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(Studio) Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale meet with leading Democrats today.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Lovejoy, Georgia) Host Herman Talmadge welcomes Carter. Mondale arrives later. 16 arrive, incling. Robert Strauss, retiring Democratic national chairman. Main topic is reorganization of structure of government [CARTER - pledges to restore harmony between White House and congress leadership] [Retiring majority leader, Mike MANSFIELD - reacts positively. Omens are good.] [Senator Edmund MUSKIE - says there will be a "honeymoon period."] [CARTER - feels more and more like a Washington insider.] Meets with Ford and cabinet in DC Sunday and Monday
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) 16 Democrats seeking keys to leadership positions noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Because of Democrat control of House, Thomas "Tip" O'Neill is sure to become 50th Speaker of House Doubt is who will succeed O'Neill as majority leader 4 contenders for position are: Phil Burton (California), front runner; Richard Bowling (Missouri); Jim Wright (Texas); and John McFall (California). House race decided next month Senator votes in January Representative Robert Griffin, (Michigan) Republican whip, is favorite to follow Hugh Scott as leader His background noted. Opponent is Howard Baker (Tennessee),. Background noted. Democrat Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia) is leading successor to Mike Mansfield. Background noted. Chief opponent is Ernest Hollings (SC). Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota) also in running. Bckgrnd. and health noted. Also running is Edmund Muskie (ME). Bckgrnd. noted. Reporter notes legislator's reticence to talk about vote-trading. Reference to 1971: Robert Byrd's defeating Edward (Ted) Kennedy for whip.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Carter staff reports president-elect spent almost $35 million in winning presidency, incling. $21.8 million in federal funds for general election and $13 million for primaries, partly federal funds.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 4 armed Palestinians attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Jordan taking 150 as hostages. Jordanian army counterattacked. 7 dead.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Amman, Jordan) Jordanians retaking of hotel described. 1970 Black September uprising at Intercontinental Hotel recalled. Terrorists are part of Palestinian terrorist group Black June, Jordanian officials say. The group opposes Syrian role in Lebanon. [Dutch businessman Carl SINTERNIKLAS - describes his experience in attack as victim and hostage.] Terrorists demands on Cairo-Arab summit accord noted.
REPORTER: Doug Tunnell
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(Studio) New fighting reported in south Lebanon above Israeli border. Rival Moslem and Christian forces waged artillery warfare for 2 hrs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Geneva conference on Rhodesia stalemated. 2 Black Ntlist. leaders Mugabe and Nkomo today backed down on issue of timetable.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) British government orders deportation of former CIA agent Philip Agee. Reason for order and deportation of American reporter also noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Fleet Saint, London) "Evening Standard", which employs Mark Hosenball as investigative reporter, joined by National Union of Journalists and National Council for Civil Liberties in denouncing action. [AGEE - believes real reason for deportation is United States wants to stop publication of 2nd book by Penguin Pub. Company] [HOSENBALL - argues his rpting. has been stifled.] United States government denies any part in deportation.
REPORTER: John Laurence
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(Studio) China still testing nuclear devices in atmosphere. Test done last September and results noted. 4-megaton bomb exploded by China today.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Joint congress committee , headed by Senator Proxmire (WI), held hearing on US prep. for nuclear attack. Study by Boeing Aerospace Company presented on how well USSR is prepared.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(White Sands, NM) Study based on Defense Department nonnuclear test blast and co.'s own impact tests. Result: industry equipment able to withstand blast if properly protected. [Company official, Thomas JONES - says USSR taking such precautions. USSR evacuation plans may save 98% of population Warns of USSR buildup and US's precarious position.] Pentagon disagrees.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
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(Studio) Mtg. between Tito and Leonid Brezhnev ends today. Communique's purpose and relations based on voluntary cooperation noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) American Bicentennial exhibit in Moscow evacuated because of reported telephoned threat. It took 4 hrs. for Russian bomb squad to arrive. No bomb found. Exhibit has been drawing large crowds.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Moscow) Soviet people's reactions to exhibit noted. Exhibition part of special exchange agreement.
REPORTER: Bernard Redmont
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(Studio) Utah convict Gary Gilmore is uncooperative hospital patient.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Butte, Utah) Gilmore yanks i.v. tube out upon awakening. Criticizes doctors trying to save his life. [DOCTOR - states Gilmore not cooperative. Resorts to i.m.(intramuscular) medication as result.] Gilmore seems relieved that fiancee recovering. At State Prison, pardons board met and will not consider his execution until he's recovered next month
REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld
(Provo, Utah) In city where Gilmore killed motel clerk Bennie Bushnell, citizens' reactions noted. [Bushnell's church bishop, Dr. Dean CHRISTIANSON - feels sick about incident. Not able to forgive Gilmore yet.]
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(Studio) New study in Washington, DC produces astounding findings. Washington, DC had more legal abortions than births and New York City had 80% as many abortions as there were births.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Blind people's protest in New York City about way federal money for them is spent.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) 100 protesters represent militant National Federal of the Blind (NFB). Their targets are Air Force Base (American Federal for the Blind) and National Accreditation Council, which influences flow of federal funds to agencies for the blind. Central issue is power. [National Accred. Council representative, Gene APPLE - defends accreditation procedure. Says protest is power grab for NFB.]
REPORTER: Jerry Landay
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(Studio) Govt. settles suit against NBC after that network agreed to limit amt. of entertainment programming it produces. Result is more shows from independent production firms. Agreement won't take effect unless similar limitations on CBS and ABC also agreed upon. CBS and ABC seek dismissal of suit.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Agriculture Department predicts rise in beef prices. Reasons noted. Pork prices to drop.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) American citizens ask Ford to forgive defector in World War II.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Francisco, California) Iva Toguri d'Aquino tries to have American citizenship restored. Reasons for attempt cited.
REPORTER: Murray Fromson
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(Studio) Walter Timmons of New York arrested in Baltimore for mugging of elderly woman in New York.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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