Description: Night footage of different people carrying body bags on stretchers through the woods. Daytime footage of the coast and the exterior of a house with trees damaged by the crash. Interview with the man who lives in the house and heard parts of the plane hit the roof. Shot of damaged tree and the plane wreckage. Interview with a man about the crash. Reporter standup in front of the plane wreckage. Interview with one of the responders to the crash about the one survivor. Exterior footage of the Penobscot Bay Medical Center, the Downeast Airlines hangar, and a Downeast plane. Silent night footage of responders inspecting the plane wreckage. Mix of sound, wild sound, and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "A small plane from Downeast Airlines went down last night killing 17 people, and injuring one."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/31/1979
Description: Footage of the plane wreckage, damaged tree, pile of luggage, and men looking around the crash site. Wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "A small plane from Downeast Airlines went down last night killing 17 people, and injuring one."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/31/1979
Description: Runners at starting line. Footage of runners during the race. Interview with the winner about running in the cold. Sound muffled and crackly. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Child Abuse Marathon - 300 people running for benefit of helping to fight child abuse."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/11/1979
Description: Janet Wu interviews two social service professionals, John York and Dr. Mary Jane England, on the high number of uncovered cases of child welfare. York states that the Department of Public Welfare and the Office of Social Services have always been understaffed. He explains that there are approximately 200 new social services positions in the budget for 1980. Dr. England speaks on the current state of the social services programs in the Commonwealth.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/03/1979
Description: Mass at Pope John the 23rd Chapel.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/09/1979
Description: Library of Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Victory Garden book with Jim Crockett on cover. Magazine and journal rack. Trophy case. Botanical illustrations and vintage seed catalog cover. Etching and photograph of Horticultural Hall. Gold framed portraits of patrons and founders. Boston Shakespeare Company Theater sign in the hall.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/15/1979
Description: Office of MOB (Mayor's Older Bostonians) senior citizens support services. Framed photo of Kevin White. Shuttle provides transportation for elderly citizens. Van leaves Allston Brighton Little City Hall, rides along streets. Elderly man pulls grocery cart. Interview with Mr. Nissenbaum who is happy with Mayor White's senior services. Interview with Anne Nissenbaum also endorses White. Interview with Joseph Rothfarb, unhappy that "White has overstaffed his pet projects." Another man says too much crime.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/16/1979
Description: Silent footage of firemen entering a house on fire and a person on a stretcher. Interview with Fire division chief about the money that was found in the house. Silent footage of men loading bags of money into the back of a truck. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Fire last week in a Medford house. One million dollars in cash was found among the rubble."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/12/1979
Description: Architectural scale model of Boston theater district showing proximity of Shubert, Charles Playhouse, Wilbur, Music Hall, Colonial, Essex, State, and Boston Repertory Theaters, NEMC, C-4 development parcel, Park Plaza Hotel, Stuart Street.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/07/1979
Description: Boston College's 103rd commencement. Walter Mondale speaks to press on strategic arms reduction, before addressing Boston College commencement. He states the need to ratify the recently concluded strategic arms agreement with the Soviet Union. Graduates of the class of 1979 file onto field while band plays. Views of crowd, graduates. Speech welcoming friends and family.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/21/1979