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REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson, Rich Mayk, Harry Reasoner, Tom Schell
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(Studio) President Carter's announcement of intention to invoke Taft-Hartley Act in coal strike, after miners' rejected contract, noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Studio) Background of strike, leading up to Carter's decision to use Taft-Hartley, given. Democrats' historic opposition to Taft-Hartley noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Carter's meeting with congress leaders, who give their support, following announcement of Taft-Hartley use reported [CARTER - notes length of strike and says country can't wait any longer. Has ordered attorney general to take action under Taft-Hartley provisions.] Admin. pressure tactics to be used to counter miners' threats that they won't return to mines listed. [CARTER - expects all involved to abide by law, which will be enforced.] White House officials' statement that President won't ask for mine seizure authority.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Sequence of actions to be taken under Taft-Hartley outlined. Reaction to order by coal companies stated. Detail of Democrats' opposition to Taft-Hartley law, include Harry Truman's veto and later use of it given. Only Gerald Ford hasn't used it.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Is noted that more than Appalachian Mts. separate Washington, DC from miners in West Virginia.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
(Shrewsbury, West Virginia) Report on reaction to Carter's Taft-Hartley order by miners in Smithers, West Virginia. [Local president Homer GROUNDS - doesn't think men will return to work, cites reasons.] [Miner J.E. FORBES - thinks men would have gone back if President had seized mines.] In Charleston, Mine Owners Association member Quin Morton reacts to Carter order. [MORTON - thinks that major of miners will return to work.] John L. Lewis' actions in similar situation described; possibility that miners will defy UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Arnold Miller's order for them to return to work noted.
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
(Studio) Miller's stated intention to obey law noted. Problems strike is causing for power supply and thus economy of West Virginia and other states described. West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller's preparations cited.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
(DC) Report of effects of power cuts, present and potential, in Ohio, IN, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, MD, Virginia, West Virginia and other areas. [Energy Secretary James SCHELSINGER - predicts amount of unemployment in affected areas by April. Notes ripple effect this would have in other states.] Potential for fall in industry prod. and limited growth in gross national product for 1st quarter of year cited.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
(Terre Haute, IN) Conditions due to strike and lack of power supply in Terre Haute, IN, reported Situation at Columbia Records plant described. [Columbia employee Kathy NEWPORT - states feelings about miners' contd. strike.] [Employee Diane WALTRIP - cites own situation and feelings re: strike.]
REPORTER: Richard Mayk
(Studio) Upcoming special broadcast on coal strike developments reported by Frank Reynolds and others, noted.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
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(Studio) Rhodesian police curfew on much of white-owned farm land and around Salisbury, in order to keep black guerrillas from reaching Salisbury, and details of curfew reported.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Arrival of Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito in Washington, DC noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(DC) Tito's arrival at Andrews AFB, in wake of recent erroneous report by American wire service of his death, mentioned. Background on Tito's practice of nonalignment for Yugoslavia outlined; recent visits to USSR and China (PR), possibly his farewell visit considering his age, noted. Films and photos shown. Outlook for Yugoslavia when Tito dies, include possibility of USSR intervention there, cited.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
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(Studio) United States dollar's stabilization on European money market due to President Carter's move to end coal strike noted. Contd. devaluation in Japan against yen reported Upcoming report on Japanese busmen. noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Tokyo, Japan) Early complaints from American about cheap Japanese labor and Japan's present, similar complaints about labor in Taiwan and South Korea noted. Is stated that key competitive factor may now be management instead of labor; Japanese mgrs.' training in United States and return home to outdo teacher cited. Tokyo Motor Sales Company, Limited, General Motors Corporation and IBM mentioned. Ex. of Japanese busman. is Toyota's New Zealand, Australia and South Sea Island mkting. manager, Tak Fujiya; details given. [FUJIYA - has been with Toyota for 18 years, has never worked elsewhere and doesn't expect to do so.] Success of workers' devotion to company in other places, include New Jersey company with American workers and Japanese mgrs., noted. Other details of Japanese business success given.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Report on "Michelin Guide's" dropping of Paris' Maxim's restaurant from top rating.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Former Philadelphia United States attorney David Marston's announcement of bid for Republican nomination for governor in Pennsylvania reported.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Hollywood stars' attempts to save homes from floods and mudslides in s. California noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Los Angeles, California) Report on conditions along beach at Malibu, where active sea threatens from 1 side and mudslides from other. [Actor Larry HAGMAN - could use 50 men to help work on 3 hses.] Comedian Flip Wilson's aid to volunteers noted. [Actor Burgess MEREDITH - has talked to people he never knew. Says catastrophe needed to make them friends.] Closure of Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to Ventura, due to mudslides, and forecasts for more rain on Wednesday cited.
REPORTER: Tom Schell
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(Studio) Convicted murderer Richard Speck's admission for 1st time that he did commit murders of 8 [sic] nurses in Chicago in 1966 reported Speck's other comments, made during interview with reporter from "Chicago Sun-Times", noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Shooting of "Hustler" magazine owner Larry Flynt in Lawrenceville, Georgia, detailed. Flynt's recent report that he's found God and his testimony in Lawrenceville obscenity chgs. trial noted. Also wounded was Flynt attorney
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Lawrenceville, Georgia) Details of trial, in which Flynt defends self against Gwinnett Cnty.'s obscenity chgs., and of shooting of Flynt and local attorney Gene Reeves given. Film of trial shown. [WOMAN - describes witnessing shooting.] Arrival of Mrs. Althea Flynt at hospital mentioned. Lack of violence or threats prior to trial cited. [Defense attorney Harold FAHRINGER - cites. defense concerns with regard to hostility in town, but says they never thought something like this would happen.] Flynt listed in critical condition; judge has declared mistrial in case.
REPORTER: Bob Sirkin
(Studio) Anchor notes Flynt's remarks concerning her in "Hustler" in past and his recent telegram of apology to her.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Comment is on challenges facing President Carter this week, coal strike action and mtgs. on Mideast peace with Israeli defense minister Ezer Weizman, Prime Minister Begin, and foreign minister Dayan.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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