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(Studio) Small rise of inflation in April said reported by Labor Department Said lowest since last summer. Drop in spendable earnings said reported Prime rate said up to 20.5%.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Cheaper gasoline credited with lowering inflation rate. Food prices said steady. Report said considered good.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Most OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) members said favoring price stability.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Earl Butz reported pleading guilty to income tax evasion. Sentencing said deferred. Scenes shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather (WANE-TV tape)
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(Studio) Riot at South Michigan Prison in Jackson, Michigan. Scenes shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Washington, DC hearing with regard to busing reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) [Attorney General William French SMITH - speaks of busing.] Senate hearing re: limiting busing reported [Senator John EAST - urges Congress find remedy for busing.] [ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) John SHATTUCK - says both bills are unacceptable.] Sponsors of bills said admitting questions with regard to constitutionality of measures.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
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(Studio) Rejection said certain for Ernest Lefever as assistant secretary state for human rts.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) President and Mrs. Reagan shown leaving for California. President said still supporting Lefever nomination [Secretary of State Alexander HAIG - expresses support for Lefever.] Alan Cranston, Paul Tsongas, Charles Percy, Christopher Dodd reported urging Lefever to withdraw. Larry Pressler said probably opposed to Lefever. [Senator Rudy BOSCHWITZ - won't vote for Lefever.] Charles Percy said leaning against Lefever. Opposition by For. Relations Committee said possibly overcome on Senate floor. Conflict of interest chgs. noted raised in with regard to favorable report on Nestle Corporation by Lefever's research group with Nestle as a funder. Committee member says no smoking gun found.
REPORTER: Richard Roth
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(Studio) Syria reported claiming missiles made 2 kills over Lebanon today, shooting down 2 Israeli unarmed reconnaissance drones. Israel said claiming only 1 shot down.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Leonid Brezhnev reported calling for international peace conference re: Mideast. Scenes shown. Alexander Haig reported dismissing Brezhnev call.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Haig reported referring to USSR presence in Afghanistan. Philip Habib mission noted. [HAIG - wants to quiet current tensions in Lebanon.] Complications for Israel should a central government be established in Lebanon noted.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) President Reagan's talk with Helmut Schmidt reported Modernization of NATO weapons in Europe and limitation of these in talks with USSR said given equal stress.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Incr. in street violence in North Ireland said reported after death of Patsy O'Hara, IRA (Irish Republican Army) hunger striker.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Londonderry, Northern Ireland) O'Hara death reported Street scenes shown. Street violence said up and down since hunger campaign Londonderry violence shown. Funerals shown. Situation summarized.
REPORTER: John Blackstone
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(Studio) Peter Sutcliffe reported sentenced to life in prison on murder indictment.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Bernard C. Welch reported given 9 life sentences in murder of Michael Halberstam.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Roy Lee Williams, interim president of Teamsters Union, reported indicted on bribery charge. Indictment detailed. Howard Cannon role noted. Allen Dorfman& Joseph Lombardo also said indicted. Land bribe in return for legislature favorable to trucking industry said made to Cannon. William's and Cannon's responses noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Senate hearing with regard to law restricting payoffs in foreign trade reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Era of investigation of so-called bribes by United States companies in overseas transactions recalled; scenes shown. [1978 Exxon controller Archie MONROE - testifies at hearing.] 1977 law recalled passed to prohibit such practices; called Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. [Deputy US Trade Representative David MacDONALD - says law inhibits legitimate sales abroad. ] [Vice President Rohm-Haas John SUBAK - says law hurts.] Senator Banking Committee hearings reported Proposal of new law discussed. [Senator William PROXMIRE - talks of proposal.] [SUBAK - argues for bill.] Some change in law said likely. Small results from present law deplored.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) Large contributions made to Jesse Helms reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Raleigh, North Carolina) Contributions to Helms fund interpreted as sign of "Helms for President" campaign Helms noted as favoring conservative causes. Fund called Congressional Club. [Chairperson Congressional Club Thomas ELLIS - speaks of pushing conservative cause.] [HELMS - does not use club for personal purposes.] Causes defined as opposing abortion, busing, and gun control. Fund-raising efforts described. television commercials shown. John East mentioned. Reagan economy program said now pushed. 75% funds raised said spent for raising more funds. Large mailing list built by Republicans said useful for Helms if he chooses to run for president [HELMS - calls speculation opium dream.] [ELLIS - admits funds would be used to get conservative in White House] Possibilities considered.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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(Studio) Leak at Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama said causing reactor shutdown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) said dev. telescope to see farther than ever.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Boulder, Colorado) Animation shown. Ball aerospace plant in Boulder, Colorado, reported unveiling infrared telescope. Scenes shown. Telescope said to be orbited next year. [Project scientist Nancy BOGGESS - speaks of sky survey.] Role of helium in procedure remarked. Netherlands, Britain, US said involved in joint project, called "Iris." Exotic possibilities considered.
REPORTER: David Dow
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(Studio) Music listeners featured.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(No location given) New York City fad for cassette players with headphones described, explained, shown. [LISTENERS - praise fad.] [Boston audio salesman Douglas CORLEY - speaks of fad's wide appeal.] [LISTENER - advocates fad.] [ATLANTA LISTENER - applauds fad.] Last year's fad of big radio, loud music noted. [Radio ENTHUSIAST - says tastes differ.] [MAN - says loud music on street endangers his life.] Street confrontation shown.
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg
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