KUTV Newswatch 2 at 6 and 10: Wednesday, January 3, 1979, 6 and 10 P.M. news

Digitized version of an aircheck for the color broadcast of the evening news from January 3rd, 1979, originally recorded on U-matic videocassette. Includes commercials. Broadcast headlines 6 PM: Third victim found in the aftermath of a three alarm fire at the Valley Apartments building in Salt Lake City; investigators say the fire started in the basement and was likely accidental; Salt Lake City Building and Housing Department says it's not easy to quickly enforce fire code violations; New Salt Lake County Attorney General Ted Cannon drops morals charges against Salt Lake County City Commissioner Bill Hutchinson; Federal Judge Bruce Jenkins sentences the bank teller and getaway car driver convicted in a Bank of Utah robbery; Salt Lake County Fire Chief Chuck Parris says that without a budget increase two stations will have to close; Utah State Legislature will consider one of the smallest budget increases ever; Director of State Systems Planning recommends that his office be eliminated; Troubleshooter: Santa Claus' workshop in North Salt Lake gets a free new roof; Weather report; Salt Lake Valley residents react to the new Chinese and American diplomatic agreement; Local and national sports; Utah State vs. University of Utah basketball pregame report; University of Utah Department of Continuing Education's common medicine course Broadcast headlines 10 PM: Salt Lake County Fire Chief Chuck Parris says that without a budget increase two stations will have to close; Federal Judge Bruce Jenkins sentences the bank teller and getaway car driver convicted in a Bank of Utah robbery; New Salt Lake County Attorney General Ted Cannon drops morals charges against Salt Lake County Commissioner Bill Hutchinson; World and national news headlines; Weather report; Local and national sports; Utah State basketball team defeats the University of Utah; Wirth Watching: impressive hotel suites in Salt Lake City