June 27, 1979

The Tomorrow Show: Season 6: Episode 155

VOTE NOW
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 
June 27, 1979

Episode Details & Credits

NBC | Air Date: June 27, 1979
Summary: Host Tom Snyder's guests are Laura Batts of The American Trucking Association and Mike Parkhurst, representative of Independent Truckers, debate the pros and cons of the independent truckers strike. Batts favors striking, Parkhurst does not. Major issues are enormous kickbacks (up to 50%) given to large carriers in return for business, theHost Tom Snyder's guests are Laura Batts of The American Trucking Association and Mike Parkhurst, representative of Independent Truckers, debate the pros and cons of the independent truckers strike. Batts favors striking, Parkhurst does not. Major issues are enormous kickbacks (up to 50%) given to large carriers in return for business, the shortage of diesel fuel and equality for independent truckers. Outside Rockefeller Center, George Oberg, Elmer McClellan, Richard Giorgiri, Don Fawson and Theodore Berberian Jr. discuss the strike. and Stuart Pivar, inventor of the Triped, takes Tom and a passerby for a ride on his modified Moped that gets 80 mpg. Top speed is 20-25 Mph. Cost is $250. Expand
Genre(s): Talk & Interview

Season 6 Episodes

Seasons & Episodes