KUTV Newswatch 2 at 10: Friday, February 9, 1979, 6 P.M. and 10 P.M. news

Digitized version of an aircheck for the color broadcast of the evening news from February 9th, 1979, originally recorded on U-matic videocassette. Includes commercials. Broadcast headlines 6 PM: Utah Senate Republican majority rolls out their tax relief program; Dan's grocery store manager comments on the potential removal of sales tax on food in Utah; Ringleader of a multimillion dollar heroin peddling operation sentenced to prison by Federal Judge Aldon Anderson in Salt Lake City; University of Utah radiologist says Nevada nuclear testing resulted in dangerously high levels of radiation across Utah; Utah Transit Authority mechanics and drivers feel like they have been sold out by their union; Salt Lake County Attorney's Office silent about what they will do about an alleged death threat against the city's pornography prosecutor; Salt Lake City Streets Commissioner Jess Agraz discusses fixing chuckholes around the city; Weather report; Local and national sports; Utah House of Representatives passes a measure that allows fishing for game fish with spearguns; Salt Lake Acting Company moves into a new building with a permanent stage; Meadowlark Elementary School students share a meal with senior citizens Broadcast headlines 10 PM: Utah Transit Authority bus drivers and mechanics meet to resolve internal problems with the transit company and union; World and national news headlines; Nevada's chief health officer says Nevada and Utah should cooperate in an investigation of cancer rates in fallout areas; South Ogden City Council approves the controversial minimum police standards reward program; Utah Senate Republican majority rolls out their tax relief program; Utah Senate votes down a proposal to eliminate the state sales tax on food; Senator Frances Farley has a similar bill that she hopes will pass; Salt Lake City Streets Commissioner Jess Agraz discusses fixing chuckholes around the city; Fast food chain representatives testify at a US Senate Nutrition Committee meeting with evidence that their food is nutritious; Weather report; Local and national sports; University of Utah vs. BYU women's basketball game; Pet rocks that weigh multiple tons in Monterey, CA