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Riots

Description: Mostly black and white footage, with some color. Shots of police responding to riots after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Police patrolling the streets, arresting men and loading them into police van. Crowd of young people calling to the camera. Fires and fire fighters with ladders, hoses, fire engines. Man on a stretcher in an ambulance. Destroyed gas pump. People sitting in at Boston public welfare office. Police officers jumping through open window. Broken storefront windows. Overturned cars. Exteriors of Boston City Hospital. Boston Police Radio Field Operations Unit. Crowd of police and army officers in a stadium. People being treated in hospital. Pedestrians. Police officers board MBTA buses en masse. Sounds comes in for a little bit halfway through the video.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 04/05/1968

Robin Williams at Hasty Pudding

Description: Harvard University Hasty Pudding club names actor Robin Williams Hasty Pudding Man of the Year 1989. Williams wears tassel bra and long hair wig on stage to receive ward. Reporter Jeff Strate explains qualifications for Man of the Year. Close-up of hand circling words on printed paper. Footage of Williams speaking to crowd, with award and students on stage. Strate gives brief over view of Williams's key acting roles; clips of the actor on stage and with John Lithgow (Strate says "Lithbrow") on film. Brief clip of firetrucks with sirens at venue in response to alarm before awards ceremony. Strate talking to students. Williams gives closing thanks to crowd.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/21/1989

Smoking ban and police/fire recruits

Description: Police and fire recruits are forbidden from smoking on or off the job. Law is enacted to lower disease risk (and health benefits payout) for public safety officials. Black firefighter packs equipment on hose truck. Rep. Kevin Blanchette.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/07/1988

Tregor bill signing

Description: Gov. Edward King's press conference for signing of Tregor Boston bailout bill. City councillors plus Boston delegation to state legislature present including William Bulger, Ray Flynn, Tom Gallagher, William Galvin, Sal DiMasi, Fred Langone. Large group of politicians lined up across platform laugh heartily in self-congratulations. Bill provides for rehiring laid off police and firefighters, expanding Hynes Auditorium to convention center. Camera clicks. Jody King. Mayor is absent.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/29/1982

Victim of drunk driver

Description: Randolph firefighter Alward is fatal victim of drunk driver. Gov. Michael Dukakis attends funeral.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/24/1987

Weymouth and Quincy fires

Description: Apartment building in Weymouth burned down just around corner f/fire station closed for lack of funds. Quincy fire caused deaths because responding nearby station had no ladder truck. Fire stations both towns.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/06/1991