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(Studio) Big-city mayors meet in Chicago, Illinois; give President-elect Jimmy Carter idea of what they want in return for support in Carter's election.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) Theme of United States Mayors Conf. is access to President; mayors will hold Carter to campaign promises with regard to this. [New Orleans Mayor Moon LANDRIEU - says mayors dare not lower voices to Congress, admin and President] Mayors say proposals for eliminating confusion in federal city programs long overdue. [Detroit Mayor Coleman YOUNG - says they're not begging or making shopping list, but asking for own money.] Mayors want to have voice in implementation of goals. [Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Kenneth GIBSON - says they want to work with President and Congress in setting up timetables for goals.] [Carter representative to conference Howard SAMUELS - says mayors have laid out constructive ideas; says majors and Carter can work together to begin to solve urban problems.] Mayors say they're sure Carter will listen to them but not that he'll give them all they want.
REPORTER: Chris Kelley
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(Studio) Carter made promise with regard to defense budget cut, but Pentagon will ask for more than ever.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Pentagon officials will make budget request, expected to be cut some by Defense Secretary Don. Rumsfeld and President Ford. Sources say 1978 budget would include money for work on new ICBM, warships and B-1 bomber. Getting budget passed may be difficult due to reports that, for unknown reason, Pentagon may have failed to use some funds Congress approved for military items purchase.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
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(Studio) Carter, on vacation off Georgia coast, goes through briefings file; Ford's day at Palm Springs, California, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Syria forces in Lebanon assume role as peace-keepers.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Aley, Lebanon) Report on advance to Beirut by 1st of Arab peace-keeping forces. Palestinians in control of main highway allow barriers to be taken down with no incidents. Uncertainty with regard to success of peace effort still reigns; Lebanon President Elias Sarkis calls on all factions to cooperate with peace-keepers.
REPORTER: Doug Tunnell
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(Studio) Israel has refused 13 United States Senators visit to secret atomic facility in Negev desert; Senators asked to see site with regard to safeguards for promised US nuclear reactors. Senators on tour of Israel, Egypt and Iran to check safeguards.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) For 2 years Israel kept out of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) group in Europe by vote of 3rd world and Communist ntns. At meeting of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) representatives today in Nairobi, Kenya, vote allows each regional group to select own mbrs., almost assuring Israel of mbrship. in Europe.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Supreme Court upholds lower court decision that Nuclear Regulatory Cmsn. had authority to approve construction of nuclear plant next to national lakeshore, Indiana Dunes. Environmentalists had challenged location. Problem of nuclear waste is of concern environmentally; both economy and scientifically it's unsolved problem.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(W. Valley, New York) Getty Oil Company is abandoning 10-yr. effort at reprocessing nuclear fuel; is leaving behind plant south of Buffalo, New York, and buried nuclear waste which must be disposed of by as yet undeveloped technology. Environmentalists express concern with regard to matter. [Sierra Club spokesperson Marvin RESNIKOFF - notes length of radioactive life of waste containing plutonium and danger in leaving it.] Nuclear Fuel Services Incorporated's purpose was to reprocess nuclear fuel, but only lost money on project. (Nuclear Services film shown.) Govt. regulatory agencies say waste should be solidified and reburied elsewhere; New York's problem is payment for process. [New York assemblyman William HOYT - notes estimated cost; says state doesn't have technology to deal with matter and United States government has moral responsibility to take care of problem.] Federal report on alternate ways of eliminating waste noted; in
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(Studio) Report on explosion this morning at Phillips Petroleum Company refinery in Kansas City, Kansas. Film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (KCMO-TV newsfilm)
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(Studio) Federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, rules United States Civil Rights Act doesn't protect woman from losing job or pay increase for refusing sexual relations with employer; judge says woman might be able to sue employer for extortion.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Drought struck US, Britain, East Germany and Europe this year; in US, shipping on Mississippi River interrupted as result. Question raised as to widespread droughts this year and possibilities of world's weather changing.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Report on droughts throughout world in recent years and effects they've had on food supply. Some people say problems have been solved by new agriculture technologies; scientists say that idea challenged by weather changes. [Climatologist Reid BRYSON - says no agriculture technology works without water.] Cause of droughts noted. Theories of scientists and climatologists vary with regard to explanation for new onset of drought but general agreement is that world is heading for period of climatic change. Scientists say research into climate should be stepped up and world food reserve program established. Effects of population growth and food production if world has 2 or 3 bad years in row explored. [California Representative George BROWN - says there ought to be food reserves, but so far all that's been done is talk.] Scientists say if climate is changing and food supplies cut, we could be gambling with famine and basic peace and order of world.
REPORTER: David Culhane
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(Studio) Chocolate bars will go up to 20 cents next year because of rise in price of cocoa beans. Companies like Hershey's, Peter Paul, M&M's and Nestle say bars will be slightly bigger.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) State Department indicates today it will take no new action in foreign policy during transition period in government
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Comment on Carter's transition period and problems he'll have to face and try to solve as soon as he takes office.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) For 1st time in 16 years there will be child in White House: Amy Carter. Carters have said she will continue in public school.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Amy Carter would probably attend Stevens Elementary School on Pennsylvania Avenue near White House [GIRL - says she was excited when she heard Amy might attend here.] [2nd GIRL - says she thinks Amy will have good time.] [BOY - says there will be no fights with her.] [2nd BOY - says it will be all right.] [Principal Lydia WILLIAMS - says they'd have to adapt to situation but children would become accustomed to it.] [3rd BOY - says Amy would enjoy it here and it would be nice.]
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
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