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(Studio) UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) officials' delay in action on proposed contract noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Details of union council meeting, decision to wait on vote till final language seen, and UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Arnold Miller's comments on these developments reported
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Kanawha Cnty., West Virginia) Process for ratifying contract noted. Opinions of members of locally 6243 on tentative contract outlined. [Miner Curtis HARVEY - says contract can't be ratified if it provides for fining miners for wildcat strikes.] [Homer GROUNDS - thinks this would cause more disturbance in mines.] [Carl HARRISON - would like to see it settled, but it's no use going back to work and having trouble re: contract.] Hurriedly approved, much disputed 1974 contract recalled. [HARRISON - says they're just now beginning to get into game.]
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
(Studio) Effect of delay on Midwest power companies, especially in Ohio, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Columbus, Ohio) Report on situation in Ohio due to power companies' shortage of coal. Earlier, unsuccessful request by Columbus and Southern Electric for customers to cut back cited. [Columbus Electric Vice President R. E.. SISINGER - thinks failure is due to people forgetting to cut back. Next step to be 50% volunteer cutback, then 50% mandatory cutback.] Public reaction described. [Ohio Mfrs.' Association spokesperson William COSTELLO - notes power shortages in state for last 5 years] Mfrs.' plans to try to keep from closing cited. [Crane Plastics Company president Jameson CRANE - says situation where all will go on unemployment is just 3 weeks away.]
REPORTER: Don Webster
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(Studio) Winter snowstorms in northe., Chicago, and in Wisconsin and Oklahoma noted. Mudslides and flooding from rains in north California reported Closure of Anchorage, AK, schools due to snow for 1st time in 14 years mentioned. Temps. in Georgia and for Mardi Gras participants cited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Conditions in Boston, where National Guard has been called out, described. [Governor Michael DUKAKIS - tells people to remain in homes.] [Some video difficulty.] Partial blackout in Boston mentioned. Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso's orders with regard to closings in Connecticut listed; closure of Hartford's Bradley Field airport stated. [Kathy BRANDEN - reports rescheduling of flight; this is her 1st flight.] Conditions in Rhode Island, Harrisburg and elsewhere in Pennsylvania and in New York City noted. [Stuart PACHECO - has no money, is unemployed and not on welfare with new baby, so will shovel snow to make money.]
REPORTER: Gary Shepard
(Studio) Report from news bureau in Chicago that press services are wrong re: amt. of snow there, and correction in measurement previously reported, stated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Sadat's visit to Capitol Hill and talks with regard to Mideast peace and need for United States arms to offset USSR arms supply to Egypt's neighboring African ntns. reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Sadat's request to House for arms stated. [SADAT - cites own response to Congress if he doesn't get arms sales agreement.] Later meeting with Senator members mentioned. [SADAT - says he jokingly threatened Senator as he did For. Relations Committee in House Was shy on last visit with regard to arms requests, but isn't any longer.] Sampling of opinion in Congress with regard to response to Sadat's request cited. [Senator Alan CRANSTON - thinks Sadat will get some arms.] [Senator Charles PERCY - cites Sadat's concern over situations in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Chad.]
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb
(Studio) White House release of partial chronology of President Carter's communications with Israel to show his protests with regard to Israeli settlements in occupied lands reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Details given of reasons for release of statements; comments by admin. official with regard to Carter's feelings that word was being questioned quoted. Admin. position that Prime Min. Begin gave Carter promise of no more settlements in occupied lands and also permission to privately convey this to Sadat outlined. Press Secretary Jody Powell's denial that release of information is connected to Sadat's visit noted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Studio) Correspondent Marvin Kalb's report from State Department on Israeli reaction to administration release of information stated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Italian Communist party leader Enrico Berlinguer's statements on his party's willingness to accept more influence over national policies, instead of insisting on cabinet seats, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Reports noted from Mogadishu, Somalia, with regard to USSR ships bringing more Cuban troops to Ethiopia to aid in war over Ogaden Desert.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Details of continuing protests by farmers over prices given; early tractorcades in Plains and Washington, DC and present ones in southwest noted. Real test of success of strike will come in spring.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) Effect or lack of it of farmers' protests and strike described. [Chicago Board of Trade president Robert WILMOUTH - says it would take participation of 50-75% of farmers to succeed in strike and he's not concerned with regard to this.] [Board of Trade chairperson Ronald YOUNG - states there's been no effect on prices so far and won't be till farmers can take definitive action.] Recent Agriculture Department survey of farmers' plans to plant less this year cited. Contd. lobbying efforts by farmers in Washington, DC office detailed. [Marvin MEEK - says half of United States farmers support strike and will lay out 50% of land if necessary.] [Agriculture Department economy Howard HJORT - cites problems in farmers' making decisions with regard to cutbacks.] Test of strike could come in south Texas soon.
REPORTER: Chris Kelley
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(Studio) Santa Ana, California, jury's award to Richard Grimshaw in lawsuit against Ford Motors stemming from car accident involving Pinto reported Issue of Ford Motors' knowledge of fuel tank hazard and refusal to repair cars detailed. Ford Motors' response to outcome of lawsuit cited. Recall of no. of Rolls-Royce cars reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Murder conviction of stkbroker. L. Ewing Scott, on charges of murdering wife Evelyn, and his 22 years at San Quentin Prison, refusing parole several times, noted. California's plans to release him from prison anyway and his continued maintainence of innocence in crime noted. Comment of 81-yr. old Scott with regard to divorcing wife on grounds of desertion quoted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator passage of bill to restrict export of nuclear materials and technology reported; conference committee to meet for reconciliation of Senator and House versions.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Califano's report to Congress with regard to findings of welfare fraud and its cost to government noted; Califano's statement with regard to prevention of this in President Carter's welfare reform plan cited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Carter's plans to propose new program of federal aid to college students, and possibly head off move in Congress to grant tax deductions for tuition in process, reported Deficiencies and inefficiencies in present loan program described.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Problems in federal loan programs of collections, student defaults and federal bank regulators' charges that loan agreements violate Truth in Lending and Fair Credit laws detailed. Department of Health, Education and Welfare reports on collection efforts noted; schools mentioned are University of California at Berkeley and Indiana University and program in DC. Background of federal guaranteed loan programs' troubles given. [HEW deputy commissioner of education Leo KORNFELD - says major problem in getting loans repayed is lack of students recing. letter from government informing them of money still owed. Says it's not case of having generation of crooks who don't want to pay government] Errors discovered last year in HEW files on loans detailed. [KORNFELD - notes concern that must be had if even names and addresses turn up wrong in files.] Students' complaints about lack of information on taking out loan cited. [National Student Edward Fund spokesperson Peter COYE - thinks there's evidence showing insts. have pressured students to take loans and not provided adequate cnsling. with regard to loans.] Problems in loan defaults due to high pressure from trade and correspondence school enterprises reported Carter administration Department of Health, Education and Welfare officials' stated hopes of setting system straight and recovering loans outlined. Cost of defaulted loans to government so far noted.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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