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Launching Central Artery project

Description: "Ground breaking" ceremony for the Central Artery project (aka the Big Dig), where they used welding equipment to dismantle a bridge, rather than shovels to literally break ground. Interview with Public Works commissioner Jane Garvey on nature of the project and its funding. Michael Dukakis and William Bulger speak at the ceremony. At the same time, a public hearing is being held at the State House, where State Inspector General Joseph Baressi is trying to overhaul the way the state does business with consultant, which Baressi thinks is a problem with the Central Artery project. Following the edited story is b-roll of the construction site environs and the ceremony, as well as excerpts of Dukakis's speech, Bulger's speech, and other speakers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/12/1990

Laval Wilson let go

Description: Jan von Mehren reports that Boston superintendent Laval Wilson was let go by the Boston School Committee. Wilson attended an event honoring the partnership between the Boston Public Schools and the John Hancock Insurance Company. Interview with Sandra Willet of the John Hancock Company, who praises Wilson for his support of business-school partnerships. Wilson speaks to reporters at the event. He says that reading and math scores improved dramatically while he was superintendent. Wilson accuses the School Committee of not working with the superintendent to achieve goals. School Committee members Rita Walsh-Tomasini and Abigail Browne are in attendance at the event. Interviews with Browne and Walsh-Tomansini, who say that Wilson is not the right person to manage the Boston Public Schools. Von Mehren reports that some members of the School Committee believe that racism is behind Wilson's firing. Interview with Committee member John O'Bryant says that Wilson would have had a different experience if he were white. Von Mehren notes that O'Bryant has compared Wilson's firing to the firing of the superintendent in Selma, Alabama. Von Mehren's report features footage from a student demonstration in Selma, Alabama in 1990. Walsh-Tomasini says that race had nothing to do with Wilson's situation. This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following items: Hope Kelly reviews the major events and key issues during the tenure of Laval Wilson and Meg Vaillancourt interviews Nthabiseng Mabuza about the release of Nelson Mandela
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/14/1990

Lawrence High School

Description: Lawrence cannot afford to spend enough on education to produce high test scores and low dropout rate. Lawrence High School exterior, classroom, cafeteria.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/12/1989

Learning about disabilities

Description: David DiPesa, a mentally retarded adult, visits Boston-area classrooms to speak to children about living with a disability.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/29/1989

Lone Seabrook protester

Description: Lone nuclear power plant protester holds her ground two days before Seabrook is to receive full- power operating license.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/27/1990

Lonnie Lee Gilchrist

Description: Lonnie Lee Gilchrist, a fired stock broker who fatally shot his former Merrill Lynch boss, pleads not guilty to murder.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/08/1988

Louis Santos acquitted

Description: Louis Santos, convicted of 1983 murder of Colleen Maxwell, was imprisoned, released, retried and finally acquitted. Interview with Santos family.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/22/1990

Lowell language referendum

Description: Lowell referendum would make English the official language of the city. Bilingual biology class for Cambodian students.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/02/1989

MDC and Franklin Park Zoo

Description: At new African tropical forest pavilion of Franklin Park Zoo, Dukakis bids farewell to MDC Commissioner William Geary and welcomes his replacement Ilyas Bhatti. Monkey in cage. Zoo sign.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/13/1989

Making music together part 1

Description: Students from Moscow State Conservatory & New England Conservatory live and rehearse together to present series of Soviet / American joint musical programs in Boston. "Making Music Together" part 1
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/10/1988