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(Studio) Explosion and crash of United States Air Force satellite tracking plane in west Maryland reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Walkersville, MD) Details of explosion and crash near Frederick, MD, examined; films shown. [Witness Larry JARVIS - describes scene.] Sec. situation due to documents aboard craft noted. [Witness Frank HARRIS - notes Army took film from cameras of onlookers.] Army said returning film under specific criteria; details given.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne (WDVM-TV film/tape)
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(Studio) Continued mourning of Bobby Sands in North Ireland noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Belfast, North Ireland) Demonstrations in support of Sands here examined; films shown. Anticipated violence tomorrow due to Sands' funeral discussed; IRA (Irish Republican Army) ceremony for him described.
REPORTER: John Blackstone
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Belfast, North Ireland) Background to North Ireland's situation examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Doug Sefton
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(Studio) United States reported ordering Libyan officials expelled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) State Department decision said based on Libya's provocative actions and support for international terrorism. [Department spokesperson Dean FISCHER - notes general pattern of unacceptable conduct by People's Bureau here.] [Libyan diplomat Ali Ahmed HOUDERI - doesn't deny being revolutionary.] Current status of relationship with Colonel Muammar el-Kadhafi with regard to oil supply outlined; State Department advisory issued with regard to travel in Libya outlined.
REPORTER: Richard Roth
(Studio) Diplomatic course available for US-Libya relations noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Diplomat Philip Habib reported leaving for Mideast today with regard to Syria's deployment of missiles in Lebanon and possible confrontation there with Israel; details given. USSR deputy prime minister reported arriving in Damascus today.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin's criticism of leaders of France and West Germany, include reference linking Chancellor Helmut Schmidt with Adolf Hitler, reported; Bonn's response noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#277517
(Studio) Death of Teamsters Union president Frank Fitzsimmons reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Fitzsimmons' union career examined; films, photos shown. [Teamsters secretary-treas. Ray SCHOESSLING - praises Fitzsimmons.] Jimmy Hoffa incld. in report; Fitzsimmons' endorsement of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan recalled. Possibility of Roy L. Williams succeeding him mentioned.
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
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(Studio) House reported probably voting on President Reagan's budget plan tomorrow; assessment of situation by speaker Tip O'Neill outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#277519
(Studio) House Judiciary Committee reported opening hearings into extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) History leading to Act's passage and signing by Lyndon Johnson recalled; films shown. Estimated black registration in South states before act and currently listed on screen; current debate over pre-clearance segment of bill explained. [National Urban League president Vernon JORDAN - expresses distrust of South whites.] [Senator Henry HYDE - responds.] Emotionalism of issue noted.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
#277520
(Studio) Treasury Secretary Don. Regan's predicted course of prime rate in near future, as well as GNP, outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Cause of ship collisions in New York harbor and off Virginia coast today reported; details of freighter-ferry accident near Statue of Liberty and collision of cargo ship, Lash Atlantico and Greek freighter, the Hellenic Carrier, off Virginia coast given. Films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather (WTKR-TV film/tape)
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(Studio) Impact of heavy rains on Mobile, Alabama, reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#277525
(Studio) Out-of-control auto reported hitting Chicago Chopin school's yard today; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather (WBBM-TV film/tape)
#277526
(Studio) Possibility of former United States hostage in Iran facing chgs. from Army due to his statements in captivity reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Army's consideration of chgs. against sergeant Joseph Subic examined; films shown. [December 1979, SUBIC - reads statement with regard to Iran.] His current occupation and Army's official statement discussed; possible withholding of special medal for him as well as other privileges outlined.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
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(Studio) President Reagan's public show of support for Secretary of State Alexander Haig upon his return from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) meeting in Rome, Italy, reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) White House said making open effort to enhance Haig's public stature; details given, films shown. [REAGAN - praises Haig's NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) performance.] [HAIG - discusses meeting] White House press corps inability to talk with President outlined; apparent reasons for President's reticence noted.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
#277528
(Studio) Poland's parliament reported approving registration of Rural Solidarity; details given. Solidarity's gains today, centering on access to media, reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#277529
(Studio) Percentage of new physicians setting up practice that are women reported; findings of University of Arizona survey with regard to barriers presented women in medicine discussed. Editorial in "New England Journal of Medicine" outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#277530
(Studio) Bess Truman reported admitted to hospital with broken hip; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#277532
(Studio) Buffalo on Interior Department stationery reported facing right now instead of left; controversy surrounding Secretary James Watt outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(California) Opposition to Watt's efforts in support of offshore oil drilling in California examined. [Sierra Club executive director Michael McCLOSKEY - expresses dismay at Watt's actions; mentions Teddy Roosevelt.] Sierra Club's ntnwide. dump-Watt drive discussed. [WATT - discusses opposition to him.] His response to Sierra Club newsletter attacking him quoted; court suits reported underway in California to block offshore drilling. [Governor Jerry BROWN - criticizes Watt.] Strength of environmental movement in-California examined. [Ansel ADAMS - notes insensitivity to the environmental of those developing natural resources.] [Standard Oil of California chairperson George KELLER - claims offshore rigs are pretty.]
REPORTER: Barry Petersen (KXTV film/tape)
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