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(Studio) Coal miners' rejection of contract noted; votes continue to be counted at Mayflower Hotel in DC. President Carter's refusal to talk to reporters at White House, upon return from Camp David, reported Strategy planning by Carter aides and Vice President Mondale cited. Likelihood of Carter's invoking Taft-Hartley Act and challenge this will get from miners detailed.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Rhonda, West Virginia) Voting in Chesapeake and Marmet, West Virginia, described. [MAN - announces defeat of contract in Chesapeake.] [Marmet miner Bill LANG - doesn't think they'll go back under Taft-Hartley.] Attitude of Harry Jenkins and wife noted. [Mrs. JENKINS - says bills mount up, but collectors will just have to wait.] [JENKINS - won't go back to work under Taft-Hartley.]
REPORTER: Robert Hager
(Ernest, Pennsylvania) Report on voting in Ernest, Pennsylvania, and attitude of miners-here re: UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Arnold Miller. [MEN - cite feelings with regard to Miller and Possibility that President Carter will order Taft-Hartley invoked.]
REPORTER: Meredith Lewis
(Studio) Anchor asks reporter at Mayflower Hotel about Taft-Hartley law and how it works.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Taft-Hartley actions detailed.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) White House reporter is asked if workable solution can be found.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Whether or not this is defeat for administration depends on miners' response to Taft-Hartley order. Details of reasons for President's delayed action noted.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
(Studio) Anchor asks what will happen if miners do same as when Truman invoked Taft-Hartley.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Describes possibilities of future in strike; mentions Justice Department official's presence at mtgs. today.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
(Studio) White House economy adviser Charles Schultze's comments with regard to job layoffs as result of power cuts from coal strike given.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Damage in southwest from rains and mud described.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Los Angeles, California) Report on damage in Malibu, California, and elsewhere along coast. Comedian Flip Wilson's work to clean up around house noted, along with mudslide's effects on house
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
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(Studio) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) launch of new satellite in California report
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Los Angeles, California) Launch of Landsat 3 satellite from Vandenberg AFB, California, and details with regard to information it will send back to earth given. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) film shown.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
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(Studio) Arrival of Israeli defense minister Ezer Weizman in United States and Israeli news sources' reports with regard to arms he'll request from President Carter, include F-15 and F-16 fighters detailed. Prime Min. Begin's planned trip for next week's mtgs. with Carter noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Begin's upcoming mtgs. with Carter on resumption of Mideast peace talks noted. [BEGIN - thinks President Carter should be 1st to hear decisions made by Israeli cabinet.] United States-Israeli disagreement over UN resolution 242 and especially occupation of west bank outlined. [BEGIN - says differences are matter of interpretation.] Hopes for resumption of talks with Egypt by end of March noted.
REPORTER: Bill Lord
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(Studio) Predictions of group of military experts with regard to USSR 's achieving edge on US by early 1980's detailed.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Report of West German newspaper concerning possibility that American guard gave convicted war criminal Hermann Goering poison that Goering used to kill self just prior to execution detailed. Is reported that United States Army then hushed matter up.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Report on upcoming magazine, "Quarrel", which catalogs all new words; exs. of new words given, along with explanations.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Intro. to sports report
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Studio) Interview with former boxer Edward Villella, who is now ballet dancer, shown. [VILLELLA - talks of relationship between dancing and athletics.] Mentioned in report are Muhammad Ali, Bruce Jenner and Pele. Pro basketball game between Boston Celtics and New York Knicks and college basketball game between Michigan and University of California at Los Angeles reported Films shown, pro game courtesy of CBS Sports. Players' names mentioned. NCAA playoff invitations include UCLA, but not 4 top-ranked teams: Texas, Illinois State, Detroit and Georgetown. Hockey match between Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders reported; film courtesy WOR-TV. Players' names mentioned. Golfer Debbie Austin's win of Australian Women's Open and Mac McLendon's win in Florida's Citrus Open over David Graham noted; film shown. Finals of United States Indoor Tennis Championship, in Memphis, Tennessee, between Jimmy Connors and Tim Gullikson cited. [VILLELLA - talks of what he likes to see in tennis match.] Connors' win of US Indoors noted; film courtesy of CBS Sports. [VILLELLA - thinks ballet challenges physical Potential more than any other Physical activity he's ever experienced.] Report on harmony among New York Yankees baseball Players in spring training in Florida; film shown. [Unnamed YANKEES - haven't seen any disharmony.] [Jim SPENCER - hasn't seen anything he heard about in Chicago last year] [Rawley EASTWICK - has seen no problems.] [Rich GOSSAGE - has seen nothing he's heard about.] [Mickey RIVERS - doesn't think team should start out this way.]
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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(Studio) Reports with regard to Ethiopian claims of recapturing town of Jijiga in war with Somalia over Ogaden Desert, as well as claims of Somalia; lack of mention in Moscow of 25th anniversary of death of Joseph Stalin; and sales of final copies of "Chicago Daily News", which ended publication on Saturday
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Report on crossword puzzle tournament in Stamford, Connecticut.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Stamford, Connecticut) Details of so-called 1st American Crossword Puzzle Tournament; is noted this isn't 1st. Winner is Mrs. Nancy Schuster, from Queens, New York.
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
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