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Dim prospects for graduates

Description: Career planning directors at Boston University and Northeastern say graduating seniors have postponed job search this year and have been less successful.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/08/1991

Dire revenue projection

Description: Stephen Kidder says state revenue outlook is worst in decades. Legislature delays on budget and deals with lesser issues. Rep. Lawrence Alexander. Bag of Paxton soil.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/02/1990

Directory assistance

Description: '411' information operators at New England Telephone answer on headsets “What city please?” and flip through voluminous phone books to give listings quickly. Most operators are middle-aged or older women. Interview with Joanna Reardon describing abuses of directory assistance service (people with odd non-telephone questions). Interview with Peter Cronin about necessity of charging for directory assistance at 20¢ per call to save almost $20 million.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/20/1978

Directory assistance operators

Description: Directory assistance operators join strike against Nynex, citing poor working conditions. Picketers march in front of New England Telephone, yell "scab." Dialing 411. Sen. Lois Pines.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/07/1989

Disabled people protest Medicaid cuts

Description: Disabled people, some in wheelchairs, protest inside State House against Medicaid cuts. Stephen Tocco makes weak attempt to appease. One woman wields crutch. Red dye thrown on State House.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/23/1991

Disaster relief efforts

Description: Canned food is packed for Kurdish refugees; aid is mobilized for Bangladesh cyclone victims. Yet, public has compassion fatigue in multiple disasters. John Hammock of Oxfam on African famine relief effort.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/07/1991

Discrimination hearing

Description: Discrimination hearing before Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor. Rep. Denis Lawrence, Rep. Morin. Alex Rodriguez, Rep. John McDonough, Rep. Palumbo, gay advocates testify on behalf of gay civil rights.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/28/1985

Diseased fish from Quincy Bay

Description: In Quincy Bay, EPA finds flounder with cancerous tumors and lobsters with PCBs in their livers. Water life is contaminated by sewage pumped from Nut Island treatment plant. Men fishing from shore.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/17/1988

Disenfranchised by health care system

Description: Barbara Gray at community mental health workers' rally for better pay. David Cohen at disabled activists' rally for personal care services for chronically ill and handicapped living at home. Van with wheelchair lift.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/20/1988

Dismay over school closings

Description: Parent criticizes school committee's decision to close several Boston schools. Municipal Research Bureau recommends school committee be appointed, not elected. Sam Tyler, Laval Wilson.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/26/1989