Description:
Ten O'Clock News show with anchor Christopher Lydon. Lydon reports that Senator Edward Brooke has admitted to lying about his financial status in divorce case. The report includes footage of Brooke at a press conference. Danny Schecter reports on South African journalist Donald Woods's visit to Boston to speak against apartheid in South Africa. Schecter's report includes footage of Woods being interviewed by Schecter about apartheid. Paul Solman examines resume kits in the Business Report. Karin Giger reports on the purchase of a Hovercraft to carry commuters between Hingham and Boston. The report includes comments by Matthew Coogan (Assistant Secretary of Transportation) and Caroline Stouffer (State Representative). Harvard Law Professor Charles Nesson talks with Lydon in the studio about the McKee-Berger-Mansueto scandal and the ensuing investigation. Charlie Stuart reports on Jim Smith, owner of the Franklin Field Tennis Center, who promotes tennis to inner city youth through the Smirnoff Classic. The report includes footage of Paul Farrow (tennis pro), talking about African Americans in tennis
13:54:35: Christopher Lydon runs down the stories for the upcoming newscast in a teaser; Channel 2 auction promotion; Ben Wattenberg in a promotion for an episode of In Search of the Real America (episode is about American appetite for Malaysian rubber); WGBH station identification.
13:56:00: The Ten O'Clock News opening graphics; Lydon reports on the weather for Memorial Day weekend. Lydon reports revelations that Senator Edward Brooke lied about his financial situation under oath during divorce proceedings. Visual: Footage of a press conference. Brooke apologizes for his mistake and emphasizes that the deception concerns a private matter, not his public performance. He admits that his daughter brought the story to the attention of the media and his political rivals. Lydon reports that Brooke's daughter has accused him of misuse of his mother-in-law's funds, which were entrusted to him for her medical care. Lydon speculates on Brooke's political rivals in the race for his senate seat: Elliot Richardson, Avi Nelson, Kathleen Sullivan, Robert Wood.
13:59:14: Lydon reads more news: Antonio Guzman is elected president of the Dominican Republic; Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko demands a permanent ban on the neutron radiation bomb at the UN Disarmament Conference; Ethiopia is on the brink of civil war with Eritrean secessionists; 73 Europeans were killed as a result of civil warfare in Zaire; Senate Foreign Relations Committee demands to see CIA evidence that Cubans were deeply involved in an attack on Zaire; Prime Minister Ian Smith of Rhodesia announces his retirement from politics; South Africa's ruling national party celebrates 30 years in power under apartheid; South African Prime Minister John Vorster proclaims the greatness of apartheid policy.
14:01:01: Report by Danny Schecter on expatriate South African journalist Donald Woods's visit to Boston. Schecter reports on Woods's fierce opposition to South Africa's apartheid government. V: Woods is shown speaking at a seminar Boston. Woods talks about the anger of blacks in South Africa and how South African whites are ignorant of that anger. Woods advocates divestment and sanctions against South Africa and compares the apartheid government to the Nazi regime. Woods responds to Schecter's question about how he changed his views on race. Schecter asks Woods about Steve Biko's role in South Africa and his influence on Woods; Schecter asks Woods whether Biko's death slowed down the black revolution in South Africa. Schecter reports that Woods will return to Boston in the summer to take up a Niemann fellowship at Harvard.
14:04:43: Promotion for The Photo Show with Jonathan Goell (The Right Exposure episode).
14:05:14: Lydon reads national news: President Jimmy Carter pushes for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment at the Illinois State house; Carter names West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV to head the presidential commission on the coal industry; former Attorney General John Mitchell returns to federal prison in Alabama after a five-month medical furlough; US Court of Appeals declined to prevent the return of Joanne Little from New York to a jail in Raleigh, N.C., where she was acquitted of the murder of a white jailer during a sexual assault; US trade deficit is growing faster in 1978 than in previous years.
14:06:49: Business Editor Paul Solman gives advice on how to get a job in the Business Report. Paul Solman examines resume kits: "Resumes by Thomas Wolfe" includes letterhead stationery, a booklet, the Dress for Success book by John Molloy, and a book about setting goals called Moving Up. Solman moves on to a report on joint business ventures between American companies and Eastern bloc businesses: US ad agency Young and Rubicam enters joint venture with Hungarian ad agency. Solman reports that RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company will pull advertisements from Mother Jones and Esquire magazines.
14:10:17: Stock report: the Dow Jones Industrial average shown at 831.69; the volume at 21,410,000 shares; the volume on the American Exchange shown at 3,260,000.
14:10:46: Report by Karin Giger on the purchase of a $450,000 hovercraft to make commuter runs between Hingham and Boston. Report includes shots of hovercraft, commuter boats, and Boston Harbor. V: Footage of Matthew Coogan (Assistant Secretary of Transportation) talking about the speed and turnaround time of the hovercraft, and its efficiency for commuter runs. Giger reports that the hovercraft will have a trial period of one year, and that the commuter boats in Hull and Hingham will continue to run during that time. Giger reports that legislators support water travel as cost effective. V: Footage of Caroline Stouffer (State Representative) describing water travel as ecologically sound, comfortable and requiring low maintenance. Giger reports that the hovercraft is expected to make its first run in October.
14:13:17: Lydon reads local news: leaders of The Alliance, Massachusetts' largest state employees' union, threaten to strike if the legislature does not fund their group health insurance contract; the McKee-Berger-Mansueto (MBM) investigation will pass from the legislature's Post Audit Subcommittee to a blue ribbon commission on state and county contracting.
14:13:49: Charles Nesson (Harvard Law Professor and Counsel to the Post Audit Subcommittee) is the in-studio guest. Lydon talks to him about the MBM scandal. Nesson says the investigation is in progress and will need to be brought to a clear conclusion. Lydon asks how the investigation progressed after the extortion trial of Senators Joseph DiCarlo and Ronald Mackenzie. Nesson responds that the investigation has moved on to look at the connection between politicians and corporations bidding for contracts, as well as the culture of political fundraising. Nesson says that the key question is whether MBM bought their contract. Lydon questions how much the investigation has learned about how MBM got their contract. Nesson says there is a lot more to be learned in the investigation. Lydon asks how the new commission will conduct their investigation.
14:19:08: Sports report shows baseball scores. Charlie Stuart reports on the Smirnoff Tennis Classic at the Franklin Field Tennis Center. V: Footage of Jim Smith (Director, Franklin Field Tennis Center) talking about how the Smirnoff Classic allows kids at the Franklin Field Tennis Center to see high-caliber African American players. Smith talks about how difficult it is for African American players to advance to the top ranks of tennis. Stuart reports that Smith works to bring tennis to the inner city through the Center. V: Footage of Paul Farrow (tennis pro) talking about the financial difficulties faced by African American players. Stuart reports on the tight budget at the Tennis Center. Smith talks about the lack of African Americans involved in promoting tennis tournaments. V: Report includes footage of African American men playing tennis at the Center and still photos of African American tennis teams.
14:22:28: Weather report. Lydon reports on casino gambling in Atlantic City. Lydon closes show and credits roll over footage of kids fishing in river.
Date Created:
05/26/1978
