Thursday’s Boston Globe Metro Page One headline: “EVACUATION DAY UNEASE”
In 1941, governor made the day green
(Visual here at :44)
Lede:
A state archivist recently discovered some green ink in an unlikely place: the bottom of a bill signed into law by a governor from long ago. But maybe this particular color should come as no surprise.
The document, signed by Governor Leverett Saltonstall in 1941 in green and black ink, makes March 17 a legal holiday in Suffolk County. Officially, it marks the date in 1776 when British troops ended their occupation of Boston.
But it also happens to fall on a more widely recognized holiday: Saint Patrick’s Day.
The discovery was prompted by a curious State House reporter, Secretary of State William F. Galvin said yesterday. The reporter, from WBUR, had heard the document was signed in green ink, and the journalist wanted to find out if it was true.
It was.
But the “WBUR reporter” was not named by the Globe.
(For the record, I’m a paid media analyst for WBUR.)
Also for the record, that unnamed “WBUR reporter” is DAVE SHAW AND KEVIN MCNICHOLAS.
You can see their report here.
C’mon, Globe editors. Give credit where credit’s due.
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