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Distrigas

Description: Interview with Mr. DeVito on benefit of Distrigas to Everett; danger and safety issues of transporting LNG, especially in light of recent accidents in Mexico and Spain involving liquefied gases other than methane. Says the industry is well regulated. Tanks, storage facilities, ship. Edison plant and six smokestacks on waterfront. Wide of entire Mystic River (Tobin) Bridge. Variety of warning signs at Distrigas plant: “no trespassing,” “razor wire,” “beware attack dog,” “no smoking,” “private road.” Barbed wire atop chain link fence. Indianhead Gas truck.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/18/1978

Durgin Park

Description: Durgin Park restaurant next to Faneuil Hall. People wait in line for seats. Steam table. Plate of corn bread. Waitresses in white uniforms. Families crowded at tables with red and white checkered cloths. Fish plates with corn. Big roast beef meal. Boston baked beans sign. More signs for fresh strawberries, swordfish, oysters. “Specialty of the house - prime rib $9.” “Lobster platter $7.50.” Menu with prices. Interview with notorious waitress Dotti “the witch.” Pressed tin ceiling. Flapping banner outside. View from window onto Quincy Market. Interview with owner about differences with BRA and developer James Rouse over desire to keep Durgin Park as a pristine Boston institution amidst neighboring commercial revitalization.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/21/1978

Edward Brooke and Paul Tsongas

Description: Edward Brooke and Paul Tsongas political ads.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/06/1978

Electric car / fuel efficiency

Description: Experimental prototype of electric General Motors car “Electrovette.” Batteries in open section behind seats. Dashboard gauge indicating charge level. Electrical connections under hood. Amp meter. DC plug. Interview with GM official about improving fuel efficiency. He says it costs $1 billion for every half mile improvement in gas mileage for fleet average. Talks about complying with government regulations on emissions standards. Does not foresee the demise of the personal automobile due to dwindling oil supply; quotes Walter Reuther on car ownership as “our fifth freedom.”
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/27/1978

Electronic tune-up

Description: Interview with Marshall Paisner, originator of electronic tune-up business. Offers fixed price oil and lubrication service. He also established Scrub-A-Dub car wash. His success derives from standardization and uniformity to keep costs down. Inside Tuner-Up shop in Natick, mechanic connects sensor cables and probes in engine compartment to diagnose adjustments needed. Readings are printed out.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/08/1978

Falling snow in Boston

Description: People walk across expanse of City Hall Plaza as snow falls at Government Center. Four children repeatedly slide down snow pile on plastic flying saucer. Slow moving traffic at dusk on Southeast Expressway - light snow, slick roads, headlights.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/13/1978

Federal Express plane

Description: Cockpit of Federal Express plane at Logan Airport. FedEx van. Close-up on jet engine. Cargo hatch closes. Pan lear and prop jets at Eastern terminal. Man wearing ear protection waves yellow wands to direct FedEx plane to taxi. Plane makes U-turn on ground, passes Eastern hangar.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/30/1978

Fenway Studios

Description: Inside Fenway Studios on Ipswich Street. Artist works on pastel portrait of girl. High view of work space. Pastels and paints arrayed on table. Silhouette of artist against loft window. Door with knocker. Zoom in to nameplate: Robert Cormier. View down dismal corridor with peeling ceiling. (starts 4:30 in)
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/17/1978

Fenway environs

Description: Fenway environs. Streets lined with apartment buildings and high snowbanks. Camera shoots while driving on Park Drive. Open space with bare trees along Muddy River; dirty, crusty snow. Vicinity of Symphony Road, Gainsborough Street, Westland Avenue.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/21/1978

Fernald School

Description: Sign “Walter E. Fernald State School, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center” in Waltham. Grouping of shingle and brick cottages on the campus. Administration building exterior. Swings and chairs in park. Residential buildings. Activity center. Interview with superintendent John Gracey on changes in the institution over last two years from custodial facility to active treatment program. Major renovations pursuant to Judge Tauro's court order on care of mentally retarded people. Gracey hopes to reduce residential population by moving appropriately trained clients to community setting.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/02/1978