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(Studio) Supreme Court ruling on federal payments for abortion reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Court decision on Hyde Amendment discussed; majority opinion, written by Justice Potter Stewart outlined on screen. Dissenting opinions of Justices William Brennan, Thurgood Marshall, Harry Blackmun and John Paul Stevens quoted on screen. [Pro-abortion attorney Rhonda COPELAND, National Right to Life chairperson Dr. John WILLKE - comment on decision.] Representative Henry Hyde reported wanting to outlaw abortion altogether. [HYDE - comments.] Court ruling on Illinois's use of state funds for abortion reported.
REPORTER: Fred Graham, Artist: Arthur Lien
(Chicago, Illinois) Illinois's refusal to use state funds for abortion and Supreme Court's decision in suit brought by Dr. David Zbaraz reported [ZBARAZ - comments.] [WOMAN - comments on need for abortion,] Probability that all Medicaid funds for abortion will be cut off in next few days noted.
REPORTER: Derrick Blakely (WBBM-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Custer's loss to Sioux Indians in Black Hills of South Dakota recalled; Supreme Court ruling today with regard to government payment of land taken from Sioux in 19th century reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt reported arriving in Moscow today for talks aimed at repairing E.-W. split over Afghanistan.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Moscow, USSR ) President Leonid Brezhnev and Premier Alexei Kosygin noted mtg. Schmidt and foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher; films shown. Schmidt's remarks to Brezhnev with regard to Afghanistan, nuclear missiles in Europe outlined; Brezhnev's response, according to Tass, reported Schmidt's rationale for trip mentioned.
REPORTER: Gordon Joseloff
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(Studio) Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin reported suffering heart attack during Knesset debate.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Jerusalem, Israel) Begin's health discussed; films shown. His Likud party reported winning vote of confidence; details given.
REPORTER: Bruno Wassertheil
(Studio) United Nations Sec. Council, with United States abstaining, reported censuring Israel for its attempt to annex Jerusalem; details given, film shown. Secretary of State Edmund Muskie's criticism of United Nations vote noted. [MUSKIE - comments.]
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Condition of deposed Shah of Iran following surgery in Cairo, Egypt, reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) President Carter's fear that Ronald Reagan will get credit for tax cut idea noted; Press Secretary Jody Powell quoted. Publicity surrounding Carter's signing of Energy Sec. Act cited; films shown. [CARTER - campaigns.] Congress defeat last week of energy mobilization board recalled; President's efforts at display of Democrat unity and continuing questions about his leadership capabilities in light of Republicans in Congress rallying round Reagan discussed. Carter aide quoted.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) Carter administration reported announcing formation of summer jobs program with funds from 1980 federal budget; action said aimed at high urban unemployment and threat of racial riots. Criticism from labor groups noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Miami, Florida) NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) convention noted dealing with economy and racial issues; exec. director Benjamin Hooks' indirect criticism of President Carter cited. [HOOKS - addresses convention with regard to human rights in South Africa, France; mentioned shootings in Los Angeles and Wrightsville, Georgia, Ayatollah Khomeini.] His criticism of Ronald Reagan's refusal to address conv. outlined. [HOOKS - comments on Reagan's absence.] Spking. schedules for John Anderson, Ted Kennedy and President Carter outlined.
REPORTER: Sam Ford
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(Studio) John Anderson reported announcing official candidate tomorrow.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Chicago, Illinois) [ANDERSON - says he'll campaign actively in every part of country.] His plans to concentrate campaign in 8 major industrial states noted; map shown. [campaign. director Mike MacLEOD - comments.] No. of electoral votes Anderson needs to win and his plans in that direction outlined; importance of California and New York to him mentioned. [ANDERSON - comments.] [Media strategist David GARTH - comments on financial differences between campaigns. of Anderson and other cands.]
REPORTER: Bob McNamara
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(Studio) Index of leading economy indicators for May detailed; factory layoffs for May reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Oil price increases announced by OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) members Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria and Algeria reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Air traffic controller quoted with regard to computer and radar breakdowns at congress hearing.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Incr. in number of near-misses from 1973 to 1978 and Representative Bob Whittaker's criticism of FAA's response to air traffic control computer breakdowns and radar outages detailed. [WHITTAKER - questions FAA's assessment of incrd near-misses.] [Federal Aviation Administration administration Langhorne BOND - responds; recalls San Diego tragedy.] Whittaker, Attorney General and Trans. Department's inspector general reported examining evidence; Bond's challenge to Whittaker mentioned.
REPORTER: Jacqueline Adams
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(Studio) No. of deaths blamed on continuing heat wave in Southwest reported; tenp. in Texas noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Custer Cnty., MT) Forest fire in Colorado Rockies, impact of weather on wheat crops in Minnesota, Canada and the Dakotas noted; films shown. Effects of drought in eastern Montana examined [Rancher Don HARTMAN [sic] - comments.] Destruction of wheat fields and comparison of situation with that during dust bowl days of 1930's noted. [Wheat farmer Elliott MILLER - notes impact on farmers just beginning.] [Farm implement salesman Dennis SELLE - comments on poor sales.] Futility of rain at this point outlined.
REPORTER: Barry Peterson (KMGH-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Andrea Jaeger reported youngest quarter finalist in Wimbledon with defeat of Virginia Wade; details given, films shown. Her next opponent noted Chris Evert Lloyd.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Pope John Paul II's arrival in Brazil today reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Brasilia, Brazil) Strongest opposition to military government noted coming from Catholic Church in Brazil; Pope's reception by President Joao Baptista Figueiredo shown. Papal address and church's involvement in pols. here outlined; general situation with regard to relationship between the poor and Catholic reformists discussed.
REPORTER: Robin Wright
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