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Clink Awards

Description: Leader: P1 Click Awards #8060 4/30/74; Silent footage of a reporter Bob Clinkscale accepting an award and the Dorchester School for Boys.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/30/1974

Closing of Boston civil rights office

Description: Hope Kelly piece on the closing of the Boston office of the US Commission on Civil Rights. Interview with head of the office, Jacob Schlitt. History of the Commission, and discussion of it's current state and future under the Reagan Administration, including Reagan's appointment of ultraconservative Clarence Pendleton. Scenes from the farewell party held for the office, and remarks by many New England civil rights activists on the closing of the office, including long time office worker David Harris. Discussion of the role the office played and the reports it produced.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/19/1986

Clothing Sales

Description: Leader: P1 Clothing Sales #10343 10/28/74; Silent footage of a busy parking lot outside a mall. On the street interviews with shoppers about the higher price and lower quality of clothing. People shopping in the mall, crowds leaving the mall, and more interviews. Jim Boyd reporter standup. Outtakes include more interviews, b-roll of people shopping in the mall, and reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/28/1974

Coast Guard funding

Description: David Boeri reports that Senator Edward Kennedy took a cruise on a Coast Guard boat to Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. Little Brewster Island is the site of a lighthouse that was repaired with funds procured by Kennedy from the federal government. Funding for the Coast Guard has been cut by the federal government, resulting in closed facilities and fewer patrols. Interview with Robert Johanson, Rear Admiral of the US Coast Guard, about the budget cuts. Kennedy and Jesse Jackson have called for a restoration of funds to the Coast Guard. Coast Guard patrols can stem the flow of drugs into the US. Jackson talks about the Coast Guard. Kennedy on Little Brewster Island.
1:00:10: Visual: Footage of Edward Kennedy (US Senator) shaking hands with a Coast Guard officer on board a boat. Shot of a Coast Guard boat cruising in Boston Harbor. Shot of Kennedy with a cigar, walking toward the lighthouse on Little Brewster Island. Shots of the lighthouse. Shots of the Boston skyline from Little Brewster Island. David Boeri reports that Kennedy took a boat cruise with a crew of Coast Guard officers and reporters; that Kennedy was trying to draw attention to his legislative record on Boston Harbor; that the boat brought Kennedy to visit the lighthouse on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. Boeri notes that the lighthouse was repaired with funds from an amendment that Kennedy tacked on to an appropriations bill two years ago. Boeri notes that the the lighthouse marks the entrance to Boston harbor; that the lighthouse is still operational. Boeri adds that other lighthouses have been closed recently. V: Footage of Kennedy on Little Brewster Island. Kennedy says that light stations have been closed for budgetary reasons; that reduced services are the result of budget-tightening measures. Boeri reports from Little Brewster Island. The lighthouse is visible behind him. Boeri reports that Ronald Reagan (US President) and the Congress made cuts in the Coast Guard budget in 1988; that the Coast Guard has closed facilities. Boeri adds that the Coast Guard is running fewer patrols as a result of cuts in the budget for fuels, parts, and maintenance. Boeri reports that search and rescue patrols and fisheries enforcement patrols have been eliminated. V: Shot of a Coast Guard boat in Boston Harbor. Footage of Robert Johanson (Rear Admiral, US Coast Guard) saying that the Coast Guard has cut back on law enforcement patrols; that an increase in drug trafficking could be the result. Shot of a Coast Guard officer driving a boat. Boeri reports that the cuts in law enforcement patrols have provoked some to call for a restoration of money to the Coast Guard budget. V: Footage of Jesse Jackson from October 5, 1987. Jackson says that the Coast Guard needs to be stronger; that the Coast Guard can prevent the flow of drugs to the US. Footage of Kennedy on Little Brewster Island. Kennedy calls for a restoration of money to the Coast Guard budget. Boeri reports that Kennedy has called for Congress to transfer an additional $60 million to the Coast Guard budget. Shot of the Boston skyline from Little Brewster Island.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/04/1988

College Fair

Description: Leader: P2 College Fair #7816 4/6/74; Silent footage of booths and displays at the Boston National College Fair at the John B. Hynes Veteran's Auditorium.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/06/1974

Colleges Announce Vietnam Strike

Description: Student from the Harvard Crimson reads a statement about student strike. Silent b-roll of people at the press conference and the students running it. More b-roll of the press conference and a shot of the exterior of the Harvard Crimson building. Blank film followed by cuts. Outtakes include more footage of the students reading their statement and answering questions. The footage of the students speaking at the press conference is very unstable. This instability is printed into the film and most likely caused by a loose film gate during the initial processing of the film. Mix of sound and silent. B-roll and outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/18/1972

Columbia Point

Description: Leader: Event #3 - P1 Columbia Point #10039 - 26 Sept 74; Story about a demonstration outside the Columbia Point Housing Project Community Center, which was being occupied by Boston police officers. The building was used as a daycare center and church by the community. NAACP leaders Roy Wilkins and Tom Atkins arrive at the demonstration and Wilkins speaks to the crowd. A resident of Columbia in interviewed about why they are demonstrating.; Silent footage of a helicopter in the air and police on the roof of a building. Interview with a resident of Columbia Point about Boston police taking over their community center. A crowd of mostly black residents gathered outside a building. Mt. Vernon and Monticello street signs. Roy Wilkins, Executive President of the NAACP, and Tom Atkins arrive. Wilkins speaks to the crowd. More of the the interview with a Columbia Point resident about why they are demonstrating today and what they want [image unstable].
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/26/1974

Columbia Point Takeover

Description: Leader: P1 Col. Point Takeover #10039 9/26/74; Police in the street and on the roof of the Columbia Point Housing Project. Police and residents outside a building. Police with guns guard the entrance of the community center. Interview with a police officer about taking control of a building due to shots being fired at police officers. Interview with resident about shootings that occurred over the weekend and the increased police presence. Silent footage of police vehicles and officers on the street with residents; police remove equipment from a van; more of the police captain speaking to the press about the violent incidents in the community that precipitates police taking control and setting up a command post in the community center. [Image unstable in sections]
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/26/1974

Columbia Pt. Removal

Description: "Leader: "F2 Columbia Pt. Renewal #7045 1/17/74"; Meeting on the Columbia Point Renewal plan. Mayor Kevin White and others speak about the proposal in front of an audience. Silent b-roll of building around Columbia point, renovation model, and the audience at the meeting."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/17/1974

Combat Zone

Description: According to the Original WCVB Rundown this story was shot at the 2 O'Clock Lounge on the last night they were open. The club was shut down "due to it's [racy] type of entertainment." Exterior night footage of the 2 O'Clock Lounge. Shot of a woman dancing on stage. Exterior day footage of The Living Room, followed by a close up on a piece of paper taped to the door that reads, "Sale Postponed." Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/01/1978