Description: First Night New Year's Eve celebration in Boston. Full moon visible adjacent to Prudential Center. Bell ringers in church tower. People marching with banners, fanciful costumes, masks, stilts. Comments from participants.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/31/1979
Description: Boston waterfront. Dock scenes. Just caught fish in barrels on dock. Lumpers with rubber gloves and overalls. Boston Fish Market Corporation building. Press conference led by Massport director David Davis, who announces renovation of Fish Pier. Rep. Joseph Moakley speaks. He goes over the history of the fishing industry in Boston, Massachusetts, and the United States. He provides details on the redevelopment of the pier, and mentions the effects of the 200 mile limit enacted by Congress. Helen Keyes of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce speaks. George Kariotis, transportation secretary Barry Locke, Lt. Gov. Tom O'Neill are present.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/15/1979
Description: Interview with Bonnie Ginger about Framingham town meeting approval of women's health clinic that will provide abortion services. Interview with Rev. Charles Gaines of First Parish Church who supports the clinic. White steeple, weather vane, cupola and clock tower of church against blue sky. Front view of church with columned portico, bare trees. Location of clinic in brick cape at 1319 Worcester Road (Route 9).
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/28/1979
Description: G. William Miller, former chair of Federal Reserve Board and recently appointed Secretary of the Treasury, answers questions in Boston on interest rates, money policy, oil prices, recession.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/18/1979
Description: BostonGas spokesperson says there is unprecedented demand for conversion of oil heating systems to gas. He is confident all residential customers can be served; fuel supply is adequate until well into the future. Says gas is cheaper than oil, cleaner burning, and the most efficient. Talks about LNG, propane, methane and gas exploration, and potential for coal gasification. Above-ground pipelines and BostonGas tanks in Dorchester, including Corita Kent rainbow painting.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/21/1979
Description: Amoco gas station. Service attendant fills tank with leaded regular. Price is 71¢ per gallon.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/09/1979
Description: George Bush as prospective presidential candidate at Logan Airport press conference. Introduced by William Saltonstall.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/01/1979
Description: George McGovern visits Boston to raise funds among liberals for his 1980 Senate reelection campaign in South Dakota. He doubts that there will ever be a senate race run purely on funds contributed within the border of the state. He thinks that campaigns should be financed publicly. Speaks about his nomination for presidency in 1972. Additional footage includes McGovern meeting and speaking with liberal Massachusetts politicians at a gathering.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/20/1979
Description: Gov. Edward King's first budget address for FY80 before joint legislative session in House chamber (Constitutional Convention). Speaker Tom McGee forcefully bangs gavel. Senate President William Bulger announces entrance of the governor and Lt. Gov. Tom O'Neill. Rep. Robert Larkin, James Collins, Chester Atkins. Increase in local aid. “The people of Massachusetts do not want and do not deserve an ever expanding, ever more expensive state government. They do deserve and obviously want a government that provides the essential services they need at a price they can afford.” Goals: 1) reduce property taxes and stimulate economic development; 2) provide essential services to those most in need of care; 3) initiate improved management techniques in daily government operations. Man smoking pipe. King refers to high technology social contract (reducing individual taxes to level found in competing industrial states in exchange for job creation).
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/01/1979
Description: Green line T pulling into and out of Kenmore station underground during rush hour. Old style PCC trolley and newer LRV cars. Driver's point of view, looking down tracks into dark subway tunnel. Passengers get on and off.Passenger reading Benjamin Disraeli. Passenger complains about MBTA service.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/15/1979