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Birds in flight

Description: Many species of birds in flight and on water, in flocks and singly. (from Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife)
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/01/1987

Boston Housing Authority

Description: Retrospective of fifty years of the Boston Housing Authority, the largest landlord in the city, and one of the largest such agencies in the country. 50th anniversary ball at Park Plaza Hotel; guests include Doris Bunte, Edward Brooke, Byron Rushing, Michael Dukakis, Mel King, Ray Flynn, Bruce Bolling, William Bulger, Harry Spence. Interviews on BHA history include Lewis Weinstein, Joseph Slavet, Paul Garrity, Peter Dreier. Scenes of squalor inside housing projects. Many families remain residents for generations. Tenants' class action suit led by Armando Perez. On the need for racial integration, Doris Bunte says “separate always means separate and unequal.” Scenes of the city's subsidized developments in varying degrees of neglect or renovation. Examples of the breadth and density of the projects. Archival film and stills. Compiled from five-part series from 11/1986. ,Harris
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/01/1987

Albert Schweitzer

Description: Biographer of Albert Schweitzer reminisces.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/02/1987

Storm tides flood Scituate

Description: Severe storm tides flood Scituate beach property. Ocean threatens with giant waves.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/03/1987

Cambodian refugees

Description: Rep. Chester Atkins asks for eased immigration policy for Cambodian refugees. Film clip from “The Killing Fields.”
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/05/1987

Home care for AIDS patients

Description: Gov. Michael Dukakis announces funding to support home care for AIDS patients.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/05/1987

Mixed reviews for Ray Flynn in 1986

Description: Mixed reviews for Ray Flynn's 1986 performance from city councillors and others.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/06/1987

Ray Flynn's year in review 1986

Description: Flynn's year in review - triumphs & shortcomings. Developer Jerome Rappaport. Brimmer Street Garage car condominiums. Mandela,Mass proposal discussed on Phil Donahue show.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/06/1987

State of the City

Description: Boston Mayor Ray Flynn gives State of the City address at Faneuil Hall.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/06/1987

Checkpoint: Racism Rebirth

Description: Story on the seeming rise of racism and racial incidents the last few years. Historical footage of a Ku Klux Klan march and a protest during the civil rights moment. Overview of different racial incidents that have occurred recently all over the country and in Boston. Modern day footage of African Americans protesting and Ku Klux Klan demonstrations. Interview with regional director of the Justice Department's Community Relations Service Martin Walsh. Some video problems. Reporter voice over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/07/1987