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Dorchester Courthouse lawsuit

Description: Dorchester District Court justices, Mayor Flynn & Boston Public Facilities Department named as defendants in SJC lawsuit against severe overcrowding & hazardous conditions in courthouse.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/27/1988

Dukakis opposes troops to Honduras

Description: Michael Dukakis press conference on lawsuit to prevent Massachusetts National Guard troops from being sent to Honduras. Seen as unconstitutional usurpation of state's authority to train Guard. Attorney General James Shannon explains filing action in federal district court in Boston. Dukakis reiterates vehement opposition to contra aid. He strongly favors Arias peace process for Central America. Also comments on FBI infiltration of sanctuary movement vis-à-vis Old Cambridge Baptist Church (OCBC) break-ins. Interview with John Roberts of ACLU: break-ins thought to be an attempt to intimidate activists via right wing Latin American interest groups feeding into FBI. Attributes surveillance to Reagan's executive order. Cautions civil liberties and social action groups to be aware they could be targeted by informants.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/27/1988

Dukakis speaks at Boston College

Description: Father Donald Monan introduces Michael Dukakis at Boston College to talk about higher education financing. Reps. Nicholas Paleologos and Charles Flaherty join him. Dukakis chats in Spanish with first graders from Hamilton School in Brighton. Announces College Opportunity Fund whereby families can purchase small denomination state bonds earmarked for tuition. Also talks about crisis in no-fault auto insurance, acknowledging need for rate reform and fraud prevention.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/27/1988

FBI spies on activist groups

Description: Papers obtained through Freedom of Information Act show FBI infiltrated and spied on organizations opposing US Central American policy, calling them terrorist groups. John Roberts of CLUM. CISPES.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/27/1988

Senate vote on cross-ownership

Description: Senate confirms Kennedy's proposed ban on media cross-ownership by tabling counter-measure of Sen. Symms, thereby assuring that Rupert Murdoch must choose between Herald+Fox tv. Hollings, Weicker.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/27/1988