This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio) Alexei Leonov, Valeri Kubasov return to USSR .
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Moscow, USSR ) Film of USSR spacecraft landing shown. First USSR -TV showing of a landing. Leonov quoted with regard to mission. Leonid Brezhnev congratulates cosmonauts with regard to mankind's peace and progress. Cosmonauts greeted at Baikonur cosmodrome.
REPORTER: John Dancy
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(Studio) Apollo still aloft Astronauts sleep as cosmonauts land.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President Ford vetoes bill rolling back price of some domestic oil. Promises another veto on measure to extend price controls. Vetoed bill would have held price in "old oil." Roll back of new oil prices also would have been provided.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(White House) Unpopularity of this veto expected. Could mean gasoline price incr., when controls expire on Labor Day. Recession recovery fears cited. [Council of Econ. Advisers Alan GREENSPAN - explains reasoning of Ford plan.] Tax rebate to consumers part of Ford plan. Congress expected to reject Ford plan tomorrow; plan would lift oil price controls over 2 1/2 yr. period. President, Congress seek compromise. Tax on oil producers possibility. Representatives said to fear oil price increase due to 1976 elections.
REPORTER: John Cochran
(Studio) Shah of Iran predicts price rise on for, oil in September Inflation, decline of $ value blamed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senator votes to limit debate on bill to extend Voting Rights Act for 10 years
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Senator Mike Mansfield predicts difficulty with extension. Senator Jacob Javits says bill responsible for registering 1 million black voters and electing 1000 blacks to office. Senator John Stennis says act's only purpose now is political Sen William Lloyd Scott says act should be called extension of discrimination against South Senator James B. Allen leads South and conservative fight against act. [ALLEN says don't need federal intervention in this area. Admits law has raised both white and black registration. Resents South singled out for punitive action.]
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin; ARTIST: Betty Wells
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(Studio) Postal Service agrees with 4 unions with regard to new contract. Postage rates likely to go up.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Postal workers to get $1500 pay raise in next 2 years, plus cost of living increase and other benefits. 1st class stamp of 10 cents expected to rise to 13 cents by December [Postmaster General Benjamin BAILAR - says service not immune from cost pressures of other business Contract for 3-yr. period; gives stability to predict costs.] $1.5 billion deficit expected for this year
REPORTER: Carole Simpson
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(Studio) House passes bill that could phase out state fair-trade laws. Only 24 states have fair-trade laws. Admin. backs bill.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Israeli Ambassador Simcha Dinitz says new peace proposals being considered by President Anwar Sadat. Plan incls. Israeli pull-back from Sinai passes. Could be incrd. American monitoring in area. Report on Egypt's economy
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Cairo, Egypt) Inflation 30%. Av. income $250 year Meat a luxury. Basic foods in short supply. Egypt broke. Little industry 45% of population under 14 years old. 7 million in city adequate for 3 million. Sadat's plan for liberalization plan may attract credits and investments leading to industry and modernization. Private companies hold back until military situation clears up.
REPORTER: David Burrington
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(Studio) Admiral Elmo Zumwalt denounces administration plan to sell Jordan $350 million of antiaircraft missiles. Tells Senator For Relations Committee the sale would destabilize Mideast and "Hawk" system might fall into Soviet hands.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) 4 Communist party offices attacked. Socialists try to pressure Premier Vasco Goncalves out of office.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Iran ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi says not decided if Iran will bail out Pan American airlines with $300 million loan.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Christina Onassis to marry Alexander Andreadis.
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) New Jersey flooded. All train service between New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington, DC stopped.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Trenton, New Jersey) Flooding shown. 1 car of Amtrak train derailed. No one hurt. Service suspended between New York and Philadelphia. Some families evacuated. Sts. and roads closed.
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
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(Studio) Coast Guard reports 60-mi. oil slick off Florida keys. Some of it washed ashore.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Florida) Oil slick shown. Coast Guard cleans up area.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
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(Studio) President Ford meets with family of Frank Olson who died in 1953 after CIA gave him LSD in test. Ford apologizes to family; promises all facts to be given Attorney General to meet with Olson attorney with regard to suit against CIA Family hopes this part of continuing effort for CIA to be accountable for its actions.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Continental Grain Company to sell more than 5 million tons corn and barley to USSR for $600 million. International Longshoremen's union says men won't load grain onto ships bound for USSR . AFL-CIO leader George Meany conditionally approves. Federal grand jury in New Orleans indicts 13 execs. of Bunge Corp for cheating on overseas grain shipment over 12 years
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on small vegetables.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Salinas, California) Fruits and vegetables were thrown off packing line because didn't meet standards. [John GRISSIM - cites idea of giving produce to senior citizens.] Senior citizens group gets produce and harvests crops that have been left. Operation Brownbag provides 2100 people a week with fresh fruits and vegetables. Recipients must be 60 or older and have $2500 or less income. [GRISSIM - says this could be done elsewhere with other products.] [WOMAN - feels good; 73 years old.]
REPORTER: Don Harris
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