Description: Sound dropout in the beginning of the video. Boston City Council meeting on the Boston School budget. City Councilor reads communications from Mayor White to the City Council. Boston schools superintendent Marion Fahey testifies to City Council about school budget deficit. Accompanying Fahey are Paul Kennedy, Associate Superintendant in charge of personnel and John McGran, member of the superintendent's office on budgetary matters. Councilors Louise Day Hicks, Albert "Dapper" O'Neil, Larry DiCara are among those on the panel questioning Fahey. Mayor White and Superintendent Fahey both address the effect of Judge Arthur Garrity's 1975 court order on the Boston School Department budget. Video goes black in the middle for a few second, but audio continues.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/20/1976
Description: Recent failures in technology and science include Hubble telescope and space shuttle problems, cold fusion experiments, biomedical fraud. Researchers pressured by competition + demand for grand results.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/29/1990
Description: Mass Fair Share complains to governor about waste disposal policy - current methods (landfill, incineration) environmentally hazardous. Asks for resource recovery and composting. Michael Dukakis.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/16/1987
Description: ALEX RODRIGUEZ (MCAD) AND RAY FLYNN ON BOSTON FAIR HOUSING POLICY. OLD TRIPLE DECKERS AND NEW TOWNHOUSES IN ANDREWS SQUARE, SOUTH BOSTON. Michael Dukakis, Neil Sullivan
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/17/1986
Description: Sparsely patronized T commuter train through Uphams Corner and Readville: the Fairmount line risks being discontinued because of high cost to serve few riders.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/04/1987
Description: Short history of piano making. Instrument crafting in progress at Falcone factory. Virginia Eskin and David Hagan try out piano and comment. Chickering stills.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/07/1984
Description: Fall River mill fire in progress.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/12/1987
Description: Aftermath of Fall River mill fire. Rubble, cleanup, wrecking ball, smoldering building skeletons. Fall River environs (WS). B&W visuals of Fall River mills.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/14/1987
Description: Autumn foliage. Close-ups and wide shots of trees full of yellow, orange, and light brown leaves. Chrysanthemums.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/19/1983
Description: People walk across expanse of City Hall Plaza as snow falls at Government Center. Four children repeatedly slide down snow pile on plastic flying saucer. Slow moving traffic at dusk on Southeast Expressway - light snow, slick roads, headlights.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/13/1978