Description: Evacuation plan for Plymouth in case of accident at Pilgrim nuclear power plant is questioned. Civil defense authorities have confidence. Siren test is unreliable. Called “blueprint for chaos.” Signs for Plymouth Rock, Hanover Mall, Plymouth police headquarters, Carver fire station.
Description: Proposed evacuation plan for Seabrook nuclear power plant is to serve six bordering Massachusetts towns. Awareness of potential radiation danger is heightened because of recent Chernobyl accident.
Description: Paul Simon runs in Illinois primary in order to be the alternative in a brokered convention. Dukakis slices bread dough in bakery. Jesse Jackson shakes hands. Dukakis ad with b+w convention footage.
Description: Secretary of Economic Affairs Evelyn Murphy announces she has decided not to run for US Senate in order to continue her mission of job development in Massachusetts, especially for women.
Description: Evelyn Murphy, as acting governor, takes testimony from Worcester citizens on budget needs. Interview with Murphy on her role in advising governor Dukakis. Interview with Dukakis, who declines to give up his seat as governor while he campaigns for the presidency. Dukakis press conference.
Description: Excerpt from edited story. Michael Dukakis extols virtues of Evelyn Murphy as Lt. Governor. She presents him with "second banana" telephone.