Description:
EAGLE ROOM INTERVIEW. RAY FLYNN'S TRANSITION REPORT
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/10/1984
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MAYOR FLYNN UNVEILS BUDGET IN HIS FIRST CITY HALL PRESS CONFERENCE
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/18/1984
Description:
MAYOR FLYNN UNVEILS BUDGET IN HIS FIRST CITY HALL PRESS CONFERENCE
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/18/1984
Description:
FLYNN PRESS CONFERENCE ON INFANT MORTALITY STATISTICS, BLAMES ON REAGAN CUTS
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/18/1984
Description:
MAYOR FLYNN IN Jamaica Plain DISCUSSING BUILDING REHABILITATION, CUTTING RIBBON, CAKE. GROUNDBREAKING.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/12/1984
Description:
DRUG ABUSE PC AT CITY HALL WITH RAY FLYNN, THOMPSON AND DEREK SANDERSON
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/07/1984
Description:
Chief Justice Edward Hennessey administers oath of office to Mayor Raymond Flynn. Packed audience in Wang Center cheers and applauds. Flynn opens inaugural address quoting Ecclesiastes. pool camera reel 1 of 2.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/02/1984
Description:
Chief Justice Edward Hennessey administers oath of office to Mayor Raymond Flynn. Packed audience in Wang Center cheers and applauds. Flynn opens inaugural address quoting Ecclesiastes. reel 1 of 2.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/02/1984
Description:
RAY FLYNN INTROS FOUR MEMBERS OF HIS NEW FINANCIAL TEAM: GEORGE RUSSELL, WILLIAM COUGHLIN, LEON STAMPS, STUART VIRDOKA
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/03/1984
Description:
Inaugural address of Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn. City Council members sworn in. pool camera reel 1 of 2.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/02/1984
Description:
Inaugural address of Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn. City Council and School Committee members sworn in. George Keverian, in audience, crosses self after closing prayer. On stage, Dukakis, Bulger, Kevin White. reel 2 of 2.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/02/1984
Description:
Ray Flynn swears in Leo Stapleton as fire commissioner in Adams Corner. Flynn hopes police commissioner Jordan will resign so he can appoint own replacement. St. Ambrose Church shows effects of arson. Charles Yancey. Aegean Fare Greek restaurant exterior and interior. Cooks prepare food.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/01/1984
Description:
Mayor Ray Flynn visits Boston Latin School. Music students play Yankee Doodle Dandy badly on clarinets. Ray shoots baskets in coed gym class. School officials usher Ray through halls, classrooms, library, auditorium, pointing out problems.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/08/1984
Description:
Reporter Christopher Lydon interviews attendees of the inauguration of Ray Flynn as Mayor of Boston, in the Wang Center. The crowd cheers as Flynn and former mayor Kevin White pass by. Lydon interviews attendees of the inauguration in the lobby of the Wang Center. Interviewees express concerns about unemployment, crime, the restoration of city services and the city budget. Cynthia Silveira (Dorchester resident) says that she appreciates Flynn's commitment to diversity and unity but is suspicious of his past voting record on racial issues. Lydon interviews people outside of the Wang Center. Harry Spence (Boston Housing Authority) says that Flynn delivered a "solid" speech, but will face difficulties in delivering city services and achieving racial harmony. George Keverian (State Representative) says that Flynn is the right person to unite the city. Louise Day Hicks (former member of the Boston City Council) says that Flynn must strike a balance between downtown concerns and neighborhood interests. Hicks says that South Boston is the "center of the city." Hicks speaks to Dapper O'Neil outside of the Wang Center. Felix Arroyo (Latino activist) hopes that Flynn will deliver on his promises; Arroyo believes that it will be difficult for Flynn to integrate the city's neighborhoods. Elma Lewis (African American activist) says that she and others will work with Flynn to improve the city. Lewis adds that she is "always looking for diversity." Claire Crawford (Boston resident) says that Flynn is a "people's mayor." Flynn exits the Wang Center and gets in his station wagon; crowd cheers. Lydon interviews James Kelly (South Boston Information Center). Kelly expresses reservations about Flynn's proposal for District Advisory Councils. Thomas Menino (Boston City Council) compliments Flynn's inaugural speech.
