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WEATHER SHOTS OF BOSTON HARBOR, SKYLINE
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/06/1985
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SOUTH STATION, PETER PAN BUSES. FRED SALVUCCI COMMENTS ON COMMUTER RAIL TO SOUTH SHORE AND OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/15/1985
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STATE HOUSE INTERIOR, GEORGE KEVERIAN WIELDING GAVEL. MAJORITY LEADER CHARLES FLAHERTY, MINORITY WILLIAM ROBINSON
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/07/1985
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HOUSE VOTING ON LOCAL AID. William Flynn, Gregory Sullivan, Charles Mann, Henri Rauschenbach, Richard Voke, Iris Holland, Charles Flaherty.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/08/1985
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PORTRAITS OF GOVERNORS in State House
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/03/1985
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RAY SHAMIE STARTS SURTAX REPEAL SIGNATURE DRIVE AT STATE HOUSE WITH AIRPLANE
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/13/1985
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SWAMPSCOTT ENVIRONS, BEACH, BOSTON SKYLINE
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/21/1985
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State Representative Saundra Graham speaks at a press conference. Graham defends herself against charges of a conflict of interest involving the housing situation of her son. She talks about her son's situation. Graham acknowledges that she has filed an amended ethics commission form for the House of Representatives. David Williams stands outside Graham's offices in the Massachusetts State House. Williams interviews Gene Hartigan (WEEI) about the Graham story. Hartigan accuses Graham of grandstanding because she has accused the media of racial bias in covering the story. Hartigan questions the facts put forth by Graham and wonders if she perjured herself in front of the rent control board. Hartigan says that he could not reach Graham or members of her family to question them about the story
1:00:05: Visual: Saundra Graham (State Representative) speaks at a press conference. Graham says that her son is a computer operator; that he was voluntarily laid off in May. A reporter notes that a stove purchased by Graham arrived at her son's house. Graham says that she would buy her son more than a stove if he would move out of her house. A reporter asks Graham why she filed an amended ethics commission form. Graham says that the issues discusses here today were technical issues. Graham says that she wants her constituents to know that there was no conflict of interest. A reporter asks Graham if she has a copy of the amended form. A moderator says that the form is available through the ethics commission. Shots of reporters in the audience. The moderator closes the press conference. The reporters prepare to leave. 1:02:17: V: Shot of the exterior doors of the Graham's offices. Signage on the door indicates that Graham shares office space with James Miceli (State Representative, the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus, and the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 1:03:03: V: Footage of Gene Hartigan (WEEI) being interviewed by David Williams outside of Graham's offices. Williams notes that Graham is backing away from earlier accusations against the media; that Graham had called the media coverage racist. Hartigan calls Graham's accusations "ludicrous." Hartigan says that there is no reference to race in his transcripts; that there are no references to any of the organizations to which Graham belongs. Hartigan says that a reporter must investigate questions about the performance of public officials; that race or gender does not enter into the investigation. Williams asks Hartigan to talk about the newsworthy aspects of the story. Hartigan says that Graham should not have brought the issue of race into the story. Hartigan accuses Graham of "grandstanding." Hartigan says that Graham admitted to filing amended ethics forms from 1984; that there are six other years in question. Hartigan says that Saundra Graham has admitted that Rhonda Graham (daughter of Saundra Graham) was not living at home for a period of time; that this fact contradicts testimony given under oath by two family members at a rent-control hearing. Hartigan wonders if there was perjury in front of the Rent Control Board. Williams asks Hartigan if he is satisfied with Graham's explanations of why she was not available for interviews. Hartigan says that he is not satisfied. Hartigan says that he made it clear to Saundra Graham that he was available for meetings anytime. Hartigan says that he told Graham about the allegations in order to give her a chance to answer them. Hartigan says that Saundra Graham has said that she is a strong supporter of ethics filings. Hartigan says that Saudra Graham's past record does not show that she is a strong supporter of ethics filings. Williams closes the interview. The crew takes cutaway shots of the Williams and Hartigan. Hartigan describes his efforts at reaching members of the Graham family for comment. Williams asks about the actions of the Cambridge Rent Control Board in this case. Hartigan says that the case is "strange;" that he does not understand why the information in the case is "protected."
