KUTV Newswatch 2 at 6 and 10: Wednesday, December 27, 1978, 6 and 10 P.M. news

Digitized version of an aircheck for the color broadcast of the evening news from December 27th, 1978, originally recorded on U-matic videocassette. Includes commercials. Broadcast headlines 6 PM: The cause of the Christmas fire at the Swing Apartment building was likely arson; Salt Lake City man seriously burned in the basement of his apartment in the Avenues Neighborhood; Murray, UT family is homeless after a house fire; Police identify a second suspect in the weekend killing spree that terrorized Northern Utah; Salt Lake Attorney's Office says it plans to appeal a Utah district judge's decision to overturn a jury's guilty verdict in a rape case; Backhoe operator finds skeleton fragments while digging a sewer line; Meat industry executive says that the number of beef cattle is down which could cause a price increase for ground beef; Weather report; Local and national sports; international hockey tournament in Bountiful, UT; Salt Lake County officials want to cut down the number of signs on Salt Lake Valley streets Broadcast headlines 10 PM: The cause of the Christmas fire at the Swing Apartment building was likely arson; Salt Lake City man seriously burned in the basement of his apartment in the Avenues Neighborhood; Police identify a second suspect in the weekend killing spree that terrorized Northern Utah; People react to a Utah district judge's decision to overturn a jury's guilty verdict in a rape case; Oregon jury finds Jon Rideout innocent of charges that he raped his wife; World and national news headlines; The Federal Aviation Administration unveils a comprehensive air safety program; Weather report; Local and national sports; Utah vs. Tennessee basketball game at the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii; Wirth Watching: salute to the Christmas tree