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(Studio) Opposition to President Carter's proposed oil import fee recalled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) House television tape shown; House defeat of gasoline fee detailed. [Representatives Charles VANIK, James SHANNON, Samuel DEVINE - debate fee.] [CARTER - comments on issue; promises veto of current legislature] Senator said expected to defeat fee with margin too wide for veto.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
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(Studio) Continued challenge to Jimmy Carter by Ted Kennedy despite Carter's delegate lead noted; Ronald Reagan mentioned. Current delegate count shown; states won and lost by Kennedy and Carter in yesterday's primaries listed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Tomorrow's White House meeting between Carter and Kennedy discussed. [CARTER - comments on telephone conversation with Kennedy.] Rationale for current White House behavior towards Kennedy outlined. [Carter campaign manager Robert STRAUSS - recalls 1968 race, comments on Kennedy.]
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
(Studio) Report introduced.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Kennedy's commitment to challenge recalled; films shown. [KENNEDY - comments on yesterday's victories.] Course of his future campaign discussed. [Kennedy spokesperson Joe CRANGLE - addresses party gathering.] Kennedy's estimate that in-fighting will subside by conv. outlined.; 1972 convention and floor fight recalled. George McGovern and Ronald Reagan mentioned; films shown.
REPORTER: Susan Spencer
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) CBS News-"New York Times" survey of California, New Jersey and Ohio voters detailed on screen; issues and cands. incld. in poll listed.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
#271456
(Studio) Devastation of Grand Island, Nebraska, by tornadoes reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Grand Island, Nebraska) Impact of several tornadoes on Grand Island examined; films shown. [WOMAN - describes experience.] [Wayne WILCOXSON - comments.] Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, MD, West Virginia detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Derrick Blakely (WOWT newstape) (KDKA-TV newstape) (WCHS-TV newstape)
#271457
(Studio) Senator Warren Magnuson quoted with regard to President Carter's request of Congress for aid for Washington due to Mt. Saint Helens eruption.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Portland, OR) Current activity at Mt. Saint Helens examined; films shown.
REPORTER: David Dow
#271458
(Studio) Opening of sink hole near Kermit, Texas, reported; details given, films shown. Possible relationship between sink hole formation and oil well drilling considered.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271460
(Studio) Cut in prime lending rate by Chase Manhattan and Morgan Guaranty reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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#271463
(Studio) Ayatollah Khomeini's message to "Crimes of America" conf. outlined; beginning of 8th month of captivity for United States hostages noted. presence of former attorney general Ramsey Clark and 9 other Americans at conf. cited.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(London, England) Khomeini's refusal to allow Clark into country several mos. ago recalled; Khomeini's comments on President Carter reported Clark and other delegation members noted meeting with President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr with regard to hostages; Clark's assessment of meeting outlined. Conf. said ending tomorrow with expected condemnation of United States as well as opposition by many attending ntns. to hostage's captivity. Boycott of conference by many hardline Iranian clergy due to Bani-Sadr's support for end to hostage crisis noted.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
#271464
(Studio) Terrorist attack at Iraq's Rome embassy reported; details given. Pro-Ayatollah Khomeini remark by one gunman noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271465
(Studio) Terrorist attack of Iran's embassy in Kuwait reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271466
(Studio) Upcoming Belmont Stakes mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Baltimore, Maryland) Alleged foul during Preakness of Genuine Risk and jockey Jacinto Vasquez by Codex jockey Angel Cordero recalled; film shown, courtesy ABC Sports. Genuine Risk owners Bert and Diana Firestone's eventual appeal to Maryland racing commission and commission's decision examined; isolated photos of ABC footage and stills taken by "Baltimore Sun" photographer Wyman Swagger compared. [Racing commission member Kenneth PROCTOR - comments on commission findings.] Genuine Risk owners said probably filing appeal in Maryland courts; both horses noted entered in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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(Studio) Larger percentage of home buyers' income reported going towards hsing.; data compiled by United States League of Savings Assns. outlined. San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, DC noted urban areas with highest hsing. costs.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Atlanta judge reported refusing ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) request for stay of execution for convicted killer Jack Potts; Potts execution noted scheduled for tomorrow. Details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Bomb explosion in Statue of Liberty reported; details given re: claims of responsibility of Jewish Defense League, Palestine Liberation Army, National Socialist Mvt. party, and FALN. Films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271471
(Studio) Defeat of California's Prop. 9, created by Prop. 13 author Howard Jarvis, reported; details given. Nomination of Ku Klux Klan leader for House by San Diego dist. noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(San Diego, California) [Congress nominee Tom METZGER - talks on phone.] Metzger's Ku Klux Klan association and yesterday's win in Democratic primary examined; films shown. [METZGER - comments.] Reaction among state Democratic leaders noted. [Incumbent Clair BURGENER - comments.] Metzger noted also winning right to place Klansmen on county and state Democrat cmtes.
REPORTER: Barry Petersen
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