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Chelsea on the brink

Description: Mayor John Brennan, Jr. explains Chelsea's economic plight requiring layoffs of teachers, police, firefighters. Voters failed to override Prop 2 1/2 despite the dire straits. Triple deckers. Tobin Bridge.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/10/1991

City crime

Description: Compilation of clips attesting to prevalence of violent crime on Boston streets. Ray Flynn calls for economic justice and opportunity. Funeral of murder victim.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/26/1991

Finneran's warning

Description: Thomas Finneran says communities must raise taxes through Prop 2 1/2 override to make up for local aid cuts. Weld is happy budget emphasis is on cuts, not taxes. Finneran forebodes state bankruptcy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/16/1991

First-time Winthrop home buyer

Description: Middle class Winthrop family can finally afford to buy their own home because of slump in real estate market. Single family houses on densely settled street.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/13/1991

Flaherty doubts Weld on deficit

Description: Speaker Charles Flaherty has not harnessed the House votes to oppose Weld's various proposals addressing the deficit. Believes taxes are necessary but is not explicit about it. Flaherty walking.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/19/1991

Flynn criticizes Weld

Description: Ray Flynn criticizes William Weld for cuts in local aid jeopardizing city services. Weld defends repeal of service tax as stimulus to economy. Weld stands with John Kerry and Edward Kennedy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/08/1991

Harold Brown bankrupt

Description: Real estate magnate Harold Brown files for bankruptcy. His attorney blames it on Bank of New England, recession, and credit crunch.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/13/1991

Hidden line items in the budget

Description: Proposed budget has small items with big impact: increased charges for MBTA communities & Quabbin drinking water communities & abolition of consumer complaint mediation. Theodore Mann, Marc Draisen.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/22/1991

Lottery for revenue raising

Description: Treasurer Joe Malone justifies introducing new Mass Cash lottery game to raise state revenues. People buying lottery tickets. Forms for big money games. Headline clippings about Malone.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/19/1991

Massachusetts on the brink

Description: State is on brink of insolvency, junk bond rating, double digit unemployment, bank failures. Sen. Kennedy is worried. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady hints that the economy will improve.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/14/1991