Description: State Sen. George Rogers of New Bedford convicted of corruption (bribery and conspiracy via fraudulent $5000 consulting contract in vocational education scandal) in Suffolk Superior Court. Defense attorney Sullivan mobbed by press. Rogers fainted in court and is wheeled out on stretcher. Prosecutor Stephen Delinsky says sentence is fair. Rogers will serve time in Barnstable House of Correction. Sullivan will appeal. Glimpse of Gail Harris.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/24/1978
Description: Interview with New England Aquarium official about alleged harpooning of great white shark off Long Island. Inside Aquarium, looking into giant tank. Sharks of various sizes and colors swim past. Close-up on dorsal fin in water. Lower view into tank. Large tortoise and many fish glide by. Head on view of approaching shark - eyes, mouth.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/26/1978
Description: Indoor skateboard rink in Cambridge. Teen and younger boys practice maneuvers on ramps, slides, tubes and half-pipes. Caution signs advise on technique and warn about injuries. Boys wear helmets, gloves, elbow and knee pads.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/01/1978
Description: Begins with a reporter voice over with no picture. Interview with animal technologist Carla Skinder about Smoke the seal and why she has to be driven to Maine instead of swimming like Andre. This is reel 1 of 2.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/22/1978
Description: Footage of a seal in a cage, Smoke, being loaded into the New England Aquarium van. The truck drives away. Reporter, Roger Goodrich, closing standup in front of the seal enclosure at the New England Aquarium. Sound. This is reel 2 of 2.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/22/1978
Description: Interviews with members of the New Hampshire Sno-Shakers Snowmobile Club about snowmobiling benefits to those who ride and the community. Interviews with two police officers about problems with snowmobilers. B-roll of people on snowmobiles driving down the road and through a field. People milling around outside the New Hampshire Sno-Shakers Snowmobile Clubhouse. Interview with a young boy and an older woman about snowmobiling. B-roll of the snowmobile club getting ready and riding through the woods and fields. Shots of snowmobile paths that run parallel and across the road. More b-roll of the snowmobile club members discussing their ride. Interview with an older woman about how she dislikes the irresponsible snowmobilers that give them a bad name. B-roll of trails, no trespassing signs, snowshoe tracks, and more people riding snowmobiles. Mix of sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/02/1978
Description: Footage of a snow sculpture of George Washington bust and a young boy doing some finishing touches on it. Shot of Washington and Abe Lincoln sculptures. Wild Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "For Weather... A 12-year old youngster in Needham... decided to do some ice/snow sculptures in front of his house. Would you believe the subjects are George Washington and [Abe] Lincoln?"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/20/1978
Description: Exterior shot of the Children's Hospital followed by shots of the solar panels on the roof. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Children's Hospital spends $195,000 on a new solar system for the pediatrics wing."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/22/1978
Description: Three solar houses in Lincoln. Bare trees, snow on ground. Two men splitting downed tree trunk on Audubon grounds. Collector panels on roof. Sound of power saw. Frozen pond. Long-haired white cat.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/28/1978
Description: Interview in front of the Massachusetts State House with a man from the state government who says that the state has stopped doing business with South Africa, and another man who says that the State needs to divest of these bonds as soon as possible. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/18/1978