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![]() Evening Compass broadcast Original Airdate: 9/9/1975 Length: 00:29:04 Item Type: newstape - aircheck Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Evening Compass newscast on the second day of Phase II desegregation of Boston schools. Ed Baumeister reports on the increased presence of federal law enforcement officials in the Boston. Report includes footage of Kevin White (Mayor, City of Boston) saying that violations of the law committed in the evening will be prosecuted as federal offenses. Baumeister also reports on school attendance. Footage of Marion Fahey (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) expressing optimism about the climate in the schools. Greg Pilkington reports on police commitment to stricter law enforcement relating to school desegregation. Report includes footage of a press conference with Robert DiGrazia (Police Commisioner, City of Boston) and J. Stanley Pottinger (Assistant U.S. Attorney General). Pilkington notes that police have made few arrests relating to violence Charlestown. Footage of Pilkington interviewing Scott Harshbarger (Assistant State Attorney General), about enforcement of the school desegregation order. Paul deGive reports on confrontations between Charlestown residents, and police throughout the day. The report includes still photos and coverage of a standoff between police and Charlestown mothers during a prayer march. DeGive reports that Charlestown mothers charged police officers who were blocking the path of their march. DeGive reports on a confrontation between police, members of the media and Charlestown residents outside of the Bunker Hill Housing Project in Charlestown. DeGive notes that the police left the area because their presence seemed to provoke the residents. DeGive's reports includes footage of Charlestown resident chasing the media from the neighborhood. Pam Bullard reports on the atmosphere at Roxbury High School. Her report includes footage of interviews with Charles Ray (Headmaster, Roxbury High School) and Caroline Correia (student, Roxbury High School). Correia says that there is "no trouble" at Roxbury High School. Gary Griffith reports on police reaction to the increase in anti-busing violence and vandalism in the evenings. The report includes a photo of vandalism at the John F. Kennedy birthplace in Brookline. Graffiti in front of the house reads, "Bus Teddy." Judy Stoia reports on the atmosphere and programs at English High School. The report includes footage of interviews with English High School students, Chris Lane (Flexible Campus Coordinator, English High School) and Robert Peterkin (headmaster, English High School). Lane says that attendance has increased since yesterday. Peterkin talks about the tough academic standards at the school. Contributor : Host Ed Baumeister Pam Bullard Paul deGive Greg Pilkington Judy Stoia Contributor : Reporter Gary Griffith
Subject : Keywords Busing for school integration - Federal law enforcement Busing for school integration - Magnet schools Busing for school integration - Police Busing for school integration - Police patrol Busing for school integration - Protest Busing for school integration - School attendance Busing for school integration - School faculty Busing for school integration - School improvement programs Busing for school integration - Students Busing for school integration - Violence Charlestown High School English High School Police Police - Arrests Police patrol Roxbury High School School faculty Subject : Personal Names Baumeister, Ed Bullard, Pam Correia, Caroline deGive, Paul DiGrazia, Robert Dunleavy, Steve Fahey, Marion Griffith, Gary Harshbarger, Scott Lane, Chris Peterkin, Robert Pilkington, Greg Pottinger, J. Stanley Ray, Charles Reid, Dr. William Stoia, Judy White, Kevin Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston Police Department Bunker Hill Housing Project Committee Against Racism (CAR) Harvard University John F. Kennedy National Historic Site John Hancock Mutual Insurance Company MDC (Metropolitan District Commission) Police Department State Street Bank Tactical Patrol Force (TPF) US Marshals Subject : Geographic Locations Brookline (Mass.) Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) South Boston (Boston, Mass.) Type : Genre News - Television |
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