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(Studio) Reasons for crash of American Airlines flight 191 considered. Deficiency in DC-10 engine mounts said suspected. Grounding of all DC-10 planes by Federal Aviation Administration reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Situation summarized. [Federal Aviation Administration administration Langhorne BOND - notes deficiencies in pylon mountings.] Details of plane inspection given. Film diagrams shown. Inspection of Boeing 747's and Lockheed 1011 also said ordered. Airline Pilots Association and Ralph Nader reported to have been critical of planes. [BOND - admits error somewhere.] James King of National Airline Safety Bd. said investigating Chicago crash. [KING - notes uncertainty with regard to DC-10 inspection and maintenance program.] Disruption of air travel by groundings of DC-10s considered.
REPORTER: Richard Roth
(Studio) Cancellation of flights reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Film of several airports shown United Air Lines strike recalled, resulting in grounding of that line's planes. American, Western, Continental, Northwest, National airlines' plights noted. Yesterday's film of World Airways flights shown. World said continue to fly DC-10s. Lufthansa and all Br. and Japanese airlines said grounding DC-10s. Eastern Airlines A-300 Airbus said also affected by Federal Aviation Administration order.
REPORTER: Mitchell Krauss
(Chicago, Illinois) Situation at O'Hare Airport featured. Film shown [Airline EMPLOYEE - announces grounding of DC-10s.] [Cheryl DAVIS and Mrs. Thomas FURROY - react to grounding.] [Airline EMPLOYEE - calms crowd.] Irony with regard to today's American flight 191 noted.
REPORTER: Don Webster
(Studio) Laker, Alitalia and Swissair reported grounding DC-10s. 27 other foreign lines said inspecting planes.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#264074
(Studio) First lawsuit with regard to 191 crash said filed. Austrian widow and son of one passenger reported suing for $16 million from line and manufacturer Other effects on McDonnell Douglas reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) History of DC-10 recalled. Present and future product of plane considered. Concern with regard to future by 15,000 who work on DC-10 noted. Film shown. [McDonnell Douglas Corporation Don HANSON - speaks of effect.] DC-10 said the McDonnell Douglas mainstay. Drop of McDonnell Douglas stock on market reported Effect on Continental Airlines considered.
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
#264076
(Studio) Carter news conference reported Energy crisis said foremost issue.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Carter's aging appearance noted. [CARTER - speaks of gasolines shortage and authority granted state govs. to deal with problem.] Re: Ed Kennedy as prospective presidential candidate [CARTER - agrees with John White that Kennedy presence is divisive. Vows not to base actions on reelec. prospects.] [Uniden. REPORTER - questions Carter with regard to Bert Lance indictment.] [CARTER - vows friendship for Lance; won t comment further.] Other issues reported: wage-price guidelines, tax cuts, cong. leadership
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
#264077
(Studio) Fewer traffic fatalities compared with `78 Memorial Day attributed to gasoline shortage. National Safety Council figs. given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal prosecutor in Louisiana said to seek dismissal of chgs. against Raymond Lee Harvey in connection with suspected Carter assassination attempt in Los Angeles. Insufficient evidence cited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Shooting of federal judge in San Antonio, Texas, reported Drug aspects noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Antonio, Texas) Death scene filmed. John Wood, Junior, reported dead. Shooting described. Mrs. Wood shown. Wood's reputation for stiff sentencing of drug crimes convicts recalled. Upcoming trial of Jimmy Chagra, Las Vegas gambler chgd. in drug conspiracy, noted. Murder of Lee Chagra, last December recalled. Wood career, appointed by Richard Nixon summarized. [Chief Federal Judge Adrian SPEARS - speaks of Wood.] Injury by gunfire last fall of United States prosecutor involved in drug cases recalled. Wood's dismissal of spec. guards as unnecessary noted.
REPORTER: David Dick (KNES-TV newstape)
(Studio) Assignment of FBI investigator to Wood case said ordered by Griffin Bell. Other judges said under protection.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#264081
(Studio) Dan White's tape-recorded confession said released by court White's shooting of George Moscone and Harvey Milk recalled.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Francisco, California) Effect of tape on jury's decision with regard to shooting and conviction reported Tape played. [WHITE - confesses.] November 27, 1978, film shown. White conviction of manslaughter noted.
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg Artist: Don Juhlin
#264082
(Studio) Supreme Court reported to have struck down New Jersey law giving tax break to parents of private-school students. Separation of church and state said principle involved.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#264083
(Studio) Shutdown of Hamtramck, Michigan, Chrysler plant reported Unempl. aspects noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#264084
(Studio) Agreement by Montgomery Ward to pay civil penalty for failure to report exact reasons for credit refusal reported Equal Credit Opportunity Act noted. Federal Trade Cmsn.'s actions cited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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#264087
(Studio) Senator ratification of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II said uncertain. Addl. criticism, that treaty does not go far enough, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Ban on intercontinental missiles said at issue. MX-missile cited. Treaty provisions noted.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
#264088
(Studio) Israel gunboats' shelling of Palestinian positions in south Lebanon noted. Entry into Suez Canal of 3 Israeli warships as part of Israel-Egypt peace treaty reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Suez Canal) Film shown. Boarding of Israel ships by Egyptian officers and friendly reception filmed and reported 1967 war recalled. Peace implications noted.
REPORTER: Mike Lee
#264089
(Studio) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court reported chging. CIA involvement in deaths of 2 revolutionary leaders Richard Helms charged with creating right-wing group responsible for deaths.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#264090
(Studio) End of white rule in Rhodesia reported Ascent to office of Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa and President Josiah Gumede noted. Ian Smith attitude noted. Film shown. White flight from Rhodesia said increasing.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#264091
(Studio) Hong Kong's permission for Br. freighter to unload 982 Vietnam boat people reported Refugees said to become Br. responsibility. Margaret Thatcher quoted. Film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#264093
(Studio) Screen star Mary Pickford said dead at 86. Career recalled.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Old film shown. Winning of Academy Award for "Coquette" and later spec. Oscar cited. Marriage to Douglas Fairbanks, Senior, noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean narrates
(Studio) Pickford's 40-yr. marriage to Charles (Buddy) Rogers also noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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