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(Studio) President Carter's request for Taft-Hartley to be invoked against coal miners, after they rejected contract, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [CARTER - is taking action so nation won't be victim of total breakdown in collective bargaining process.] White House reaction to contract rejection described. [CARTER - says 1978 contract's wage provisions are fair and he will oppose any more inflationary settlement.] Miners' past refusal to obey Taft-Hartley recalled. [CARTER - says law will be enforced.] Admin. officials' statements concerning possible action to be taken if law not obeyed by miners cited. Board of inquiry must investigate and report on situation to President before Taft-Hartley can be put into effect; members are Carl Warns, Eva Robins and John North Gentry.
REPORTER: Ed Bradley
(Studio) Miners' refusal to obey Taft-Hartley in 1950 when Harry Truman used law noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Dilles Bottom, Ohio) Report on reaction of miners in Ohio to Carter action. Miners shown watching press conference [CARTER - states opposition to higher pay for miners than in offered contract.] [Union district organizer John PROUT - doesn't think they'll go back to work.] [UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) locally president Joe HOSKINS - doesn't think National Guard or Army reserves could operate mines.] Miners' preference for government seizure of mines detailed. [Vince LUCIDO - cites reasons he favors seizure.]
REPORTER: Don Webster
(Studio) Pentagon statement that troops wouldn't be used to mine coal reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Defense Department report that troops would be used to keep mines open and for protection of miners returning to work under Taft-Hartley detailed. Army chief of staff General Bernard Rogers' recent review of Pentagon plans in such situation and report that unit likely to be called would be 101st Airborne, stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, noted.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
(Studio) Further upcoming reports and special broadcast on strike situation outlined.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Reaction of Congmen. to President Carter's call for Taft-Hartley order reported Energy Secretary Schlesinger's testimony to Senate hearing noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Schlesinger's statements concerning effect of strike on power supply in Midwest up to now, and potential future problems, detailed. [SCHLESINGER - describes possible actions to be taken if supplies fall shorter. Notes potential for social disorder in blackouts, similar to that in New York City blackout last summer.] [Senator Wendell FORD - thinks mine seizure should be put into action, if miners will work under it.] [Senator Clifford HANSEN - hopes it won't take further acts of violence to bring government protection.] Brief discussion of calling on National Guard for fed. service detailed.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
(Studio) Harry Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act and its eventual passage noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Details of Taft-Hartley and its history given. Late UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president John L. Lewis' defiance of order to return miners to work in 1950 mentioned; film shown. [LEWIS - cites opposition to act.] UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Arnold Miller's stated intention to order miners back to work noted. Film shown. [MILLER - doesn't know how many miners will return to mines and says there could be violence.] Miners' views on government seizure of mines given.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Striking farmers' aid to striking miners in Central City, Kentucky, described. Film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Canal treaty opponents' report to Senate leaders on readiness to vote for section guaranteeing neutrality of Canal and reporter Phil Jones' information on strategy behind move outlined.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Shooting of "Hustler" magazine owner Larry Flynt during recess in obscenity trial in Lawrenceville, Georgia, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Lawrenceville, Georgia) Details of trial and shooting of Flynt and one of his attys. given. Arrival of Flynt's wife, Althea, from home in Columbus, Ohio, and judge's ruling of mistrial noted.
REPORTER: David Dick
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(Studio) Criticism of Bert Lance and family for participating in banking practices allowing him bank overdrafts recalled. Senator Banking Committee report showing this more widespread than general known.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Govt. investigation into practices of some of cntry.'s banks in dealing with public officials and insiders at banks and results of probe, as reported to Senator Banking Committee detailed. Practices at Lance's Calhoun First National Bank noted.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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(Studio) "American Medical Association Jnl." report on results of study by University of California of Laetrile use detailed; report says Laetrile taken with certain foods, which are listed, can form deadly poison.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Arrival of Yugoslavia President Tito in DC; plans for mtgs. with President Carter noted. Film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Beginning of murder trial of physician in Hackensack, New Jersey, reported
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Hackensack, New Jersey) Details of murder chgs. against Dr. Mario Jascalevich and of today's court proceedings given. Statement by prosecutor outlined, as well as that of defense attorney Background of case involving Jascalevich's alleged use of drug curare to kill patients of other physicians and also involving Jascalevich's experiments at Jersey City hospital given. Authorities' dropping of investigation and subsequent probe by "New York Times", resulting in new info., outlined. Questions with regard to motive for murders at Riverdell Hospital noted.
REPORTER: David Culhane Artist: Al Herr
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(Studio) Upcoming "Chicago Sun-Times" report noted with regard to interview with convicted murderer Richard Speck, in which Speck admits for 1st time that he committed 7 of 8 murders of Chicago nurses in 1966. Other details of Speck statement given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Supreme Court action reported Decisions with regard to Washington law concerning size of and building regulations for oil tankers, Indian tribes' rights to prosecute non-Indians for crimes committed on reservations and lower court ruling on Pennsylvania abortion law.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Former Philadelphia United States attorney David Marston's announcement of bid for Republican gubernatorial nomination in Pennsylvania, to try to succeed Governor Milton Shapp, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Civil Aeronautics Board request to President Carter to block British airline's service to Houston, after British refused to allow Braniff lower fares between London and Dallas, noted. Carter's decision reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Skylab's silent orbit of earth since last astronauts left it and scientists' present attempts to turn systems back on, due to concern about space station, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) 1975 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) publisher relations film, narrated by E.G. Marshall, shown. [NASA admin. Robert FROSCH - says Skylab may begin to fall and reenter as early as fall of 1979.] Skylab's fall earlier than planned, due to sunspot activity, detailed. [FROSCH - states that pieces of space station would begin to break off as it reenters and that there's possibility that some parts wouldn't disintegrate before reaching ground.] Animations and drawings shown. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) plans to use space shuttle to bring Skylab back to earth or boost it to higher orbit outlined. Problems with space shuttle engine, possibly delaying 1st mission, noted.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) Famous Paris restaurant Maxim's to be dropped from gourmet's bible, "Michelin Guide"; details and conflicting reports as to reason given. 1966 suicide of French restaurateur because his restaurant was downgraded by "Michelin" noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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