Description: Leader: #6888; Joseph Cronin, Massachusetts Secretary of Education, speaks into a microphone about Metco, the plan to desegregate the schools, and other plans for the educational institutions in Massachusetts for the upcoming year. Mary McKay reporter standup followed by silent b-roll.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/11/1974
Description: "Leader: "#7186"; Bobby Riggs wearing a Sugar Daddy jacket in a restaurant/awards luncheon for the Sportsman's Club. Riggs kisses a girl after being egged on by the crowd. Mr. Rogers presents Riggs with an award for "Sex Star General," he accepts it, gives a speech, and jokes around with other men on the stage."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/03/1974
Description: Leader: #9550; Silent footage of a Boston Red Sox versus Baltimore Orioles baseball game. Reel 2 of 2. See Acc. 2394.01966
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/02/1974, 08/03/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 100 Valuation 7/18/74 #9392"; Interview with Massachusetts representative about the need to reassess property values in the state of Massachusetts, and an interview Senator Fonseca who is opposed to the bill to re-evaluate properties."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/18/1974
Description: Leader: Event #27 - P2 107 year old woman #10316 10/25/74; A woman's 107th birthday party. Footage includes a priest conducting a service, a birthday cake with a picture of Cardinal Medieros behind it, and interviews with the woman (Annie Johnson?) and several of her party guests. The guests sing Happy Birthday and two children blow out the candles on the cake. More of the interview with Annie and her great nephew, the church service, and b-roll from the party.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/25/1974
Description: Leader: P2 12th Congressional McKay-Studds Debate #10300 10/24/74; Silent footage of streets in Weymouth and Hingham. Silent footage of a debate between Massachusetts 12th Congressional District candidates Gerry Studds and Alan Mackay in a school gymnasium. Jim Boyd reporter standup about the congressional race. Mackay and Studds speak to students. Sound footage of excerpts from the debate between Studds and Mackay. Reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/24/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 2 Alarm Fire Boylston St #7674 3/22/74"; Silent footage of firemen fighting a fire at a drug store on Boylston Street."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/22/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 3 Alarm Fire Arch St #7673 3/22/74"; Silent footage of firemen fighting a fire at a building near the corner of Arch and Franklin streets."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/22/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 3 Fires Chelsea 4 Alarm #7272-7273, 2/9/74" "P1-3 Fires Hyde Park Fatal Chelsea 3 Alarm 2-7-74"; Silent footage of firemen fighting a fire at night; firemen fighting a different fire in the snow; firemen on a ladder climbing onto the roof of an apartment building, children on the street."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/09/1974
Description: "Leader: "P3 3rd Tunnel Bill #9398 7/19/74"; Bill Harrington reporter standup in front of the State House about a proposed third Harbor Tunnel. Men interviewed discuss the cost of the proposed project and why they oppose the tunnel."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/19/1974
Description: Leader: P1 5th District Race Tsongas/ Cronin #10279A 10/21/74; Silent footage of Paul Cronin and Paul Tsongas campaigning at different events. Cronin marches in a parade and Tsongas shakes hands at an event. External footage of a warehouse on the water. Interviews with both Tsongas and Cronin. Natalie Jacobson reoprter standup about the effect of Watergate on the Tsongas and Cronin 5th Congressional District race. More of the interview with Tsongas. Silent footage of a statue, a home, traffic on a residential street. Reporter outtakes. Shot of an industrial park. More of the interview with Cronin and b-roll of him walking in a parade and shaking hands. Shot of a Paul Cronin campaign billboard. People walking on the sidewalk; business signs; cars driving on the street in Lowell. Cronin bumper sticker; Tsongas campaign button; more b-roll of Tsongas at an event speaking to people and shaking hands. Shot of the Louie Gomes band. Interview b-roll.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/21/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 A.B.C.C. [Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission] Hearing #7787 - 3 April 74"; Silent footage of a public hearing on the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission followed by sound bites from men testifying. More b-roll of the hearing followed by excerpts of the men testifying in defense of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/03/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 AEC Hearing #7984 ; Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) hearing on Boston Edison's Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth. Silent b-roll of the Pilgrim power plant. Interview with Daniel Ford, who filed a citizen's intervention against the reopening of the Pilgrim Plant. Interview with a representative from Boston Edison. Silent b-roll of the meeting. Mike Taibbi reporter standup in front of the Pilgrim Power Station. Interview with a man from Boston Edison about the cost of keeping the power plant closed. More of the interviews with the men from Edison and Ford, reporter outtakes, and more b-roll of the meeting and the power plant. "
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/22/1974
