Description: Chelsea schools superintendent Diana Lam considers running for Boston mayor. Her platform features education reform, police effectiveness, alleviating infant mortality, jobs.
Description: Rep. Steven Pierce considers running for governor. Sen. Robert Dole attends his fundraiser. Pierce at desk on phone. Nancy Bush Ellis. Pierce shakes hands with contributors.
Description: Editorial writers from small markets gather to meet Dukakis and assess him as presidential candidate. They ask him "easy" questions of national scope rather than of community interest.
Description: Michael Dukakis gets big victory over Jesse Jackson in Pennsylvania primary, and is virtually assured of the Democratic presidential nomination.
Description: Juxtaposition of similar post-defeat press conferences of Michael Dukakis in 1978 gubernatorial primary and 1988 presidential race. Analysis of causes for the respective defeats.
Description: Ed King feeds speculation that he will run for governor as Republican. George Bush speaks to Catholic lawyers in Boston; calls King his friend.
Description: Eighth district candidates questioned on knowledge of Central American funding from US. Joseph Kennedy, George Bachrach, Mel King, James Roosevelt.