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(Studio) Utah brd. of pardons decided today that Gary Gilmore's death sentence will stand, after Gilmore made personal plea to brd. to let him be executed.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) After long legal process, fate of Gary Gilmore came to Utah brd. of pardons today.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(UT State Prison) Gilmore makes personal appearance before brd. to request he be allowed to die. [Brd. chairperson George LATIMER - tells Gilmore brd. won't be guided by prisoners' desires, but by constitution and statutes of UT.] Gilmore later makes own plea to brd. [GILMORE - says he accepted sentence and took it seriously, now people seem to back off from sentence they wanted given. Says he wishes groups fighting for his life would keep out of it.] Brd. hears witnesses opposed to capital punishment from groups like ACLU, Right-to-Life, Citizens Against Crime and Pornography; attys. for other death-row prisoners tell why they oppose execution. [Attorney Gil ATHAY - notes argument with regard to possible unconstitutionality of death penalty.] After private consultation, brd. announces decision. [Chairperson LATIMER - says sentence will stand.] Execution expected to take place in next 6 days.
REPORTER: Greg Dobbs
(Studio) ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and attys. for other death-row inmates say they'll appeal case to Supreme Court
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) In similar case in Texas, Robert Excell White says he wants death sentence carried out; court-apptd. attorney appeals to United States Supreme Court Justice Louis Powell to delay electrocution; details noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) In Washington, DC today Senator Finance Committee chairperson Senator Russell Long gives President-elect Carter suggestions with regard to tax cuts; Carter has said he'll wait till after January to decide on possible tax cut proposal.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Studio) Carter involved with economy today. Speaks to farm group via telephone with regard to farm export program; government reports today farm prices from mid-October to mid-November dropped. Carter also says he'll appointed person with farm experience as Agriculture Secretary Carter has asked steel companies to reconsider price hikes; today, president of Jones and Laughlin Steel Company offers to go to Plains, Georgia, with other steel company representatives to discuss matter, but Carter spokesperson says he can't say if such meeting would be useful since Carter isn't President yet. Ldrs. of European Common Mkt. say today in Belgium they want to talk to Carter with regard to economy problems.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and wife and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson and daughter Lucy Nugent will attend inauguration of Mexico's new president Jose Lopez Portillo Wednesday in Mexico City. Bomb explosions occurring Monday night noted. New president faces many problems.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Mexico City, Mexico) Report on economy and political problems left by President Luis Echeverria Alvarez for successor; effect on United States industry in Mexico and US border cities like El Paso, Texas, just across from Juarez, Mexico. Reporter quotes "Wall Street Jnl." with regard to cntry.'s economy
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) Mtg. of Republican govs. in Washington, DC today hears speeches with regard to immediate past and future of party
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Today govs. hear Senator Robert Dole. [DOLE - notes 2 major factions of GOP; says he found few outstanding Republican candidates on travels and, to win, these must be found.] Disagreement between Illinois Governor-elect James Thompson and New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson , former Reagan supporter, re: reaffirmation of 1976 Republican platform noted. Talk at conference indicates GOP not dead yet, but even optimists say it can't survive another feud between conservative and moderate wings.
REPORTER: Bob Clark
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(Studio) Treasury Secretary William Simon, in Moscow, USSR , meets with USSR leader Leonid Brezhnev; both call for end to trade barriers between United States and USSR . At same gathering, Soviet foreign trade mins. say if United States doesn't remove credit restrictions and import duties on USSR goods, Russia will take trade elsewhere.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Govt. reports factory layoffs increase in October and mfrs.' new hiring decreases.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) "Seattle Post Intelligencer" newspaper reports American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) will make billing for local calls ntnwide practice by 1980, instead of flat rate for unlimited local calls; American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) official indicates there's some substance to report
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Britain's Labor government has proposed bill in Parliament that would give some self-rule to Scotland and Wales. House of Commons leader says measure designed to preserve United Kingdom, not break it up.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) According to "New York Times" report from Washington, DC today, Korean CIA has been reorg. as result of disclosures of massive gift-giving to American officials and busmen. by Koreans. Grand jury and federal agencies in process of investigating various such allegations.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Report on growing influence of KCIA under President Park Chung Hee since US withdrawal of 1/3 of troops 6 years ago. Troops withdrawn because of Vietnam war and belief that North Korea threat had eased; since then KCIA influence in Korea and Korean communities in US, as well as on US officials has incrd. Case of newspaper publisher Kim Woon Ha who publishes "The New Korea" in Los Angeles, California, community noted. [KIM - says anonymous telephone calls have threatened his life.] Former State Department Korean affairs director Don. Ranard has seen KCIA operate among Koreans and Congmen. [RANARD - says Korea government is repressive and would even murder if necessary. Says Koreans laid out campaign to win or maintain favor of American Congmen.] Former South Korean diplomat Jai Hyon Lee walked into ambassador's office while serving as chief Korean information officer in United States and encountered such activity. [JAI - recounts incident with regard to ambassador's handling of large sums of money; says ambassador said he was going to Capitol.] Central figure in present federal probe, of congress payoff by Korean is Tongsun Park, Korean busman. Justice Department says events probably started in fall of 1970; as early as this, State Department began recing. information with regard to congress payoff scheme involving Tongsun Park. [RANARD - says when he mentioned information to Justice Department or FBI, nothing done.] Until now, United States has considered complaints from inside South Korea with regard to corruption and intimidation by KCIA as internal Korea problem; now evidence shows it's happened in United States as well.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
(Studio) Korean sources in United States say 2nd ranked man in KCIA in United States has requested pol. asylum; State Department has no comment.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PTA launches series of public forums in campaign against violence on TV. 1 of 1st speakers, juvenile court judge, says he's convinced people want to see violence on TV.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Reporter notes critique of television in new motion picture "Network", by author Paddy Chayefsky, who wrote many shows for television in its early days, like "Marty." Movie attacks network news in particular. Chayefsky is interviewed; tape shown.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(NYC) Reporter asks author with regard to statement that network news will do anything for higher ratings. [CHAYEFSKY - says he wasn't talking of news depts.; mentions knowing reporter, as well as Walter Cronkite and John Chancellor. Says he was speaking of take-over of networks to be made into cash flow ind. as part of corporation Says if he'd made picture about GM, UAW, United States Steel, Teamsters Union, oil industry, steel industry or others, no one would contest validity. Notes reactions of audiences to picture. Says he's speaking of whole corporate way of life in film.] Reporter asks what is author's fear for TV. [CHAYEFSKY - says he's afraid when responsible people in television go, then industry, which has responsibility to public, will turn into nothing but another profit maker. Says picture is part of work of satirist - to say industry people must watch out for direction of industry and give more than common repetitive banalities of television now.]
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Studio) Says last picture he saw was "Best Years of Our Lives."
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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