1:00:00: Visual: Christopher Lydon interviews a white male about the inaugural speech of Ray Flynn (Mayor, City of Boston) at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts. The man says that Flynn gave a strong speech; that he is optimistic about Flynn's administration. The man says that Flynn will face challenges in improving the schools. Lydon speaks informally to the man. 1:00:45: V: Uniformed officers march up the stairs in the lobby of the Wang Center. People are gathered in the lobby. The audience cheers as Flynn exits a room and proceeds up the stairs. Flynn's young daughter holds his hand as he walks up the stairs. Flynn stops to greet bystanders as he passes. Kevin White (former Mayor of Boston) and Kathryn White (wife of Kevin White) proceed up the stairs after Flynn. 1:02:12: V: Lydon interviews a white man who is a Dorchester resident. The man says that Flynn is the first mayor since Josiah Quincy to have a "sense of the city"; that Flynn is familiar with the neighborhoods and the downtown. Lydon interviews a white middle-aged man about Flynn's speech. The man says that Flynn's speech was very good; that Flynn understands that the government exists to serve the people. The man says that Flynn will face a challenge in restoring city services during an economic crisis. An older white woman says that Flynn's speech was "wonderful." The woman says that Flynn will face a challenge in reducing unemployment; that Flynn's emphasis on unity was important. Cynthia Silveira (Dorchester resident) says that Flynn's speech was good; that she hesitates to trust Flynn because of his past voting record on racial issues. Silveira says that it will be difficult for Flynn to give his full attention to Boston neighborhoods; that she appreciates his commitment to diversity and unity. An older Irish woman recognizes Lydon from television. Her companions explains that they are from the region of Ireland where Flynn's family is from. The second Irish woman says that the speech was "wonderful." An older white woman says that Flynn will be a good mayor if he delivers what he promised in the speech; that it will be difficult for Flynn to reduce the crime rate. An older white man says that Flynn has the right idea; that Flynn will "economize." 1:06:59: V: A crowd streams out of the doors of the Wang Center. Lydon interviews Harry Spence (Boston Housing Authority). Spence says that Flynn delivered a "solid" speech; that it will be difficult for Flynn to deliver services and to achieve racial harmony. Spence says that Flynn's speech expressed his decency and commitment to the people. The crowd continues to exit the building. Groups of people are gathered outside of the doors. Members of the crowd greet Lydon. George Keverian (Massachusetts House of Representatives) greets Lydon and his two daughters. Keverian says that Flynn delivered a good speech; that Flynn's humanity was in evidence. Keverian says that Flynn is the right person to unite the people of Boston. Keverian continues to speak informally to Lydon and his daughters. 1:12:07: V: Louise Day Hicks greets Lydon. Hicks says that Flynn's speech covered many "interesting" and important topics; that South Boston is the "center" of the city. Hicks says that Flynn will need to strike a balance between the neighborhoods and the downtown interests; that Flynn needs to concentrate on affordable housing and crime reduction. Hicks confers with Dapper O'Neil (Boston City Council) on the street outside of the Wang Center. Lydon interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino activist). Arroyo says that the city will be a better place if Flynn can deliver on his promises. Arroyo says that Flynn will face challenges in integrating the neighborhoods; that he appreciates Flynn's commitment to education. Shot of a black car pulled up to the curb in front of the Wang Center. Lydon asks Elma Lewis (African American activist) about Flynn's speech. Lewis say that Flynn put on a good "show"; that inaugural speeches do not mean much; that she and others will work with Flynn to improve the city. Lewis says that she has attended inaugurals for many years; that she would like to have seen "more diversity"; that she is "always looking for more diversity." 1:17:04: V: Claire Crawford (Boston resident) says that Flynn is a "people's mayor." Crawford says that Flynn will face challenges in eliminating racial discrimination. Flynn exits the Wang Center. He greets several groups of bystanders. Photographers crowd around Flynn's station wagon. Flynn clears snow from his windshield. Flynn gets in the car and drives away. The crowd cheers briefly. 1:20:37: V: Lydon interviews Jim Kelly (South Boston Information Center). Kelly says that Flynn gave a good speech; that parts of the speech "concerned" him. Kelly expresses reservations about the District Advisory Councils. Kelly says that Flynn face difficulties in providing services to the city during an economic crisis. Kelly says that the people of South Boston are happy to "have a say" in how the city is run. Lydon begins to interview Thomas Menino (Boston City Council). Menino says that Flynn made an excellent speech.
