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(Studio) Probability of tax cut beginning next year noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Senator Democratic leaders said pledging tax cut plan by December despite President Carter's opposition to idea. [Senator Lloyd BENTSEN - comments; Ronald Reagan mentioned.] Speaker Thomas O'Neill quoted on screen with regard to 1981 tax cut; White House effort's to slowdown process noted. Press Secretary Jody Powell quoted. Impetus of Democrat and Republican arguments outlined.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
#271575
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Senator Ted Kennedy's presence at Rose Garden ceremony with President Carter reported; films shown. [CARTER - comments on Kennedy.] [KENNEDY - says there's no debate on trucking deregulation today.] Kennedy campaign's battle against Democratic platform rule F3C, supported by Carter forces, outlined; rule shown. Extension of convention hrs. today noted.
REPORTER: Susan Spencer
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Old and new trucking regulations outlined on screen; details given. American Trucking Association's response reported; administration's perspective of new regulations and Teamster Union's assessment of situation reported.
REPORTER: George Herman
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(Studio) Court suit filed by Common Cause in effort to prevent private citizens' committee from raising and spending money for Ronald Reagan's campaign reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Philadelphia court reported hearing sex discrimination case with regard to draft.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Case, which goes back to Vietnam war, noted probably going to Supreme Court; arguments presented by government and ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) attys. outlined.
REPORTER: Fred Graham Artist: Bill Ternay
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(Studio) Results of public opinion poll with regard to United States troops in Vietnam reported; findings of poll of Vietnam vets. noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) President Carter's signing of bill authorizing space on the Mall for ntl. memorial to Vietnam war vets. [CARTER - comments on change in attitude towards Vietnam vets.] Results of Harris poll conducted for Veterans Administration among VII vets.outlined on screen. [Veterans Administration administration Max CLELAND - comments.] [Vietnam Vets. of America executive director Robert MULLER - says it's time to deal with problems remaining among vets.] General goal of Vietnam vets. cited.
REPORTER: Jacqueline Adams
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(Studio) Former attorney general Ramsey Clark, who violated President Carter's ban on travel to Iran, reported holding secret meeting today with member of Senator Select Committee on Intelligence; details given. Clark's call for cong. investigation into United States role in Iran quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271583
(Studio) West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's assessment of mtgs. with USSR President Leonid Brezhnev and other Kremlin leaders quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Moscow, USSR ) Apparent results of mtgs. with regard to Afghanistan and nuclear weapons in Europe examined; films shown. President Carter mentioned.
REPORTER: Gordon Joseloff
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(Studio) House vote to award each United States Olympic team member a gold-plated medal due to boycott of Moscow Olympics this summer reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271585
(Studio) President Carter reported attending memorial service for late Japanese Prime Min. Masayoshi Ohira in Tokyo next Wednesday; China (PR) Premier Hua Guofeng said expected to be there as well. USSR reported representative by its ambassador to Tokyo.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Criticism of Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin's policy on settlement of occupied territories by prominent United States Jewish leaders reported; details given. Large number of prominent Israelis said joining in statement. Begin's condition today, following heart attack recently, reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Continue record-breaking heat wave in Southwest, with highest temps in Texas history, reported; number of heat-related deaths in Southwest and extent of crop and livestk. losses noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Mt. Pleasant, Texas) Impact of heat wave on chicken industry outlined; films shown. [Egg producer Gordon HICKS - notes possible effect on chicken ind.] No. of chicken deaths estimated by Arkansas Poultry Association cited. [Poultry producer Lonnie PILGRIM - comments on consumer's situation.] No. of chickens lost by Pilgrim estimated.
REPORTER: David Dick (KTHV, KATV newstapes)
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(Studio) Picture of Saturn taken by Voyager I reported released by NASA; photo shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271589
(Studio) Roger Bannister's record 4-min. mile in 1954 recalled; new world record for mile reported set today in Oslo, Norway, by Steve Ovett. Details given. Sebastian Coe's time recalled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Chris Evert Lloyd's defeat of Andrea Jaeger at Wimbledon reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271593
(Studio) Threatened municipal strikes in New York City and Detroit, sites of Democrat and Republican convs., reported; details of New York City situation given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Detroit, Michigan) Partial municipal strike in Detroit examined; films shown. [Mayor Coleman YOUNG - notes strike can't produce money.] Confidence of strikers that city will give in due to upcoming convention noted. [Striker James ALEXANDER - comments.] [Republican convention director James BAKER - comments.] [Republican convention manager Robert CARTER - notes progress so far.] Negotiations reported continuing tomorrow.
REPORTER: Bob Faw (WJBK-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Henry Ford II's call for major increase in gasoline tax as means of saving oil reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) CBS reporter Roger Mudd reported leaving CBS for job with NBC; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#271597
(Studio) No. of Cuban refugees arriving in Florida in past 3 mos. noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Miami, Florida) Plight of Cuban refugees living in Miami's Orange Bowl stadium detailed; criticism of government's refusal to grant them full refugee status, making them eligible for federal benefits reported [Assistant city manager Cesar ODIO - notes sponsors are held responsible for any medical bills refugeesaccrueunder their sponsorship.] Efforts by local officials and Cuban community to ease situation outlined.
REPORTER: Charles Gomez
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