This program is 28 minutes long
#52928
(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Bill Redeker, Roger Peterson, Peter Jennings, Harry Reasoner
#52929
(Studio) Crash of Continental Airlines jet on takeoff to Honolulu from Los Angeles noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(No location given) Details of crash and injuries given. Safety of inflatable escape chutes questioned. [Fire department captain Bob ENGEL - saw no chutes that had deployed properly.] [Witness Fred PHIEFER, Junior - describes scene.]
REPORTER: Bill Redeker
(Los Angeles, California) Report on passengers involved in crash; injured are taken to hospitals. around Los Angeles Airport. [PASSENGERS - describe experiences and reactions; one man will go back to Hot Springs, Arkansas.] For many, this was vacation to Hawaii.
REPORTER: Tom Schell
#52931
(DC) President Carter's signature of bill on black lung benefits reported; film shown. Upcoming coal miners' vote on proposed contract noted. Labor Secretary Marshall's reported plans to force miners back to work if contract not ratified mentioned. Report on media campaign underway to convince miners to approve contract.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Cabin Creek, West Virginia) Details of radio and television campaign to sell contract to miners given. Radio and television ads played. [IN UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) member Wilbert KILLION - cites support for contract.] Miners' reactions to contract and media campaign reported [Miner Benito ARAGUO - cites feelings about contract.] [Miner Kenneth RUSSELL - would rather work under old contract.] [Miner A.J. COLEY - feels miners need to and should be working.]
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
#52932
(DC) Senator Thomas McIntyre's announcement of support for Canal treaty and statements about tactics of some opponents reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) President Carter's visit to New Hampshire in February to campaign for McIntyre's reelection mentioned. Film shown; audio tape of today's Senator debate played. [McINTYRE - states views on militant treaty opponents.] Senator Mark Hatfield's reading of constituents' hate letters noted. [HATFIELD - quotes from letter and notes this is incrly. becoming view of radical right.] Statements of treaty opponent Orrin Hatch cited. Opponents' plans to continue debate in hopes that public opinion will swing to them and mean failure of treaty noted.
REPORTER: Don Farmer; Artist: Freda Reiter
#52933
(DC) Report on House questioning of Tongsun Park in connection with South Korea influence buying in Congress
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#52935
(London, England) Contd. political unrest in Nicaragua detailed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Masaya, Nicaragua) Details of journalists' protests in Managua against regime of President Anastasio Somoza and also of student arrests in Masaya given.
REPORTER: Geraldo Rivera
#52936
(England) Lack of news with regard to next USSR - and Cuban-led Ethiopian troop plans for offensive against Somalia noted. National security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski's warning to USSR concerning possible link between USSR presence in Africa and completion of new Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) agreement reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Report on administration's remaining position against linking Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaty with other foreign policy matters, but warnings that American public and Senator might not feel same; details given.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
(Mogadishu, Somalia) Background of Somali fight for Ogaden Desert region and cntry.'s view of separation among Somali tribes in Djibouti, Kenya and Ogaden outlined; Somalis' successful war for Ogaden against Ethiopia, until USSR and allies intervention, noted. Attitude of other African ntns. with regard to USSR presence in continent, and their watchfulness of United States moves in Somali-Ethiopia conflict detailed.
REPORTER: Jack Smith
#52937
(England) Announcement from Rhodesia noted concerning agreement between Prime Min. Ian Smith and moderate black leaders for transition to major rule at end of year reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#52938
(England) Dollar devaluation in Europe explained and effects reported Comparison made to German mark. Reasons given that West Germany and Japan don't want to expand economy and thus decrease amount of American dollars on world market American oil imports noted; circle involved in buying oil and OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) ntns. raising prices explained. Switch by French and Italians to healthier currency, due to fears of incrd. Communist influence in those cntries., mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#52940
(Studio) Reports with regard to Supreme Court ruling in case of University of Missouri dismissal of Charlotte Horowitz just prior to graduation; announcement of intended marriage by American's envoy to China (PR), Leonard Woodcock, to Sharon Tuohy; and nomination of William Bolger to replace resigning postmaster general Benjamin Bailar.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
#52941
(Studio) Earlier report on dollar devaluation noted. Report on Japan's economy, particularly Saipan.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(No location given) Battle on Saipan beaches in latter part of World War II described; newsreel footage shown. Japan's exports in TV's, cameras, Toyotas and Datsuns mentioned; examination of Japan in 1978 cited as subject of reports; changes at Saipan noted. Upcoming report on Tokyo announced.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52942
(Studio) Earlier report on Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos' alleged consideration of replacing brother, Moises, as ambassador to Spain noted; Moises' indictment on drug charges in United States mentioned. Has been learned Moises to be replaced in Madrid with another brother, Hugo.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
#52945
(Studio) Comment is on Ethiopia-Somalia war, involvement of USSR and Cuba and possibility of President Carter's getting involved in 1st war-like crisis of his administration National security adviser Brzezinski's statement mentioned, along with number of ntns. now involved on both sides of conflict. Statements on situation by columnist Victor Giorgia and by London economist quoted. Potential for another Vietnam or Angola noted.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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