Description: Array of political buttons from 1976 presidential campaign mounted on black background: Reagan, Carter/Mondale, Harris, Shriver, Bayh, Ford/Dole, Udall, Wallace. Visuals of politicians: Biden, Kemp, Connally, Hart, Ford, Dole, Carter, Reagan, Bush. Sample of New Hampshire Republican primary ballot.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/13/1978
Description: AFSCME members (state workers) march in front of State House chanting “no pay, no work” to protest legislature's failure to pass the budget. Crowd amasses on State House steps. Union leaders address rally. Voice of Joseph Bonavita. People ascend steps, some shot at foot level, to confront legislators inside. Police stand to the side. Reporter standup refers to Rep. Ray Flynn's anti- abortion stance impeding budget process.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/05/1978
Description: POLICE SUPERINTENDENT AL SWEENEY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS TALKS TO AUDIENCE
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/22/1978
Description: Alcatraz.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/14/1978
Description: Interview with Alice Rivlin, director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Exteriors of the Treasury Department and the Council on Environmental Quality.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/03/1978
Description: Anita Bryant appears at Copley Plaza Hotel press conference on behalf of US Senate candidacy of Howard Phillips. She talks about opening counseling centers to convert gays from “their death style of homosexuality.” “I stand on what is right and and decent.” Her husband Bob Green sits by her side. He holds up a snapshot of a man painting hate graffiti against Anita Bryant. Phillips says “I believe homosexuality is a disability to be overcome rather than a right to be protected…we are all creatures of god.” They both espouse banning gay people from teaching jobs. Phillips announces security has received a bomb threat and the room should be evacuated, but no one leaves.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/01/1978
Description: Business district in Ayer. Main Street storefronts, diner, gas station, dry cleaner, liquor store, pedestrians. Sign for Routes 2A and 111. Old man sweeps sidewalk. Police station. Man smoking in front of VFW hall. Old fashioned department store. Soldier at Fort Devens training to use mine detector, sweeps instrument over ground and listens for beeps. Rifle propped against tree. Camouflage helmet on ground. Group of soldiers eat rations.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/19/1978
Description: Exteriors of banks. Angled view of high-rise headquarters of First National Bank of Boston, sidewalk facade, then tilt up. Another high-rise bank (New England Merchants?). Pan around cluster of buildings in financial district.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/19/1978
Description: Barnes & Noble bookstore at 395 Washington Street, Boston. Exterior and interior. People browse and read books on shelves and tables. Customers wait in line at cash registers. Signs for bargain basement, classical records, bestsellers, library copies, discounted paperbacks. Wide shot of bustling store.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/20/1978
Description: Health clinic at Billerica House of Correction. Nurse Donna listens to inmate's chest with stethoscope. Dispensary of medical supplies on shelves and in locked cabinets. Crutches and canes hang on wall. Infirmary ward with one patient asleep on bunk. Exterior of prison with cupola and ivy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/05/1978