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#269591
(Studio) Sinking of North Sea oil platform hotel reported; number on board at the time noted; name of platform given, most aboard said Norwegian.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Studio) Anchor acknowledges technical difficulties; further details re: disaster given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#269593
(Studio) Carter administration said holding new hopes for solution to hostage crisis; State Department spokesperson Hodding Carter quoted. Senate Foreign Relations Committee noted beginning series of hearings into administration policy; chairperson Frank Church quoted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Testimony by Secretary of State Cyrus Vance featured; films shown. [VANCE - addresses committee ; mentions USSR challenge in Afghanistan.] Exchange between Vance and Church outlined [CHURCH - proposes white paper on Iran.] [VANCE - responds.] Evident purpose of white paper noted.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) United Nations commission of inquiry member Adib Daoudi's sentiments with regard to effect of Shah's move to Egypt on hostage crisis reported; Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr said holding little hope for quick solution.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tehran, Iran) [BANI-SADR - speaks in French.] His remarks with regard to hostage crisis and Shah's departure from Panama outlined; films shown. Details of remarks outlined on screen. Ayatollah Khomeini mentioned. Complication of vote counting in recent parliamentary elecs. and probable impact on hostages cited.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
#269594
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(London, England) (Audio report) Details of hotel platform disaster given. [Voice of Phillips Petroleum spokesperson Jens BODEL - describes accident; text transcribed on screen.] Difficulty faced by rescue workers due to environmental noted; past accidents in area recalled; films shown. [Voice of RAF spokesperson - describes scene.] No. of persons thought rescued so far and number still missing cited; details of incident given. Name of rig stated.
REPORTER: Doug Tunnell
#269596
(Studio) Senator's approval of windfall profits tax reported; President Carter said promising to sign legislature
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Details given of final Senator action. [Senators Robert BYRD, President CARTER - exchange comments.] Final Senate vote detailed; Senators David Boren, Henry Bellmon, Robert Dole incld. in report [DOLE - comments.] [BYRD - comments.] Areas earmarked for revenues from windfall profits tax outlined on screen; possibility of bill being retroactive to March considered.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton Artist: Arthur Lien
(Studio) Gasoline and crude oil supplies last week, according to American Petroleum Institute, reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#269597
(Studio) February's trade deficit reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#269598
(Studio) Wall Street's reaction to drop in silver prices noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Details of Wall Street reaction examined; incld. in report are Dow Jones, SEC, Bache Group, Nelson Bunker Hunt. Hunt's alleged amount of silver cited. [Bache Group, Incorporated president Virgil SHERRILL - accuses Hunt and others of causing situation.] Possible chain reaction, had Hunt failed, considered.
REPORTER: Ray Brady
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#269600
(Studio) Former Federal Reserve Bd. chairperson Arthur Burns quoted with regard to inflation. Treasury Secretary G. William Miller quoted with regard to President Carter's budget cuts being followed by anti-inflationary measures.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#269602
(Studio) Last month's report with regard to Virginia's sterilization of thousands recalled; discovery that similar program carried out in numerous other states noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) Majority of sterilizations said taking place in 12 states; details given, map shown. Situation at Sonoma State Hospital in California outlined as example; films shown. [Sonoma spokesperson Patrick MARTIN - comments.] Doris Figgins' case, in Virginia, outlined. [FIGGINS - comments.] Some state laws permitting operations noted still existing.
REPORTER: David Dow (WDVM-TV newstape)
#269603
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) Translation of Hispanic culture in United States into political power examined; films shown. Historical background to Hispanic presence in US cited; map shown. [Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund spokesperson Vilma MARTINEZ - comments on 2nd class citizen status.] President Carter's appointed of Hispanics to non-cabinet positions and response by Hispanic leaders reported; number of Blacks, Hispanics and Jews in Congress mentioned. Lack of Hispanic on Los Angeles city council despite percentage of ethnic group residing there noted; details given, films shown. [L.A. MAYOR and E. L.A. CITIZENS - exchange comments.] [Voter registration project spokesperson Willie VELASQUEZ - comments.] Carter said aware that Edward Kennedy is after Hispanic vote; details given. [CARTER - speaks Spanish; translation shown on screen.] Call for bi-lingual education mentioned.
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
#269604
(Studio) Michele Sindona reported convicted of defrauding Franklin National Bank in NYC; details given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#269605
(Studio) Mount Saint Helens in Washington reported emitting steam and ash today; details given. Evacuation of area due to volcano's history noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#269607
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Hollywood, California) New Lone Ranger, Klinton Spilsbury, replacing Clayton Moore, introd.; films shown. Michael Horse said playing new Tonto; death of original Tonto, Jay Silverheels, earlier in month recalled. Background on overall situation given. Scenes from original series shown.
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater (KNXT newstape)
#269608
(Studio) Similarity between sign-offs of anchor and Lowell Thomas noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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