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(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Charles Gibson, Announcer, Richard Mayk, Bill Stewart
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(Studio) Small coal company's tentative agreement with some striking miners noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Studio) White House promise of action in coal strike and possibilities for such action reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Labor Secretary Ray Marshall's talks with congmen. concerning possible government seizure of mines, requiring congress approval, noted. Support for this move from representatives and senators, among them Senator Harrison Williams, stated. [MARSHALL - would like for ptys. to reach own solution, but there's no time to wait if impasse conts. Some options might require legislature] Possibility of Marshall drawing up contract mentioned. [WILLIAMS - says this would give ptys. something to consider that both sides might agree to.] Details of tentative agreement between miners and Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Mining Company, centered mainly in Kentucky, given.
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
(Studio) AFL-CIO president George Meany's statement concerning own actions in coal strike, if he were United States President, reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Peru, IN) Mandatory power cuts in IN noted; effect on city of Peru described. Voluntary layoffs at A.G.P. Corp., plastics plant in Peru, IN, cited. [Union president Jim BUTLER - outlines voluntary layoff plan.] [WOMEN - cite feelings with regard to coal strike; one thinks President Carter should invoke Taft-Hartley.]
REPORTER: Ken Watts
(Studio) Upcoming comment on strike noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Harshness of winter weather and hopes for early spring in most places stated. Report on hopes for late spring in Pennsylvania town.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Pequea, Pennsylvania) Danger of flooding in Pequea, on banks of frozen Susquehana R., when spring thaw begins detailed. Ice flow position downriver of Safe Harbor Dam described.
REPORTER: Bob Brown
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(Studio) White House release of testimony from witnesses in denial that president aide Hamilton Jordan recently spit drink at woman in Washington, DC bar reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Egypt's break in relations with Cyprus after Sunday's shootout at Cypriot airport noted. Report on attempted Egyptian commando raid on terrorist-held plane, in which commandos fought with Cypriot forces.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Cyprus) Details of commando raid and fight with Cypriot national guard given; reporter notes own witnessing of incident. Audio tape of reporter's description of fighting played. Photos shown. President Sadat mentioned.
REPORTER: Jerry King Artist: Bill Lignante
(Studio) Cyprus claim of ignorance of Egyptian intentions and Egypt's claims that Cypriots were told reported Film shown. [Egyptian information minister Abdel Moneim EL SAWI - states that Cypriots were informed of Egyptian plan to send help to free hostages.]
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Studio) Israel Prime Min. Begin's statements about incident quoted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Los Angeles police questioning of friends and relatives of apparent 13th victim of hillside strangler, Cindy Lee Hudspeth, noted. Recent rash of mass murders mentioned. Report with regard to similarity in personalities of murderers.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(No location given) Recent mass murders in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Georgia; Tampa, Florida; and Wichita, Kansas; detailed. Police search for psychological profile of each murderer noted. [Harvard University professor of psychology Dr. Shervert FRAZIER - cites traits common to many mass murderers.] Lack of motive apparent to police in search for mass murderers noted.
REPORTER: Bill Stewart
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(Studio) Spotcheck of Israeli oranges by United States inspectors as oranges are unloaded on eastern coast reported; recent claims of Palestinian guerrillas about poison in Israeli oranges in Europe noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Gloucester City, New Jersey) Report on FDA (Food and Drug Administration) checks of Israeli oranges unloaded from German freighter at Gloucester City, New Jersey. [FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regional director Leron JOHNSON - doesn't expect to find anything. States there's reason to believe contaminations in Europe took place there, not in Israel.] Canadian officials' check of same shipment of oranges reported.
REPORTER: Richard Mayk
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(Studio) Dollar devaluation against German mark, Swiss franc and Japanese yen noted. Problems this creates for American buyer and for Japanese busman. reported.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Seto, Japan) Details of effect of yen-dollar relationship on Japan's small businesses given. Effect on porcelain factory in Seto and on Otaki Company cited as exs.
REPORTER: Irv Chapman
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(Studio) Upcoming closed Senator session to discuss papers allegedly giving evidence of involvement of brother of Panama's Omar Torrijos in drug trafficking reported Film shown. No. of remaining undecided senators noted; report with regard to dilemma facing Sam Nunn, who's up for reelection this year
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(DC) Anti-treaty campaign in Georgia, aimed at Nunn, described, include efforts by Lofton Phillips and others, among them state legislature [MAN - cites opposition to treaty; says if United States doesn't stand in Panama, it will be at Rio Grande or Mississippi River] [NUNN - thinks President Carter is taking great gamble with treaty; cites reasons. States views on administration description of economy package] Anti-treaty group s meeting with Nunn, in front of television cameras, detailed. [Anti-treaty organizer Doyle PAYNE - states opposition to treaty.] Announcement by Senator Hodges of support for treaty, despite opposition of most people in home state of Arkansas, noted. Request of some Republican senators to Senator Howard Baker to step down till after vote reported.
REPORTER: Don Farmer
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(Studio) Comment is on reasons for coal miners' strike and reporter's suggestion for solution.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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