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(Studio) President Carter's victory in Senate vote to repeal arms embargo against Turkey, enacted after invasion of Cyprus in 1974, noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Details of Senator debate, vote and points involved in Senate action given. Impact of decision on Turkey, Greece and Cyprus settlement issue outlined. [Senator Paul SARBANES - states opposition to repeal.] [Senator George McGOVERN - states support for repeal.] [Press Secretary Jody POWELL - states White House reaction. Notes important to NATO.] Expected close vote in House mentioned.
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb Artist: Arthur Lien
#258908
(Studio) Admin. announcement of new policy toward Sovs. reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Admin. decision to ban high level official visits to USSR until improvement in relations detailed. State Department's blockage of recent American delegations' attempts to visit USSR , latest being assistant secretary of HUD, noted. Recent incidents in USSR recalled. Energy Secretary Schlesinger's upcoming visit to China (PR) and officials' stated intent for arms control talks to continue reported.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Testimony with regard to rising food costs of White House Wage and price adviser to House committee reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Details given about congress hearing on food costs. Agriculture Department blame for high prices stated. [Agriculture Department spokesperson Howard HJORT - discusses effect of general inflation on food prices.] Wage and Price Council chairperson Barry Bosworth's statements to committee with regard to farm prices' effect on food costs outlined. [BOSWORTH - doesn't think there's much government can do about situation at present.] Predicted moderation in food prices in rest of yr. noted. President Carter's meeting with west cattlemen detailed.
REPORTER: Susan Spencer
(Studio) Contd. devaluation of dollar against yen in Japan and slight rally in Europe reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) News conference held by Washington, DC mugging victim, Representative Robert Michel, reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Details of Michel's mugging, which put him in Bethesda Naval Hospital, given. [MICHEL - states continued opposition to private ownership of handguns and how having gun could have backfired in own situation. Won't run out to suburbs to escape such crimes.] Other robbery, shooting and mugging incidents involving Senators William Proxmire, John Stennis and Robert Morgan noted.
REPORTER: Jim McManus
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(Studio) General Accounting Office study, rpting. that income tax form is too complicated and confusing, noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Details of General Accounting Office report given. American Bar Association experts' position that tax laws are to blame, not forms, reported IRS (Internal Revenue Service) response to suggestion for new forms stated. Upcoming quiz on new forms shown noted.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
(Studio) Cancellation of upcoming quiz reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Supreme Court involvement in case of "New York Times" reporter jailed for contempt of court reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Bergen Cnty., New Jersey) ["Times" reporter Myron FARBER - is refusing to give up subpoenaed info.] Judge's sentencing of Farber and fines against "New York Times" for reporter's refusal to give court notes he collected in investigative rpting. stated. Farber's investigation of hospital deaths involving drug Curare and subsequent reopening of case in which Dr. Mario Jascalevich has now been accused of murder detailed. Jascalevich's attys. demand for Farber's notes in order to defend client noted. Constitution mentioned. ["New York Times" mng. editor Seymour TOPPING - states effect of court ruling on reporters' sources. Mentioned Pentagon Papers and Watergate rpting.] Further court action, include appeal to Supreme Court, reported [FARBER - won't be affected by imprisonment.]
REPORTER: Bill McLaughlin Artist: John Hart
(Studio) Report on New Orleans case involving refusal of 2 policemen to reveal confidential source.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report on emergency landing of North Central Airlines, Incorporated, plane just after take-off from Kalamazoo, Michigan; film shown.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report on nonaligned ntns. conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and its message to Cuba with regard to non-interference in Africa.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia) Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito's keynote address to non-aligned foreign mins. conference outlined; statements with regard to intervention in Africa quoted. Org. of nonaligned ntns. by Tito, Jawaharlal Nehru of India and Gamel Abdel Nasser of Egypt, after World War II, described and goals of group noted; films shown. Present mbrship., include PLO, and departure from original ideals examined. Fighting between organization members Cambodia and Vietnam and between Ethiopia and Somalia cited; issue of Cuban involvement in Angola and in battle over Ogaden Desert outlined. Backing of Cambodia and Vietnam by China (PR) and USSR , respectively, mentioned. Cuba's power in non-aligned org. described; upcoming meeting of nonaligned presidents in Havana reported.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
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(Studio) Reporter Richard C. Hottelet's report about upcoming United Nations mtg of major west powers to arrange Security Council debate on future of Namibia detailed. Those to be incld. said to be Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, foreign mins. of Britain, France, West Germany and Canada and South Africa foreign minister R. F. Botha.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report on test of cruise missile off California coast.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(San Clemente Island, California) [Defense Secretary Harold BROWN - asks if success of tests can be guaranteed.] Details of test and their failures given; use of USS Guitarro for firing missiles noted. Navy's hopes for cruise outlined. [BROWN - comments on abortive tests.]
REPORTER: Barry Petersen
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(Studio) Report on failing economy of small south town.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Plains, Georgia) Expectations with regard to tourism in Plains, Georgia, after Jimmy Carter was elected President, preparations for tourists and failure of onslaught to materialize outlined. Carter campaign film shown; Mrs. Rosalynn Carter's appearance at opening of visitors' center noted. [MEN - comment on lack of things to see in Plains.] Failure of many business investments in town, incl. Faye's Bar-B-Q Villa, reported [Realtor James DALTON - discusses busmen.'s feeling that city officials are at fault for refusing to change zoning laws to permit outside business to establish.] [Plains grocer C.L. WALTERS - discusses keeping outside business out.] [Billy CARTER - thinks whole town is now rip-off.] President Carter's infrequent return to Plains cited. [Faye's Bar-B-Q owner Dave WEST - states feeling of residents about their aid to Carter as opposed to that on Saint Simon's Island and Camp David.]
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
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