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(Studio) Coal operators' initial rejection of President Carter's invitation to come to White House for negotiations and later change in decision noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Update on recent developments in coal strike negotiations. Operators' letter quoted. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall's part in getting talks going again stated.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) Report on miners' protest in Charleston, West Virginia.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Charleston, West Virginia) [MAN - sings about strike.] Report on miners' attitude on strike and return to work, even if President Carter invokes Taft-Hartley Act. [MINERS - won't go back without contract and Taft-Hartley invocation won't work.] Previous instances of miners ignoring Taft-Hartley order noted.
REPORTER: Bob Kur
(Studio) Scattered violence during strike and attempts by union miners in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and IN to stop movement of nonunion coal reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Hanging Rock, Ohio) Conditions in Kentucky and south Ohio in attempts to move nonunion coal and union miners attempts to halt it reported [Picketing MINER - is trying to stop nonunion coal in order to get contract.] Miners' comments that federal troops or National Guard escort of coal mvts. will bring more violence cited.
REPORTER: Meredith Lewis
(Central IN) Report on movement of coal from one power plant to another in IN. Blame by truckers, mostly Teamsters, on miners for nails in road leading to flat tires noted. [Miner Dale KRIEG - says truckers won't be allowed to haul coal off union property.]
REPORTER: Al Johnson
(Studio) White House announcement of meeting there of govs. of states most affected by strike noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) January drop in industry product noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Settlement reached between Rhodesia Prime Min. Ian Smith and moderate black leaders over transition to major rule reported Negative reaction of less moderate black leaders cited.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Johannesburg, South Africa) Details of negotiations, which excluded guerrilla members of Patriotic Front, and of settlement outlined. Positions of Bishop Abel Muzorewa and of Smith stated. [SMITH - calls agreement victory for moderation.] Issue of control of cntry.'s army during transition detailed.
REPORTER: Tom Ackerman
(Studio) State Department's reaction to agreement and that of United Nations ambassador Andrew Young reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Contd. Israeli reaction to President Carter's decision to sell planes to Egypt and Saudi Arabia and announcement that Prime Min. Begin will visit Carter in March reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Begin's statements on United States arms sale outlined; visit to DC mentioned. Prime Min.'s repetition of position on Israeli settlements in occupied lands noted. Mvt. of small group of Israelis into new settlement of Karnei Shomron near Nablus on west bank, reported.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
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(Studio) president Carter's declaration of California as disaster area due to damage from recent rains, mudslides and floods reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Death of actress and author Ilka Chase, in Mexico City, noted. Her career on Broadway and on screen cited; her books mentioned. Chase was resident of resort city of Cuernavaca.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Former Representative Bella Abzug's loss to Republican William Green in attempt to gain congress seat vacated by New York City Mayor Ed Koch reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on publicity stunt at Empire State Building
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Details given with regard to Empire State Building's 1st annual run-up, which is race up building's 87 flights of stairs. [Winner Gary MUBRCKE - has gotten beautiful view for prize.]
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
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(Studio) Special report is on amniocentesis, medical procedure for checking on unborn fetus, and controversy surrounding it.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(No location given) [Mrs. PARTRY - says no one knows except family what heartbreak is involved in having child with genetic defects. Couldn't knowingly bring another such child into world.] Is noted Mrs. Partry's daughter Heidi has Downes Syndrome and daughter Jennifer is normal; Mrs. Partry underwent amniocentesis prior to Jennifer's birth. Amniocentesis process described. [Harvard Med. School spokesperson Dr. Aubrey MILUNSKY - notes advantages of process and that more children are born than are fetuses aborted with method.] Antiabortion groups' campaign against this process, because of possibility of abortion as outcome of tests, detailed. [National Right to Life Committee president Dr. Mildred JEFFERSON - says society that can spend so much on science and weapons should be willing to spend to protect life.] [Saint Joseph's Seminary member Father William SMITH - doesn't think killing solves problem.] Right to Life Committee campaign to ask public to withhold donations from orgs. paying for amniocentesis and genetic cnsling. programs noted. [MAN - announces report that March of Dimes is phasing out genetic service and cnsling. programs.] March of Dimes confirmation of this reported; plans for use of funds from program cited. [March of Dimes spokesperson Dr. Arthur SALISBURY - regrets Right to Life conclusion that group's pressure forced closing of ctrs., but such isn't case. Details closings as policy matter.] Concerns of physicians and scientists that anti-abortion pressure did have role in foundation's decision and with regard to future of other cnsling. programs outlined. [NYU Med. School spokesperson Dr. Rody COX - says patients will suffer with cuts in such programs.] Case of Barbara Gilman and use of amniocentesis prior to births of children Joshua and Becky noted; is noted Gilmans' 1st child, Candice, was born with hereditary genetic disorder causing early death. Mrs. Gilman's concerns that some couples may decide not to have children without amniocentesis noted. [Mrs. GILMAN - describes Candice's symptoms; wouldn't have completed pregnancy if she'd known of child's condition. Feels parents should have opportunity and choice to have healthy, normal children.]
REPORTER: Gerald Harrington
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(Studio) Reports with regard to USSR agreement to repay Canada cost of cleaning up downed satellite; CDC (Centers for Disease Control) announcement with regard to spread of Russian flu in 10 states and DC; and complaints of diners in Chinese restaurants in Toronto, Canada, re: printing of fortune cookie messages in both English and French.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) California's order to Pacific Gas and Electric Company to lower prices. Report re: experiment in living with less electricity, in Westwood, California.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Westwood, California) Details given with regard to "people's blackout" in Westwood, as protest against high electricity prices. Mentioned in report are Terry and Patty McCormadk. [MAN - notes many people live on fixed incomes and can't afford electric rates.] [2nd MAN - asks who needs refrigerator when there's snow to use.] [WOMAN - says they may learn something new about selves.]
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
(Studio) Westwood's decision to continue experiment as planned noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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