Description: Gov. Dukakis signs bill causing judges to account publicly for sentencing decisions, i.e. why a violent criminal might not be sent to jail.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/20/1989
Description: Acupuncture as alternative treatment for drug users. Does not cure addiction but abates withdrawal symptoms. Cheaper and more available than slots in methadone clinics. Patients with needles in ears.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/25/1989
Description: Ads for sex services in classified sections of periodicals are common, though illegal. Law enforcement lacks resources to track this criminal activity.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/30/1989
Description: Children's Hospital doctor talks about justification for animal research resulting in human medical advances. Laboratory mice. Female physician examines boy. Syringe, vials, serum bag.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/28/1989
Description: Richard Ring, Pine Street Inn director, sets forth plan for investment in affordable housing for homeless people. Interior renovation in progress for affordable housing. Bowditch School Lodging House.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/02/1989
Description: Veterans Affairs Secretary will reconsider extending benefits to Vietnam veterans suffering cancer and other diseases from exposure to Agent Orange. John Kerry. Dorchester Veterans Memorial.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/15/1989
Description: Staff answers calls on Mass. Alcohol & Drug Hotline. Treatment facilities, especially for women, have long waiting lists. Detox centers and halfway houses cannot serve all the uninsured women in need.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/07/1989
Description: "Alive with AIDS," a theatrical presentation at Club Cabaret of personal experiences with AIDS.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/07/1989
Description: Denny Alsop crusades to protect the state's watersheds by walking the reservoirs from Quabbin east. Flowing river. Public water supply sign.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/17/1989
Description: House passes amended gay rights bill. Lobbyist Arline Isaacson is exultant. Reps. Mark Roosevelt, Thomas McGee, John MacGovern, Francis Woodward, William Flynn.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/23/1989