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#42693
(Studio) Teamster Union strikes. Strike could hurt economy recovery.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Chicago, Illinois) Teamsters in Chicago and other cities continue to work under series of interim agreements. Scattered reports of violence.
REPORTER: Ron Miller
(Arlington Hgts., Illinois) Negotiations continue between Teamsters and trucking ind. [Teamster Union President Frank FITZSIMMONS - trying to reach fair agreement. 60% of United States manufactured and agriculture products handled by Teamsters. Ford Motor Company says strike of 1 week would force shutdown of all production facilities. Transportation Department says 1 million workers could be laid off in week [Labor Secretary W.J. USERY - says at certain time, everything will be considered to protect American public.] Taft-Hartley Act nay be invoked.
(Studio) Report on truck driver.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Los Angeles, California) picket line shown. [Teamster driver Ivan FRANKEL - says we all like money, but work conditions sometimes more important. Living standards will be lowered due to strike's length.]
REPORTER: Tom Schell
#42694
(Studio) Municipal strike cripples San Francisco's transit system.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#42695
(Studio) Management at NBC takes over duties of National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#42696
(Studio) Contract of New York City transit workers settled. Wages frozen but there'll be cost of living hikes to meet inflation.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#42697
(Studio) Wholesale prices up .2% in March.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Wholesale price index stable because farm and petroleum prices decrd.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
(Los Angeles, California) Both likely to rise soon. Ind. commodity and raw material prices climb steadily. Teamsters' settlement could start round of inflationary wage hikes, which will boost prices.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
(DC) Hd. of Chase Manhattan Bank's economy consulting subsidiary predicts annual price rise of 8% by November 1976.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
#42698
(Studio) Army to close 8 bases and reduce 21 others. 4500 civilian jobs to be cut at $42 million savings. Fort Devens in Massachusetts to be cut by 80%. List of bases to be closed shown.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#42702
(Studio) 10-day cease-fire agreed on in Lebanon. Socialist leader Kanal Jumblatt agrees to truce with conditions.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Beirut, Lebanon) [JUMBLATT - says war not over.] Civilian kidnapping shown. Leftists shown setting fire to Christian nightclub. Longevity of truce doubted.
REPORTER: Jerry King
#42703
(Studio) British pound drops to lowest level. Report on funeral of Field Marshal Viscount Bernard Montgomery.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Windsor, England) Splendor of funeral noted. Montgomery's role in World War II noted. Service held in Chapel of Saint George Prince Philip present. Many nation's leaders present. Lady Churchill, 91, present. "Monty's" black beret noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#42705
(Studio) New Jersey Supreme Court ruling says hospital's ethics committee must agree that Karen Quinlan can't recover before she's taken off respirator.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Denville, New Jersey) Saint Clare's hospital spokesperson refuses comment. They don't have committee of sort required by court Quinlan visited by her father. She weighs 60 pounds and is in fetal position. Quinlans spent day with attorney [ATTORNEY - says moving as fast as possible.] [Julia QUINLAN - says she and husband will probably visit Karen Friday] Hospital wants to study New Jersey ruling.
REPORTER: John Martin
#42706
(Studio) Census report shows 1 million divorced in 1975. Marriages decrd. by 4%. 214.5 million population reported in 1975; 1% increase over `74.
REPORTER: HR
#42707
(Studio) Restaurants and business in Connecticut required to segregate smokers. Violators of law can be fined.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#42709
(Studio) In national speech, Ronald Reagan attacked administration foreign policy.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) State Department document rebuts Reagan's political speech. Some of Reagan statements and State Department contradiction noted. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says responding to foreign policy attacks not same thing as getting into campaign `76.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
#42710
(Studio) New York and Wisconsin primaries to be held Tuesday Report on New York primary.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(New York) New York delegates chosen in 39 districts.
#42711
(Studio) Comment on campaign `76.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Studio) No major of registered voters voted in any primary but Florida. Lack of enthusiasm not new in pols.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#42712
(Studio) President Ford honors pianist, Artur Rubenstein, with medal of freedom.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Ford's praises noted. Rubenstein said he didn't deserve honor and never had anything like it.
REPORTER: HR (narrates)
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