1:00:00: Visual: Christopher Lydon interviews a white male about the inaugural speech of Ray Flynn (Mayor, City of Boston) at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts. The man says that Flynn gave a strong speech; that he is optimistic about Flynn's administration. The man says that Flynn will face challenges in improving the schools. Lydon speaks informally to the man. 1:00:45: V: Uniformed officers march up the stairs in the lobby of the Wang Center. People are gathered in the lobby. The audience cheers as Flynn exits a room and proceeds up the stairs. Flynn's young daughter holds his hand as he walks up the stairs. Flynn stops to greet bystanders as he passes. Kevin White (former Mayor of Boston) and Kathryn White (wife of Kevin White) proceed up the stairs after Flynn. 1:02:12: V: Lydon interviews a white man who is a Dorchester resident. The man says that Flynn is the first mayor since Josiah Quincy to have a "sense of the city"; that Flynn is familiar with the neighborhoods and the downtown. Lydon interviews a white middle-aged man about Flynn's speech. The man says that Flynn's speech was very good; that Flynn understands that the government exists to serve the people. The man says that Flynn will face a challenge in restoring city services during an economic crisis. An older white woman says that Flynn's speech was "wonderful." The woman says that Flynn will face a challenge in reducing unemployment; that Flynn's emphasis on unity was important. Cynthia Silveira (Dorchester resident) says that Flynn's speech was good; that she hesitates to trust Flynn because of his past voting record on racial issues. Silveira says that it will be difficult for Flynn to give his full attention to Boston neighborhoods; that she appreciates his commitment to diversity and unity. An older Irish woman recognizes Lydon from television. Her companions explains that they are from the region of Ireland where Flynn's family is from. The second Irish woman says that the speech was "wonderful." An older white woman says that Flynn will be a good mayor if he delivers what he promised in the speech; that it will be difficult for Flynn to reduce the crime rate. An older white man says that Flynn has the right idea; that Flynn will "economize." 1:06:59: V: A crowd streams out of the doors of the Wang Center. Lydon interviews Harry Spence (Boston Housing Authority). Spence says that Flynn delivered a "solid" speech; that it will be difficult for Flynn to deliver services and to achieve racial harmony. Spence says that Flynn's speech expressed his decency and commitment to the people. The crowd continues to exit the building. Groups of people are gathered outside of the doors. Members of the crowd greet Lydon. George Keverian (Massachusetts House of Representatives) greets Lydon and his two daughters. Keverian says that Flynn delivered a good speech; that Flynn's humanity was in evidence. Keverian says that Flynn is the right person to unite the people of Boston. Keverian continues to speak informally to Lydon and his daughters. 1:12:07: V: Louise Day Hicks greets Lydon. Hicks says that Flynn's speech covered many "interesting" and important topics; that South Boston is the "center" of the city. Hicks says that Flynn will need to strike a balance between the neighborhoods and the downtown interests; that Flynn needs to concentrate on affordable housing and crime reduction. Hicks confers with Dapper O'Neil (Boston City Council) on the street outside of the Wang Center. Lydon interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino activist). Arroyo says that the city will be a better place if Flynn can deliver on his promises. Arroyo says that Flynn will face challenges in integrating the neighborhoods; that he appreciates Flynn's commitment to education. Shot of a black car pulled up to the curb in front of the Wang Center. Lydon asks Elma Lewis (African American activist) about Flynn's speech. Lewis say that Flynn put on a good "show"; that inaugural speeches do not mean much; that she and others will work with Flynn to improve the city. Lewis says that she has attended inaugurals for many years; that she would like to have seen "more diversity"; that she is "always looking for more diversity." 