Description: "Leader: "2 of 2 P2 AEC Pilgrim Plant #7173 1/31/74"; Interview with Daniel Ford, a spokesperson from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) about a report from the Atomic Energy Commission's (AEC) special task force report and its affect on nuclear power plants and the recommendation from the AEC that the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth be shutdown while core rods were repaired. Interview with a man from Boston Edison about the cost of closing the Pilgrim Plant down. Silent b-roll from inside the Pilgrim plant. More of the interview with Mr. Ford about the AEC report and USC concerns regarding the Pilgrim Plant. Interview with a worker inside the power plant. Reel 2 of 2. See Acc. 2394.00704"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/31/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 AFL-CIO Convention #9640 8/13/74"; Silent b-roll of Gubernatorial Candidate Robert Quinn speaking to the Massachusetts AFL-CIO after their endorsement. Arch Macdonald reporter standup. More of Quinn's speech."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/13/1974
Description: Court case between a wife who wants an abortion and her husband, who is trying to stop the abortion. The Massachusetts State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the wife. These are interviews with the lawyers representing both side, followed by interview cutaways. Mix of sound and silent. Slug read "Abortion Decision Gold."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/14/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Abortion Demo #7080 1/22/74; New Heaven New Earth 'Abortion' Close Pix and trk; Tail Pix and Snd New Heaven New Earth 'Abort' close; New Heaven New Earth 'Abortion' A Roll HD; Tail A Roll Pix and Sound Heaven New Earth 'Abortion' B Roll HD; Tail B Roll Pix; P1 Abort Demo 1/22/74; Two opposing abortion rallies outside the Massachusetts State house on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion. Interview with Bill Baird. Rabbi Samuel Fox speaks at an anti-abortion [pro-life] rally followed by more footage of the rally. More of the interview with Baird and a response from Rabbi Fox. Footage of the pro-abortion pro-choice] rally. Bob Windsor reporter standup. Outtakes include footage from both the pro-choice and pro-life rallies, arguments between people from both groups, interviews with Baird and Rabbi Fox, and reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1974
Description: B-roll includes exterior footage of Boston City Hospital, women speaking at a news confernce, and audience of news conference, and a legislative hearing. Women at press conference speak about politicians and right to life groups creating regulations that are making abortions costly and difficult to obtain, legislation that goes against the Supreme Court's abortion ruling, and consent requirements that require unmarried women to have consent of her parents. Reporter stand-up in front of Boston City Hospital. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/13/1974
Description: The Governor vetoed an abortion bill, and this story is on reactions to the veto. Interview with a woman about abortions being jeopardized in Massachusetts. Man at a press conference speaking about abortion and parental consent, a female doctor discusses problems with the new abortion bill and hospital practices and abortion complications. More of the interview with the pro-choice woman and more from the people at the press conference followed by silent b-roll from the press conference and a meeting. Mix of sound and silent. Slug: "Abortion/ Prorosation"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/02/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Abortions 4/24/74 #8012"; Natalie Jacobson interview b-roll. Interview with a Woman on low income and minority women's access to healthcare and abortions being disrupted by politics. Interview with a man about indictments that closed down Abortion care at the Boston City Hospital. Silent b-roll of interviews and an anti-Abortion billboard."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1974
Description: Leader: P2 Affiliated Hospitals #8061 - 30 April 74; Interview with a man abut an agreement with the Affiliated Hospital to restrict expansion. Silent footage of a parking lot full of cars, external footage of hospitals and signs, b-roll of a meeting. Affiliated Hospital Center will merge Peter Bent Brigham, the Boston Hospital for Women, and the Robert B. Brigham hospitals together under one single structure. Men at the meeting discuss options for the hospital and restrictions on the hospital's disruption of the Mission Hill Community. More of the interview with a man about why he has dropped his opposition to building the hospital in his community.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/30/1974
Description: Footage of people marching with signs and flags, a van with "African Liberation Month" signs tapes to the side, and people gathered in the street. Edited footage followed by cuts. Silent. Slug: (midday) story #8296B.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/20/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Africare #7528 3/8/74"; News conference on the non-profit Africare, how it could help to combat the drought in Africa, and why aid to Africa is beneficial to the world. A man speaks about providing aid to the people of Africa. B-roll of the news conference. Man talks about the current oil crisis and the possibility for a worldwide food shortage and discusses how these crisis could be met with resources that are available in Africa."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/08/1974
