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#497399
(Studio) Coal shortages in several areas and apparent failure to end coal miners strike noted. Miners' protest at Washington, DC headquarters reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Miners' protest and objections to contract detailed. [MAN - says contract takes everything away from them.] [2nd MAN - states miners don't like contract.] UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Arnold Miller's telephone call saying he won't come to bargaining council meeting reported [West Virginia union official Don NUNLEY - tells miners of Miller's statement with regard to council vote on contract and own resignation.] Council's unofficial vote against contract noted. Future for contract, strike and coal shortages outlined.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) Report on coal shortages in country
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Details outlined with regard to degree of shortages in several spots, include IN, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and MD. Supplies left in Pittsburgh, Dickerson, MD, Allegheny Power System that serves Appalachia, Indianapolis and other sites noted and effects cited. Request of Ohio and IN govs. that President Carter invoke Taft-Hartley Act and consequences of such action to President stated. Labor Department's statement with regard to Taft-Hartley given. Possible Energy Department action noted.
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
#497400
(Studio) Effects of rains, flooding and mudslides in Los Angeles reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Los Angeles, California) Damage from weather in Hollywood Hills, Huntington Beach and Hollywood Bowl area and cleanup efforts described.
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
(Studio) Conditions in E. in wake of blizzard noted; reopening of Boston's Logan Airport noted. Report on conditions in Rhode Island.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Providence, Rhode Island) Cleanup attempts on roads near Providence, trucks waiting at Connecticut state line to go into Rhode Island and problems of fuel supplies detailed. Situation of Joan Darrow and family, who have run out of fuel, described. [DARROW - describes cold.] Governor Joseph Garrahy's statement re: return to normalcy given.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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#497404
(Studio) Statements by Israeli foreign minister Dayan, in New York City, and by United States officials in DC with regard to resumption of Egyptian-Israeli peace talks.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
#497405
(Studio) Secretary of State Vance's warning to Ethiopia with regard to invasion of Somalia, using USSR and Cuban military aid, and possibility of United States sending arms to Somalia reported Vance's report of assurances from USSR noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) United States concerns with regard to Problems in horn of Africa, especially in terms of shipping channels used to carry oil from Arabia to West, noted; Ethiopians' conflict with Eritrean rebels and with Somalis who have taken over Ogaden Desert detailed. USSR and Cuba involvement described. [VANCE - states United States position against sending arms to Somalia at present, but notes reconsideration of this if situation changes.]
REPORTER: Ford Rowan
#497406
(Studio) Contd. Canal treaty debate in Senate noted, include plans for upcoming secret session to hear charges against Panamanian leader
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Details given with regard to charges that Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos and/or family were involved in drug trafficking. Film shown. Earlier info. given to Senate Intelligence Committee by DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) and Committee's rejection of it reported Senator Robert Dole's charges with regard to DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) report and need for entire Senator to consider matter cited. Audio tape Played. [DOLE - questions Torrijos' trustworthiness if he's involved in drug trade.] [Jacob JAVITS - responds to questions on Torrijos' activities.] [Robert BYRD - says issue must be decided on merits or demerits of treaty, not on peripheral issues.] Decision with regard to secret session noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch Artist: Betty Wells
#497407
(Studio) United States government order for former Vietnam United Nations ambassador Dinh Ba Thi to leave cntry. because of alleged involvement in spy case noted. Federal judge's order for Thi to stay in US, on request of defense in case, also involving another Vietnam and American citizen, reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
#497408
(Studio) January wholesale price rise noted. Also reported are food prices. Practice of most supermkts. of selling brand name foods &house brands, the latter some cheaper, stated; report on additional sales of unnamed items in some stores in parts of Midwest and Boston area.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Chicago, Illinois) [Walter BASNIK - has tested pancake mix cited and finds it just as good as brand name.] Other items and prices listed as exs. Details with regard to success of cheaper unnamed items in some Jewel Food Stores in Midwest and Star Mkts. around Bortin given. Reasons for cost differences cited. [Jewel Food Stores president Walter ELISHA - cites difference in appearance standards as reason for cost differences, but notes there's no difference in nutritional value.]
REPORTER: Bob Kur
#497409
(Studio) Announcement of Representative Otis Pike that he won't seek reelection from New York dist. detailed. His statement quoted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
#497411
(Studio) South Africa's grant of independence to area known as South-West Africa, or Namibia, and Progress in area's move toward complete independence by end of 1978 reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Windhoek, South-West Africa) History of area now known as South-West Africa, settled by Germans whose control was brought to end by fall of Kaiser at end of World War I when South Africa became trustee of area, outlined; race relations described and recent changes noted. Mineral wealth of land also cited. Details stated with regard to guerrilla war going on along border with Angola and involvement of South-West Africa People's Org. (SWAPO) in this fight. SWAPO's activities in open in capital city of Windnoek noted. [SWAPO official Daniel TJONGARERO - cites reasons South African army must go before group will participate in elections in Namibia.] View of some that South African army shouldn't leave yet noted, include that of SWAPO founder Nburumba Kerina who now disavows organization [KERINA - thinks SWAPO has become pawn of USSR and Cuba, and Namibians don't want to be black Russians or African Cubans.] Outlook for new nation, if it can avoid civil war, described.
REPORTER: Tom Ackerman
#497413
(Studio) Reports with regard to break in cease-fire between Christian Lebanese and Syrian troops in Beirut; Los Angeles police release of actor who claimed responsibility for Hillside stranglings; and announcement from Nashville that Alabama Governor George Wallace's ex-wife, Cornelia, hired agent, with help of Billy Carter.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
#497414
(Studio) Spy stories of movies compared to USSR spy case in Canada.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Ottawa, Canada) Background of USSR spy case allegedly involving Soviet embassy official Igor Vartanian, according to information gathered by Royal Canadian Mounted Police, given. Ottawa mentioned. [Prime Min. TRUDEAU - supposes there is KGB organization engaged in spying and will probably continue spying and Canada will continue trying to stop it.]
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
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