1:17:04: V: Claire Crawford (Boston resident) says that Flynn is a "people's mayor." Crawford says that Flynn will face challenges in eliminating racial discrimination. Flynn exits the Wang Center. He greets several groups of bystanders. Photographers crowd around Flynn's station wagon. Flynn clears snow from his windshield. Flynn gets in the car and drives away. The crowd cheers briefly. 1:20:37: V: Lydon interviews Jim Kelly (South Boston Information Center). Kelly says that Flynn gave a good speech; that parts of the speech "concerned" him. Kelly expresses reservations about the District Advisory Councils. Kelly says that Flynn face difficulties in providing services to the city during an economic crisis. Kelly says that the people of South Boston are happy to "have a say" in how the city is run. Lydon begins to interview Thomas Menino (Boston City Council). Menino says that Flynn made an excellent speech.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/02/1984
Description:
Ray Flynn interview on opening Division of Employment Security office in Uphams Corner. DES exterior with signs: Job Matching, Job Insurance. Uphams Corner environs from moving car in rain. jobs.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/15/1984
Description:
RAY FLYNN SWEARS IN NEW FIRE COMMISSIONER LEO STAPLETON, CITY COUNCILLORS ATTEND. Kathy Flynn
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/01/1984
Description:
CHILDREN LAUNCH BALLOONS ON BOSTON COMMON TO MARK 'WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD.' Ray Flynn speaks.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/04/1984
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HOUSE CLERK'S OFFICE, STAMPING BILLS, RAY FLYNN PC ON TAX PACKAGE, FILING BILLS
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/05/1984
Description:
RAY FLYNN FILLING POTHOLES IN CHARLESTOWN, IN TRUCK, DPW, ASPHALT, NO SNOW
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/20/1984
Description:
TOW TRUCKS IN CHARLESTOWN IN THE RAIN. RAY FLYNN. ABANDONED CARS.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/27/1984
Description:
Boston Redevelopment Authority public hearing on the homeless shelter Rosie's Place. Community members voice concerns and suggestions, including increased security and better lighting to protect the homeless women. Developer Elizabeth Fitzgerald speaks on behalf of Rosie's Place. Shots of the new development plan model. Board votes to tentatively designate Rosie's Place the development rights on Harrison Avenue. Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Kip Tiernan and Ray Flynn make statements at a press conference. Tiernan presents Flynn with a t-shirt that says "I helped rebuild Rosie's Place." Sound cuts out for a while in the middle of the video.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/09/1984
Description:
OPENING OF DES OFFICE IN UPHAMS CORNER. RAY FLYNN AND MICHAEL DUKAKIS SPEAK ON EMPLOYMENT IN NEIGHBORHOOD, STATE / LOCAL JOBS PARTNERSHIP. EVELYN MURPHY PRESENT.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/15/1984
Description:
DEMOCRATIC UNITY BREAKFAST AFTER PRIMARY. RAY FLYNN, JAMES SHANNON, PAUL TSONGAS, DAVID BARTLEY, JOHN KERRY, CHESTER ATKINS
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/18/1984
Description:
MICHAEL DUKAKIS & RAY FLYNN GREET FERRARO AT LOGAN, PC. SOUTH BOSTON TECH CENTER. KITTY.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/26/1984
Description:
LOU HARRIS SPEAKS TO NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS. RAY FLYNN, MICHAEL DUKAKIS, TOM MCGEE
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/24/1984
Description:
Interviews with Ray Flynn, Dan Payne and Kevin White on the connection between politicians and sports (on the occasion of the Celtics championship).
length 18:55
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/14/1984
Description:
Reception at Park Plaza for Archbishop Bernard Law welcoming him to Boston. Interviews with William Bulger and Ray Flynn. Sen. Edward Kennedy and son Patrick meet Law. Law's view of abortion as sin: “This is not some weird Catholic notion out of the Middle Ages.”