Description: Leader: P2 Air Fare Increase #10387 11/1/74; Silent footage of airplanes landing and taking off at Logan Airport, people inside the airport, baggage claim, brochures with travel destinations. Natalie Jacobson interview with a man from a travel agency about rising airfare prices and the negative impact that it has on other adjacent industries.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/01/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Airport Safety #10388 11/1/74; Silent footage of air traffic controllers working, and airplanes taking off and landing from the window of air traffic control. Mary McKay reporter standup about the systems used by air traffic controllers at Logan airport. Interview with a couple men about problems with the tubes being used in air traffic control equipment.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/01/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 Albany St. Fire #7652 3/20/74"; Fire truck in front of a building, "Julius Rosenbloom Baxter Papers" sign; building smoking; signs at the corner of Albany and Plympton streets; night footage of the building on fire; firemen walk around and observe the building in the day"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/20/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Allston Fire #7212 2/4/74; Daytime house fire. Firemen fight the fire and go in and out of the house. A crowd watches.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/04/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Ambulances get gas, N.C. [News Conference] #7144 1/28/74"; News conference about the State of Massachusetts's plan to establish gasoline depots throughout the state for ambulances to use so ambulance services will not be affected by the gas crisis. Footage includes the news conference, b-roll of ambulances, voice over and stand up by reporter Bill Harrington. Outtakes included."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/28/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Ammonia Leak 12/25/74 #10852"; Silent exterior footage of a Sargent Joseph Peter Kelly skating rink, pan to a group of firemen in the snow; Shot of the skating rink sign; fireman with mask on goes in the building; Roger Goodrich with the police and firemen; a group of young boys walks by on the sidewalk and mug for the camera."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/25/1974
Description: "Public hearing on amnesty bills to grant amnesty to conscientious objectors to the Vietnam war. Silent b-roll of the hearing; one woman holding a 'Amnesty is Justice' sign. Interviews with two men, one pro amnesty and one against it. Reporter voice over. More b-roll of the hearing and more of the interviews."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/01/1974
Description: Leader: P2 Amnesty Reaction #9931-32 9/16/74; Interview with a woman about earned immunity, which was proposed by president Gerald Ford, versus amnesty for men who avoided the military draft. Interview with a representative of the American Legion about why he is against amnesty for draft dodgers. More people at a pro-amnesty event speak about the need for amnesty for men who received less than honorable discharges and those who dodged the draft. Natalie Jacobson reporter standup. A man with a less than honorable discharge for protesting the war speaks about the need for an unconditional amnesty. A mother of a veteran speaks about the need for unconditional amnesty. Reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/16/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 Amtrak #8087 5/2/74"; People board an Amtrak train, a conductor collects tickets, baggage check counter. Mike Taibbi reporter voiceover and standup about Amtrak's financial situation and the rail trip from Boston to New York. Interview with a representative from Amtrak (Mr. Kerry) about keeping the customers that they have gained during the energy crisis. B-roll footage of the train driving down the tracks, reporter outtakes, footage out of the moving train window, passengers, and more of the interview with Mr. Kerry. Interviews with train passengers about why they ride the train."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/02/1974
Description: People carry Andre in a cage to the dock, and put him on a boat. He jumps off the boat into the ocean. He swims off toward Rockport, Maine. Additional footage of Andre and on the boat and people watching him swim off. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/26/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Anrig #9903 9/10/74; Gregory Anrig, Commissioner of Education, press conference to announce that the deferral of Federal Funds for Boston schools has been lifted by the Office of Civil Rights.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/10/1974
Description: "Gregory Anrig, State Education Commissioner, press conference about Judge Arthur Garrity's ruling that the state needed to make a plan to desegregate the schools. Silent b-roll footage of people answering the phones at the Freedom House in Roxbury. Anrig answers reporters questions about the Boston's school Boards opposition to the busing plan. Ellen Jackson, director of Freedom House Institute on Schools and Education, press conference on busing and her institution's new hotline set up to answer parent's questions about busing. More b-roll of the Freedom House and footage from the press conferences."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/22/1974
Description: 'Two reels. "Reel 1 Leader: Event #6 P2 Anrig on Truancy #10046 9/27/74; Education Commissioner Gregory Anrig press conference high numbers of absences from school and the board of Education's intention to enforce truancy laws. Interview with John J. Kerrigan, chairman of the Boston School Committee, about his reaction to Commissioner Anrig's plan to enforce truancy laws. Roger Goodrich reporter standup followed by outtakes. Press conference with a man [Dr. Copeland?] about the school response to Anrig's announcement." "Reel 2 Leader: Event #6 P2 Anrig on Truancy #10046 9/27/74; Interview with a man from the American Sheep Producers Council about the production of lamb and wool in the United States.'