1:00:05: Visual: Saundra Graham (State Representative) speaks at a press conference. Graham says that her son is a computer operator; that he was voluntarily laid off in May. A reporter notes that a stove purchased by Graham arrived at her son's house. Graham says that she would buy her son more than a stove if he would move out of her house. A reporter asks Graham why she filed an amended ethics commission form. Graham says that the issues discusses here today were technical issues. Graham says that she wants her constituents to know that there was no conflict of interest. A reporter asks Graham if she has a copy of the amended form. A moderator says that the form is available through the ethics commission. Shots of reporters in the audience. The moderator closes the press conference. The reporters prepare to leave. 1:02:17: V: Shot of the exterior doors of the Graham's offices. Signage on the door indicates that Graham shares office space with James Miceli (State Representative, the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus, and the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 1:03:03: V: Footage of Gene Hartigan (WEEI) being interviewed by David Williams outside of Graham's offices. Williams notes that Graham is backing away from earlier accusations against the media; that Graham had called the media coverage racist. Hartigan calls Graham's accusations "ludicrous." Hartigan says that there is no reference to race in his transcripts; that there are no references to any of the organizations to which Graham belongs. Hartigan says that a reporter must investigate questions about the performance of public officials; that race or gender does not enter into the investigation. Williams asks Hartigan to talk about the newsworthy aspects of the story. Hartigan says that Graham should not have brought the issue of race into the story. Hartigan accuses Graham of "grandstanding." Hartigan says that Graham admitted to filing amended ethics forms from 1984; that there are six other years in question. Hartigan says that Saundra Graham has admitted that Rhonda Graham (daughter of Saundra Graham) was not living at home for a period of time; that this fact contradicts testimony given under oath by two family members at a rent-control hearing. Hartigan wonders if there was perjury in front of the Rent Control Board. Williams asks Hartigan if he is satisfied with Graham's explanations of why she was not available for interviews. Hartigan says that he is not satisfied. Hartigan says that he made it clear to Saundra Graham that he was available for meetings anytime. Hartigan says that he told Graham about the allegations in order to give her a chance to answer them. Hartigan says that Saundra Graham has said that she is a strong supporter of ethics filings. Hartigan says that Saudra Graham's past record does not show that she is a strong supporter of ethics filings. Williams closes the interview. The crew takes cutaway shots of the Williams and Hartigan. Hartigan describes his efforts at reaching members of the Graham family for comment. Williams asks about the actions of the Cambridge Rent Control Board in this case. Hartigan says that the case is "strange;" that he does not understand why the information in the case is "protected."
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/31/1985
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE HEARING ON HEMENWAY AND PHILBRICK SCHOOLS, PARENTS, SIGNS. JOHN NUCCI, JOHN GRADY.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/29/1985
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The Boston School Committee holds a meeting in its chambers. Grace Romero (Boston School Committee) accuses School Committee members of playing political games during the process of electing a new superintendent. John Grady (Boston School Committee) reads a statement from Joseph Casper (Boston School Committee). The statement reads that Casper will vote for one of the other candidates because Joseph McDonough (Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) withdrew his name from consideration. Jean McGuire (Boston School Committee) voices her support for one of the candidates. John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee) talks about the search process. Edward Winter (Secretary, Boston School Committee) calls the roll. Dr. Laval Wilson wins the election, 9 to 4. Romero objects to a motion to make Wilson's election unanimous. School Committee members prepare to leave the room. Eileen Jones interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino community activist) about the vote. Arroyo says that he will support Wilson as superintendent. Jones interviews Jack E. Robinson (NAACP) about the vote. Robinson says that he is pleased that the three finalists were all minority candidates. Robinson says that Wilson was the right candidate for the job. Jones interviews Romero outside of the School Committee chambers. Romero says that she objected to making the vote unanimous because the record needs to reflect how each member voted. Jones interviews O'Bryant about the vote. O'Bryant says that he had never committed himself to a single candidate before the vote. O'Bryant says that Wilson is a strong candidate. He denies accusations that he switched his vote from another candidate. Jones does several takes of her reportage for the story.
