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Lydon compilation

Description: William Wadsworth on Atlantic magazine. BPL branches become victim of Proposition 2 1/2. Sen. David Locke, Richard Rowland, Thomas Winship on Reagan (“Reagan makes good comedy”). Pops conductor John Williams. John Updike on Red Sox strike (“I get more reading done”).
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/17/1981

Newbury, Boylston, Charles Streets

Description: Driving past Newbury Street storefronts and buildings. Emmanuel Church, Society of Arts and Crafts, Diutshfurs, Kakas Furs, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Cuoio, Priscilla Bridal, Josephs. Along Boylston Street - Sheraton Towers next to Pru, Lord & Taylor, Hotel Lenox, Boston Public Library, glass Hancock tower next to Trinity Church, Elkins, Louis, The Fatted Calf, Ken's, Malbens Gourmet, Casual Corner, Women's Educational and Industrial Union. Charles Street traffic, brick sidewalks, The Lyric Stage. Driving past brick rowhouses on Beacon Hill. Wrought iron balconies. Lower Commonwealth Avenue with grassy mall.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/19/1978

TOCN show tape

Description: 1) Boston TPF plainclothes patrolmen Dennis McKenna and Edward Holland involved in mistaken identity shooting death of James Bowden on Smith Street Roxbury while seeking suspect in Cambridge robbery. Phoenix reporter Dave O'Brien who was present gives his version. Police commissioner Joseph Jordan on internal investigation of incident. Attorney Lawrence O'Donnell says civilian review of police misconduct is necessary. 2) Brief on crackdown on gay solicitation in Boston Public Library bathroom. 3) Brief on Judge Walter Jay Skinner approving verdict that Wampanoags have no land claim in Mashpee. 4) Solman business report on closing of Kennedy's branch stores; cash value of US human life calculated at $280,000; J.P. Stevens boycott; price of diamonds. Anchor Lydon.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/24/1978

Trustee defends BPL

Description: Boston Public Library trustee defends BPL policies and administrative practices against Ray Flynn's criticism. Jamaica Plain branch library. Signs: Large Print Books, Talking Books, Kurzweil Reading Machine.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/28/1989

Urban development, condo conversion, Latino voters, Victory Gardens

Description: Four stories from 1983. 1) Urban development in Boston is an issue in the mayoral race. Helicopter aerial of skyline from harbor. Tilt up Prudential and Hancock towers. Pan of Copley Place. Anthony Tappe of Boston Society of Architects comments on deterioration of Victorian Boston because of the scale of new development, making for a less desirable and livable city. Controversy over Mayor Kevin White's intense involvement in urban planning process is discussed by mayoral candidates at a BSA forum on the future of city planning. David Finnegan, Dennis Kearney, Lawrence DiCara, Robert Kiley, Ray Flynn, Mel King. Robert Ryan, BRA director. Marriott Long Wharf Hotel. 2) The dichotomy between preserving rent control/affordable housing and encouraging free market business development through condo conversions in Boston. Struggle of 87-year-old Hester Hurlbutt of 250 Commonwealth Avenue to stay in her apartment. Mel King comments on housing displacement. Ray Flynn favors ban on evictions. David Finnegan disagrees, worried about economic climate. Scenes of Back Bay, Copley Place, Boston Public Library. Sign for luxury condominium for sale. Mayoral candidates Dennis Kearney and Lawrence DiCara campaigning. 3) Latino voters will have an impact on Boston's mayoral race. Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Hernandez, Yohel Camayd-Freixas endorse Mel King. Jose Masso, Gov. Dukakis' Hispanic liaison, says Latinos will split ideologically according to their respective nationalities. 4) Joseph Nelson and Mabel "Matty" Matheson talk about the tradition of the Fenway Victory Gardens. Other plot tenders revel in the therapeutic value and beauty of gardening. Views of flower beds and vegetables.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 1983