Description: Hiroshima survivors speak at Brookline High School, some in Japanese with translator. One offers a Buddhist chant. One says she wants only friendship with the US. Gruesome photos lined up along edge of stage show burned bodies after atomic bomb explosion, and mushroom cloud.
Description: State-owned house in Brookline, intended as group home home for mentally ill people, is vacant for lack of funds to run program. Gerry Morrissey.
Description: Interview with administrator Jane of Preterm gynecological clinic at 1842 Beacon Street, Brookline, about cutbacks in Medicaid reimbursement for abortions. Letterhead, signage, quote of Margaret Sanger on contraceptive freedom. Receptionist on telephone.
Description: Memorial service for Golda Meir at temple in Brookline. Elma Lewis and Kitty Dukakis are among the crowded congregation. Gov. Michael Dukakis, wearing yarmulke, on stage with dignitaries. Cantor sings. Dukakis gives tribute. Others, including former US ambassador to Israel Walworth Barbour, offer prayers, poems, remembrances.
Description: News story about Coolidge Corner Theater Foundation's efforts to save Coolidge Corner Moviehouse from conversion into retail space after sale of property to developer. Conran's at Exeter furniture store was theater owned by same developer and converted into retail space. Reporter talks about Moviehouse's history and threats to its business including video rental stores and Loews theaters. Richard Fraiman, owner of Capitol Theatre in Arlington, argues for relevance of neighborhood theaters. Shots of Capitol Theatre renovation. shots of Coolidge Corner Theater's art deco interior design. Following edited story are b-roll shots of Conran's at Exeter exterior, Coolidge Corner Moviehouse marquee; interior detail shots of art deco design in Coolidge Corner theatre.
Description: Protesters gather in Milton to prepare for Operation Rescue anti- abortion demonstration. File of NYC pro-life rally & Brookline abortion protest. Dr. Mildred Jefferson, Bill Baird. Milton police emblem.