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#47883
(Studio) Safety of Boeing 747 jets noted; worst disasters till Sunday had been burning of 1 by Palestinians in Cairo, Egypt, airport and 76 deaths in 2 crashes. But avs. caught up and at least 578 dead in ground crash of Pan American and KML Royal Dutch jets on Tenerife in Canary Island Planes had been diverted from Las Palmas due to earlier bombing on island Pan American's passengers mostly from Los Angeles, California, and bound for Mediterranean cruise; both were charter jets with vacationers on board. (Spanish TV film shown.) Mrs. Floy Heck of Laguna Hills, California, is survivor. [HECK - describes escape.] Investigation begins today.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Tenerife, Canary Island) Report on collision.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Studio) Anchor asks about atmosphere there today.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Tenerife) Attitude of survivors noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Studio) Anchor notes it's possible cause will never be found.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Tenerife) Officials say cockpit recordings should lead to determining cause of crash.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Studio) Pan American recording has been recovered and will be brought to Washington, DC Tuesday for analysis by National Transport. Safety Board.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(NYC) Explains possible causes for crash.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
(Studio) Reporter Rex Ellis is in Tenerife and has talked with 2 survivors; one is John Combs of Haleiwa, Hawaii, whose wife, Louise, is listed among survivors also. (Film shown.) [COMBS - describes escape.] [Cleo BRUSCO - describes experience.]
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Studio) Ins. claims estimates noted. Airline liability for deaths by International Air Transport Association agreement cited.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47885
(Studio) President Carter approves program to allow Vietnam war servicemen to appeal less-than-honorable discharges. Defense Department estimates with regard to number eligible noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47886
(Studio) Energy chief James Schlesinger tells House subcommittee that energy department needed regardless of Carter energy policy.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47887
(Studio) House majority leader James Wright challenges President's planned review of water projects; comments noted. Only project Carter has stopped by impounding funds is Meramec Dam on Meramec River in Missouri.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(No location given) Tourist attraction of river area, which begins in Ozark Mts., noted. Corps of Engineers worked on dam until President called for review. At hearing in Sullivan, Missouri, people come out in favor of project and say danger of extinction of gray bat and one variety of mussel is bad comparison to their future. [James GAMBLE - notes attempt to weigh bat and mussel against needs of people.] [Arnold, Missouri, city administration Boyd MILLS - cites support for dam.] Opponents of dam were vocal but outnumbered; spokesperson for Senator John Danforth told group what Danforth tells congress hearing today. [DANFORTH - cites opposition to project.]
REPORTER: Don Farmer
#47888
(Studio) General Motors Corporation to discontinue making Vega cars at end of 1977 season. Chevrolet to focus on Chevette and Monza. General Motors Corporation to introduction diesel engines in some Oldsmobile passenger models in fall, as well as in some GMC and Chevrolet trucks.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47889
(Studio) Washington, DC newspaper reports say Carter to ask Congress for federal tax on nonreturnable containers to help clean up environment; White House denies report
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47890
(Studio) Federal trade deficit noted. Commerce Department economist says trade will improve with warmer weather.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47893
(Studio) Secretary of State Vance begins Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) negotiations with USSR , as Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) I runs out in fall. Vance takes new American position with him and Sovs. not happy with it. But before arms talks could begin, issue of human rights was discussed.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Moscow, USSR ) Report on talks, include Brezhnev's comments with regard to Carter human rights statements, Vance's replies and discussions on arms control.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(Studio) Vance has acknowledged group of USSR dissidents asked him to meet with them on arrival, but he declined because agenda full.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Moscow, USSR ) Many Soviet dissidents in jail but unofficial leader, Nobel Prizewinner Andrei Sakharov, conts. to speak out. [SAKHAROV - (reporter translates) says Carter's proposal that human rights shouldn't influence detente is good and Sovs. interested in trade and disarmament, too, so they might negotiate in business way despite tough statements.] Reporter asks if US government could push too hard, if Brezhnev is bluffing. [SAKAROV (reporter translates) - states views on Soviet position; says if attention to dissidents lapses now, it would be tragic.]
REPORTER: Lynn Jones
#47894
(Studio) In India, new Prime Min. Morarji Desai pledges free press and restoration of other suspended civil liberties. New government is subject of comment.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Possible effects noted if new India government's pledged move away from USSR and towards West is successful. Leaning of recently established and underdeveloped ntns. to USSR , and comment on socialism within them, by Daniel Patrick Moynihan and with regard to London School of Econs. cited. That West ways have worked for new ntns.' econs. is evidenced by contrasting Kenya and Brazil with respective neighbors and Taiwan and Cuba.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#47895
(Studio) New India defense minister is Jagjivan Ram, who helped bring about Indira Gandhi's defeat.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47896
(Studio) USSR President Nikolai Podgorny in Zambia today and meets with black guerrilla leaders from Rhodesia and South Africa.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47898
(Studio) Supreme Court agrees to hear case with regard to public release of Richard Nixon's White House tapes used in Watergate cover-up trial. Court also agrees to decide with regard to death penalty in rape cases.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#47899
(Studio) Group of Michigan women goes to court to sue companies which distributed DES that women took while pregnant and now daughters develop health problems.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Detroit, Michigan) Cancer developments in daughters noted. 184 young women in Michigan have problem. Lynn Levine has already had 1 operation for cancer. [LEVINE - says drug companies should pay damages; notes women have died from it.] Court proceedings before Judge Thomas Rummel noted; plaintiffs' attorney argues all companies, Lilly, Upjohn, Squibb and others, should be held responsible. Women say they're glad to get publicity so as to warn others. -LEVINE - says Thany women do not know they have possibility of cancer.]
REPORTER: Julie Eckhert
#47900
(Studio) Welcome to viewers of WISN-TV in Milwaukee, WI; station has just become ABC news affiliate.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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