Description: "Leader: "P1 Park Plaza #7460 3/1/74"; Man (Mr. Mahoney) talks about the Park Plaza renewal plan and accuses the governor and other members of the government of a corruption. Reporter Bill Harrington standup on the controversy. Followed by outtakes."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Plaistow Teachers #9827 9/3/74"; Cheerleaders practicing outside. "Timberlane District School starts Sept. 4" sign. A sign for "T.R.E.A. Information Center" in front of a building. Adults and children marching. Roger Goodrich reporter standup on the Plaistow teacher strike. Interview with a teacher about the police moving the T.R.E.A. protest. Interviews with a representative of the NEA and a parent. Teacher meeting. Outtake include more b-roll of the teacher meeting, cheerleaders, striking teachers marching on the side of the road, and interviews with striking teacher, a representative from the NEA, and a parent who is picketing against the striking teachers. Unrelated interview with a doctor about Red Tide poisoning (related to Acc. 2394.01299)."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/03/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Plymouth Reactor #7173 1 of 2, (film removed for #7334) 2/1/74"; B-roll footage of workers inside the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth. Interview with a worker (Richard Roberts) inside the power plant. More b-roll of workers putting on equipment, safety signs, and equipment, and work stations. Interview with a man from Boston Edison about the Pilgrim Power Plant allegations and when they will reopen. Interview with Daniel Ford, a spokesperson from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) about safety concerns at the Pilgrim Plant. Reporter standup about an accident at the plant and the cleanup. Reel 1 of 2. See Acc. 2394.00703
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/01/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 Poverty Fund Hearing 4-18-74 #7942"; Woman tesifys at hearing followed by silent b-roll of the audience. Bill Harrington reporter standup about how poverty programs in the state are going to be defunded or cut despite protests. Footage of another woman testifying, the audience, Governor Francis Sargent speaks about the Hawkins Bill and pledges to support poverty programs after the lapses in federal funding. Unrelated footage of the Boston Marathon followed by a mix of silent and sound b-roll of the audience and speakers at the Poverty Hearing."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/18/1974
Description: "Leader: P1 Pulitzer Winners #8129 5/7/74"; Political cartoonist Paul Szep at a desk sketching; political cartoons; interview with Szep about his work, politics, winning a Pulitzer, and Richard Nixon; reporter Natalie Jacobson."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/07/1974
Description: Leader: P2 Quincy Cops N/C #10719 12/10/74; Mike Taibbi reporter voiceover about rising crime in Quincy. Press conference with Captain Fred Tighe, Police Chief Francis Quinn, and Mayor Walter J. Hannon about giving special units in the Quincy police department access to automatic weapons. Reporter standup. Silent b-roll of Quincy, storefronts, police cars, and press conference with police demonstrating weapons. Reporter voiceover. On-the-street interviews with Quincy residents about Quincy police carrying additional weapons. Reporter outtakes and more from the press conference.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/10/1974
Description: Footage of people addressing the Massachusetts legislature Racial Imbalance Hearing. School Committee President John Kerrigan speaks against forced busing and "snob zoning." He blames Governor Sargent and Senators Ted Kennedy and Ed Brooke, and also comments on the flip of Mayor Kevin White's support. Louise Day Hicks speaks against the Racial Imbalance Law. State Rep. Royal Bolling, Sr. speaks against the procedure of having separate hearings for proponents and opponents, and gets in an argument with the Committee Chairman. Kevin White speaks in favor of integration, but against forced busing. B-roll of audience at the hearing. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/03/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Red Sox Last Game #10096 - 2 OCT 74"; Boston Red Sox versus Cleveland Indians game footage. Chet Curtis reporter standup about this last game of the Red Sox's season and their poor performance. Interviews with people in the crowd about why they are at this game and their feelings towards the Red Sox. Followed by outtakes. Reel 1 of 2. See Acc. 2394.01107"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/02/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Restaurant #7142 1/28/74"; Silent footage of a press conference and people working in restaurants. Health commissioner and director of public health Dr. Jonathan Fine discusses how food sanitation in Boston is lower than it should be and he announces that restaurants that receive violations will have their names published. A representative from the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, Mr. Merger, says that they oppose public disclosure of health inspections. More from the press conference with Dr. Fine about public health inspections of restaurants. More with the interview with Mr. Merger about what he agrees and disagrees with in the new health inspection plan. Silent b-roll of the interviews and people working in restaurants."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/28/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 Sargent - Rationing #7221 2/5/74"; Governor Francis Sargent speaks to the press about gas rationing plans. B-roll of cars waiting at gas stations and press conference. Bill Harrington reporter stand up. Interviews with people waiting in line for gas about how they feel about gas rationing plans. Interview with a man who owns a gas station. Outtakes from the Governor's press conference. Sargent explains the plan and jokes with reporters. Reel 2 of 2. See. Acc. 2394.00754"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/05/1974