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/27/1974
Description: Woman speaks at a press conference on the need for the Labor Movement to fight against the institutionalized racism in Boston, especially against those opposed to school integration. She encourages people to attend a rally against racism, to be held the next day on the Boston Common. A man from a labor union notes the endorsement of the rally by several higher up in his union. Woman condemns the Boston School Committee, especially Louise Day Hicks and John Kerrigan, for their anti-busing stance, which she says is racist and unfair for black and Latino children. People continue to speak for school integration, voices heard over blank screen. Women hang banner reading, "End Racist Attacks: Coalition of Labor Union Women." Additional silent footage of the press conference. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/13/1974
Description: Leader: P2 Anti-Busing #7737 3/29/74; Silent footage of a press conference with Louise Day Hicks and others. Bill Harrington reporter standup and voice over about a planned Anti-busing demonstration. More footage of the press conference. Tom O'Connell makes a statement about the upcoming march, Hicks answers reporter questions. Reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/29/1974
Description: "Leader: "F1 Anti Busing Group #7220 5 Feb 74"; Silent b-roll of an anti-busing group press conference. Louise Day Hicks and others in attendance. Members read statements about the creation of the anti-busing group and its purpose, and take questions from the press."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/05/1974
Description: Leader: P1 + P2 Anti-Busing Rally #7443 2/27/74 -- P1 + P2 Cambridge Kennedy Library #7440 SOF/MAG Hds 2/27/74; Silent footage of crowd gathering in the auditorium of the Patrick Gavin Junior High School for a meeting of anti-busing groups. Excerpt from a speech by Boston School Committee Chairman John J. Kerrigan. Another speech with a woman (spokesperson for the South Boston Home and School Association, Patricia Ranese) calling for a boycott of the Boston school system. Silent footage of East Boston pier. A man speaks at a meeting about the proposed Kennedy Library in Cambridge. A woman speaks about the results of an inner belt project. Silent b-roll of the meeting. Silent b-roll of the audience for the anti-busing rally. Louise Day Hicks, John J. Kerrigan, Tip O'Neil and Boston School Committee members seen in the crowd. CU on a Stop Forced Busing pin. Excerpts from speakers at the meeting. Silent b-roll of meeting in Cambridge about the Kennedy library and footage of containers at the East Boston Pier (one section upside down). Excerpts from speakers at the meeting about the consulting firm chosen to prepare an environmental impact study (C.E. Maguire Inc) for the location of the proposed Kennedy Library in Cambridge. Silent b-roll of a train station and parking.
