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REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(New York City Studio) Ind. gas tanker collision and explosion along Spain's tourist-filled Mediterranean Costa Blanca noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Tarragona, Spain) Details of truck accident and resulting explosion at San Carlos de la Rapita campsite given. Is reported that most tourists at camp were usual from France, Belgium and West Germany.
REPORTER: Ed Gress
(Studio) Spanish police officer's description of scene quoted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Continuing trial of 2 Soviet dissidents, amidst growing international protest, reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Moscow, USSR ) Barring of spectators at treason trial of Anatoly Shcharansky, include that of his brother Leonid, reported KGB agents photography of onlookers mentioned. Arrival of Nobel Prize winner Andrei Sakharov noted. Sakharov's report on trial of Alexander Ginzburg in Kaluga detailed. Dismissal from court of Mrs. Irina Ginzburg cited and details, according to her account, given; her report of witness' testimony about dissidents' listening to Voice of American broadcasts and reading books of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn stated. Sakharov's report on 3rd trial, of Helsinki human rights group member Viktorus Pyatkus in Vilnius, Lithuania, outlined. Soviet official's report on secret Shcharansky trial hearing reported.
REPORTER: Bernard Redmont
(Studio) French Communist party's filing of protest about trials with Moscow noted. Other protests in Paris reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Paris, France) Protest march in Paris, led by Natalia Avital Shcharansky, who lives in Israel, and attended by delegations from French Communist party and Communist trade union detailed. Mrs. Shcharansky's visit with Netherlands Prime Min. Andreas Von Ott outlined; film shown. Israeli Prime Min. Begin's meeting with Mrs. Shcharansky mentioned. Her upcoming mtg. in Geneva with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and plans to fly to Washington, DC noted.
REPORTER: Jerry Bowen
(Studio) Arrivals of Vance and foreign minister Andrei Gromyko in Geneva for talks on SALT reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Geneva, Switzerland) Arrival statements by both men, ignoring dissident trials issue, reported; Vance's upcoming meeting with Mrs. Natalia Avital Shcharansky mentioned. Topics of discussion planned for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) talks. Backfire bomber issue mentioned.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) Press Secretary Jody Powell's statement about President Carter's unsuccessful attempts to gain freedom of Shcharansky, Ginzburg and other Soviet dissidents reported Congress reaction to trials stated.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) [Senator minister leader Howard BAKER - states feelings about situation.] [Senator Bob DOLE - calls for President Carter to recall Secretary Vance, send strong message to Sovs. and ask that United States attorney general be observer at trials.] Calls on President to refuse USSR requests for computer and oil drilling technology noted. [Senator Henry JACKSON - says allowing exports and sending Vance to Geneva is participation in Soviet actions.] Senator Robert Packwood's statements about situation, during meeting of Helsinki agreement cong. monitoring commission stated. [PACKWOOD - says Helsinki pact should be declared null and void.] Mrs. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's statements reported [Mrs. SOLZHENITSYN - (thru translator) calls for United States action.] Senator resolution, introduction by majority leader Robert Byrd, concerning trials detailed.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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(Studio) Senate vote against amendment to Weapons Authorization bill that would have killed Navy F-18 fighter project reported Critics' position on F-18 vs. F-14 Tomcat stated. Senator approval of amendment making next nuclear super carrier last for United States reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Normalization conflict between United States and Vietnam over issue of accounting for Americans still listed as MIA's stated. Report on visiting Vietnam delegation to discuss issue.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Honolulu, Hawaii) Details given about makeup of delegation. [Foreign minister office chief Vu Hoang - (thru translator) says purpose of visit is to step up information search about MIA's from Vietnam war.] [Deputy assistant Secretary of State Frank SIEVERTS - comments on efforts to account for MIA's.] Upcoming meeting between Vietnam group and United States officials at Central Identification Lab in Honolulu outlined. Film shown. Past Vietnam efforts to find and return MIA bodies reported; United States position on future efforts stated. Rptd. earlier statements of high Vietnam official that Vietnam wants full relations with United States even without war reparations mentioned; State Department denial of such communique to United States from Vietnam reported.
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg
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(Studio) South Africa's order for investigation into death of black prisoner at Port Elizabeth police headquarters reported; building is noted as site of Steve Biko's death last year
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) White House report on continuing dangers of present methods of nuclear waste disposal detailed.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Long distance operators' strike against American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) in response to suspension by company of 9 Nashville, Tennessee, employees who refused to cross picket line detailed.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) President Carter's call for defeat of Senator amendment that would prevent him from imposing oil import fees reported His comments, include reference to upcoming West German economy summit, quoted. Report on federal investigation in Texas of alleged manipulation of crude oil supply.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Details given of manipulation allegations and probe of them by Congress and Houston United States attorney's office investigators. Houston United States attorney's office aid from special FBI team noted; congress investigators' evaluation of effectiveness of Energy Department response to alleged violations stated.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
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(Studio) Upcoming birth of world's 1st test tube baby, to unidentified English mother, noted. Reports with regard to sale of exclusive story and photograph rights to English syndicate detailed.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report on Skylab's latest trouble. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Skylab coordinator's flight to Johnson Space Center in Houston mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Earlier and present problems with Skylab explained; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) reports about troubles and reasons given. Film taken in 1973 and in 1978 shown, as well as drawings of Skylab. Recent congress approval of funds for rocket motor to blast Skylab into higher orbit noted.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) Death in car accident near New York City of John D. Rockefeller III reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(NYC) Background report on John D. Rockefeller III, eldest of 5 sons of John D. Rockefeller, Junior Films shown; audio tapes played. [ROCKEFELLER - describes self.] Rockefeller's chairperson of Rockefeller Fndn., Population Council, Japan Society, Asia Society and organization of Lincoln Center mentioned. Rockefeller family's purchase of land for United Nations Building noted. Walter Cronkite's interview of Rockefeller for 1973 "CBS Reports" broadcast shown. [ROCKEFELLER - discusses effects on self and family of having Rockefeller name and resources. Responds to question about Lincoln Center.]
REPORTER: Charles Osgood
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(Studio) Agriculture Department crop report predicting corn and wheat harvests for year stated.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report on recent discovery of leaves kept perfectly preserved by nature for millions of years
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(NYC) New York Botanical Gardens photos shown. Details given about scientists discovery of perfectly preserved leaves along roadcut in southe. Oregon and potential for food preservation if secret of leaves preservation can be unlocked. [New York Botanical Gardens spokesperson Dr. Karl NICKLAS - notes nutrient value of crackers stored several years ago in fallout shelters is almost nil and that 16-22 million-yr.-old leaves are very well preserved. Describes potential for food preservation.] Initial evidence about leaves' preservation and other discoveries made through study of these leaves outlined.
REPORTER: Charles Crawford
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