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#262448
(Studio) Arrival of Menahem Begin in Washington, DC for mtgs. with President Carter reported Begin's remarks cited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Andrews AFB) Greeting of Begin by Secretary of State Cyrus Vance at Andrews Air Force Base shown, detailed. Camp David summit recalled. [BEGIN - comments re: peace settlement with Egypt.] Begin activities on flight from Israel noted; film shown. Position of United States and Egypt in last week's Camp David talks cited by Begin as obstacle to treaty agreement. Begin arrival at Blair House shown. Pts. of disagreement mentioned, include Palestinian issue. Israeli strategy examined. President Anwar Sadat mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
(Studio) Begin's alleged approval of new Jewish settlement near Nablus, on the west bank, cited as possibly complicating peace efforts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262450
(Studio) CBS "News-New York Times" poll with regard to Carter popularity reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Poll results given; categories and figs. shown on screen. Incld. in poll are: job rating; foreign policy; present Vietnam situation; Mideast situation; United States troops abroad; Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon mentioned; Mexico trip noted.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
(Studio) Details of poll given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262451
(Studio) Republican national committee criticism of United States security noted; Pearl Harbor mentioned. Call for increase in defense budget reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262453
(Studio) Decr. in Commerce Department's index of economy indicators for January reported; figs. given. White House denial of recession noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Decr. in January building permits and relationship to economy examined. Drops in workwk. and money supply noted. Incr. in inflation rate in October, November, December, `78 cited. [Govt. economy William COX - comments.] Prediction of recession by economy analysts stated.
REPORTER: Ray Brady
#262455
(Studio) Congress study with regard to oil product shortage reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Lib. of Congress report with regard to Energy Department and industry overstatement of world oil product shortage cited; detailed given. Figs. shown on screen. Study noted cmsnd. by Congress Albert Gore, Junior [GORE, Junior - comments on implications of overstatement.] Energy Department response to study stated.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
(Studio) Cutbacks in gasoline and heating oil to dealers by oil companies noted. Texaco cited as closing gasoline stations in Michigan, WI, IN, Ohio, New York; Standard Oil of IN, Cities Service and Sunoco limits of sales noted. Vote by board of dirs. of Illinois Gasoline Dealers Association urging members to close Sundays reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262456
(Studio) Use of chemical 2,4,5-T in defoliants noted. Link between chemical and health problems discussed. Environmental Protection Agency ban on 2,4,5-T reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Defense Department film shown. Presence of 2,4,5-T in Agent Orange, defoliant used in Vietnam, stated. Link between dioxin and health problems cited; continued use of chemical in United States herbicides mentioned. Efforts by OR group, led by Bonnie Hill, to have 2,4,5-T banned reported Environmental Protection Agency announcement of ban on 2,4,5-T and silvex stated. [Deputy Environmental Protection Agency administration Barbara BLUM - states Environmental Protection Agency position.] Conditions of ban detailed. Timber industry and Dow Chemicals noted as questioning Environmental Protection Agency study. [Dow chemical Company spokesperson Dr. Etcyl BLAIR - comments.] Dow reported seeking court injunction to prevent ban.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
#262457
(Studio) Details given of plane crash in Gulfport, Mississippi.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262458
(Studio) Innocent plea of Billie Sol Estes in Dallas, Texas, on chgs. of income tax evasion, mail fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property and concealing assets reported. Details given; film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262459
(Studio) House vote against expulsion of Michigan Democrat Charles Diggs reported; background on chgs. against Diggs given. Referral of case to House Ethics Committee noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262461
(Studio) Report on Iran takeover of electronics United States listening post on Soviet border introduced
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Impt. of American intelligence-gathering base detailed; map shown. US officials' remarks with regard to loss of base cited. Bases in Turkey and spy satellites noted to continue monitoring area. Effect of loss of base on US ability to monitor USSR compliance with Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaty discussed. [State Department spokesperson Hodding CARTER - comments.] Details of base takeover given. American personnel captured at base allegedly CIA agents posing as Air Force personnel.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
(Studio) Return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Qum reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Qum, Iran) Arrival of Khomeini in Qum filmed, reported Security measures discussed. [KHOMEINI - talks to crowd.] Khomeini remarks with regard to Islamic repb., Mehdi Bazargan quoted. Threat of Bazargan to resign unless Pro-Khomeini guerrillas turn rule over to government reported
REPORTER: Mike Lee
#262462
(Studio) Death threat received by Bjorn Borg, allegedly from Red Brigades reported Borg presently noted under guard in Stockholm. Photo of Borg in Israel mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262463
(Studio) Conviction of former Italian defense minister Mario Tanassi of recving. bribes from Lockheed Aircraft Corporation reported; sentence noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262465
(Studio) China (PR) proposal to Vietnam embassy in Peking with regard to negotiations reported China noted as allegedly planning quick end to Vietnam invasion. Vice-premier Li Xiannian quoted with regard to Vietnam situation. Lang Son area in Vietnam mentioned. Chinese government film with regard to Vietnam-China (PR) relationship shown. Peter Collins narrates.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Studio) Opening of United States embassy in Peking and China (PR) embassy in DC announced. Shanghai Communique mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Peking, China, PR) Details given with regard to opening of United States embassy in Peking; film shown. Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal noted as representative President Carter. Children of staff members shown singing.
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb
(DC) Film and report of ceremony at White House with regard to presentation of credentials by Chinese ambassador Chai Tse-min to President Carter. [CARTER - comments.] [CHAI Tse-min - (thru translator) presents credentials.] Opening of Chinese embassy shown, detailed. Carter-Menahem Begin mtgs., Vice President Walter Mondale, Blumenthal, Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps mentioned.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
#262466
(Studio) United States scientists' protest with regard to jailing of Soviet scientists noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262467
(Studio) Banking industry concern over erasable ink reported Details given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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