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(Studio) Prolongation of coal strike noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(DC) Small crowd at UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) headqtrs. where bargaining council met re: contract announced by Arnold Miller. [MILLER - states council rejected contract.] Vote results noted; union demands noted. Reticence of bargaining council cited. [Don LAWLEY - notes government doesn't mine coal.] Calls for Miller's resignation and for regional negotiations cited as exs. of union disunity; coal miners' militancy noted.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Cedar Grove, West Virginia) [Terry HENDERSON - notes refusal to cross picket lines.] Film shown. Report highlights union demands with regard to wildcat strikes. Difficulty in getting contract accepted discussed; details given. Miner's objections noted. Details of rejected contract listed. [David FORMS - states opinion of Arnold Miller; dissatisfaction with Miller as chief negotiator noted.] Miner's attitude towards Miller cited.
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
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(Studio) Menahem Begin's accusation of United States partiality noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Jerusalem, Israel) Israeli cabinet's adoption of resolution condemning statement by Cyrus Vance cited; details of resolution given. Begin reiterates understanding with Carter with regard to Israeli peace plan. [BEGIN - states determination of Israel to stand by settlements; comments on Vance statement.] Accusation of United States partiality noted. Preparations at Karnei Shomron for new settlers cited. Israel's dissatisfaction with US as mediator noted; details given.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
(Studio) Vance's reaction to Begin statements noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(UN, NYC) [VANCE - discusses reaction to Begin; reiterates United States position.]
REPORTER: Richard C. Hottelet
(Studio) Sadat's lack of comment with regard to statement cited; arrival in Paris for mtgs. with Giscard d'Estaing noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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(Studio) Cyrus Vance attendance at United Nations for talks on Namibia (South-West Africa) noted. South Africa's promise of independence cited, as is black opposition to terms of independence. South Africa foreign minister Roelof Botha's response noted; Botha quoted with regard to South African military occupation of Namibia.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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(Studio) Bomb explosion at Sydney, Australia, hotel noted; presence of summit mtg. between Asian and Pacific ntns. at hotel cited as major concern for security officials. Details of explosion noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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(Studio) Chief Justice Warren Burger's address to American Bar Association in New Orleans, Louisiana, noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Controversy over Burger's State of Judiciary speech cited; exclusion of media noted. Details of Burger's speech with regard to Illinois and New Jersey bar assns. given; Burger's statement on lawyer incompetence noted. [Carole BELLOWS - cites attitude toward Burger's statement.] [Griffin BELL - discusses complication of issue.] Burger's request for lawyer proficiency test noted. Vote on Burger by ABA's house of delegates cited.
REPORTER: Fred Graham
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