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(Studio) Reagan administration said officially disclosing proposed cuts in Social Security program.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Admin.'s changes in plan outlined on screen, discussed. [Health and Human Services Secretary Richard SCHWEIKER - justifies cuts due to system's financial status.] [American Association of Retired Persons spokesperson James HACKING - criticizes proposals.] Reagan mentioned meeting with some govs. today; film shown. [Govs. James THOMPSON, Robert GRAHAM, Senator Russell LONG - criticize cuts.] Reason for rapid development of proposals explained.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
(Studio) Aides said acknowledging that President won't keep his commitment to either Social Security or budget deficit; Jimmy Carter mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Senate's general budget plan noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Probable victory of Reagan budget program said echoed by Senate majority leader Howard Baker. [BAKER - thinks budget resolution is of historic proportions.] Pol. positions of Senators Edward Kennedy, Howard Metzenbaum, Don. Riegle, and William Proxmire noted. [Senator Lowell WEICKER - comments on Americans being the guinea pigs of budget plan rather than President Reagan, Treasury Secretary Don. Regan or OMB director David Stockman.] Current status in Senate of administration's budget fight and anticipated battle over tax cut proposals discussed.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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(Studio) Senator and House Agriculture Committee said agreeing to cut food stamp program; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Senate Commerce Committee reported refusing administration request by voting to renew Consumer Products Safety Commission for 2 more years
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#277019
(Studio) Discovery of another slain black youth reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Atlanta, Georgia) Discovery of body of William Barrett detailed; films shown. [Cnty. public safety director Dick HAND - announces cause of death.] Details of autopsy given. [WOMAN - recalls seeing body.] Similarity between Barrett's death and those of others noted. [Police spokesperson Chuck JOHNSON - comments.] Difference in this case, from others, described.
REPORTER: John Sheahan (WAGA-TV film/tape)
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Perris, California) (No audio.)
(Studio) Anchor acknowledges technical difficulties.
REPORTER: Linda Douglass
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(Studio) Los Angeles, California, judge's reduction of award given Carol Burnett in her recent suit against "National Enquirer" reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Bess Truman's condition reported worsening; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Furnace explosion in farmhouse of Don. Burzlaff where 4-H club was meeting in DeWitt, Iowa, reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather (WHBF-TV film/tape)
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Perris, California) Former nursing director at community hospital here, Patricia Christensen, said fired due to her call for investigation of mysterious deaths of elderly patients; details given. [CHRISTENSEN - recalls basis of concern.] Most of the deaths recalled occurring shortly after nurse Robert Diaz began working. [CHRISTENSEN - recalls Diaz's reaction.] Diaz said planning lawsuit against hospital and officials due to adverse publicity; reticence of hospital mentioned.
REPORTER: Linda Douglass
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(Studio) Death of jailed IRA (Irish Republican Army) hunger striker Francis Hughes reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Belfast, North Ireland) Reaction here to Hughes' death reported; films shown. Violence following death of Bobby Sands recalled. Hughes' background examined. [Bro., Oliver HUGHES - recalls Francis' capture by British authorities.] Sentence Hughes received mentioned. [Oliver HUGHES - claims Margaret Thatcher has brother's blood on her hands.] [Hughes' FATHER - notes impact on wife.] No. prisoners still on hunger strike mentioned.
REPORTER: Martha Teichner
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(Studio) Avital Shcharansky, wife of imprisoned USSR dissident Anatoly, reported indicating husband is in poor health; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Continued reaction of Paris stock exchange to election of Francois Mitterrand reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Syrian missiles reported fired at Israeli reconnaissance planes over Lebanon; Israel's report of events outlined. Continued efforts in Mideast of United States envoy Philip Habib noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Jerusalem, Israel) Implications of Habib's mission discussed; films shown. His meeting with Prime Min. Menahem Begin mentioned; background to current crisis outlined. Habib said meeting today with Dutch foreign minister Christoph A. van der Klaauw. details given. [BEGIN - comments on alleged message from Syria given Habib.] Begin's response to situation, in light of current election campaign underway, considered; Yom Kippur War of 1973 mentioned. Pts. Israel reported not compromising on listed.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
(Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig's assessment of Habib's progress reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Guerrillas reported downing United States helicopter in El Salvador; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Official registration of Rural Solidarity in Warsaw, Poland, court announced; union leader Jan Kulaj said equivalent of Lech Walesa. Details given, films shown. Concern of United States banks with regard to Poland's payment under food program and action taken by financial insts. today reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#277036
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Literary market exploitation of economy problems examined; Douglas Casey's "Crisis Investing" cited as example "Jaws" mentioned. [CASEY - predicts bad year] Howard Ruff's "Survive and Win in the Inflationary Eighties" discussed. [RUFF - predicts gold price activity.] Mark Hulbert, of "Hubert's Fin. Digest", noted monitoring doomsday analysts' predictions and advice; details given. [HULBERT - comments on advice of Harry Browne and Howard Ruff.] [RUFF - responds.] Ruff's further defense of his predictions and advice to clients outlined. [RUFF - comments.] Browne quoted on screen with regard to Hulbert's work.
REPORTER: Ray Brady
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