I wish 70 percent of news crap being produced now would just go away and they would just cut it back to this kind of simple information bulletin style show. News shows now are just empty caricaturish wastes of time. I cannot stand them and prefer to just get information from reading it off a website. They are mostly broadcasting to old people and right-wing ppl who live with tvs on to drown out the voices in their heads anyway.
@ThelizardKing1967 where you from? PA here have coal mines walking distance from my house that were flooded when they closed them down millions worth of coal in there ..just too greedy to hire workers to bring it out
@Srd1126 The Carter administration did intervene to hopefully broker a deal. And a deal was consummated. So, it worked out to the benefit of everyone.
If a republican like Reagan or Bush had been president when this happened, they probably would have replaced the striking coal miners with scabs, or probably would have sent the national guard in to fire on everyone (typical republican response).
@rayjr62 What do you mean--a response that WORKS? After Reagan fired the PATCO criminals we never had another problem with striking government workers. Places like France still do. Unions do nothing but take money from workers and give it to organized crime and waste it trying to elect democrats.
The PATCO people were government workers who were in violation of federal law. That's why Reagan fired them. The coal miners were not government workers- they were employed by the coal mining company that hired them. And they struck because of repeated warnings they gave the management of the coal company re: safety issues.
You know, if you don't like unions that fine by me. But if you are going to refute any of my assertions the least you could do is get your facts straight.
@rayjr62 Didn't say coal miners were government workers and I know they are not. If you are going to challenge my expertise the lease you could do is get the quote rigth. YOU are the one who said, if Reagan or Bush were POTUS they probably would have replaced the striking workers with scabs or sent in the national guard.
Good stuff. I don't know if any networkjs kept their newsbriefs, but many full-length newscasts from this era still exist on video tape at the Library of Congress. I hope they end up online some day.
Great clip. Thanks for posting. This aired on Sunday, March 5, 1978.
The coalminers' strike ended on March 24, 1978, after 109 days. This aired on the 90th day of the strike. 109 - 90 = 19; 3/24/78 - 19 days = 3/5/1978.
The Vanderbilt News Archive Web site indicates that both CBS and NBC led their March 5, 1978, evening newscasts with the contract-rejection story. Both networks also covered the heavy rains in California. Vanderbilt did not archive ABC's newscast.
After having watched this tape, I was gonna add this.....I know this clip is from 1978 and all...but in terms of content and graphics, this was a lame news update for a network! Very lame!--Especially the last 20 seconds or so with the flood update.
@mobilene You must realize, this was just a stop-gap. ABC was to re-launch its news in the Fall of 1978 with World News Tonight and splashy graphics and music was a big part of it. In the months before the launch, there wasn't even a regular ABC Evening News anchor, Reasoner had already bolted back to CBS and Barbara Walters was through anchoring. Tom Jarriel did it most nights, with other ABC reporters also filling in until WNT with Reynolds/Robinson/Jennings debuted.
I seem to think this was actually early 1978, not only based on the coal strike which led this brief, but also the opening. Oh, and Bill Owen was the opening announcer.
I wish 70 percent of news crap being produced now would just go away and they would just cut it back to this kind of simple information bulletin style show. News shows now are just empty caricaturish wastes of time. I cannot stand them and prefer to just get information from reading it off a website. They are mostly broadcasting to old people and right-wing ppl who live with tvs on to drown out the voices in their heads anyway.
marshhen 5 months ago
Carter + Obama = OTP One Term President
xxashyy 1 year ago
@xxashyy Let's hope so !
wtf66611 8 months ago
@xxashyy
Well now, don't forget that other one term president. George H.W. Bush
swarze 6 months ago
What the hell was the chick in front of the White House wearing as a jacket? It looked like a dead camel or something LOL.
reymatt76 1 year ago
What a piece of junk that Ford car was. Even at $4K in 1978m it was a ripoff.
7855waldo 1 year ago
Sylvia Chase Later went to San Francisco do to KROn 4 News in the 1980's
recto89 1 year ago
I vote republican we kicked some major league butt
joeytrimble 1 year ago
alot of people killed themselves over the mines shutting down
joeytrimble 1 year ago
1978 was the start of the American Economy tanking and the Coal Miner strike was just a sign of it
FRSFreeState 1 year ago
Jimmy Carter........LAMO
TheLizardKing1967 1 year ago
@TheLizardKing1967 Ronald Reagan, George Bush (41) and George Bush (43). ROLMAO
rayjr62 1 year ago
@rayjr62 ........ Ray Jr. " Red Diaper Doper Obama Baby Liberal lover" . Don't be troubled. November 2010 is just around the corner. ROLMAO
TheLizardKing1967 1 year ago
@TheLizardKing1967 yes sir! and we remembered that's for sure
joeytrimble 1 year ago
@joeytrimble . Did you remember getting your ass kicked at the poles. LOL
TheLizardKing1967 1 year ago
@ThelizardKing1967 where you from? PA here have coal mines walking distance from my house that were flooded when they closed them down millions worth of coal in there ..just too greedy to hire workers to bring it out
cottodabodykill 9 months ago
this had to be just before the more familiar abc news brief and music debuted...
domirules28 1 year ago
President Carter to work on the strike--god help us all!
