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(Studio) President Carter's decision to sell war planes to Egypt and also to sell more planes to Israel and some to Saudi Arabia noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Details with regard to sales of F-5E's, F-16's and F-15's to Mideast and how this will affect number of fighter planes already in area listed. Defense Department film shown. No. of planes now owned by Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Jordan stated. Israeli reaction as well as that in Congress noted. [Secretary of State VANCE - denies this sale decision is shift in United States Mideast policy.] Expected tough fight in Congress for approval of sales noted. Senator For. Relations Committee plans for rapid hearings cited. White House consideration of invitation to Prime Min. Begin to visit Washington, DC to talk with Carter re: decision reported President Sadat's visit to United States mentioned.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) Egyptians' refusal to comment on decision and past comments on arms sales in Mideast from United States reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Report on Israeli reaction to United States decision; Begin's meeting with ambassador Sam. Lewis noted. Film shown. Also noted is Israeli view that cuts in own requests for planes is 1st sign of United States pressure on Israel because of their negotiating position.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
(Studio) Report on bus bombing in Jerusalem. Film shown. Vote by Lebanese parliament to establish Lebanese-Syrian military tribunal to find and punish those who last week breached peace in country reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Threat by Ethiopian leader Mengistu Haile Mariam to break relations with US, Britain and West Germany detailed. Charges that 3 ntns. are backing Somalia in war with Ethiopia noted. Update on war over Ogaden Desert, in which Ethiopia is supported by USSR and Cuba, given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Ogaden Desert) Report on tour of Ethiopian front given to newsmen by Ethiopian military officials. Officials' statements with regard to advisers from USSR and Cuba and evidence that Somali forces have been pushed back recently cited. Ethiopians' claims with regard to aid to Somalis from Arab ntns. and that US channels equipment to Somalia through these ntns. stated; denials that they intend to invade Somalia itself also reported Displays of captured weapons from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Arab cntrys. detailed. Plight of former Ogaden Desert residents, now displaced refugees, described.
REPORTER: Randy Daniels
(Studio) State Department announcement of resignation of Ethiopian ambassador to United States and his request to remain in United States as immigrant reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Apparent kidnapping of Dieter Huber, who is adviser to West Germany conservative leader Franz Josef Strauss, reported Details of case, according to report from Munich police, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Orders by British royal physician that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip be confined to bed with cases of flu reported Physician's subsequent knighting by Prince Charles noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Carter's move to get coal strike negotiations going again reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Carter's call for renewed negotiations, at White House, and indications that he'll invoke Taft-Hartley Act if strike not soon ended stated; President's orders to Labor Secretary Marshall noted. [CARTER - supports collective bargaining, but welfare of country is overriding concern. Says White House negotiations will be final opportunity for bargaining process to work, after which he'll use stronger measures.] Lack of response from coal operators and UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Miller's acceptance of Carter invitation cited. Marshall's mtgs. with representatives of both sides noted. [MARSHALL - knows there's real possibility that miners wouldn't return to work even under Taft-Hartley and that this isn't real solution to problem.] Announcement of spokesperson for American Association of Railroads with regard to additional shipments of coal from west towards eastern noted, include Burlington Northern shipments to IN and Saint Louis and shipments by Union Pacific company and Santa Fe line.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Econ. threats from strike include closure of Ohio auto. manufacturing plants, steel plant cutbacks and Ohio Edison's possible cut to customers by next week Reporter Serafin's mention of possible use of federal troops to protect coal shipments noted; IN's use of own troops to protect its supply reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Evansville, IN) Report on IN's calling for National Guardsmen to protect coal shipments to power companies in emergency situation. [Governor's energy adviser William WATT - says state police and Guard will be prepared to protect selves and shipments.] State orders with regard to power curtailments now in progress listed. Effect of strike on Whirlpool plant in Evansville noted.
REPORTER: Betty Ann Bowser
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(Studio) Report on items exhibiting dangers as well as advantages to scientific advances: spread of poison fumes in tannery in Chicago; and House hearing on cancer-causing substances in foods.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Testimony of General Accounting Office spokesperson with regard to possibly widespread contamination of food supply detailed. Questions of Representative Henry Waxman with regard to use of pesticide on raisins, noted. [WAXMAN - cites National Cancer Institute report that residue chemical on raisins causes cancer. Asks why it's not banned, according to Delaney clause in law.] [General Accounting Office spokesperson Robert CHAMBERS - says if Delaney clause applied literally, food supply would be banned.] Testimony of EPA spokesperson with regard to campaign to identify hazardous pesticides in foods given. [Representative Andrew MAGUIRE - says public can have no confidence that it's being protected and that Environmental Protection Agency record is miserable.] [EPA spokesperson Steven JELLINEK - agrees with statement with regard to Environmental Protection Agency record and says change being attempted.]
REPORTER: Richard Roth
(Studio) Testimony of medical statistician to House subcommittee with regard to dangers of radiation, particularly in form of X-rays used indiscriminately by physicians, reported Statistician's comments with regard to X-rays for detection of breast cancer noted. In another report with regard to chemical usage, weathermen investigating south California rainstorm last week cited as having discovered that flood control officials had seeded clouds on same day as one of worst storms struck area.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) Details with regard to flood control officials' seeding of clouds in mount above Los Angeles given. [Flood control engineer Curt ESCHELBY - would do same again.] Reactions of others to reports of seeding noted. [Los Angeles cnclman. Bob RONKA - says there's no real control of cloud seeding and feels initial reports with regard to situation incredible and disturbing.]
REPORTER: Miriam Bjierre
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(Studio) Army Corps of Engineers dam inspection program, in wake of dam collapse at Toccoa, Georgia, updated. Critical conditions of Lake O'Springs Dam in Shelby Cnty., Alabama, and Silver Lake Dam in DeKalb Cnty., Georgia, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Defense Department statement with regard to research into cancer risks run by those involved in early nuclear tests stated. Phone number given for those involved to call and report to Pentagon.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Conservative caucus decision to mount ntnwide. mail campaign to Senators undecided with regard to Canal treaty vote reported Senators listed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Drop in world population growth, according to Harvard fertility specialist, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Update report on efforts to pass ERA.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) South Carolina legislature's recent rejection of ERA noted. [ERA opponent Phyllis SCHLAFLY - thinks South Carolina vote proves ERA proponents won't get any states this year] Rejection of ERA in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia in 1978 mentioned; protests in Virginia reported Film shown. ERA supporters' hopes for passage in Florida and Illinois, and votes to rescind approval in ID, Nebraska and Tennessee cited. Efforts of ERA-America to get it passed detailed. [ERA-America executive director Sheila GREENWALD - says proponents will continue to push for deadline, but if it's not ratified by then, it will be under congress extension or will be reintroduced day after deadline.] NOW plans to press Congress for action to extend deadline noted.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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