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#262191
(Studio) USSR reaction in wake of Washington, DC visit by Chinese vice-premier Teng Hsiao-ping noted. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev's comments to E. Berlin conf., with regard to Chinese and arms race, reported Interview with Kremlin's chief American-watcher Georgi Arbatov shown. [ARBATOV - is at difference with US Chinese guest and thinks euphoria in United States over new relationship with Chinese won t last.] Upcoming report on other Arbatov statements outlined.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262193
(Studio) Update on situation in Iran, particularly conflict between Prime Min. Shahpour Bakhtiar and Ayatollah Khomeini and continued public reception of Khomeini in Tehran, given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tehran, Iran) Situation in Iran described. Key to next events reported to be apparently with army.
REPORTER: Richard Roth
(Studio) United States government officials' questioning of authenticity of tape recording reported to be Shah of Iran outlining plans to regain power to military advisers prior to his departure from country noted. Earlier playing of tape during broadcast recalled.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Statements of government official, reported in position to know, denying tape's authenticity and reasons it is forgery noted. Govt.'s reported possession of copy of tape prior to its being played by CBS News stated. 2 independent experts, who originally declared taped voice to be Shah's said to stand by their earlier statements. Sale of same tape on Tehran Univ. campus reported; real speech by Khomeini cited to be on other side of Tehran Univ. tape.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
#262195
(Studio) Jan unempl. figs. reported Labor Department figs. noted disputed by National Commission on Employment and Unemployment Statistics.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262196
(Studio) Report on theft of radioactive uranium.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Wilmington, North Carolina) Chgs. against construction worker David Dale for allegedly smuggling 150 pound of uranium from General Electric Company processing plant and asking ransom for its return noted. FBI report on case stated. Questions about security at General Electric Company plant outlined. [Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesperson George WILLIAMS - refuses comment on security procedures.]
REPORTER: Bruce Hall (WWAY-TV newstape)
(Studio) Correction with regard to location of theft, Wilmington, North Carolina, made.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262197
(Studio) Death of Sid Vicious noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Vicious' real name said to have been John Simon Ritchie and his background as member of punk rock group, the Sex Pistols, given. Film shown. Vicious' arrest on murder chgs. in October, 1978, reported Details of his death in Greenwich Village of alleged accidental drug overdose given. Film of Vicious, courtesy Matrixbest, Limited, shown.
REPORTER: Steve Young (WCBS-TV newsfilm)
#262198
(Studio) Reaction of Britain's Labor government and Prime Min. James Callaghan to rash of strikes in country reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(London, England) Conditions due to strikes by various groups in Britain described. Effect on medical services reported [Patient Charles DERSHALL - comments.] Effect of strikes on Labor government which must call elecs. later in year, detailed.
REPORTER: Susan Peterson
#262199
(Studio) UAW's call for strengthening and quick passage of President Carter's wage ins. program noted. Criticism of program from AFL-CIO spokesperson mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262200
(Studio) Ford Motors' plans to change design of automatic transmissions in autos. in 1980 model year reported Federal officials' suspicion that transmission defects have caused accidents noted. Car models affected incl. Fords, Lincolns and Mercurys. Elkhart, IN, judge's denial of Ford Motors motion to dismiss criminal chgs. lodged after fatal Pinto crash last summer stated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262203
(Studio) Questions about effect on US-USSR relations of Chinese vice-premier Teng's language with regard to USSR while in Washington, DC noted. Interview, via satellite, of acknowledged Kremlin chief American expert, Institution of the United States of America director Georgi Arbatov, by reporter Marvin Kalb, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(No location given) Interview shown. [ARBATOV - comments on Soviet reaction to Teng's comments, what political effects they could have and creation of impression that China (PR) is trying to involve US, and perhaps all of West include Japan, in military-pol. alliance against USSR . US reaction to Teng's comments also discussed.] Reporter asks about Soviet policy with regard to US, especially Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II efforts. [ARBATOV - comments.]
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) Teng's activities in Houston, Texas, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Houston, Texas) Teng's arrival in Houston described. Demonstrations reported; Houston noted to be sister city of Taipei, Taiwan. Senator John Glenn's accompaniment of Teng through space center mentioned. [TENG - (thru interpreter) comments.] Vice-premier's guiding of space shuttle's simulated landing stated. Teng's previous visits in Washington, DC and Atlanta mentioned.
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb (NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) tape)
#262204
(Studio) Predictions of next few weeks of weather, accord to groundhogs in Pennsylvania, WI and New York City stated. Groundhogs mentioned are Punxsutawney Phil, animal in Sun Prairie, WI, and NYC's Pothole Pete. Scientist's report of real reason for groundhogs' emergence at this time of year, romance, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262206
(Studio) Mrs. Rosalynn Carter's upcoming testimony to Senate committee hearing conducted by Senator Edward Kennedy, as honorary chairperson of President Commission on Mental Health, reported Appearance said to be 1st at congress hearing by a First Lady since that of Eleanor Roosevelt in 1945.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262207
(Studio) Report on memorial service for late Nelson Rockefeller.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Some of those in attendance listed, include opera star Roberta Peters. [Daughter, Ann Rockefeller ROBERTS - speaks of being Rockefeller's child.] 2 remaining sons of John D. Rockefeller II, Laurance and David, mentioned. [David ROCKEFELLER - eulogizes brother] [Henry KISSINGER - eulogizes Rockefeller.] Jazz star Lionel Hampton's performance noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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