KUTV Newswatch 2 at 6 and 10: Tuesday, December 20th, 1977, 6 and 10 P.M. news

Digitized version of an aircheck for the color broadcast of the evening news from December 20th, 1977, originally recorded on U-matic videocassette. Includes commercials. Broadcast headlines 6 PM: Intermountain Power Plant looks for a new location; Salt Lake City control tower tapes confirm that United Flight 2860 crashed into a mountain after veering off its holding pattern; search for the flight recording devices continues; Utah farmers' strike is hurting farm equipment dealers in Box Elder County; The Utah State Legislature looks into the use of Governor Scott Matheson's emergency fund; Governor Scott Matheson names William D. Hurley director of the Department of Transportation; Troubleshooter: mail order magic tricks; Weather report; Local and national sports; BYU football coach Lavell Edwards is nominated for coach of the year; Popular Christmas gifts include Holly Hobbie ovens, Star Wars dolls, remote control race cars, and video games Broadcast headlines 10 PM: President Carter signs a bill to increase Social Security tax; President Carter's new tax proposals will give most Americans more money in tax cuts; Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus will oppose the Intermountain Power Plant site; Investigators look for recording devices at the United Flight 2860 crash site; Weber State University begins search for a new president; World and national news headlines; Increasing world oil prices causes a rift between OPEC member countries at Venezuela meeting; High winds and blowing dust cause damage, strand Southern California motorists, and trigger a deadly brush fire; Weather report; Utah's recent drought caused the water level in Great Salt Lake to decrease by 20%; Local and national sports; Westminster football player Rex Macey named to the All-America Team; Dancing as rehabilitation at the Utah State Prison