Leader: P1 + P2 Anti-Busing Rally #7443 2/27/74 -- P1 + P2 Cambridge Kennedy Library #7440 SOF/MAG Hds 2/27/74; Silent footage of crowd gathering in the auditorium of the Patrick Gavin Junior High School for a meeting of anti-busing groups. Excerpt from a speech by Boston School Committee Chairman John J. Kerrigan. Another speech with a woman (spokesperson for the South Boston Home and School Association, Patricia Ranese) calling for a boycott of the Boston school system. Silent footage of East Boston pier. A man speaks at a meeting about the proposed Kennedy Library in Cambridge. A woman speaks about the results of an inner belt project. Silent b-roll of the meeting. Silent b-roll of the audience for the anti-busing rally. Louise Day Hicks, John J. Kerrigan, Tip O'Neil and Boston School Committee members seen in the crowd. CU on a Stop Forced Busing pin. Excerpts from speakers at the meeting. Silent b-roll of meeting in Cambridge about the Kennedy library and footage of containers at the East Boston Pier (one section upside down). Excerpts from speakers at the meeting about the consulting firm chosen to prepare an environmental impact study (C.E. Maguire Inc) for the location of the proposed Kennedy Library in Cambridge. Silent b-roll of a train station and parking.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/27/1974
Description: "Leader: "P2 Arab News Conference #8260-8261 5/16/74"; People gathered at a protest outside Boston City Hall waiving Israeli flags and holding signs. Press conference about violence in Palestine and Israel with reference to the Palestinian attack on Israel at Ma'alot. Arch MacDonald standup followed by outtakes."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/16/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Arlington Historical Damage #8121 5/6/74"; Interview with a historian about Arlington historical artifacts that were damaged by water after a fire at a storage warehouse. Silent footage of a fire damaged building. People sort through books and photographs wrapped in bubble wrap, show water damage on the photos. More of the interview with the historian about what records are valuable, the collection at the Arlington Historical Society, and the damage. "
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/06/1974
Description: "Leader: "F1 Army Reserve #7691 3/24/74"; Silent footage of children at a recruitment fair for the military. Children playing with antique weapons, recruitment tables for the ROTC, and military tanks and vehicles."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/24/1974
Description: Story #8212. Silent footage of an outdoor craft market followed by sound footage of the 4th annual "Great Animal Day" in Cambridge Park. People with dogs and other animals sit around an area where people can bring their pets into to showcase their talents. Interview with the man running the animal festival about the need for a day to celebrate animals and reporter standup. Edited footage followed by cuts. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/11/1974
Description: Story #7626. Robbery at the Pucker Safrai Gallery during which several Picasso, Braque, and Matisse pieces were stolen. Footage includes paintings, interview cutaway, b-roll of the showroom and back room of the gallery, and an interview with the curator about robbery. Edited footage followed by cuts. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/18/1974
Description: "Leader: "Astro's News Conference (Sports) 2/11/74"; Interview with Ferdinand Treusacher (Ferdie) who signed with the Astros and silent b-roll of the press conference. "
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/11/1974
Description: Silent footage of the Boston Astros playing a soccer game on the Boston University field.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1974
Description: 'Two reels. "Reel 1 Leader: P1 Atkins #10246 10/17/74; Tom Atkins, head of the Boston chapter of the NAACP, speaks at a press conference about Boston's busing plan. More of the press conference with Atkins. Silent b-roll and footage of Atkins answering questions from the press." "Reel 2 Leader: P1 Atkins #10246 10/17/74; Footage of girls playing volley ball in a gym.
'Two reels. "Reel 1 Leader: P1 Atkins #10246 10/17/74; Tom Atkins, head of the Boston chapter of the NAACP, speaks at a press conference about Boston's busing plan. More of the press conference with Atkins. Silent b-roll and footage of Atkins answering questions from the press." "Reel 2 Leader: P1 Atkins #10246 10/17/74; Footage of girls playing volley ball in a gym.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/17/1974
Description: Leader: P1 Auto Insurance Rate Hike #10595 11/23/74; Silent nighttime footage of wrecked automobiles. Reporter Bob Clinksdale interview with a man (Insurance Commissioner?) about an increase in auto insurance. Interview with a man from the insurance company about an increase in insurance losses and a justification for the large increase in insurance premiums.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/23/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 Auto Repair Bill #8126 - 7 April 74" [4/7 - Story number in range of rest in can, so I think that this is really a 5/7 story]; Silent footage of a man working on a car, b-roll of a meeting of the Ways and Means Committee to discuss the regulation and control of automobile repair shops. Men speak to the committee about fraudulent practices at automobile garages and the need for regulation of car mechanics. Related to Acc. 2394.01489_Auto"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/07/1974