0:59:53: Audio of Boston School Committee proceedings. Visual: The Boston School Committee meets in its chambers. A large crowd has gathered in the audience, including members of the media. Grace Romero (member, Boston School Committee) chastises members of the school committee for playing politics. Romero says that school committee members must conduct themselves better in the future. She briefly mentions relations between School Committee members and Hispanic voters. Joseph Casper (member, Boston School Committee) says that he cannot speak because he has lost his voice. Someone jokes that Casper "lost his voice two weeks too late." The audience applauds. John Grady (member, Boston School Committee) reads a statement from Casper. The statement reads that Joe McDonough (Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) was his first choice to be superintendent; that McDonough has withdrawn his name from consideration. The statement reads that Casper will vote for another candidate this evening. The statement urges school committee members to salute the work of McDonough. Casper speaks softly to the other members after Grady reads the statement. 1:03:38: V: Jean McGuire (member, Boston School Committee) talks about the importance of the post of superintendent of schools. She voices her support for Dr. Peter Negroni (candidate for Superintendent of Boston Public Schools). John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee) talks about the value of the search process for the candidates. He urges the committee to select a new superintendent with a significant majority. Nucci says that each of the candidates is qualified for the job. Nucci calls on Edward Winter (Secretary, Boston School Committee) to call the roll. Winter calls the roll of members, and each member indicates his or her choice for superintendent. School Committee members Abigail Browne, William Marcione, Kevin McCluskey and McGuire vote for Negroni. School Committee members Daniel Burke, Casper, Grady, John O'Bryant, Thomas O'Reilly, Shirley Owen-Hicks, Romero, Rita Walsh-Tomasini and Nucci vote for Dr. Laval Wilson (candidate for Superintendent, Boston Public Schools). The audience applauds after the vote has been taken. Marcione moves to make the election of Wilson unanimous. Romero objects to the motion. She explains that she does not want the record to reflect that Negroni received no votes. Shots of Winter; of Romero. Grady makes a reference to the rules pertaining to the motion. 1:08:26: V: Owens Hicks gathers her papers and prepares to leave the chambers. Romero does the same. Members of the audience are rising to leave the chambers. Groups of people stand speaking to one another. McGuire and Nucci stand at the front of the room, preparing to leave the chambers. O'Bryant greets an audience member. Burke and Julio Henriquez (aide to Burke) confer in the chambers. Two white men confer at the front of the chambers. 1:09:00: V: Eileen Jones interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino community activist) about the school committee vote. Arroyo says that the vote gives Wilson a clear mandate; that the city of Boston must work with Wilson to improve the schools. Arroyo says that he was not surprised at Wilson's election to the post. Arroyo says that he would have liked to have seen Negroni win the post; that he will fully support Wilson now that he has been elected. Jones asks for Arroyo's reaction to Romero's remarks. Arroyo says that he did not understand what Romero was trying to say in her remarks; that many Hispanics do not believe that Romero is representative of their community. 1:10:39: V: Jones asks Jack E. Robinson (NAACP) about his reaction to the vote. Robinson says that he is pleased with the result of the vote; that the School Committee made the right choice and acted with maturity in electing Wilson. Robinson says that it is significant that three minority candidates were the finalists for the post. Robinson says that the committee members elected Wilson on the basis of his qualifications. Robinson says that he was not surprised with the results; that the committee members had decided to put politics aside and vote for the best candidate. 1:11:43: V: Jones interviews Romero about the vote. Jones asks Romero why she objected to a unanimous vote for Wilson. Romero says that Negroni was a qualified candidate with support; that she does not want the record to show that he did not get any votes. Romero says that the motion for a unanimous vote is part of "a game" played by some members of the school committee. Jones notes that a unanimous vote would show full support for the winning candidate. Romero says that the committee should have showed unanimous support in the beginning; that the record needs to show how each member voted. Jones asks Romero what she had been trying to say to the Hispanic community in her earlier remarks. Romero says that O'Bryant has not delivered on his promises to the Hispanic community. 1:12:54: V: Jones sets up an interview with O'Bryant. Jones asks O'Bryant if he switched his vote from Negroni to Wilson. O'Bryant says that he never made a commitment to any candidate; that many assumed that he would support Negroni because he supported him in 1981. O'Bryant says that he initiated the search committee process for the Boston School Committee in 1978. O'Bryant emphasizes that he never committed to any candidate. O'Bryant says that he decided to support Wilson after making site visits; that his support for Wilson never wavered. Jones notes that Romero's earlier comments were directed at him. Jones says that Romero accused O'Bryant of making a promise to the Hispanic community that he would vote for Negroni. O'Bryant says that Romero is lying. O'Bryant says that he did not promise anything to any community. Jones asks O'Bryant if he was suprised at the vote. O'Bryant says that he was not surprised because Wilson is a strong candidate. O'Bryant says that the vote might have gone the other way if he had supported Negroni. 1:15:08: V: Jones stands in the Boston School Committee chambers. Jones reports that members of the school committee hope that Wilson visit Boston by the end of the week to work out details of his contract and to meet the community. Jones does two takes to the closing of the news story. Jones records an alternate closing in which she reports on Romero's objection to a motion to make the vote unanimous. Jones does two takes of the alternate closing to the news story.
