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Sen. Kennedy on Persian Gulf

Description: On WBOQ radio show, Edward Kennedy discusses Persian Gulf crisis, urging patience for economic sanctions before taking military action against Iraq. Richard Cheney. VU meters, reel-to-reel tape deck.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/04/1990

Sidewalk Sam

Description: Marcus Jones reports that artist Robert Guillemin, also known as "Sidewalk Sam," is working with elementary-school students to create a mural to celebrate Boston's ethnic diversity. The mural will be two stories tall, made up of 30,000 personal drawings by children and student, and it will hang in the Grand Concourse of South Station. Guillemin talks to students about the mural and works with them in the classroom. Students sit together as they work on drawings for the mural. Jones interviews a fourth grade student from Hurley School, who talks about her drawing for the mural. Mayor Ray Flynn has endorsed the mural project, and he visits the classroom and talks to individual students about their drawings. Interview with Flynn, who says that the mural promotes peace and unity in the city. Jones reports that volunteers at Roxbury Community College are putting the mural together, and it will be unveiled to the public tomorrow. Following the edited story is additional b-roll footage of Guillemin and students working on the mural and footage of volunteers at Roxbury Community College putting together the mural.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/14/1990

Silber announces candidacy

Description: BU president John Silber announces his Democratic gubernatorial candidacy. He proclaims "I am not a professional politician."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/17/1990

Slow business for developer

Description: Architect and developer L. Duane Jackson laments slow business in Boston, particularly the lack of public funding for developing open lots.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/16/1990

Summer jobs

Description: Marcus Jones reports on the lack of summer jobs for urban youth. Many teenagers try to find summer jobs through the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Interview with director Laurence Jones, who says that many teenagers are not working this summer because there are not enough jobs. He adds that many kids may turn to drugs and crime in order to make money to supplement their families' incomes. He talks about the importance of summer jobs for teenagers, which can help teenagers break out of the cycle of poverty. Marcus Jones reports that the private sector has not provided as many summer jobs this year as in previous years. He adds that the city has increased funding, but that there are not enough jobs to go around. Laurence Jones believes that the city will see long-term benefits from providing summer jobs to teenagers. Marcus Jones' report is accompanied by footage of African American kids and teenagers participating in activities at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Young people play in a gymnasium and work on computers. Marcus Jones' report also features footage of Laurence Jones speaking to teenagers in his office at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Following the edited story is additional b-roll of African American youth playing in the gymnasium at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Also, teens playing games on computers and closeups of the screens as they play.
0:59:58: Visual: Footage of an African American boy in the gymnasium of the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. The boy is running part of a relay race with other kids. An older teenager supervises the kids. Shots of African American young people working on a computer at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Marcus Jones reports the the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club provides access to a wide range of activities to Roxbury youth; that many teenagers try to find summer jobs through the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. V: Shot of Laurence Jones (Director, Roxbury Boys and Girls Club) entering an office in the Club. Laurence Jones shakes hands with a young African American male teenager. Shot of the teenage boy. Marcus Jones reports that Laurence Jones says that he was only able to place a dozen teenagers in summer jobs this year; that Laurence Jones says that many more teenagers are seeking employment. V: Footage of Laurence Jones being interviewed by Marcus Jones. Laurence Jones says that there are several thousand kids in the Roxbury community; that there are only a couple of hundred jobs. Laurence Jones says that many teenagers are not working. Shot of Jones speaking to an African American teenage boy in the lobby of the Boys and Girls Club; of two African American teenage girls sitting in the lobby of the Boys and Girls Club. Shot of Laurence Jones speaking to a young African American woman in the office of the Boys and Girls Club. An African American man stands in the doorway. Marcus Jones reports that the private sector has not come through with as many jobs this year as in previous years; that federal funding has been cut; that state funds are limited. Jones notes that the city of Boston has increased funding for summer jobs by $4 million; that the increase in funding is not enough. V: Footage of Laurence Jones being interviewed by Marcus Jones. Laurence Jones says that there is a lot of gang activity in Roxbury; that some teenagers are turning to drugs and crime in order to make money. Laurence Jones says that some of these kids are supplementing their families' incomes. Marcus Jones reports that Laurence Jones believes that the city must do more to provide summer jobs for teenagers; that Laurence Jones believes that the city will suffer later on if the issue is ignored. V: Footage of Laurence Jones being interviewed by Marcus Jones. Laurence Jones says that teenagers must be given the opportunity to grow and to develop a good work ethic. Laurence Jones says that teenagers must be given work experience before the age of twenty; that teenagers must learn how to hold down a job and to manage money. Laurence Jones says that summer jobs can help teenagers break out of the cycle of poverty. Shot of Laurence Jones talking to a group of African American kids at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/12/1990

Tax positions and re-election

Description: Reps. Peter Blute, Lida Harkins, Raymond Jordan talk about how re-election campaigns can hinge on tax positions. Alexander Tennant comments on gaining more Republican House seats.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/26/1990

Tax rollback debate

Description: At Bristol Community College, Barbara Anderson and Jim Braude formally debate the CLT tax rollback petition. Opponents of Question 3 demonstrate outside. Person dressed as grim reaper.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/27/1990

The Simpsons

Description: "The Simpsons" animated family is featured on Fox tv. Samples from animation festival. Karen Aqua teaches animation class at Boston College. Channel 25 logo.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/06/1990

Tom McGee for reelection

Description: Rep. Thomas McGee announces he will run for reelection. Challengers for his seat: Edward Clancy, Kim Simone.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/01/1990

Totem Pole Ballroom

Description: The Bob Bachelder Big Band will reunite for a recreation of the Totem Pole Ballroom, formerly in Newton. Archival visuals of ballroom and Norumbega Park sign and fire. Band rehearsing.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/18/1990