Description: 1) Questions about BU investments through Commonwealth Partners; trustees and officers benefit privately, violate fiduciary responsibility; John Silber on Seradyn. 2) Daniel Ellsberg on US troop buildup in Saudi Arabia parallel to Vietnam. 3) Increasing incidence of AIDS among women; interview with Maryalice Guilford. 4) Gov. Dukakis on tax on professional services needed to make up budget deficit; Sen. Paul Cellucci.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/30/1990
Description: Task force on state fiscal crisis recommends increased sales tax with broader base, and gasoline tax dedicated to infrastructure improvement.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/18/1989
Description: Differences between legislative tax cap and one proposed on ballot by Citizens for Limited Taxation. Barbara Anderson, Frank Keefe.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/05/1986
Description: Father Tom McDonough of St. Augustine Church in South Boston explains his opposition to tax rollback petition. Catholic staff member of CLT tells why she favors it, despite Church's position.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/17/1990
Description: Dukakis, Keverian, Bulger hold "summit" to solve the budget - deficit - taxes problem. Bulger says "revenue raising is inescapable." They reveal little.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/22/1989
Description: Richard Voke and Michael Dukakis become adversaries in budget fight, unable to agree on what to cut. Rep. Eleanor Myerson.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/29/1989
Description: Richard Voke presents his way to save the budget; includes many categories of cuts and methods of capturing and creating non-tax revenues. Rep. Carmen Buell.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/06/1989
Description: House Ways and Means Committee chastises Ed Lashman for his deficit reduction plan which is not drastic enough. Reps. Voke, Reinstein, Havern.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/16/1989
Description: Gov. Weld is appalled at how poorly the state debt was managed during the last five years. Evades question on general relief cuts. Richard Manley, Alan McDonald, Jim Stewart speak to House Ways & Means.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/01/1991
Description: Gov. Weld proposes eliminating general relief benefits in order to help reduce state deficit by $800 million. Reiterates he will not raise taxes.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/02/1991