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Big Car Sales

Description: Leader: P1 Big Car Sales #9284 7/8/74; Silent footage of Cadillacs in a showroom, cars parked outside in a lot, a Thunderbird. Faded print of a car manufacturing plant. Levi Fierce reporter voiceover about big luxury cars versus compact cars. Interview with a car salesman. More silent footage of cars for sale and customers looking at new cars.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974

Charles River Locks

Description: Leader: P1 Charles River Locks - Folo #9274 7/8/74; Silent footage of men repairing the Charles River Lock as people watch from the side of the canal. A man in a diving suit works on the lock. Reel 1 of 2. See Acc. 2394.02142
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974

Food Prices Feature

Description: Leader: P2 Food Prices Feature #9283 - 8 July 74; Mary McKay reporter voice over about the rising cost of food over video of a supermarket checkout. Interview with a man about how government policy has affected the rising cost of food. Reporter voiceover and standup by the supermarket checkout.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974

Freedom Train

Description: "Leader: "P1 Freedom Train 7/8/74 #9286"; "Preamble Express" sign on the back of a train. Silent footage of the decor inside the train cars; train exterior; a man shows train plans to visitors inside the train."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974

Heckler

Description: Leader: P2 Heckler NC #9281 - 8 July 74; Congresswoman Margaret Heckler press conference to announce her candidacy for re-election and answers press questions about the economy, President Richard Nixon, and the Watergate investigation.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974

Locks Repair

Description: Leader: P1 Locks Repair #9280 7/8/74; Charles River Locks damaged by a barge closed that section of the river trapping boats on either side. Silent footage of the locks, boats moored at the Winter Hill Yacht Club. Interviews with a man about how long it will take to get the locks repaired and with a man who's boat is trapped by the broken locks. Roger Goodrich reporter standup. Outtakes include more of the interview with the boat owner, the interview with an official about the broken lock repairs, reporter outtakes, the river locks, moored boats, and the Yacht Club.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974

MBTA Car Mockup

Description: Leader: F1 MBTA Car Mockup #9265 7/8/74; Silent footage of a display version of a new MBTA car design in front of Boston City Hall. Footage of the interior. Governor Francis Sargent cuts a ribbon in front of the car. Sign that reads State of the Art Rapid Rail Car. A crowd of people stand outside the car waiting for the opening ceremony. People inside the car. Silent footage of Sargent speaking. He cuts the tape and the crowd goes into the train car.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974

Martin Luther King Day

Description: "Leader: "P2 Martin Luther King Day #9287 7/8/74"; Governor Francis Sargent discusses signing the bill to make Martin Luther King Day a state holiday, says Massachusetts is the second state in the nation to do so. Sargent mingles with a crowd in the state room and then signs the bill."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974

P Town Soat disa slot

Description: Leader: P Town Boat disaster #9282 7/8/74; A boat on a trip from Boston to Provincetown was towed back to the Boston pier after it suffered engine failure. The boat docks at the pier with help from the coast guard and people disembark onto the pier. Mike Taibbi reporter standup about the engine failure on a tourist ship on its way to Provincetown. Reporter voiceover over footage of people walking by the waterfront. Interviews with passengers who were stranded on the boat. The Coast Guard ship towing the boat, sea gulls on the water, people watch the boat from the pier, more of the interviews with passengers.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/08/1974