0:59:53: Audio of Boston School Committee proceedings. Visual: The Boston School Committee meets in its chambers. A large crowd has gathered in the audience, including members of the media. Grace Romero (member, Boston School Committee) chastises members of the school committee for playing politics. Romero says that school committee members must conduct themselves better in the future. She briefly mentions relations between School Committee members and Hispanic voters. Joseph Casper (member, Boston School Committee) says that he cannot speak because he has lost his voice. Someone jokes that Casper "lost his voice two weeks too late." The audience applauds. John Grady (member, Boston School Committee) reads a statement from Casper. The statement reads that Joe McDonough (Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) was his first choice to be superintendent; that McDonough has withdrawn his name from consideration. The statement reads that Casper will vote for another candidate this evening. The statement urges school committee members to salute the work of McDonough. Casper speaks softly to the other members after Grady reads the statement. 1:03:38: V: Jean McGuire (member, Boston School Committee) talks about the importance of the post of superintendent of schools. She voices her support for Dr. Peter Negroni (candidate for Superintendent of Boston Public Schools). John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee) talks about the value of the search process for the candidates. He urges the committee to select a new superintendent with a significant majority. Nucci says that each of the candidates is qualified for the job. Nucci calls on Edward Winter (Secretary, Boston School Committee) to call the roll. Winter calls the roll of members, and each member indicates his or her choice for superintendent. School Committee members Abigail Browne, William Marcione, Kevin McCluskey and McGuire vote for Negroni. School Committee members Daniel Burke, Casper, Grady, John O'Bryant, Thomas O'Reilly, Shirley Owen-Hicks, Romero, Rita Walsh-Tomasini and Nucci vote for Dr. Laval Wilson (candidate for Superintendent, Boston Public Schools). The audience applauds after the vote has been taken. Marcione moves to make the election of Wilson unanimous. Romero objects to the motion. She explains that she does not want the record to reflect that Negroni received no votes. Shots of Winter; of Romero. Grady makes a reference to the rules pertaining to the motion. 1:08:26: V: Owens Hicks gathers her papers and prepares to leave the chambers. Romero does the same. Members of the audience are rising to leave the chambers. Groups of people stand speaking to one another. McGuire and Nucci stand at the front of the room, preparing to leave the chambers. O'Bryant greets an audience member. Burke and Julio Henriquez (aide to Burke) confer in the chambers. Two white men confer at the front of the chambers. 1:09:00: V: Eileen Jones interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino community activist) about the school committee vote. Arroyo says that the vote gives Wilson a clear mandate; that the city of Boston must work with Wilson to improve the schools. Arroyo says that he was not surprised at Wilson's election to the post. Arroyo says that he would have liked to have seen Negroni win the post; that he will fully support Wilson now that he has been elected. Jones asks for Arroyo's reaction to Romero's remarks. Arroyo says that he did not understand what Romero was trying to say in her remarks; that many Hispanics do not believe that Romero is representative of their community. 1:10:39: V: Jones asks Jack E. Robinson (NAACP) about his reaction to the vote. Robinson says that he is pleased with the result of the vote; that the School Committee made the right choice and acted with maturity in electing Wilson. Robinson says that it is significant that three minority candidates were the finalists for the post. Robinson says that the committee members elected Wilson on the basis of his qualifications. Robinson says that he was not surprised with the results; that the committee members had decided to put politics aside and vote for the best candidate. 1:11:43: V: Jones interviews Romero about the vote. Jones asks Romero why she objected to a unanimous vote for Wilson. Romero says that Negroni was a qualified candidate with support; that she does not want the record to show that he did not get any votes. Romero says that the motion for a unanimous vote is part of "a game" played by some members of the school committee. Jones notes that a unanimous vote would show full support for the winning candidate. Romero says that the committee should have showed unanimous support in the beginning; that the record needs to show how each member voted. Jones asks Romero what she had been trying to say to the Hispanic community in her earlier remarks. Romero says that O'Bryant has not delivered on his promises to the Hispanic community. 1:12:54: V: Jones sets up an interview with O'Bryant. Jones asks O'Bryant if he switched his vote from Negroni to Wilson. O'Bryant says that he never made a commitment to any candidate; that many assumed that he would support Negroni because he supported him in 1981. O'Bryant says that he initiated the search committee process for the Boston School Committee in 1978. O'Bryant emphasizes that he never committed to any candidate. O'Bryant says that he decided to support Wilson after making site visits; that his support for Wilson never wavered. Jones notes that Romero's earlier comments were directed at him. Jones says that Romero accused O'Bryant of making a promise to the Hispanic community that he would vote for Negroni. O'Bryant says that Romero is lying. O'Bryant says that he did not promise anything to any community. Jones asks O'Bryant if he was suprised at the vote. O'Bryant says that he was not surprised because Wilson is a strong candidate. O'Bryant says that the vote might have gone the other way if he had supported Negroni. 1:15:08: V: Jones stands in the Boston School Committee chambers. Jones reports that members of the school committee hope that Wilson visit Boston by the end of the week to work out details of his contract and to meet the community. Jones does two takes to the closing of the news story. Jones records an alternate closing in which she reports on Romero's objection to a motion to make the vote unanimous. Jones does two takes of the alternate closing to the news story.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/31/1985
