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(Studio) Critics chgs. with regard to accident and ind spokesperson's response cited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Middletown, Pennsylvania) Continued radioactive emissions from Three Mile Island nuclear power plant and Nuclear Regulatory Commission report with regard to radiation levels rptd Films shown. Airborne radiation said detected 10 miles away. Sen Gary Hart and congress delegation's briefing at site by power co officials noted. [HART - comments.] Radiation levels at site said still too high for employee exposure. Concern of local officials with regard to farm land contamination cited. [Radiation physics professor Ernest STERNGLASS - says there is incrd. risk to pregnant women; calls for their evacuation.] Middletown residents' concern noted. [Peggy REYNOLDS - comments.] Officials' statement with regard to safety of area residents reported Problem re: removal of radioactive water from reactor building before cleanup can be completed considered.
REPORTER: Gary Shepard
(DC) House subcommittee hearing with regard to reasons for Three Mile Island accident detailed. [NRC chairperson Joseph HENDRIE - talks about radiation exposure levels; compares to x-rays.] Accident detailed; diagram shown. Remaining questions with regard to accident listed.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
(Studio) Radiation exposure levels explained, using Goldsboro, Pennsylvania, as example.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262841
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) President Carter's meeting with business leaders and his criticism of high profits based on excessive prices reported Film shown [CARTER - says government will restrain high prices.] National Association Mfrs president Heath Larry said displeased [LARRY - comments.] Alfred Kahn speech to association noted [KAHN - asks for mfrs. to attempt understanding of government policy.] [Labor Secretary Ray MARSHALL - says high prices complicating issue.] Council on Wage and Price Stability head Barry Bosworth said to director government monitoring program; Bosworth quoted with regard to industry compliance with president's guidelines.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
(Studio) Federal Reserve Chairperson G. William Miller quoted with regard to defense of profits.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Pentagon announcement with regard to closing of military bases in all states but VT [sic] detailed. Effect of action on military and civilian jobs noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Arson at Sheraton-Boston and Copley Plaza hotels reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Boston, Massachusetts) Copley Plaza Hotel fire said the 1st; details given Fire shortly later at Sheraton-Boston cited. Details with regard to signs of arson at both hotels given. [WOMAN - says there was no fire alarm.] [Boston Fire Commission George PAUL - says both fires were arson.] Incrd. hotel security cited.
REPORTER: Jim Kilpatrick
(Studio) Predicament of couple fleeing Copley hotel fire after accepting offer of friend to stay at Sheraton mentioned
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262844
(Studio) Request of Environment Defense Fund for Environmental Protection Agency ban of manufacturer and sale of hair dryers using asbestos lining reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Environment Defense Fund report with regard to asbestos danger from hand-held hair dryers outlined; danger said comparable to asbestos levels linked with lung diseases. Details given with regard to types and proliferation of dryers; list of mfrs. and brand names shown on screen. [EDF spokesperson Joseph HIGHLAND - explains detection of asbestos in dryers.] Ind. response quoted. Suspension of sales of asbestos insulated hair dryers by J.C. Penney and Montgomery Ward announced. Consumer Prods. Safety Commission said beginning dryer tests.
REPORTER: Richard Roth
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(Studio) Senator criticism of President Carter with regard to agreement with Israel concerning US enforcement of treaty; Secretary State Cyrus Vance mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) House approval of military aid for Jordan said conditional; details given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Prime Min. Menahem Begin's arrival in Israel reported; Begin quoted re: Israel-US relationship President Anwar Sadat's visit in West Germany noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) quoted with regard to actions against United States and American ints.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Full alert status of Egyptian army due to Libyan troop mvts. on Egyptian border; Libya's criticism of Sadat with regard to treaty with Israel mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Iranian referendum tomorrow with regard to Islamic repb. cited; Ayatollah Khomeini quoted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tehran, Iran) Effort by revolutionary government with regard to voter turnout cited; films shown. Chicago Democratic primary mentioned. Referendum said re: Islamic repb.; Marxist fedayeen and Kurdish democratic party said boycotting referendum. Details given. Khomeini support said to come from poor and faithful.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) North and South Yemen reported to agree to unification as solution to conflict; details given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Prime Min. James Callaghan said to have set May 3 for general elecs. following government's defeat on parliamentary vote of no confidence
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Uganda President Idi Amin said to have fled Kampala in face of advancing rebels and Tanzanian troops.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262855
(Studio) Senator approval of President Carter's China (PR) policy reported; Taiwan mentioned
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#262857
(Studio) Geneva meeting of American and Sov church leaders noted; group said urging early approval of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II; details given. Global spending, as reported in series on arms report last week, stated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tampa, Florida) [Billy GRAHAM - gives sermon with regard to peace, arms race.] Graham's different view when supporting Pres Richard Nixon and Lyndon M. Johnson recalled Films shown. Oct 1968 European visit to Auschwitz said turning part for Graham; details given, film shown, courtesy Graham Crusade. [Billy GRAHAM - talks about change in evangelical community in US.] Jimmy Allen says Baptists in tune with peace movement] Arkansas convention of so Baptists noted. [So. Baptist Convention pres Jimmy ALLEN - says we're playing out scenario of destruction with regard to stkpiling. of weapons.] Resolutions calling for nuclear disarmament and support for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II passed by Louisville Baptist convention recalled. Possible reasons for church attitude changes outlined. [GRAHAM - comments with regard to Bible and disarmament; mentions Harry Truman.]
REPORTER: Jed Duvall
#262858
(Studio) Murder of baseball player Luscious "Luke" Easter in Euclid, Ohio, detailed; Easter's role in baseball recalled. Cleveland Indians-mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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#262861
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Lower Alloways Creek Twp., New Jersey) Econ. changes affected in Lower Alloways Creek Twp. by construction of 2 nuclear power plants outlined. Attitude towards plants after Pennsylvania accident yesterday considered. [PEOPLE - comment.] [Mayor Sam DONELSON - comments.] Expected opposition re: nuclear waste storage at local plant sites noted.
REPORTER: Mitchell Krauss
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