Description: Evaluation of Governor Michael Dukakis 100 days into his second term; how the Kennedy School of Government, where he taught, has affected his management style. Dukakis does Greek dance.
Description: Schruben family of Newton talk about anxiety for son, a front line soldier in Saudi Arabia. They attend support group at Faulkner Hospital.
Description: Fuel assistance applicant worried about affording heat. ABCD official says Persian Gulf crisis & state funds reduction worsen situation.Machine processing letters.Beautiful Boston skyline at sunset & at night. Blinking light atop old John Hancock building.
Description: Fuel tank trucks, chemical and solvent truck, Exxon, Old Colony, liquefied methane (LNG) trucks marked “flammable gas,” on the highway. Entrance ramp to Route 93 in Somerville. Following Virginia Pipe Line Company tanker. Road sign “Fuel Truck Route.” White Fuel truck on Southeast Expressway.
Description: Philip Johnston and Amy Anthony defend state's homelessness funding which has increased dramatically in six years. Tour of Kingston House shelter, ministry to Boston's homeless people.
Description: State funding for community residences for mentally retarded persons is jeopardized by budget cuts. Interior and exterior of group home. Ray Flynn, Philip Johnston, William Bulger.