STAN L. BROOKS: Good morning.
It's 42 degrees at 10:30 on
this Thursday, October 15.
I'm Stan L. Brooks, and
here's what's happening.
It's day 18 of the
garbage strike.
With 10,000 tons of garbage
piling up every day,
even the nicest sections of the
city are looking like slums.
Health Commissioner
Edward O'Rourke
is declaring a citywide
state of emergency
for the first time in decades.
EDWARD O'ROURKE:
There's no need to wait
until somebody dies or comes
down with typhoid fever.
It's already a
serious situation.
STAN L. BROOKS:
It's something that
affects almost everyone in the
city, no matter who they are
or where they live.
MAN: You can't go down
no-- no one avenue
without seeing nothing
but garbage and rats.
MAN: It's starting to
affect my business when
customers can't get in
here because of the garbage
situation.
WOMAN: I'm not out
there alone to smell it.
But I think to look
at it, it's terrible.
MAN: It don't affect me except
for the very bad smell here.
It's horrific.
WOMAN: It's a mess.
I've been in this
country for 50 years,
and I've never seen
anything like it.
What is this world coming to?
MAN: Put them in a
room, let them sit there
and talk till they
get it over with.
24 hours, 48 hours,
how long it takes.
MAN: The idea of the National
Guard moving in and cleaning up
is a good idea.
STAN L. BROOKS: In other
news, the building industry
and landlords today expressed
concern over the latest increase
in heating oil prices.
Renters in the metro area are
certain to feel the pinch.
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