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(Studio) Solar eclipse noted; eclipse reported to be total for parts of North American from Oregon to Greenland.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Airborne above North Dakota) Report on eclipse as seen and photographed from specially-equipped Air Force plane carrying scientists and photo equipment. Scenes noted to be those over North Dakota.
REPORTER: Eric Engberg
(Goldendale, WA) Details given about viewers of eclipse at Goldendale, WA, observatory near replica of Stonehenge. [PEOPLE - comment.]
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
(Studio) Legends about unusu. occurrences during eclipses noted. CBC's use of rooster and prayer plant during coverage of Canadian part of eclipse detailed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) newstape)
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(Studio) Solar eclipse noted to have tugged high tides causing flooding in low areas along New Jersey and Massachusetts coasts. Flooding of Potomac River from West Virginia to DC, due to recent snow and rain, and effects reported Films shown. More snow in Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas stated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Criticism of Carter administration inaction with regard to Iran turmoil, from United States allies in area, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Report on United States consideration of increase military presence in Mideast, now that Iran is no longer strongly pro-W. Details given, include possible F-15 flights over Saudi Arabia and Egypt, changes in naval presence in Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, and use of naval base at Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean and of port of Al Masira off coast of Oman. [State Department spokesperson Hodding CARTER - comments.]
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) President Carter's suggestion of another Mideast summit noted. Questions with regard to representative of Egypt by Prime Min. Mustafa Khalil instead of President Anwar Sadat and whether Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin will participate without Sadat given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Alexandria, Egypt) Sadat's refusal to answer reporters' questions about summit noted. Views of those close to Sadat with regard to why he doesn't want to go to summit detailed; strategy behind Khalil's representative of Egypt opposite Begin's of Israel outlined. Issue of linkage between treaty and Palestinian autonomy on west bank and Gaza strip discussed. President Carter mentioned.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
(Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel) Israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan's plans to recommend that Begin attend summit with Khalil noted. Reasons given. [DAYAN - comments.] Reports of little progress at last week's Camp David mtgs. stated; ranking members of Begin's political party said to give this as reason to reject invitation. Views of others reported Consensus in Jerusalem with regard to Begin's position in negotiations cited.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
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(Studio) Saudi Arabia oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki al Yamani's indications that his country may not follow increase in oil prices made by some ntns. noted. Yamani's comments reported Iran's oil minister said to predict oil exports by next wkend. Oil industry sources' statements that Venezuela has decided to incr. oil prices detailed. TWA's suspension of some flights from Kansas City and National Airlines' suspension of international flight from New York City due to spot jet fuel shortage stated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Contd. fighting between Yemen and South Yemen, from Red Sea to inland areas, reported South Yemen's claims of capture of Yemeni town noted. Yemen's alliance with Saudi Arabia mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Update on Chinese invasion of Vietnam. Fighting around Lao Cai, Lang Son and Mong Cai noted; deepest Chinese penetration reported apparently at Lai Chau. United States and USSR naval presence in South China Sea and, for US, off Hong Kong, stated; USS Constitution said to be in South China Sea. Chinese vice-premier Teng Hsiao-ping's remarks about Vietnam invasion and about 1962 invasion of India given; his stated support for United Nations Security Council resolution for Vietnam withdrawal from Cambodia and Chinese withdrawal from Vietnam mentioned. Senator confirmation of Leonard Woodcock as ambassador to Peking cited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Attempts by Senators Jesse Helms and Charles Mathias to link Woodcock confirmation to China (PR)-Vietnam conflict reported to fail. [MATHIAS - comments.] [Senator Frank CHURCH - comments.] Upcoming debate on Vietnam invasion and Chinese refusal to rule out use of force against Taiwan, in consideration of legislature with regard to future relationship with Taiwan, noted.
REPORTER: Phil Jones Artist: Peggy Gage
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(Studio) Federal and state laws giving job preference to veterans mentioned. Claims from women that this is discriminatory stated. Supreme Court hearing of such case noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [Massachusetts VEW commander Clifford OLSON - states support of job preference for vets.] Massachusetts laws with regard to preferential treatment of vets and Massachusetts women's complaints about losses in job opportunities outlined. Supreme Court reported to hear case of Helen Feeney, who lost to vets with lower promotion test scores than hers. [FEENEY - comments.] [Massachusetts assistant district attorney Thomas KILEY - comments.] Justices' apparent attitude toward Feeney case described. Difference in Massachusetts state law and those in other states with fed. government with regard to vet preference stated.
REPORTER: Fred Graham Artist: Arthur Lien
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(Studio) Senator Herman Talmadge's statements about health and upcoming resumption of senate duties after release from Long Beach Naval Med. Center noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Discussion of balance budget issue at national govs. conference in Washington, DC reported
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Govs. noted to favor balance budget, but disagree on whether it should be through constitutional amendment. [Illinois Governor James THOMPSON - comments.] [DE Governor Pierre du PONT - comments.] Address to group by House Judiciary Committee chairperson Peter Rodino described. [RODINO - comments.] [California Governor Jerry BROWN - comments.] [Tennessee Governor Lamar ALEXANDER - comments.] Resolution passed by conference detailed. President Carter's support for balance budget reported.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) New Jersey casino control commission said to have granted Resorts International permanent license; background of controversy over licensing of company given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on Soviet space flight's linkup with Salut 6 space station.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Possible change in store for London policemen reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(London, England) London police practice of usual going unarmed on streets noted to be changing due to sophistication of criminals-in Britain and increase in violence here. Details given; films shown. 1975 events involving IRA (Irish Republican Army) gunmen recalled. [Scotland Yard spokesperson Davis POWIS - comments.]
REPORTER: Susan Peterson
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