Description: P3 Inves Lea Paint Poisining P2 Inves Lead Paint Poisining Seg #2; Lead Poisoning investigation is reported with standup introduction, comments by residents of homes that have been inspected for lead paint; experts in the program's administration; community members advocating for reform; one member who offers solutions to the problem that include widespread education and remediation for a situation that he says is a social crime;
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/23/1973
Description: Leader: P2 investigators Safe Boating; Reporter standup explains that the explosion of people on the water in boats without training or attention to the safety of those around them is causing the Coast Guard to consider new tactics and guidelines for managing the waterways; B-roll both silent and with wild sound of Coast Guard boats; Officers inspecting life preservers and instructing boat owners on best practices; a certification of inspection is issued; black screen breaks and countdowns; interviews with officers and boat owners about the problems around boat use and safety; there is much complaining about uninformed boat owners and poor practices of piloting; officers demonstrate best practices in fueling a boat; B-roll of people boating; shots of the harbor from the air; more complains about boat owners who don't know the rules of the seas and particularly weekenders; speed is the cause of most accidents; boating licenses are discusses; Reel 2 of 2. See Acc. 2394.11741
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/11/1973
Description: Leader: P2 Investigators - Sports Pool Betting 7/25/73; Reporter stand-up about how Massachusetts is considering legal sports betting with pool cards. Interviews with different people about the pros and cons of legalized sports betting. Reel 2 of 2. See. 2394.11781
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/25/1973
Description: Leader: P2 investigators Homesteading 10/31/73; Silent views of housing in poor condition; zoom into boarded up windows; man putting new siding on a building; interviews with audio; a series of professionals talk about the value of housing rehab programs; among them is Senator Joseph Timilty and Sen. Irving Fishman; Reel 2 of 2. See Acc. 2394.11732
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/31/1973
Description: Leader: P2 Seg #1 Investigators Oil Shortage 9/16/73 P2 Investigators Seg #2 Fuel Shortage 9/19/73 P2 Seg #3 Investigators Fuel Shortage 9/19/73; Multiple interviews with government officials who talk about how the government is coping with the crisis; there is a critique of Gov. John Love; B-roll of people at a meeting/conference wearing keep New England Warm pins; Ted Kennedy is there; a man speaks about the need for mandatory allocations; Kennedy responds; a man critical of the federal government's response to the crisis; People discuss the oil industry and how it is too close to the government; Footage of an oil facility; there is more comment on How New England could be affected -- schools and public institutions are heated with oil -- consumers are going to take the brunt of the cost increases; Reel 1 of 2. See Acc.2394.11695
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/16/1973
Description: "Leader: "P1 Park Plaza Hearing 12/17/73"; Silent b-roll of hearing on the Park Plaza redevelopment plan. Governor Francis Sargent and other men testifies in favor of the project, one man speaks against it."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/17/1973
Description: Silent footage of Picasso paintings, sketches, and other art at "Picasso: Selections from Suite 347" art exhibit. Interviews with two curators about their memories of Picasso and his impact on the art world, followed by more b-roll of art and interview cutaways. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/08/1973
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
Description: "Leader: "P1 Quincy Rock Fall #6729"; Silent footage of men with flashlights looking in a rock pile and construction equipment removing rocks. Bull dozer removes rocks and police carry a body bag to a car."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/07/1973
Description: "Leader: "P2 Racing Scandal SOF #6852A 12/21/1973"; Interview with the head of security at Bay State Raceway (Bill) about how people fix a horse race."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/20/1973, 12/22/1973, 12/25/1973