Description:
Eastern Airlines Reservation Center at Logan Airport, Boston, MA. .
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/18/1981
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Description:
Solid waste treatment facility in East Bridgewater. Front-end loader moves municipal trash. Large and metallic items separated from garbage. Rest is sorted, shredded, moved on conveyor belt to rotating drum for conversion to “eco-fuel.” Oversize pieces successively screened and reduced. Salvaged metal is sold as scrap. Plant operator describes the whole recycling process. Sand and glass removed to go to landfill. Control room with switches, monitors, gauges, failure lights. tape 1 of 2
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/21/1977
Description:
Explanation of “eco-fuel” process from control room of East Bridgewater trash facility. End product in barrel is brown granular powder that does not absorb water. Brockton garbage truck empties load onto receiving area heaped high with raw materials. Eco II tank truck. Interview with Kathy about recycling garbage to generate electricity. Process produces a clean burning, cheaper alternative to imported oil. Remainder is buried as landfill. Local towns use this method to alleviate waste disposal burden. tape 2 of 2
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/21/1977
Description:
Experimental prototype of electric General Motors car “Electrovette.” Batteries in open section behind seats. Dashboard gauge indicating charge level. Electrical connections under hood. Amp meter. DC plug. Interview with GM official about improving fuel efficiency. He says it costs $1 billion for every half mile improvement in gas mileage for fleet average. Talks about complying with government regulations on emissions standards. Does not foresee the demise of the personal automobile due to dwindling oil supply; quotes Walter Reuther on car ownership as “our fifth freedom.”
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/27/1978
Description:
Interview with Marshall Paisner, originator of electronic tune-up business. Offers fixed price oil and lubrication service. He also established Scrub-A-Dub car wash. His success derives from standardization and uniformity to keep costs down. Inside Tuner-Up shop in Natick, mechanic connects sensor cables and probes in engine compartment to diagnose adjustments needed. Readings are printed out.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/08/1978
Description:
FINANCIAL DISTRICT SKYLINE, REPUBLIC & USAIR PLANES ON LOGAN RUNWAY
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/23/1985
Description:
FLIGHT DATA LABS, MAN With VOICE RECORDERS AT National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) IN WASHINGTON DC
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/21/1982
Description:
COMPUTERS, TAPES, MEN WORKING WITH VOICE RECORDERS AT National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) LAB
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/21/1982
Description:
POWELL FLUTES BEING MADE AND PLAYED IN ARLINGTON FACTORY
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/08/1984
