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Ten O'Clock News; Tax levy for desegregation deficit

05/17/1976

Mayor Kevin White exchanges banter with journalist, and goes on to deliver statement on increasing Boston property tax (one-time levy at $16.40) to finance the $27.5 million deficit caused by court ordered desegregation, at Judge Arthur Garrity's request. City treasurer Jim Young elaborates on choosing assessment method over borrowing. Mayor White takes questions from reporters. White accuses school committee of mismanagement in busing effort. He also comments that the teachers will have to work knowing they are in a debt situation.


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Tax levy for desegregation deficit

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

00:21:16

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Municipal government
School boards
White, Kevin H.
Taxation
School integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Boston (Mass.). School Committee
Boston (Mass.). City Council
Busing for school integration
Teachers
Locations
Boston (Mass.)
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Contributors
White, Kevin H. (Speaker)
Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Tax levy for desegregation deficit,” 05/17/1976, GBH Archives, accessed October 25, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DA9E9D32EE7A4D6A9E1BA481D2A8AB56.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Tax levy for desegregation deficit.” 05/17/1976. GBH Archives. Web. October 25, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DA9E9D32EE7A4D6A9E1BA481D2A8AB56>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Tax levy for desegregation deficit. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DA9E9D32EE7A4D6A9E1BA481D2A8AB56
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