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: B-roll includes exterior footage of Boston City Hospital, women speaking at a news confernce, and audience of news conference, and a legislative hearing. Women at press conference speak about politicians and right to life groups creating regulations that are making abortions costly and difficult to obtain, legislation that goes against the Supreme Court's abortion ruling, and consent requirements that require unmarried women to have consent of her parents. Reporter stand-up in front of Boston City Hospital. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/13/1974
Description: The Governor vetoed an abortion bill, and this story is on reactions to the veto. Interview with a woman about abortions being jeopardized in Massachusetts. Man at a press conference speaking about abortion and parental consent, a female doctor discusses problems with the new abortion bill and hospital practices and abortion complications. More of the interview with the pro-choice woman and more from the people at the press conference followed by silent b-roll from the press conference and a meeting. Mix of sound and silent. Slug: "Abortion/ Prorosation"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/02/1974
Description: "Leader: ""P1 Abortions 4/24/74 #8012""; Natalie Jacobson interview b-roll. Interview with a Woman on low income and minority women's access to healthcare and abortions being disrupted by politics. Interview with a man about indictments that closed down Abortion care at the Boston City Hospital. Silent b-roll of interviews and an anti-Abortion billboard."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1974
Description: Footage of people marching with signs and flags, a van with "African Liberation Month" signs tapes to the side, and people gathered in the street. Edited footage followed by cuts. Silent. Slug: (midday) story #8296B.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/20/1974
Description: "Leader: ""P1 Africare #7528 3/8/74""; News conference on the non-profit Africare, how it could help to combat the drought in Africa, and why aid to Africa is beneficial to the world. A man speaks about providing aid to the people of Africa. B-roll of the news conference. Man talks about the current oil crisis and the possibility for a worldwide food shortage and discusses how these crisis could be met with resources that are available in Africa."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/08/1974
Description: "Leader: ""P2 Albany St. Fire #7652 3/20/74""; Fire truck in front of a building, ""Julius Rosenbloom Baxter Papers"" sign; building smoking; signs at the corner of Albany and Plympton streets; night footage of the building on fire; firemen walk around and observe the building in the day"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/20/1974
Description: "Leader: ""P1 Ambulances get gas, N.C. [News Conference] #7144 1/28/74""; News conference about the State of Massachusetts's plan to establish gasoline depots throughout the state for ambulances to use so ambulance services will not be affected by the gas crisis. Footage includes the news conference, b-roll of ambulances, voice over and stand up by reporter Bill Harrington. Outtakes included."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/28/1974
Description: "Leader: ""P1 Ammonia Leak 12/25/74 #10852""; Silent exterior footage of a Sargent Joseph Peter Kelly skating rink, pan to a group of firemen in the snow; Shot of the skating rink sign; fireman with mask on goes in the building; Roger Goodrich with the police and firemen; a group of young boys walks by on the sidewalk and mug for the camera."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/25/1974
Description: "Public hearing on amnesty bills to grant amnesty to conscientious objectors to the Vietnam war. Silent b-roll of the hearing; one woman holding a 'Amnesty is Justice' sign. Interviews with two men, one pro amnesty and one against it. Reporter voice over. More b-roll of the hearing and more of the interviews."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/01/1974