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(Studio) No. of derailments in United States each year and dangers involved in transportation of hazardous materials via rail in relation to such accidents noted. Recent derailments in Waverly, Tennessee, and Youngstown, Florida, mentioned. Chlorine gas escapage in Youngstown accident described.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Panama City, Florida) Cleanup attempts detailed; some progress reported [Bay Cnty. civil defense director James HEISLER - says crisis not over by any means. Situation now under control, but anything can happen and they don't want situation similar to that in Waverly.] Arrival from Waverly of National Trans. Safety Board member Francis McAdams noted. [McADAMS - cites reason for most derailments as connected with railroad bed, track or wheels and says it's usually a maintenance problem.] Sabotage not suspected here or in Waverly, according to McAdams.
REPORTER: David Dick
(Studio) Report on econs. of railroading.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) Illinois's record of derailments noted; accidents in switching yds. of Chicago and E. Saint Louis and one in Dongola, Illinois, mentioned. ["Modern Railroads" editor Thomas SHEDD - says RR's don't have money to maintain lines.] [Chicago Northwestern railroad spokesperson James MacDONALD - notes amount of bad track in United States and cites reasons.] [SHEDD - describes problems of alternate transportation methods.] Statistics noted showing that more profitable RR's, like the Santa Fe, who can do more traffic maintenance, have fewer derailments.
REPORTER: Don Webster
(Studio) Upcoming Safety Board hearings on issue of hauling dangerous materials by train and by truck noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#256599
(Studio) National Trans. Safety Board's recommendations for stricter guidelines for federal pipelines and General Accounting Office report that these haven't been issued and information on dangers of nation's fuel and natural gas pipelines, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#256601
(Studio) Briefing sessions held by both UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) officials and coal operators at DC's Hilton Hotel reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) (Temporary network difficulty.) Details of both mtgs. given and details of proposed contract listed. Votes expected this wkend.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
#256602
(Studio) Report on White House energy meeting attended by most of nation's govs. President Carter's signature of bill for funding of further energy research and development noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#256603
(Studio) Senator Banking Committee's reopened hearings into nomination of G. William Miller as Federal Reserve Board chairperson noted. Questions about payments from Miller's company to Iranian firm reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [Senator William PROXMIRE - responds to criticism of reopened hearings.] Is noted that now new evidence is turned up. [Senator Don. RIEGLE - says point has to be reached where decision is made whether or not to trust Miller.] [PROXMIRE - denies charges of fishing expedition and that there's been any assumption that Miller is lying.] [Senator Adlai STEVENSON - says this process is getting close to point where it must stop.] Miller to appear on Tuesday
REPORTER: George Herman
#256604
(Studio) Senator tabling of amendment to Canal treaty detailed. Senator Robert Byrd's comments quoted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#256605
(Studio) Arraignment proceedings in Washington, DC for Tongsun Park on charges of bribery of Congmen. noted. Justice Department official's statement that this is just formality, without effect on Park's guaranteed immunity from prosecution, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#256607
(Studio) Report on testimony of nightclub singer in court hearing in Nicosia, Cyprus, that 2 Palestinians involved in murder of Egyptian newspaper editor and later in hostage incident at Larnaca airport had accomplice. Egypt's continued anger over abortive rescue attempt at Larnaca noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Cairo, Egypt) Statements to Egyptian parliament by war minister Gamasy and Prime Min. Salem reported; Salem's threatened introduction of legislature to take away some rights Palestinians now enjoy in Egypt noted. Palestinians' rights under Egyptian law listed. Apparent Egyptian message to PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) and other rejectionist groups cited.
REPORTER: Mike Lee
#256608
(Studio) Egypt's comments with regard to Israeli policy on settlements in occupied territories quoted. Assistant Secretary of State Alfred Atherton's meeting in Israel with Prime Min. Begin detailed; his return to Egypt noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Contd. political unrest in Nicaragua, centered around Masaya and Diriamba, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Winnings by Indira Gandhi's political party in India state elections over wkend. and prospect for her political comeback detailed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) January consumer price figs. given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Econ. troubles in consumer prices, real spendable income, food prices, higher Social Security taxes and other areas detailed. Labor Department use of new consumer price index method noted.
REPORTER: Neil Strawser
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(Studio) Supreme Court decisions on natural gas pricing and Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll's proposal on school busing reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Turnout of applicants for jobs announced by Ford Motors at Dearborn, Michigan, plant reported Film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#256616
(Studio) Report of campus police at Westfield State College, in Massachusetts, concerning no. of investigations involving students majoring in law enforcement, noted. Also reported is Minneapolis police announcement of rearrest of Emil Johnson, after his parole from prison where he wrote 9 books proving, he said, that crime doesn't pay.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Howard Hughes' single flight in his flying boat and its contd. maintenance through years detailed. Upcoming report outlined. Plane is called the Spruce Goose.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#256619
(No location given) Background of Hughes and Henry Kaiser's project to build flying boat to ferry cargo across Atlantic to escape from prowling German U-boats during World War II given. Films shown. Hughes' defense of project noted. [HUGHES - has reputation rolled up in project.] Hughes' piloting of boat on it's only flight, from Long Beach Harbor, in California, described, along with subsequent security surrounding boat. Permission of Hughes empire for news team to photograph and report on flying boat at present noted; details with regard to boat given. Size of boat compared to that of Boeing 747 jets. Aircraft designer Ray Hopper flew with Hughes in flying boat. [HOPPER - states way he realized Hughes probably intended never to fly boat again.] [Plant official George BROMLEY - thought it was bit ridiculous, but Hughes was boss and if he wanted tight security, that's what he got.] Summa Corp.'s negotiations to turn plane over to air museum outlined. [Summa Corporation chairperson William LUMMIS - says plane is remarkable achievement and has been withheld from public too long.] [Hughes friend Jack REAL - says aviation is what stimulated Howard Hughes.]
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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