Description: Kevin White refuses to debate mayoral candidate Joe Timilty. Chuck Turner wants Boston construction jobs to go to city residents. Controversy over Boston Water & Sewer Commission rate increase. 1637 tulip bulb speculation in Holland. Jerry Brown interview.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/22/1979
Description: 1) Interview with Everett Mendelsohn describing what he saw in Beirut after Israeli bombardment. 2) Brief on corruption in state revenue department and suicide of John Coady. 3) Dukakis campaign strategy against Ed King on taxes and corruption. 4) Human services advocates oppose repeal of 7.5% surtax on state income tax; David Bartley, secretary of administration and finance, Sen. George Bachrach. 5) AIDS symptoms, infections, high death rate, lack of response to treatment, preponderance of cases among gay men and concern about moral backlash; Dr. Matthew Hirsch, MGH virologist. 6) Blue Hill Avenue used as drag strip - high accident rate and unsafe for pedestrians; Sen. Bill Owens, Deputy Supt. William Celester, Minister Don Straughter (aka Muhammad). 7) Brief on Leo Beranek's $1 million gift to Boston Symphony Orchestra. Anchor Lydon.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/02/1982
Description: Ten O'Clock News broadcast. Anchors Christopher Lydon and Gail Harris. David Williams reports on gubernatorial political campaigns of Michael Dukakis and Greg Hyatt. Marcus Jones reports on Healthy Start program providing better maternal health services to poorer women. Interviews with Dr. Juliette Tuakli-Williams, Sen. Jack Backman, Joan Tighe, Rep. Patricia Fiero, and Kathy O'Donnell. "Today on Wall Street" segment. Gail Harris reports on 1987 federal budget and tax reform bills. Christopher Lydon reports on Reagan Administration and Tip O'Neill's views on US aid to Nicaraguan Contras. On-set interview with Noam Chomsky and John Silber on contra aid. Silber argues for and Chomsky argues against US aid to the Contras. The two guests interrupt each other and talk over each other. Gail Harris reports on employee strikes in several business. Christy George reports on the development of Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge through history. Interview with Charles Sullivan, Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission. Interview with Kevin Crane, attorney for a developer, on the development plans along Mass Ave. Interview with Kate Mattes, local business owner of Kate's Mystery Books. Interview with author Robert Parker. Interview with Betty Desrosiers on the effect of the Red Line extention on Mass. Ave development plans. Interview with Cambridge resident Joel Bard. Interview with developer Peter Wasserman. Weather and Sports reports. Lydon reports on Chilean human rights violations and South African funerals. Harris reports on a Soviet launch of a manned space craft and Haley's Comet.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/13/1986
Description: TOCN special on Evelyn Murphy as Democratic gubernatorial candidate. ,Fields
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/24/1990
Description: TOCN special on Frank Bellotti as Democratic gubernatorial candidate. ,Fields
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/17/1990
Description: TOCN special on John Silber as Democratic gubernatorial candidate. ,Fields
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/31/1990
Description: TOCN special on Steven Pierce as Democratic gubernatorial candidate. ,Fields
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/14/1990
Description: TOCN special on William Weld as Democratic gubernatorial candidate. ,Fields
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/07/1990
Description: Bush used popular culture, macho symbolism, pithy soundbites in his campaign, all of which played well on tv. Dukakis, being more cerebral and substantive, did not avail himself of these approaches.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/10/1988
Description: Examples of what was on television against the first Weld Silber debate: Cosby Show, The Simpsons, Patriots football. Monica Collins comments on what viewers chose.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/19/1990