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#52624
(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Ann Compton, Ken Watts, Peter Jennings, Roger Caras
#52625
(Studio) Recent developments in coal strike negotiations, include President Carter's invitation to ptys. to talk at White House, noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Studio) Letter from operators rejecting Carter's offer quoted; is sent to Labor Secretary Operators' later decision to attend talks reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Update on coal talks given. President Carter's schedule for day noted and Press Secretary Jody Powell's preparations for statement on operators' rejection of President's invitation detailed. Change in situation with UMW pres. Arnold Miller's agreement to add to own negotiating team outlined. Time factor involved in settling strike mentioned.
REPORTER: Ann Compton
(Studio) Upcoming commentary on strike noted. Details of interview with UMW pres. Miller, by Charles Gibson, given; union leader's statement re: reaching agreement quoted. Miller questioned about coal shipments from nonunion mines. Film shown. [MILLER - doesn't know if there would be violence in such event, but union miners wouldn't like it. Asks how he could stop violence.] Concerns with regard to shipment of nonunion coal in states where coal is available noted; Ohio and Pennsylvania have supplies, but aren't shipping. IN governor's calling up of National Guard to help move coal mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Cayuga, IN) National Guard and state police escort of coal truck convoy from s. IN stkpiles. to Public Service of IN (PSI) plant in north of state reported; Governor Otis Bowen's decision to call for escort due to fears of union miner violence noted. PSI plant for which coal is destined is near Cayuga, IN.
REPORTER: Ken Watts
(Lafayette, IN) Effect of strike and coal shortage on educational process at Purdue University reported; school's cutbacks in attempt to stay open noted. [Instructor Gary SCHLARBAUM - cites problem brought by uncertainty about future classes.] [STUDENT - says radio is usually on all day, but they do turn off lights.] possibility of lost research substances without proper refrigeration cited. [Purdue biology department spokesperson Dr. Robert SMITH - states possible extent of losses in department]
REPORTER: Ron Miller
(Studio) House passage of bill making it easier for miners to collect black lung benefits reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Symptoms of former miner and black lung victim Elmer Lockhart listed; photos shown. [LOCKHART - says it's slow death.] Lockhart's own unsuccessful attempts to get benefits from government and daughter's attempts, finally successful this year, stated. [Lockhart's daughter Pat LESNAK - feels ineffectiveness of black lung benefits bill destroyed family, as disease is destroying father.] Labor Department statistics with regard to problems in benefit program listed. [Assistant Secretary of Labor Don. ELISBURG - says when he came into job, claims were being bundled and stored without being examined at all, but notes this has changed.] Charlie Ketron's fight to get benefits noted. [KETRON - will continue to fight.]
REPORTER: Bettina Gregory
#52627
(Studio) White House announcement with regard to meeting between President Carter and Prime Min. Begin in Washington, DC stated, as well as Israeli reaction to United States decision to sell war planes to Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Upcoming congress vote on arms sale noted. [Secretary of State VANCE - responds to questions on Prime Min. Begin's charge that sale will be obstacle to peace and how providing weapons to ptys. improves prospects for peace.] Admin. strategy in making arms sale into package deal noted. President Sadat's peace initiative and resulting change in US-Egypt relations mentioned.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(Studio) Mixed reaction to jet sale in Mideast stated.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Jerusalem, Israel) Begin's comments on United States sale plans and his call for President Carter to reconsider, during speech to parliament, detailed. [Knesset member Zalman SHOVAL - is afraid sale will have negative effect on peace talks.] View in Jerusalem that arms sale is further evidence of erosion of US-Israeli relations under Carter administration noted.
REPORTER: Andrew Meisels
(Studio) In reporter's news analysis, Egyptians' reaction to sales proposal reported; is noted that Sadat wanted more, but congress approval of that would have been unlikely. Details of military versus political points of issue outlined. Supplies of Israel, Syria and Egypt since 1973 war listed. Defense Department film shown. Analysis of military situation in Mideast, if arms sale goes thru, given. Planes involved in sale are F-15's, F-16's and F-5's. Joint chiefs chairperson General George Brown's statement with regard to F-5 use against Israel quoted. Analysis of political changes in area, with proposed sale of planes to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, traditional enemies of Israel, given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#52628
(Studio) Update on attempts to reach agreement on black major rule in Rhodesia, with talks between black leaders and Prime Min. Ian Smith, given. Film shown. [SMITH - says this is victory for moderation.] Negative reaction of black guerrilla leaders outside country noted; also reported is waiting attitude of United States and Britain.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#52630
(Studio) Reports with regard to Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano's consideration of higher excise tax on cigarettes to discourage particularly adolescent smoking; school bus crash in Puerto Rico; and collapse of cliff in Santa Barbara, California, which carried house with it. Films shown.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52631
(Studio) Report on Westminster Dog Show held Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(NYC) Details of Westminster Kennel Club Show given, include winners in various categories: Marlene Lutovsky's Yorkshire terrier C.D. Higgins, and an Irish setter, wirehaired fox terrier and bulldog. [LUTOVSKY - if her dog wins best in show, will be greatest thrill of life.] Judge for best in show is Mrs. Anne Clark. Lutovsky comes from Seattle, WA. Choice of Higgins as best in show reported [LUTOVSKY - cites reactions.]
REPORTER: Roger Caras
#52633
(Studio) Comment with regard to coal strike and miners rejection of proposed contract. Need for President Carter to propose better anti-inflation plans cited; such plan by former economy adviser to Lyndon Johnson, Arthur Okun, mentioned.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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