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Danvers State Hospital

Description: Families of mentally ill people plead at public hearing for Danvers State to remain open. Patients in vocational workshop. Hospital buildings and grounds. David Forsberg says institutional funds must be cut.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/09/1991

Employment and Training Program (ET)

Description: Success of Gov. Michael Dukakis' Employment & Training Program (ET) for former welfare recipients - a perceived asset in his presidential campaign.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/28/1987

Homeless veterans program

Description: In state-sponsored program, veterans act as outreach workers to help homeless, unemployed fellow veterans get homes and jobs. Dukakis commends program as effective and money-saving.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/20/1989

Pro-workfare

Description: Welfare mother tells why workfare is an incentive for her. Reps. Greg Sullivan and Nicholas Paleologos tell why they sponsor workfare bill. ET participants learn to type on word processors.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/13/1990

Retraining laid-off workers

Description: Employment retraining becomes necessary in the slumping Massachusetts economy. Former Amstar worker learns to repair appliances at lower starting wage.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/12/1988

Revenues, services, taxpayers

Description: Explainer on where state funds go: human services, corrections, education, highway construction, job training, health care, etc. Per capita spending and increase therein rank above national average.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/12/1989

Unemployment in Lynn

Description: Lynn economy is declining because of GE layoffs & plant closings.Unemployed people go to job workshop. Drab streets w/ traffic. GE Aircraft Division & Daily Evening Item exterior.Closed stores.General Electric.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/09/1990