length 20:54
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/23/1984
Description:
Bishop Bernard Law arrives at Logan Airport on first trip to Boston. Greeted by religious dignitaries, Raymond and Kathy Flynn, Michael Dukakis, William Bulger, Thomas McGee.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/27/1984
Description:
INSTALLATION OF ARCHBISHOP BERNARD LAW AT CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY CROSS. CHOIR BOYS, MASS, CLERGY, STAINED GLASS. RAY FLYNN, MICHAEL DUKAKIS AND EDWARD KENNEDY IN PEWS.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/23/1984
Description:
Celtics Pride Day at Government Center, after winning championship. Huge crowd of fans wearing Celtics hats and t-shirts. Some have banners and pennants. Celtics players, families, and Mayor Ray Flynn cut cake as part of Celtic's Pride Day celebrations.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/14/1984
Description:
Neighborhood activists demonstrate inside Boston Public Facilities Department for affordable housing to be a priority when development proposals are considered for Bowditch School, district 13 police station, and Jamaica Plain High School sites. Ray Flynn cuts ribbon at new condos in Hyde Square.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/13/1984
Description:
JOHN KERRY, EDWARD KENNEDY, RAY FLYNN, MICHAEL DUKAKIS AT FERRARO CAMPAIGN RALLY AT BOSTON CITY HALL
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/26/1984
Description:
MICHAEL DUKAKIS AND KENNEDY CAMPAIGNING FOR MONDALE / FERRARO RALLY, KENNEDY, RAY FLYNN, TOM MCGEE
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/26/1984
Description:
Ray Flynn, William Bulger, Thomas McGee, Joseph Casper, Jim Kelly, and Mike Flannery at Annual Saint Patrick's Day Lunch at the Boys and Girls Club of Boston, in South Boston. People eating at tables. People speaking to the crowd, telling anecdotes and jokes, and discussing drug and alcohol problems in South Boston.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/08/1984
Description:
JOHN KERRY'S US Senate race VICTORY PARTY AND BEGINNING OF SPEECH AT SHERATON BOSTON. Introducers include Thaleia Schlesinger (sister of Paul Tsongas), Ray Flynn, Michael Dukakis, Edward Kennedy. John Nucci, Evelyn Murphy, Alex Rodriguez, Kerry Kennedy, Kitty Dukakis among crowd on podium. reel 1 of 2
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/06/1984
Description:
WALTER MONDALE RALLY ON BOSTON COMMON. Edward Kennedy, Michael Dukakis, Tip O'Neill, John Kerry, Paul Tsongas, Robert Drinan, Barney Frank, Ray Flynn, Mel King, Chet Atkins, Edward Boland, Gerry Studds, Michael Connolly, Joe Kennedy. Mondale speaks after enthusiastic introductions by fellow Democrats. Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow sing “This Land Is Your Land.”
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/02/1984
Description:
Story on the Drop-a-Dime Program started by Roxbury residents Georgette Watson and Rev. Bruce Wall. Pedestrians on the streets of Roxbury and Roxbury neighborhood in the evening. Watson points out a drug dealer and a building out of which the drug trade operates. Interview with Watson about the drug problem in the city and the effectiveness of the Drop-a-Dime Program. She talks about the role of neighborhood youth in the drug trade. Representatives from the Drop-a-Dime Program were not included in the mayor's newly formed council on drug abuse. Mayor Ray Flynn holds press conference announcing the formation of the council. Ben Thompson, Chairman of the council, says that the council intends to work with anti-crime and drug prevention groups across the city. William Weld, US Attorney for Massachusetts, and Derek Sanderson, former player for the Boston Bruins, stand with the other members of the council at the press conference. Interview with Bruce Wall about how community groups have not been included on the council. He adds that members of community groups understand how the drug trade functions in their neighborhoods. Flynn will go to the Boston City Council to obtain funding to combat drug abuse in the city.
