Description: "Leader: "P1 AFL-CIO Convention #9640 8/13/74"; Silent b-roll of Gubernatorial Candidate Robert Quinn speaking to the Massachusetts AFL-CIO after their endorsement. Arch Macdonald reporter standup. More of Quinn's speech."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/13/1974
Description: Leader: P1 AG Fuel Parley #6697 12/5/73; Silent footage of a meeting with several men around a table. A press conference about a proposal to bring lawsuits to break up the fuel companies.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/05/1973
Description: Bill Baird News Conference with 3 underage girls who want to have an abortion, but can't get parental permission. The girls have scarves around their heads to protect their identity. Baird and one of the girls speak about the issue. B-roll footage of the press conference. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Bill Baird produces the 15-year ... who is 11 weeks pregnant and wants an abortion, but her folks say no."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976
Description: Several people led by Bill Baird marching with pro-choice signs. Silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Bill Baird Demonstration - Bill Baird challenges a federal law which says that a pregnant teenager who wants an abortion must have written consent of both parents or a court order issued by a superior court judge. This is a mini demo [demonstration] just ahead of the court session."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/17/1977
Description: A hearing on the opening of the Crittenton-Hastings House, the first free standing abortion clinic in Massachusetts. Footage includes exterior shots of the building, protesters, and people speaking at the meeting. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1973
Description: Court case between a wife who wants an abortion and her husband, who is trying to stop the abortion. The Massachusetts State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the wife. These are interviews with the lawyers representing both side, followed by interview cutaways. Mix of sound and silent. Slug read "Abortion Decision Gold."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/14/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Abortion Demo #7080 1/22/74; New Heaven New Earth 'Abortion' Close Pix and trk; Tail Pix and Snd New Heaven New Earth 'Abort' close; New Heaven New Earth 'Abortion' A Roll HD; Tail A Roll Pix and Sound Heaven New Earth 'Abortion' B Roll HD; Tail B Roll Pix; P1 Abort Demo 1/22/74; Two opposing abortion rallies outside the Massachusetts State house on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion. Interview with Bill Baird. Rabbi Samuel Fox speaks at an anti-abortion [pro-life] rally followed by more footage of the rally. More of the interview with Baird and a response from Rabbi Fox. Footage of the pro-abortion pro-choice] rally. Bob Windsor reporter standup. Outtakes include footage from both the pro-choice and pro-life rallies, arguments between people from both groups, interviews with Baird and Rabbi Fox, and reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1974
Description: Man addresses demonstration against abortion. People march holding pro-life signs. A priest addresses the demonstration. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1976
Description: Show #1-5. A doctor explains different abortion methods. Interview with a woman who had an abortion and thinks it was the right decision, a preliminary interview with a woman at an abortion clinic, different people discuss the physiological impacts of having an abortion, meeting between doctors discussing a patient who wants an abortion and how to advise her. Doctor discusses the advantages of a woman being able to have an abortion in her own community. Interview with a priest who believes that sex is about more than just having children. Cardinal speaking about the Roe vs. Wade decision. Interviews with different doctors, women, and experts on their feelings of a variety of issues surrounding abortion. B-roll includes abortion ads in the paper, interview cutaways, shots of the operating room and lab, a street fair, and exterior shots of hospitals in Boston. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/05/1973...2/9/1976
Description: People discussing different methods of abortion. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/03/1975