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Hijacker

Description: "Leader: "P1 Hijacker #9839 2 of 2"; Story related to a young man, Marshall Collins, who took an Eastern Airlines pilot (Lewis Whitaker Jr.) hostage for three hours at Logan Airport before surrendering to the FBI. Footage of an airplane and unmarked police cars on runway. FBI agents and police gather on the tarmac. Men walkthrough airport. Unrelated game footage of a Red Sox versus Oakland A's baseball game. Logan airport footage. Silent b-roll of cars and plain clothed police. United airplane taxiing and taking off. Airport b-roll; including payphone booths inside the airport, arrival and departure boards, crowds waiting in the airport, Eastern airline counter, people with bags, airplanes taking off. Brief interview with man. Press conference about the hijacking given during the event. Man answers questions from the press. More footage of police and FBI officers. Another press conference given after the hijacker was in custody. More b-roll of airplanes. Reel 2 of 2. See Acc. 2394.00621"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/04/1974

Logan Hijacker

Description: "Leader: "P2 Logan Hijacker #9839 1 of 2 9/4/74"; Story related to a young man, Marshall Collins III, who took an Eastern Airlines pilot (Lewis Whitaker Jr.) hostage for three hours at Logan Airport before surrendering to the FBI. Interview with a passenger from the plane about what happened during the hijacking. Statement from an official about the hijacker's motives. B-roll footage of a plane. An official (Lewis) explains to the press what happened during the hijacking and answers questions. Interview with a police officer about delivering money to the hijacker on the plane and an FBI agent negotiating the end of the standoff. FBI press conference about the arrest of Collins and an overview of the incident. Silent b-roll of the press conferences, police and FBI on the tarmac, and the airport. Reel 1 of 2. See Acc. 2394.00620"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/04/1974

Model Cities Busing

Description: "Leader: " P1 Model Cities Busing #9853 9/4/74"; Silent b-roll of a meeting with mostly non-white attendees about busing. Some women speak about the need for parents from the different communities to band together and communicate. One woman argues that the kids that go to the schools in Southie have more opportunities than those that graduate from Roxbury. A police officer states that this is the law and kids will be bussed. "
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/04/1974

Plaistow New Hampshire

Description: Leader: P1 Plaistow N. H. #9840 9/4/74; Follow up on an ongoing teacher's strike in Plainstow New Hampshire at Timberlane High School the day after a court ruling that the strike was legal and allowed to continue.; School busses drive up to a school past teachers on strike marching with signs. Interview with one of the teachers. Roger Goodrich reporter standup about a court victory for teachers that allowed them to continue their picket-line. More footage of the teachers, buses, the exterior of the Timberlane High school, the interview with one of the teachers, and reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/04/1974