Description: Energy consumption rose through the eighties. Conservation policies were only a myth. US reliance on oil imports from the mideast increased. Auto fuel efficiency not improved. Pan of parking lot with ice.
Description: Military analyst Barry Posen talks about sending US troops to Saudi Arabia compared to previous deployments in Panama and Lebanon. Soldiers, sailors. Defense Secretary Richard Cheney.
Description: USS Kennedy berths at South Boston. Sailors disembark. Ray Flynn wears ship's cap. Greenpeace protests on rafts because battleship carries nuclear weapons. Coast Guard boat in harbor. David Scondras.
Description: Battleship USS Massachusetts, World War II memorial, need repairs. State will provide capital outlay for its preservation in interest of Fall River tourism. Rep. Robert Correia.
Description: Interview with doctor about PUVA treatment for severe psoriasis. He refers to dangers of ultraviolet light in suntan salons. Woman enters UV radiation booth wearing protective goggles. Inside of booth lined with bulbs. Light settings gauge and hours meter on outside of booth. Prescription bottle, close-up on pills.
Description: Independent candidate Len Umina introduces self to people on street, shakes hands in his low-profile campaign for governor. Talks on Pat Whitley radio show. Paul Cronin says Umina is viable candidate.
Description: Two advertising consultants to Dukakis presidential campaign lament the decisions about which political ads were used and not used. Examples of unaired ads.