Srd1126 1 year ago
@Srd1126 The Carter administration did intervene to hopefully broker a deal. And a deal was consummated. So, it worked out to the benefit of everyone.
If a republican like Reagan or Bush had been president when this happened, they probably would have replaced the striking coal miners with scabs, or probably would have sent the national guard in to fire on everyone (typical republican response).
rayjr62 1 year ago
@rayjr62 What do you mean--a response that WORKS? After Reagan fired the PATCO criminals we never had another problem with striking government workers. Places like France still do. Unions do nothing but take money from workers and give it to organized crime and waste it trying to elect democrats.
Srd1126 1 year ago
The PATCO people were government workers who were in violation of federal law. That's why Reagan fired them. The coal miners were not government workers- they were employed by the coal mining company that hired them. And they struck because of repeated warnings they gave the management of the coal company re: safety issues.
You know, if you don't like unions that fine by me. But if you are going to refute any of my assertions the least you could do is get your facts straight.
rayjr62 1 year ago
@rayjr62 Didn't say coal miners were government workers and I know they are not. If you are going to challenge my expertise the lease you could do is get the quote rigth. YOU are the one who said, if Reagan or Bush were POTUS they probably would have replaced the striking workers with scabs or sent in the national guard.
Srd1126 1 year ago
Good stuff. I don't know if any networkjs kept their newsbriefs, but many full-length newscasts from this era still exist on video tape at the Library of Congress. I hope they end up online some day.
MattTheSaiyan 1 year ago
I see the ABC News Briefs were longer back then than they are now!
TheGemini90 1 year ago
a brand new sedan for $4200.what has happened?
tomloft2000 1 year ago
@tomloft2000 4200 dollars back then is like 19000 dollars today.
MrJacMac1986 1 year ago
Back then people could support themselves & their family's as Coal Miners.
FrsBigeasy 1 year ago
@FrsBigeasy still can, coal miners do well
Srd1126 1 year ago
After all these years, Ann Compton's still with ABC - under their ABC News Radio division, covering the same White House beat.
myronfalwell 1 year ago
Those graphics are sure cutting-edge, lol.
baconhead2008 2 years ago 4
Great clip. Thanks for posting. This aired on Sunday, March 5, 1978.
The coalminers' strike ended on March 24, 1978, after 109 days. This aired on the 90th day of the strike. 109 - 90 = 19; 3/24/78 - 19 days = 3/5/1978.
The Vanderbilt News Archive Web site indicates that both CBS and NBC led their March 5, 1978, evening newscasts with the contract-rejection story. Both networks also covered the heavy rains in California. Vanderbilt did not archive ABC's newscast.
btm85bubs 2 years ago
I am always amazed by how low-tech the graphics were, even for that time, compared to what NBC and CBS were doing then.
mobilene 2 years ago 3
They vastly improved within a year, but you're right that the graphics were sub-standard at that point.
EarlSnohomish 2 years ago
@EarlSnohomish
I'm glad you mentioned that!
After having watched this tape, I was gonna add this.....I know this clip is from 1978 and all...but in terms of content and graphics, this was a lame news update for a network! Very lame!--Especially the last 20 seconds or so with the flood update.
unconventionalmeans 1 year ago
@mobilene You must realize, this was just a stop-gap. ABC was to re-launch its news in the Fall of 1978 with World News Tonight and splashy graphics and music was a big part of it. In the months before the launch, there wasn't even a regular ABC Evening News anchor, Reasoner had already bolted back to CBS and Barbara Walters was through anchoring. Tom Jarriel did it most nights, with other ABC reporters also filling in until WNT with Reynolds/Robinson/Jennings debuted.
MegaObserver1 9 months ago
I seem to think this was actually early 1978, not only based on the coal strike which led this brief, but also the opening. Oh, and Bill Owen was the opening announcer.
wmbrown6 2 years ago
right you are!
robatsea2009 2 years ago
@wmbrown6
Well, here's the deal.....the end of this piece mentioned something about floods in southern California and Arizona.
Typically, year-in and year-out, the only time southern California gets any rain is early in the year (January, February).
unconventionalmeans 1 year ago