CBS Evening News - 1997-02-15
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[0:01] A sigh of relief for air travelers.
[0:03] American Airlines is still flying after
[0:06] President Clinton orders striking pilots
[0:08] back to work. One year after taking
[0:11] office, the new leader of the NAACP
[0:13] reports to his membership. And the new
[0:16] connection for telephone users could
[0:18] mean big savings for overseas calls.
[0:24] This is the CBS Evening News
[0:28] with Paula Zan.
[0:30] Good evening. American Airlines was up
[0:32] and flying today after President Clinton
[0:34] ordered striking pilots back to work for
[0:37] at least 60 days. American says it
[0:40] expects to resume all flights by
[0:42] tomorrow. Frank Courier tells us what
[0:44] happened and what happens next. them up
[0:47] into the hallway.
[0:48] >> At a minute past midnight, American
[0:50] pilots nationwide watched Union leaders
[0:52] via satellite deliver the order to
[0:54] strike.
[0:55] >> I hereby order the execution of
[0:56] Operation Fire at Will at 00001 Eastern
[1:00] Standard Time.
[1:02] >> But the cheering ended after only
[1:04] minutes as the last planes taxi to
[1:06] jetways.
[1:08] >> Gentlemen, left face and pilots lined up
[1:10] to pick it. President Clinton invoked
[1:13] his emergency powers and ordered the
[1:14] strike halted.
[1:17] During a 60-day cooling off period,
[1:19] pilots must keep flying while a
[1:21] presidentially appointed three-member
[1:22] mediation board comes up with a
[1:24] non-binding settlement for both sides to
[1:26] consider.
[1:27] >> We would have preferred he not interject
[1:29] himself in here. He has made a decision.
[1:31] He's the president of the United States.
[1:32] He can do that and we will comply.
[1:34] >> Management had asked for the president's
[1:36] help after 4 days of marathon talks
[1:38] broke down