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(Studio) Plans for resumption of coal strike negotiations, at White House at President Carter's request, noted. Coal operators' 1st refusal to attend, then decision to do so detailed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Background of recent dvts. leading to tonight's meeting between operators and union representatives at White House given. President Carter's reaction to operators' initial rejection of invitation described, and Labor Secretary Ray Marshall's talks with operators, resulting in agreement to attend meeting, noted. Prospects for future negotiations cited.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
(Studio) President's meeting on Thursday with govs. of strike-affected states mentioned, along with work of task force to minimize economy damage. Upcoming power cuts in IN and armed guard for movement of coal through state reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Indianapolis, IN) Report on coal truck convoy, guarded by state police and National Guard, which began near Princeton, IN. Truckers' trouble with nails strewn in road noted. [Trucker James DAY - says nails are new.] [UMW official Sam LUTZ - says nails were definitely put there to keep truckers from getting out.] IN governor's statement with regard to situation and UMW reaction to armed guard cited. [MAN - says violence not condoned.] [2nd MAN - says miners would hit trucks if not for armed guard.] [3rd MAN - wouldn't haul coal without guard.] Arrival of some coal via train to Indianapolis noted. White House agreement to allow relaxation of environmental controls in IN so high-sulfur coal can be burned temporarily reported.
REPORTER: Bob Faw
(Studio) Posting of guard on coal shipments described as indication of miners' depth of feeling about strike.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Charleston, West Virginia) [Miner Walter LAWSON - says all nonunion coal, in Kentucky, West Virginia and in West, must be stopped.] [Lewis BURKE - says if nonunion coal not stopped, it will break miners' backs.] Miners' position on mining and shipment of nonunion coal and effect of this on contract negotiations cited. [O.V. HIRSCH - notes statements made early in strike about miners' weaknesses and large stkpiles.; says companies and stkpiles. have been beaten.] Renewed calls for UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Arnold Miller's resignation and defiance of President Carter's possible invocation of Taft-Hartley Act reported [Bill LANE - says Taft-Hartley invocation won't work and if troops used, coal won't be taken from mines.] [MAN - sings song about situation.]
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
(Studio) House passage of bill liberalizing benefits for victims of black lung disease reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Breakthru in Rhodesia negotiations over black major rule between white government of country and 3 moderate black leaders reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Johannesburg, South Africa) [Bishop Abel MUZOREWA - says one item slowing down negotiations has been overcome.] Prime Min. Ian Smith's engineering of settlement, instead of accepting US-British attempts to bring black guerrilla leaders into negotiations, detailed. [SMITH - calls settlement victory for moderation.] Details of settlement listed. Factors still to be considered in whether or not settlement will be success outlined. Negative reaction to settlement by Patriotic Front leaders Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe noted.
REPORTER: Doug Sefton
(Studio) Reaction to settlement by State Department, in light of its exclusion of Nkomo and Mugabe's forces, reported Reaction at United Nations stated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young's statement with regard to potential for escalation of war by Patriotic Front forces noted. [YOUNG - states that there's evidence there would be commitment of USSR weapons, as in Angola, so settlement will only create black-against-black civil war.] Reaction of African diplomats at UN, with regard to control of Rhodesian army, cited; comment of Tanzania ambassador quoted.
REPORTER: Richard C. Hottelet
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(Studio) Report on beating given Virginia Wesleyan College political science professor Richard Lapchick for his protests of South Africa's apartheid policy in connection with Davis Cup tennis matches at Vanderbilt University
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Reactions of Egyptians and Israelis to United States decision to sell fighter planes to each cntry., and to Saudi Arabia, reported Egyptian official's statement with regard to Israeli reaction, made in Cairo to reporter Mike Lee, quoted. Prime Min. Begin's remarks today on sale's effect on peace talks and announcement of plans to go to Washington, DC in March noted. Secretary of State Vance's reaction to Begin's remarks reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Vance's denials that arms sale will be obstacle to peace detailed. [VANCE - cites position that arms sale won't upset military balance in area. Responds to question with regard to administration action if Congress doesn't approve all parts of sale package] Admin. strategy in offering sale as package to Congress outlined.
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb
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(Studio) Report on Egyptian cargo plane carrying weapons to Somalia, forced by Kenyan jet fighters to land in Nairobi, and subsequent charges against Egyptian crew reported Somalia's attempt to muster arms and soldiers to combat Ethiopian offensive in Ogaden Desert stated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Mogadishu, Somalia) Report on Somalia efforts to raise additional armed forces. No. of people responding to call in Mogadishu area noted, as well as their attitude toward USSR and Cuba and aid to Ethiopia from these cntrys. USSR 's switch in support between Ethiopia and Somalia in past year mentioned; Ethiopia's previous aid from United States cited.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
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(Studio) Pentagon report on incrd. weapons costs in last 3 mos. of 1977 detailed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Ruling of probate court jury in Houston that Howard Hughes was legal resident of Texas, and possibility that case will end up in Supreme Court because of similar claims by Nevada and California, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Official retirement of FBI director Clarence Kelley noted; Kelley's past positions as FBI agent and as Kansas City police chief mentioned. Film shown. Kelley's plans cited. Director-designate William Webster to be sworn in next week
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) House Assassinations Committee, investigating deaths of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Junior, request for more funds reported House Admin. Committee delay of action on request noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) House subcommittee hearing on Carter administration program against smoking reported
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Califano's testimony on government campaign against smoking stated. Representative Henry Waxman's recall of President Carter's comment that life is unfair, in reference to government funds for abortions, and question to Califano about saying this to tobacco industry outlined. [WAXMAN - is concerned about fact that government subsidies encourage industry that's doing terrible things, according to Califano's testimony.] [CALIFANO - would be working to get support of President, Secretary Bergland and Congress for elimination of subsidies if he thought they encouraged children and teenagers to smoke.] Testimony of president of Tobacco Institute reported [Representative Andrew MAGUIRE - asks if Institution president is saying that he's unconvinced that there's no established relationship between illness and death and cigarette smoking.] [Institution president Horace KOENEGAY - says that this is what he's saying.]
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
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(Studio) American Cancer Society's challenge of congress testimony by medical statistician with regard to dangers of radiation from exams causing breast cancer detailed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on bus crash in Puerto Rico; film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Death of actress and author Ilka Chase in Mexico City noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) January drops in industry product, and retail sales noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Former Representative Bella Abzug's loss to Republican William Green in bid for cong. seat vacated by New York City Mayor Ed Koch reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) [ABZUG - knows supporters are disappointed and so is she.] Details of campaign and election given. Pol. ads shown. Abzug's political background described; positions on Vietnam war, women's rights and Nixon administration and Watergate mentioned. [ABZUG - is healthy and intends to continue being active.]
REPORTER: David Culhane
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(Studio) Testimony of University of DE's Suzanne Steinmetz to Washington, DC hearing with regard to growing no. of incidents of adult children physically abusing elderly parents reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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