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Ten O'Clock News; East Boston resident vs. Massport

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02/22/1977

Federal Aviation Administration. East Boston residents sing a song protesting incursion of airport into their neighborhood (Neptune Rd. East Boston). David Davis, Tom O'Neill, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Fred Salvucci all seen. Interview with a woman about plane noise and eminent domain. She feels that the people in the neighborhood are being uprooted. Interview with a man on noise abatement and eminent domain for Logan expansion. Residents would like to prevent the destruction of their neighborhood. Interview with other longtime residents complaining about Massport.


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

East Boston resident vs. Massport

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:18:28

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Demonstrations
Airports
Transportation
Logan International Airport
Salvucci, Frederick
Massachusetts Port Authority
Locations
East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Contributors
Curwood, Steve (Reporter)
Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; East Boston resident vs. Massport,” 02/22/1977, GBH Archives, accessed September 7, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_92120B1E59EB4D6BA3049505AD493B4A.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; East Boston resident vs. Massport.” 02/22/1977. GBH Archives. Web. September 7, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_92120B1E59EB4D6BA3049505AD493B4A>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; East Boston resident vs. Massport. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_92120B1E59EB4D6BA3049505AD493B4A
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