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(Studio) President Reagan reported arriving in Canada for Ottawa economy summit.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Ottawa, Canada) Reagan's arrival noted; scenes shown. [REAGAN - acknowledges his anticipation.] Later arrivals of Francois Mitterrand, Margaret Thatcher, Zenko Suzuki, Helmut Schmidt, all met by Pierre Trudeau, shown; their positions on high United States interest rates outlined. [SCHMIDT - discusses Reagan's assets and deficiencies.] Anticipated outcome of summit considered.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Montebello, Canada) Sec. for summit examined; attempted assassinations of Reagan and Pope John Paul II recalled. Officials' concern over attempted multiple assassinations during summit noted. [Sec. commander Douglas McGIBBON - cites training efforts.] [Summit spokesperson John ROBINSON - comments on designated air corridor, water and land security measures.] Undisclosed protective cautions at border pts. said implemented 3 mos. ago. [Terrorism expert Yonah ALEXANDER - praises imagination of authorities.] Measures taken by Royal Canadian Mounted Police outlined; secret anti-terrorist unit from United States mentioned. Secret Service spokesperson said refusing to comment on agency's reaction to Canadian law forbidding them their weapons.
REPORTER: Steve Young
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(Studio) United States envoy Philip Habib reported meeting with Prime Min. Menahem Begin in continued cease-fire effort; latest Israeli raids into south Lebanon and Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel noted.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Rocket attack on Kiryat Shemona reported; victim named. Films shown. Reaction to tour of area by former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin mentioned. [RABIN - claims air force alone won't be sufficient to counter attacks.] Possibility of ground assault into Lebanon considered due to today's aerial assault on Nahariya; details given. [Chief of military intelligence, General Yehoshua SAGUY - thinks Yasir Arafat was in Damascus during Israeli raid.] Habib's mtgs. with Begin discussed.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
(S. Lebanon) Impact of war on Lebanese, especially those from Tyre, examined; films shown. Situation in Beirut following Friday's raid by Israel described; incring. anti-United States sentiment discussed.
REPORTER: Larry Pintak
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(Studio) Current death toll from Friday's disaster at Kansas City Hyatt Regency hotel reported; number of investigations underway mentioned.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Kansas City, Missouri) Efforts to determine reason for collapse of suspended walkways noted. [Mayor Richard BERKLEY - considers possibility of national building standards changing as result of accident.] Apparent crowding of walkways prior to their collapse discussed. [University of Missouri engineering department spokesperson George HAUCK - says such loads are anticipated in design and construction.] Inability to determine cause at this time cited.
REPORTER: John Ferrugia
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Kansas City, Missouri) City's efforts to cope with tragedy examined; films shown. [Church MBRS. - pray.] Death of Betty and Bill McLane in accident mentioned; photos shown. Police efforts to identification all the victims discussed. [MINISTER - notes uncertainty of life.]
REPORTER: Bob Faw
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(Studio) Poland's Communist party congress reported election new Politburo; warning by Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski with regard to new strikes outlined.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Warsaw, Poland) Significance of congress discussed; reelec. of Stanislaw Kania cited. Politburo mbr., named in report, discussed; Jaruzelski mentioned. Poland-USSR relationship considered.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
(Studio) Message to Kania from President Leonid Brezhnev reported.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(London, England) Atmosphere in Brixton section of London today, following several days of riots, examined; films shown. [MAN - comments on victory of domino club.] Econ. situation in neighborhood outlined. [PRIEST - notes others' prejudice about Brixton.]
REPORTER: Doug Tunnell
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(Studio) British government reported reiterating its refusal to meet with IRA prisoners jailed in North Ireland and continuing their hunger strike.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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(Studio) California's continued efforts to eliminate Mediterranean fruit fly reported; Agriculture Secretary John Block's announcement of government aid for state's spraying program outlined.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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(Studio) Negotiations reported continuing in effort to avert scheduled strike by postal workers; details given.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Palo Alto, California) Corporate Cup relay noted composed of execs.; background to event examined. National Semiconductor's emphasis on athletics cited as ex. [Company vice president Roy BRANT - notes competitive spirit of execs.] Deeve Bulcer's commitment to running noted. [Bank of America spokesperson Susan BANASHEK - notes competitiveness of corporate athletes.]
REPORTER: Harold Dow
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