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(Studio) Govt. unemployment figs. show drop to 7% in April.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Report on rise in employment in April. Comments of Labor Statistics commissioner Julius Shiskin noted. [SHISKIN - notes private business has created over 1 million new jobs in 2 mos. and it's never happened before in history.] Details with regard to employment cited.
REPORTER: George Herman
(Studio) Republic Steel announces price hike; officials in Washington, DC say some hike needed but announced 9% is excessive.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Upcoming report on President Carter's trip noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(London, England) Ldrs. of several West ntns. and Japan, excluding French President Giscard d'Estaing, meet for dinner at British prime minister's residence. French government doesn't believe head of Common Mkt. community, Roy Jenkins, should be treated same as heads of sovereign govts., so Giscard d'Estaing isn't attending. Compromise reached, with regard to rest of conf. mtgs., with French and Common Mkt. representatives noted. Carter has busy 1st day in England.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Newcastle, England) Carter's sightseeing trip turns into campaign trip for Prime Min. Callaghan in Labor party stronghold of Newcastle. Recent conservative wins in local elections across Britain noted. Carter resorts to political tactic and gives local football team's yell. [CARTER - gives cheer.] Callaghan doesn't try to hide his trouble in area. [CALLAGHAN - notes welcome for self not so unanimous as Carter's.] Reporter describes other visits in Callaghan's efforts to gain support; 1 is to George Washington's ancestral home. Callaghan's fragility in government is shared to some extent by leaders in France, Italy and West Germany.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(London, England) Survey of foreign bureaus, with regard to 2 main issues of conf., recession and inflation, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(London, England) Report on Callaghan's points of concern at summit.
REPORTER: John Laurence
(Paris, France) Report on concerns of French, who aren't sure of Carter. Issues between Carter and Giscard d'Estaing are Concorde landing rights and US objections to French sales of nuclear reactors. Threat of domestic econ. bringing socialists and Communists to power next year is also of concern.
REPORTER: Bill McLaughlin
(Bonn, West Germany) Relations between United States and West Germany are worst in 30 years Goals of Chancellor Helmut Schmidt noted. Schmidt runs most stable economy in world at present.
REPORTER: Bob McNamara
(Rome, Italy) Goals of Italy's Prime Min. Giulio Andreotti, in talks with Carter, noted.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
(Tokyo, Japan) Report on aims of Prime Min. Takeo Fukuda in economy relations with United States given.
REPORTER: Bruce Dunning
(Ottawa, Canada) Canada has often been overlooked in major powers' mtgs.; Prime Min. Pierre Trudeau's objectives listed.
REPORTER: Vince Carlin
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(London, England) Comment on changes in London in years since commentator spent time here in World War II and afterwards.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(London, England) Problems in Britain's own economy noted; this is major problem for Callaghan's fragile government Carter's own problems with US econ. may prevent much aid from him. Influence of Arabs, rich and poor, on British economy noted.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
(Studio) Even if no concrete commitments come from summit, it may give idea of West's economy future.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) House Govt. Operations Committee approves bill to establish energy department; bill now goes to House floor. Committee also rescinds Thursday's vote to make government sole oil importer and leaves importing to oil companies
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) United Nations ambassador Andrew Young is in controversy with regard to planned trip to South Africa later in May.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Young's recent comment with regard to South Africa government noted. Reports that Young might visit black ghetto on trip prompted foreign minister R. F. Botha to hint at 1st that Young might not be allowed in country (Film shown.) [BOTHA - says Young short-circuited official channels.] Later, Botha says they'll consider visit, but won't be dictated to by United States or anyone. [YOUNG - has nothing to gain in South Africa, but perhaps blacks and whites there do, if they learn to live together peacefully. Notes his support for nonviolent change; wouldn't turn down such opportunity to work for it if it's possible in South Africa.] Controversy could strain May 19 meeting between Vice President Mondale and Prime Min. John Vorster.
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb
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(Studio) While President Carter sightsees, Secretary of State Vance and British foreign ministerf David Owen meet to discuss Rhodesia; joint statement to be made in London and Washington, DC next week
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Later in month Vance to meet with USSR foreign minister Andrei Gromyko in Geneva with regard to arms limitations. In DC, Defense Secretary Harold Brown says there's little chance of complete agreement negotiated before October deadline for old agreement.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Zaire government says foreign journalists from Britain, France, West Germany and Spain will be turned over to ambs. for repatriation rather than being executed. 7 were arrested as spies while covering fighting in Shaba province.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Tokyo police pull surprise raid at city's new airport to rout protesters, who have kept facility from opening.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Tokyo, Japan) Report on end of 6-yr. protest against Tokyo airport.
REPORTER: John Harris
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(Studio) Dwight Armstrong, on trial for murder in bombing death of University of WI researcher during Vietnam war protest, is convicted of 2nd degree murder.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Colorado judge refuses early release in prison sentence of Claudine Longet, convicted in death of Vladimir Sabich.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) CDC (Centers for Disease Control) says people who quit smoking 10 years ago have life expectancy equal to that of people who've never smoked.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Rhode Island blames federal government for state's high unemployment, but says fed. government is only 1 who can help.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Newport, Rhode Island) Effect of Navy's withdrawal from Rhode Island, compounded by national recession, noted. State has gotten General Dynamics to open plant at old Navy base at Quonset Point, but feels it could move faster to aid unemployment problem if government would move faster to clear title to abandoned Navy areas and get necessary General Services Administration studies on area. [Governor J. Joseph GARRAHY - says state hasn't gotten fair deal and major of problem is due to delay by GSA.] Labor Department complaint with regard to Rhode Island's use of federal funds noted. Efforts of Newport to attract business and industry noted.
REPORTER: David Culhane
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(Studio) Amy Carter does own bit for international relations
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Report on dance exhibition of USSR embassy school children at Stevens Elementary art festival. When Amy Carter and Russian child are paired for Virginia Reel, relations suffer breakdown, like Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) negotiations.
REPORTER: Lee Thornton
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