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(Studio) President Carter has laid critical energy problem before American public; Rosalynn Carter speaks of it in Chicago. [Mrs. CARTER - says it's critical situation and all will have to sacrifice.] First details of energy package are given to congress members.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) White House lobby begins with Democratic congressional leaders coming to breakfast with President; later energy chief James Schlesinger briefs Republican and Democratic leaders At Capitol, word goes around about proposals with regard to tax on gasoline and hike in natural gas prices. By day's end only 1 is totally supporting President [Speaker Thomas O'NEILL - says all must work together as this is as serious as any war United States has been in. ] [Senator James ABOUREZK - says he's told President increase in oil prices doesn't decrease consumption.] [Senator Henry JACKSON - says gas tax would have to be $1 per gallon or more to work.] [Senator Dewey BARTLETT - says it's disastrous program.] [Senator John TOWER - says program and Carter attitude toward it is highly political]
REPORTER: Phil Jones
(Studio) Coal expected to be large part of energy source and House committee gives approval to Carter-backed bill to control strip mining. Gerald Ford vetoed such bill twice.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Supreme Court rules corporal punishment in schools not unconstitutional.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Miami, Florida) Case came from Miami, Florida; background noted. (Demonstration of Florida paddling procedure shown.) [S. Miami Junior H.S. principal Dr. Dwight WITTY - tells student to look at picture of John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln during spanking.] [Miami school superintendent Leonard BRITTON - says corporal punishment necessary to help maintain school order.] Original suit filed by Eloise Ingraham, after son James paddled in 1970 before guidelines set; James now serving 1 year in prison for assaulting policeman. [Mrs. INGRAHAM - describes son's injuries and says he had trouble in school after incident.] Meaning of court ruling noted.
REPORTER: Fred Graham
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(Studio) Vice President Mondale remarks with regard to criticism coming from Gerald Ford.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Senator Alan Cranston says administration pleased with attitude of Richard Nixon but not of Ford; says Mondale remarked on Ford's statements at White House breakfast for Democratic Congress leaders [CRANSTON - cites Mondale's remarks; notes offers of aid and of briefings to administration with regard to talks with USSR leader Brezhnev and other foreign leaders from Nixon.] White House confirms Cranston's statement, but says there are no plans now to accept Nixon's offers.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Admin. asked Congress to expand Redwood National Park by less than conservationists propose, and to include aid to loggers losing jobs due to expansion.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on fires in Galveston, Texas, Montreal, Canada, Huntsville, Alabama, and Paris, France. (Film of Galveston hotel fire shown.) Montreal fire was in apt. building Cameraman Mike Davis, on assignment for CBS News, killed in Huntsville fire. Paris fire was in apt. building where actress Sophia Loren lives.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (CBS newsfilm)
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(Studio) Hearing held with regard to alteration of food stamp program.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Details with regard to proposed legislature noted. Elderly people testify re: problems or lack of trouble with present program. [Boston resident Frances MORRIS - cites problems with and objections to paperwork involved.] Admin. favors dropping stamp purchase requirement, but there's some congress opposition. [Senator Robert DOLE - says some just can't get money to purchase stamps.] Debate with regard to dropping requirement to continue
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
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(Studio) Despite recent rains in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and area, drought on is. conts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(No location given) Report on drought conditions in Haiti; is so bad, hydro-electric plant at nearby lake can only generate 4 hrs. of electricity per day for Port-au-Prince.
REPORTER: David Dick
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(Studio) Senators Ceo. McGovern and James Abourezk, recently returned from Cuba, meet with President, who says he won't block efforts to partially lift trade embargo against Cuba.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Egyptian President Sadat's visit with President Carter noted. Cairo sources say administration considers unusual Mid. East peace plan.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Cairo, Egypt) Reporter notes details of 1 plan under consideration, with US early warning stations and DMZ's in Sinai Desert, West Bank, Palestinian state, along Jordan River, south Lebanon, and with Israel and Syria troop removal from Golan Heights
REPORTER: John Sheahan
(Studio) At Sinai check-point exchange, Arab prisoners held in Israel for 11 Israeli dead from Egypt, takes place. 2 Israeli bodies returned from Egypt were spies executed in 1955; other 9 were killed in 1973 war.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Zaire government has new troop reinforcements from pygmies, skilled in use of bows and arrows, in fight against rebels in Shaba province. Town of Mutshatsha now surrounded by government troops.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) British government report from Noise Advisory Council says Concorde supersonic transport is noisier than any other commercial airliner and recommends ban of Concorde landings at night at London's Heathrow Airport. Britain wants to expand no. of flights to serve NYC. Carter administration recommends Civil Aeronautics Board approval of new low-cost trans-atlantic service proposed by British airline, Laker Airways, Limited Details noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Carter energy proposals have caused opposition in Detroit where auto. mfrs. have failed to popularize small cars.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Detroit, Michigan) Auto. industry's problem in selling small cars and developing new cars, to meet federal standards and public desires, noted. Efforts to sell small cars by Chevrolet and AMC cited; Ford Motors has had to shut assembly line once for lack of sales. Small car imports up, however, in March; rises for Honda and Toyota noted. [Toyota dealer Forrest PAGE - says it's because people want quality in small car. Says General Motors Corporation and Ford have knowledge and capability to build good small cars, but have to have cars that will make money for factories and small cars wouldn't.] Tax on large cars will be controversial. [Representative John DINGELL - cites problems to large, but poorer, families if big cars taxed.] [Ford Motors chairperson Henry FORD II - cites difficulties for industry if pricing taken from them.] Safety advantage of big cars noted. (GM film shown.)
REPORTER: Don Webster
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(Studio) Personal income up for March. President said to be proposing doubled price supports for farmers over next 4 years
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Comment with regard to President's energy speech and possible effects.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Sacrifice needed by American people as laid out by Carter, cong. reaction to speech and proposals and test before United States with regard to energy cited and analyzed.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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