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(Studio) Failure of UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) leaders and members to agree to contract tentatively reached and meeting among members of President Carter's cabinet on alternatives for power companies with coal shortages noted. Carter's possible reconsideration of opposition to invoking Taft-Hartley Act cited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Miners' gathering at Washington, DC headquarters to protest contract reported [Miner Dan MORRIS - is there to talk to UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Miller and to tell bargaining council miners don't want contract.] [Jim SHIFLETT - says contract is for companies, not men.] [Bill CUNNINGHAM - thinks 1974 agreement is better than this contract.] Miners' reaction to Miller's negotiations and refusal to come to headquarters noted. [MAN - thinks Miller should come to headquarters] [Dave RICER - thinks it insults miners that Miller would give contract to them and think they'd sign it.] [Joe HOSKINS - says miners Put lives in danger and get nothing from contract.] Council's unofficial action in rejecting contract noted. Miller's reaction to demonstration by miners given. [MILLER - won't call council meeting under conditions of fear and intimidation. Won't resign.]
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Coal shortage situation in Midwest and Appalachian states, among then IN, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Indianapolis, IN) Degree of shortage in IN and possible consequences detailed. [IN energy director William SORRELS - cites degree of crisis situation in state.] Last year's natural gas shortage noted.
REPORTER: Don Webster
(Studio) President Carter's signature of bill to tax coal product to fund black lung Payments detailed.
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(Studio) Snow in E. and rains in West noted. Effect of rainstorms in south California reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) Report on damage caused by flooding and mudslides. [Diane MAHADEEN - describes seeing car float away.] [Delbert MORELAND - describes experience.] Case of Stuart Fischoff family noted. [FISCHOFF - calls it miracle that they escaped. Describes experience.] Other damage described; conditions in one area noted. Forecast given.
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
(Studio) Snow in Idaho and Utah from same storm noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on Pittsburgh bus-trolley collision; film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Reports on Ethiopia-Somalia war, with regard to Ethiopia gains in Ogaden Desert, stated; Ethiopia's military backing from Cuba and USSR noted. Secretary Vance's statements on situation given, include possible change in United States hands-off policy if Ethiopia invades Somalia.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [VANCE - cites information with regard to Cuban and USSR military aid in Ethiopia.] Secretary's call for negotiated solution reported [VANCE - notes assurances from USSR with regard to Ethiopia's limited aims.] Limitations of United States power to influence outcome and concerns with regard to establishment of another USSR -Cuba base in Africa noted.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) History of territory war between Ethiopia and Somalia and entrance into this of USSR efforts to get major military presence in Ethiopia along Red Sea. Importance of area to oil shipping in relation to Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Suez Canal and Israeli port of Eilat. Maps shown and details given re: situation. Israel's support of Ethiopia, because of Somalia's allegiance to Arabs and concerns with regard to shipping lanes to Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Secretary Vance's statements with regard to Israeli settlements in occupied territory quoted. Israeli foreign minister Dayan's comment with regard to resumption of peace talks with Egypt, as he was informed by State Department, noted; Dayan's United States visit and stop in New York City mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on USSR response to Canada's charge of spying against 13 Soviet diplomats, include statement from official in Ottawa.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Ottawa, Canada) Details with regard to case and diplomats' ordered departure given; attempts to get in touch with some diplomats, by CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) reporter Peter Mansbridge, noted. [MANSBRIDGE - asks to speak to diplomat.] [Expelled diplomat Oleg REZTSOV - refuses comment.] [Canadian external affairs min. Don. JAMIESON - outlines intelligence operation.] [Prime Min. Pierre TRUDEAU - doesn't expect USSR to halt spy operations. Thinks spying will continue and Canada will continue trying to prevent it.] Charges that government and Royal Canadian Mounted Police broke spy case now to counter charges of wrongdoing against RCMP noted.
REPORTER: David Culhane
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(Studio) Statement by ousted Vietnam United Nations ambassador Dinh Ba Thi quoted; his ouster because of alleged involvement in espionage ring in United States outlined. Statement with regard to normalization efforts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal probe of Representative Dan. Flood's part in legislature to aid Philadelphia hospital noted. Uncovering of another federal probe into Flood's activities reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Details given with regard to records of 3 federal agencies and testimony of former Flood aid Stephen Elko that Flood and retired Representative Otto Passman recd. money from Airlie Fndn. executive director, Dr. Murdock Head and that Flood and Passman interceded in Head's efforts to win government funding. Elko's conviction on bribery charges in student loan fraud noted. Denials of Head, Flood and Passman cited. Records of government contracts received by Airlie in Depts. of Defense and Department of Health, Education and Welfare and AID foreign aid agency listed; other details just learned with regard to alleged connection of Congmen. and foundation given, include letter from Flood with regard to foreign aid contract in Bahamas.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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(Studio) Student protest at University of Wisconsin in Madison with regard to school's stock in companies operating in South Africa reported Film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Details of rise in January wholesale prices noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Plans for secret session of Senator on Canal treaty debate detailed; to be discussed are charges of drug trafficking by family of Panamanian leader Torrijos and charges that United States bugged negotiating sessions.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Efforts of Illinois and New Jersey delegations to American Bar Association convention in New Orleans to get resolution requiring Chief Justice Warren Burger to prove or repudiate statement made last year in London with regard to incompetency of United States attys. reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Los Angeles police release of actor Ned Yorke in connection with Hillside strangling case reported Film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Census Bureau reports with regard to connection among auto. accidents, teen deaths and liquor reported California's attempts to remedy this noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Jose, California) Use of breath analyzer machines by some California bars to help customers see own blood alcohol level outlined. [Waitress Naomi SAMUEL - cites advantages of system.] Case of man whose reading was .19 noted. [MAN - bets he can drive better now than when sober.] Int. of California authorities in requiring such machines in bars, which would still leave decision of whether or not to drive home to drinker, noted.
REPORTER: Miriam Bjierre
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(Studio) Announcements by Representatives Otis Pike and Joe Waggoner of decisions not to seek reelection reported Pike's statements quoted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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