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(Studio) Carter administration said confirming deadline next month for some Iranian mvt. on hostage situation.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Ultimatum given Iran, according to Hodding Carter, discussed. [Hodding CARTER - comments.] Alleged build-up of USSR forces in trans-Caucus region near Iranian border noted. [Hodding CARTER - comments on possible Soviet action against Iran.] Details of USSR military activity in region given; map shown. Soviet build-up prior to invasion of Afghanistan recalled.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) USS Eisenhower said en route to Persian Gulf to relieve USS Nimitz; details given. USSR marines reported entering Indian Ocean.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tehran, Iran) Iranian military activity along Iraqi border examined; films shown. President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr's shuttle between Tehran and border provinces due to apparent escalation of conflict with Iraq reported; details given, films shown. Iranian chief of staff quoted with regard to United States and Iraq.
REPORTER: Doug Tunnell
(Studio) Messages to relatives from hostages, carried to Geneva by International Red Cross, reported conveyed by telephone today; details given, films shown. One letter quoted. Iranian Red Cross chairperson quoted with regard to solitary confinement of some hostages.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Death of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre reported; his form of existentialism in "Being and Nothingness" recalled. His relationship with Catholic Church, Cmsnt. party, play "No Exit", rejection of 1964 Nobel Prize for literature and Simone de Beauvoir incld. in report
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Arrival of Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin in Washington, DC for Mideast peace talks with President Carter 5 days after departure of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Begin's position on Palestinian autonomy talks outlined; films shown. [BEGIN - says talks are going well.] His alleged rejection of proposal, made jointly by Carter and Sadat last week, for low-level ministerial talks to be held in Washington, DC reported; Begin's counterproposal outlined.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) Deadline tonight for filing of income tax returns noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) President Carter's financial statement and tax return for last year examined; details outlined on screen. Press Secretary Jody Powell quoted with regard to loans arranged by Bert Lance.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
(Studio) Powell's suggestion with regard to Edward Kennedy's tax return and Kennedy spokesperson's response noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [KENNEDY - campaigns.] Endorsement of Kennedy by Philadelphia Mayor Bill Green reported; details given, films shown. [GREEN - comments on Carter administration] [KENNEDY - addresses crowd with regard to urban areas.] Endorsements of Kennedy by American Federation of Teachers and Service Employees Union as well noted; Jerry Brown mentioned. Philadelphia campaigning. by Kennedy and wife Joan noted, shown.
REPORTER: Susan Spencer
(Studio) Results of poll with regard to Kennedy and Carter, taken by Pittsburgh's KDKA reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Flooding in Mississippi, especially in Hattiesburg and Jackson reported; films shown, details given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Contamination of most major United States waterways by toxic chemicals reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Findings of Library of Congress study of damage to lakes, rivers and under- ground wells and springs by toxic chemicals examined; films shown. Situations in Great Lakes, Adirondacks and underground water in California outlined as example [Senator Robt STAFFORD - comments on study.]
REPORTER: Richard Roth
(Studio) Joint commission of United States and Canada's findings with regard to lead contamination of Great Lakes by car exhaust outlined; apparent success of mercury pollution controls noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) University of Iowa medical researchers said discovering strange statistic re: cancer rates, specific and general, among Iowa farmers; details given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Extension of emergency thermostat settings regulations by Carter admin. announced; details given. Estimated oil savings, according to deputy energy secretary John Sawhill, noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Supreme Court ruling, overturning conviction of robber/murderer, said based on 4th amendment with regard to search and arrest warrants; details given. Dissent by Justices Byron River White, Warren E. Burger, William H. Rehnquist outlined; police procedures in 24 states said changed by ruling. States listed on screen. [New York City police cmsr. Robert McGUIRE - comments.] Other court decision with regard to sentences given convicted criminal who refuses to testify against partners detailed; use of procedure by Judge John Sirica in Watergate cases recalled.
REPORTER: Fred Graham Artist: Arthur Lien
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(Studio) United Steelworkers of America reported ratifying new contract with steel industry; details given. Spokesperson for President's wage and price council said declining immediate comment.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 3 plant closings by Ford Motor Company announced; details with regard to closing of Mahwah, New Jersey, Windsor, Canada, and Dearborn, Michigan, plants given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Ind. product for March reported; Treasury Secretary G. William Miller quoted re: possible recession. Corporate profits for last quarter of 1979 detailed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Bazooka attacks on 3 public bldgs. in Paris, France, reported; responsibility said claimed by group believed linked to Red Brigades terrorists.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Referendum on future status of Quebec, Canada, reported held on May 20; details with regard to necessary referendums for Premier Rene Levesque to push independence movement through.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Louis Armstrong recalled; Louisiana governor quoted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Dedication of Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans featured; films shown. [Voice of tuba player Alan JAFFE - comments on musical tradition of city and Armstrong.] Armstrong's career recalled; films shown. City's problems with park outlined. [Lucille ARMSTRONG - comments on husband.]
REPORTER: Martha Teichner
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