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(Studio) Jimmy Carter holds news conference in Plains, Georgia; major topic is economy
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Plains, Georgia) In order to achieve goals of cutting back unemployment while holding down inflation, Carter will need cooperation of Fed. Reserve Board Chairperson Arthur Burns; Carter is asked if he wants Burns to resign. [CARTER - says he'd like to work with Burns if possible; says he'll talk with Burns with regard to Burns' testimony to Proxmire Senate committee and other economy issues.] Carter says diplomatic channels have brought USSR positions on nuclear arms to his attention. [CARTER - comments on nuclear arms issue with regard to USSR .] Carter comments on process of picking staff. [CARTER - says he's only one authorized to speak on appts.] Carter announces Jody Powell will be press secretary
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) Federal Reserve Board says industry production has dropped for 2 consecutive mos., in 1st such reversal since April 1975. Details noted. Agriculture Department says next year's increases in food prices should be no more than this year's.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) In United Nations Security Council meeting, United States vetoes Vietnam mbrship. to United Nations for 3rd time, because of lack of information on MIAs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Comments of France and Sweden with regard to United States veto noted. Ambassador William Scranton comments on decision, reminds USSR of its vetoes. [SCRANTON - reads statement with regard to United States reconsideration of position.] If question comes before General Assembly before end of session, United States will hear positions of many cntrys. with regard to matter.
REPORTER: Richard C. Hottelet
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(Studio) Syrian peace-keeping forces move into Beirut, Lebanon, today.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(W. Beirut, Lebanon) Report on Syrian troops' move into west Beirut.
REPORTER: Doug Tunnell
(E. Beirut, Lebanon) Report on Syrian troops' move into eastern Beirut.
REPORTER: Mike Lee
(Studio) By nightfall Syrians had established control over city.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) In Geneva, at conference on Rhodesia, British set up timetable for black maj. rule; details and reactions noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Preparatory mtgs. with regard to OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil price hike begin in Vienna, Austria, prior to OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting next month
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Yugoslavia President Josip Broz Tito and USSR leader Leonid Brezhnev meet in Belgrade for 3 days of talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia) Mtg. is indication things go well between 2 cntrys. In Yugoslavia, concern is for future after Tito and USSR policy then; USSR press says Yugoslav Communism and independence is no obstacle to good relations between 2 cntrys.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
(Studio) Later at dinner, Brezhnev pledges no USSR intervention in Yugoslav internal affairs and says West spreading such stories to undermine USSR -Yugoslav relations
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Strong earthquake hits Peking, China (PR) today; Western reporters there say there's no damage.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States Postal Service is in black economically.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Due to recent surplus in funds, postage increase may be postponed for yr. or more. Postmaster General Benjamin Bailar says surplus mostly result of payroll reduction. [BAILAR - says reduction has been in all depts., on all levels; says service isn't out of woods yet. Says 1977 rate increase unlikely at present, but job ahead is to keep costs down.] Bailar says he doesn't know if heavy Christmas mail will help or not.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
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(Studio) Govt. says children should get swine flu vaccine, but there's not enough to go around.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Public Health Service says children should be immunized, but because only 2 companies made children's vaccine, only 1 in 10 will get it; details noted. Assistant Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Dr. Theodore Cooper says healthy children don't have same risk of complications as older people. Since vaccination program started there's been no reported case of swine flu in world.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) House committee probing assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Junior has 1st meeting today. Chairperson Virginia Representative Thomas Downing says committee will subpoena FBI memo rptdly. quoting informant saying Lee Harvey Oswald told Cuban officials of plan to kill Kennedy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Issue of United States Congmen. recing. bribes from South Korea lobbyists, which has apparently been approved by South Korea President Park Chung Hee, has led to strained relations between 2 cntrys.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Seoul, South Korea) Report on South Korea reaction to United States probes into bribery issue. Govt. keeps issue under tight control, few know much about it. Govt. denies President Park has connection with lobbyists and that Tongsun Park has any connection with government Reporter notes opinions of Korea experts that reverse is true; cites exs. Tongsun Park recently bought girl's school, which is rumored to have belonged to Sun Myung Moon whose Unification Church is thought to have close ties to Korea CIA. Reaction of South Korea officials with regard to matter noted. Relationship of Tongsun Park to Korea government has been known for too many years for any to believe he was acting on own.
REPORTER: Bruce Dunning
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(Studio) Voters in Quebec, Canada, today elect provincial legislature mbrs.; outcome could determine if province should try to achieve independence.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore has problem besides trying to get UT to carry out death sentence. Girlfriend Nicole Barrett says she accepted his marriage proposal on visit today; Gilmore tells warden he's not engaged.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Comment is on transition in DC.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Reporter notes Washington, DC scene not only changing admins. but also generations. Notes birthday of United States statesman West Averell Harriman and celebration attended today by people from Roosevelt and Truman years, as well as from Ford and future Carter years Comments of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and motto of Fiorello La Guardia noted.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) President Ford returns to Washington, DC from Palm Springs, California, today; aide says family looked at property for possible retirement home in Palm Springs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) CBS News-"New York Times" poll has surveyed people with regard to why many didn't vote and who they'd have voted for if they had.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Results of survey noted; shows Carter would have won by 9%.
REPORTER: David Culhane
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