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Ten O'Clock News; Blue laws
12/22/1982
Governor Edward King speaks on lifting blue laws to permit Sunday business. King signs bill that allows businesses to open Sundays, although the law prohibits forcing anyone to work Sundays. King states that this bill will increase job opportunities.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Blue laws
- 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
00:14:28
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Massachusetts -- Politics and government
- Press conferences
- Bills, Legislative
- King, Edward J., 1925-2006
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- King, Edward J., 1925-2006 (Speaker)
- Vaillancourt, Meg (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Blue laws,” 12/22/1982, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E8ECE57B6F114E3EA2323447345BD420.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Blue laws.” 12/22/1982. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E8ECE57B6F114E3EA2323447345BD420>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Blue laws. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E8ECE57B6F114E3EA2323447345BD420