Description: Veterinarian John DeJong runs against Bulger for state senate. Paul Gannon, candidate for representative from South Boston, shares DeJong's theme of "time for a change." DeJong shaking hands.
Description: Northeastern student James DeRosa was murdered in South End. University sponsors walk to benefit victims of violence. Office of NU police. Students lounge outside Ell Center in summer clothes.
Description: On his last day in office, John DeVillars endorses Central Artery project and Scheme Z interchange. Conservationists are unhappy. William Weld says opposing views will be heard. Model, graphic overlay of scheme.
Description: Environmental groups criticize John DeVillars for slow progress on toxic waste reduction. Greenpeace. Protester in ape costume offering police bananas.
Description: Large fish kill in Wareham ponds thought to be attributable to malathion spraying. State inspector collects dead fish in nets and plastic bag. Trout hatchery.
Description: National tournament of deaf basketball players takes place in Boston. Deaf community endeavors to make their concerns known to hearing population.
Description: Overview of the history of presidential debates in advance of the debate between Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan. Footage of debates between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, Reagan and Carter, and Mondale and Gary Hart. Interview with a man about televised debates. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.