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Gas Station, pt 1.

Description: Footage includes the exterior of the gas station with a burned sign, fire damage inside, a man pouring water in a radiator, Anchor gas sign, and gas pumps. Mix of silent and wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Service Station Firebombings - A Codman Square gas station has been firebombed three times in last three months... racially motivated... the owner is taken to sleeping at the station."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/24/1976

Gas Stations

Description: Interview with a man who works at Ron Clancy's gas station in Brookline about customers who don't buy gas. Reporter standup. Reporter voiceover about a call to protest self-serve gas stations that have no oil, air, restrooms, or other perks and therefore have lower overhead and cheaper gas. Independent dealers are asking for people to protest the self-serve stations. Reporter closing standup in front a gas station about the protests failure. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/03/1976

Gas Tax

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

Gas for Customers Only, pt. 2

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

Gas for Customers only, pt. 1

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

Gas on Sunday

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

Gay Bars

Description: Several men speak at a hearing. They enumerate problems caused by gay bars, such as prostitution, violence, and noise. A woman angrily asserts that she lives above the bar and she can sleep. Silent b-roll of the hearing. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/22/1973

Gay Reaction

Description: Footage includes shot of Gay Community Newspaper, people working in the paper's office, and a pink rhinoceros statue. Interview with a man about how the vote in Florida has succeeded in getting people talking about the issue of gay rights. An interview with a woman who is afraid that lawmakers in Massachusetts may view this as a reflection of public opinion, and an interview with a man about how this has mobilized the community. Shot of Newsweek Magazine with Anita Bryant on the cover, interview cut away. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Gay Vote Folo - Anita Bryant wins against the gays in Florida. This is a folo on how the Boston Community feels it is affected by the vote."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/09/1977

Gd King

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

Gen Dynamics

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