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(Studio) Reason for Thursday kidnapping of 26 school children and their bus driver still not known.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Alameda Cnty., California) [Sheriff's office Lieutenant Edward VOLPE - notes clues re: vans purchased in cnty.] Vans matching description of suspected vehicle are stopped. Police have 2 license plate numbers to go on; numbers shown. 2 composite drawings of suspects shown.
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker
(San Quentin, California) Police informant says he overheard 3 San Quentin inmates plotting in 1975 to kidnap school children and bury them in caves.
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker
(California) [Madera Cnty. Sheriff Ed BATES - hopes to center in on suspects soon.]
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker
(Livermore, California) Investigators begin to dig up buried tractor trailer at gravel quarry where children were held captive. Drawing shows truck.
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker
(Chowchilla, California) People offer special prayers of thanks Sunday
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker
(Studio) Police find trousers and Idaho card belonging to bus driver, Frank Ray, in Santa Cruz Mts.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#44419
(Studio) 35 Connecticut delegates go to President Ford. Ronald Reagan recs. 20 Utah delegates. Both campaign for uncommitted delegates.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Ford holds news conference [FORD - estimates his delegate total at 1103. Doesn't have an impression of Jimmy Carter. Delegates should vote by laws under which they were selected.] Ford wants convention to guarantee that "soft" delegates won't switch sides. Ford invites New Jersey delegation to White House
REPORTER: Ann Compton
(DC) "Washington Post" story says some of Reagan's top aides acknowledge he won't get nomination. [Campaign chairperson John SEARS - says more confident of 1st ballot victory now than ever before. Estimates Reagan has 1140 delegates.] Sears talks to reporter privately. [SEARS - says he knows names and states of 1140 delegates.] Reagan organization reports names of 3 uncommitted delegates won over to Reagan side. Org. says more names will be released when converts won.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) ABC estimates Ford has 1110 delegates; 1064 for Reagan and 85 uncommitted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#44420
(Studio) AFL-CIO executive council endorses Democratic ticket.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) [AFL-CIO President George MEANY - says Carter thanked him for the AFL-CIO's endorsement. Doesn't have reservations about Carter. Thinks Carter wants to change economy and put American back to work.]
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
#44421
(Studio) Labor Secretary W.J. Usery works in Pittsburgh for strike against Westinghse. Electric. 90 of 123 plants shut down. Money is issue.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#44422
(Studio) Bargainers for UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America) and General Motors Corporation open contract talks in Detroit. Job security is issue.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#44425
(Studio) Admin. offers substitute for Watergate reform bill.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Senate bill would set up Justice Department division to represent Congress in disputes over congress powers. Full financial disclosures would be required of senior representatives in all 3 branches of government Bill would set up government crimes division to investigate charges against 3 branches. Special prosecutor to be apptd. whenever high administration representatives being investigated. United States Court of Appeals could appointed special prosecutor if Attorney General fails to do so. Attorney General Edward Levi says bill could lead to appointed of numerous special prosecutors at same time. Levi thinks court involvement is unconst. [FORD - says administration recommends const. method of selecting special prosecutor.] Ford plan would create president-apptd. special prosecutor with 3-yr. term and would make public integrity section of Justice Department permanent. Ford didn't want to go into full presidential campaign as opposing Watergate reform bill.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
#44426
(Studio) Representative Allan Howe goes on trial in Salt Lake City, UT, for soliciting sex acts from 2 undercover policewomen. Representative Robert Leggett says he'll run for reelection despite "Washington Post" charges that Leggett had 2nd family (mistress and 2 illegitimate children) and forged his wife's name on deed transferring house to mistress.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Representative Wayne Hays returns to Congress for 1st time since he took sleeping pill overdose last month Hays charged with putting mistress on public payroll.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) United States embassy in Beirut postpones Tuesday evacuation of Americans and others by road.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Japanese police arrest 2 more involved in Lockheed scandal. 13 Japanese charged so far.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#44430
(Studio) 27 ntns. withdraw from 1976 summer Olympics. New Zealand's rugby team tour of South Africa is source of most of trouble.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Montreal, Canada) African cntrys. divided over issue. [Ghana long jumper Joshua OWUSU - comments on withdrawal's effect on athletes.] [Ghana long jumper Kingsley ADAMS - disapptd. in pullout. Would like to show world what we can do.]
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#44431
(Studio) Comment on Olympic problem.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Studio) Amateurism is hypocritical criterion for athletes at Olympics. US athletes paid a lot less than foreign athletes. Methods of payment for amateurs noted. Payment needed for athletes, especially poor ones. Olympic Committee must deal with problem sometime.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#44432
(Studio) 2 Miami men murdered in their sailing sloop off Colombia coast. 2 others escape death from pirates. British oil tanker picked up survivors. Federal authorities investigate.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#44434
(Studio) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) holds hearings in nation's cities with regard to regulating funeral industry Executive director National Funeral Dirs. Association opposes regulation. He says FTC trying to change American funeral practices and beliefs.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) At American Cancer Society meeting, experts say women under 50 should stop being routinely x-rayed for breast cancer.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#44436
(Studio) Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary F. David Mathews says 4 mfrs. of swine flu vaccine can't get adequate insurance protection. They won't sell vaccine to government until they do.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#44437
(Studio) Viking I set to land on Mars at 7:53 a.m. EDT Tuesday
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Pasadena, California) Mars soil will be what scientists see 1st after Viking landing. Mars' surface will be examd. next. Reporter notes testing procedures that will be used.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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