-busing organization. People gathered in the Boston Common as a man speaks over a load speaker. Silent footage of a man speaking and people in the crowd watching. Signs and flags. An interview with James M. Kelly about the demonstration. Shots of the crowd sitting and standing in the park. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/12/1976
Description: Story #7473. Interview with one of the organizers of the Racial Harmony group, Mrs. McCleod, about the upcoming forced bussing. Silent b-roll of people sitting in chairs (parents and children) at a meeting. Shot of a map of elementary school districts. More b-roll of people in attendance at a meeting. A woman in a red dress talks to the gathered parents. Interview with a white man, Steve, who thinks that there are legitimate critiques of the Racial Imbalance Law, but people's injection of racist language and attitudes into the issue isn't helpful. Interview with an African American woman, Glory, who wants to inform the public about the law. Start of outtakes which includes silent cutaways of reporter interviewing people, more of the interviews with Mrs. McCleod, Steve, and Glory. Interview with the woman in the red dress about the goals and role of the federally funded program Orientation for Integration. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/03/1974
Description: Leader: P2 Racial Imbalance #7643 03/20/1974Silent footage of a school building, children riding bikes in the parking lot, and a construction site. Interview with a man (representative of the Boston school committee Mr. Letchwich?) about whether the racial and education issues can be separated in the discussion of the racial imbalance law. Silent footage of people coming out of the Superior Courtroom. Interview with another man (Dr. Glenn) about finding an appropriate annex building while work is being completed on Dorchester High School. Interview with State Board of Education Commissioner Gregory Anrig. More of the interviews. Bob Clinksdale reporter standup on the Massachusetts State Board of Education taking the Boston School Committee to court.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/19/1974, 03/20/1974
Description: Story #1201. A council meeting about the new Racial Imbalance law. Footage includes community activist Mel King in the audience arguing with the people running the meeting, different men talking about segregation in Boston and legal concerns, the audience asking questions, and b-roll of the audience and men running the meeting. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/18/1972
Description: Story #2346. Interview with a man from the Governor's task force about the plan to implement the Racial Imbalance law. Discusses redistricting, attendance zones, and the plan in general. Interview followed by footage of reporter Jim Boyd asking questions and interview cutaways. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/16/1972
Description: The Massachusetts Legislature Joint Committee on Education, including Mel King and Joseph Timilty, holds a hearing on racial imbalance. Board with student statistics in Boston versus the suburbs. Mr. Parks addresses hearing on the differences between urban and suburban communities on school integration. Boston School Committee Chairman John Kerrigan addresses the hearing on racial isolation. Woman addresses the hearing about costs of busing. B-roll of audience at the hearing. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/08/1974