1:00:05: Visual: Shots through the windshield of a traveling car of Boston streets; of Washington Street; of youth gathered in front of a building. Audio of Georgette Watson (Roxbury community leader) talking about drug trafficking in her neighborhood. Watson points out a well-known drug dealer as he walks across the street. Watson talks about the role of neighborhood youth in the drug trade. Meg Vaillancourt reports that Watson is familiar with the drug trade in her neighborhood; that Watson and Reverend Bruce Wall (Roxbury community leader) started the Drop-a-Dime program. Vaillancourt reports that the Drop-a-Dime program encourages residents to phone in tips and information about the drug trade to police; that South Boston and Roxbury police have found the tips to be mostly accurate. V: Shots of Watson and Wall; of a tape recorder. Footage of a hand pressing the play button on the tape recorder. Audiocassette is heard playing in the background of the report. Shots from a traveling car of Washington Street in the evening. Vaillancourt reports that Watson wants to expand Drop-a-Dime program into a city-wide service; that representatives from the program were not included in the mayor's council on drug abuse. V: Footage of Watson saying that Drop-a-Dime deserves more support from the mayor and the city. Vaillancourt reports that the Ray Flynn (Mayor of the City of Boston) held a press conference today to announce his new drug abuse council; that Flynn did not answer questions regarding the absence of Drop-a-Dime representatives from the council. V: Shots of Flynn and his council at a press conference. Footage of Ben Thompson (Chairman of the Council), saying that the council intends to be "inclusive"; that the council intends to work with other anti-crime and drug prevention groups across the city. Footage of Wall saying that community groups need to be included on the mayor's council; that community groups understand how the drug trade functions on the streets of the city. Shots of members of the drug abuse council, including William Weld (US Attorney for Massachusetts) and Derek Sanderson (former player for the Boston Bruins). Footage of Flynn explaining that Sanderson will be paid by the city of Boston; that the rest of the committee is made up of volunteers. Shots of the council preparing to leave the press conference. Vaillancourt notes that the council is made up of local and state officials. Vaillancourt notes that the council will prepare a report on how the city can combat drug abuse; that Flynn will take the report to the Boston City Council in order to obtain funding; that it will be difficult for Flynn to obtain extra funds because of the economic crisis faced by the city.
1:00:05: Visual: Shots through the windshield of a traveling car of Boston streets; of Washington Street; of youth gathered in front of a building. Audio of Georgette Watson (Roxbury community leader) talking about drug trafficking in her neighborhood. Watson points out a well-known drug dealer as he walks across the street. Watson talks about the role of neighborhood youth in the drug trade. Meg Vaillancourt reports that Watson is familiar with the drug trade in her neighborhood; that Watson and Reverend Bruce Wall (Roxbury community leader) started the Drop-a-Dime program. Vaillancourt reports that the Drop-a-Dime program encourages residents to phone in tips and information about the drug trade to police; that South Boston and Roxbury police have found the tips to be mostly accurate. V: Shots of Watson and Wall; of a tape recorder. Footage of a hand pressing the play button on the tape recorder. Audiocassette is heard playing in the background of the report. Shots from a traveling car of Washington Street in the evening. Vaillancourt reports that Watson wants to expand Drop-a-Dime program into a city-wide service; that representatives from the program were not included in the mayor's council on drug abuse. V: Footage of Watson saying that Drop-a-Dime deserves more support from the mayor and the city. Vaillancourt reports that the Ray Flynn (Mayor of the City of Boston) held a press conference today to announce his new drug abuse council; that Flynn did not answer questions regarding the absence of Drop-a-Dime representatives from the council. V: Shots of Flynn and his council at a press conference. Footage of Ben Thompson (Chairman of the Council), saying that the council intends to be "inclusive"; that the council intends to work with other anti-crime and drug prevention groups across the city. Footage of Wall saying that community groups need to be included on the mayor's council; that community groups understand how the drug trade functions on the streets of the city. Shots of members of the drug abuse council, including William Weld (US Attorney for Massachusetts) and Derek Sanderson (former player for the Boston Bruins). Footage of Flynn explaining that Sanderson will be paid by the city of Boston; that the rest of the committee is made up of volunteers. Shots of the council preparing to leave the press conference. Vaillancourt notes that the council is made up of local and state officials. Vaillancourt notes that the council will prepare a report on how the city can combat drug abuse; that Flynn will take the report to the Boston City Council in order to obtain funding; that it will be difficult for Flynn to obtain extra funds because of the economic crisis faced by the city.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/07/1984
