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(Studio) President primaries set for Tuesday in Alabama, Georgia, IN and DC. Ronald Reagan victory in IN could change nature of Republican campaign. Report on Reagan and Ford campaigns.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Fort Wayne, IN) Reagan says he would be strongest Republican to run against Jimmy Carter in November [REAGAN - believes he has best chance of opposing Carter. Most of Carter's solutions involve use of federal government]
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
(Indianapolis, IN) President Ford says Reagan makes rash decisions and opposes revenue sharing. [FORD - cites Reagan's opposition to revenue sharing. Reagan hasn't made 1975 income tax payments public.] Ford blames Texas defeat on Democrat crossover votes.
REPORTER: John Cochran
(Studio) Report on IN primary.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(IN) IN described. [Newspaper editor James NEAL - says Hoosiers would like to do away with too much government] Indianapolis is mostly white and Protestant. Most of IN is farms; IN is Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz's home state. States industry and pols. noted. Most of Republican organization supports President Ford. [VOLUNTEER - calls to ascertain Ford support.] Hopes that party identification will prevent Democrat votes crossing over to Reagan. Reagan brings Texas momentum to IN race. He's spending twice as much as Ford for ad. and stresses defense Ford supporters afraid Reagan may get 1st Northern victory.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
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(Studio) Harris poll shows Jimmy Carter beating President Ford 47%-43%. Poll made before Pennsylvania primary.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Jimmy Carter expected to do well in IN and Georgia primaries and win some Alabama delegates.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Indianapolis, IN) Outside Western Electric plant, Senator Birch Bayh intros. workers to Carter. [BAYH - says 1 candidate can win votes and avoid divisive brokered convention That candidate is Carter.] Bayh's labor support important.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
(Gary, IN) [CARTER - says Bayh could help him with regard to labor.] Carter hopes others will follow Bayh's lead. Carter concentrates on party unity.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) House votes to okay legislature to reorg. Federal Election Commission and release matching campaign funds. Senator hopes for quick action. Ford undecided about bill.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) 2 motorcycles explode in Jerusalem; 33 hurt.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Jerusalem, Israel) Blast occurs just before Israel begins official observance of Remembrance Day. Details of blast noted. 150 young Israelis storm into Arab part of eastern Jerusalem and demonstrate. Police break up protest; some demonstrators arrested. Israeli chief of staff, Lieutenant General Mordechai Gur, visits some of injured. Recent blast killed 2 policemen trying to disarm package
REPORTER: Steve Delaney
(Studio) 7 Arabs killed in April in west bank by Israeli troops.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Nablus, occupied west bank) Israeli police confront 100's stone-throwing Arabs Saturday Nablus and other west bank towns sealed off after shooting of Arab. Arab march on Jerusalem prevented.
REPORTER: John Chancellor (narrates)
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(Studio) Fighting heavy in port area of Beirut. 600 killed over wkend. President elections delayed from Saturday to next Saturday
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz says food prices to increase 3-4% in 1976 despite more sales to USSR . Prices up 8.5% in 1975 and 14.5% in 1973-74.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on legal steps taken by ex-Hughes aide, Noah Dietrich.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Attorney for Dietrich, Harold Rhoden, files papers to probate purported will of Howard R. Hughes. [RHODEN - explains course of action to be taken with regard to authenticity of will. Chemist to exam. will's paper. Case could drag on for years People who'll object to will will be ones not named in will.] 1st probate hearing set for May 21.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
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(Studio) United States Air Force accused of discrimination in civilian hiring at Eglin AFB, Florida. Attys. file complain with Civil Service Commission
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Eglin AFB, Florida) 4000 hold civil service jobs at world's largest AFB. 3% of workers are black. [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) President Reverend Ken. TURNER - describes blacklist as "nigger list."] Commander of Eglin confirmed to NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) that personnel member did use term "nigger list" was reprimanded. [Eglin commander, Major General Howard LANE - says list used by EEOC office in order to prepare statistics and to monitor progress of 5-yr. equal employment opportunity action plan.] Black Air Force captain 's wife's application for nursing position lost. 3 years later it was found in back of personnel mbr.'s desk with other applications. Investigation begun.
REPORTER: James Polk
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(Studio) Saul Bellow wins Pulitzer fiction Prize for "Humboldt's Gift. A Chorus Line" wins best play prize. "Chicago Tribune" wins for best local reporting. Red Smith of "New York Times" wins for best sports commentary. Sidney Schanberg of "New York Times" wins best foreign reporting prize for fall of Cambodia. "Anchorage", Alaska, "Daily News" wins for best public service reporting. with regard to Teamster influence in AK.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) CIA study says world climate changed since 1960 for worse. Says 40 years adverse weather due. Famine in India and China forecast. Canada and USSR to lose wheat fields and North Europe to suffer agriculture losses. Britain reported undergoing worst drought since 1780.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Italy to hold national election on June 20-21. Communist party may be brought into Italy's government
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Rome, Italy) Christian Democrats, who've ruled since World War II, have failed totally in solving cntry.'s problems. There are problems with public services, housing and schools. Taxes not collected from wealthy. Govt. bureaucracy is corrupt. Italy has had 38 govts. in 30 years Failure of Christian Democrats, recession, and recent Lockheed scandals have taken toll.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
(Turin, Italy) City is home of auto manufacturer, Fiat,and is governed by Communists Middle class voting for Communists They've promised no revolutionary changes in order to win support. Fiat against Communists in government [Managing dir. Fiat, Umberto AGNELLI - explains political situation.] Communist party leader Enrico Berlinguer was born an aristocrat; he is popular. He has moderate, "nice-guy" approach. Italian Communists cause more alarm in US than in Italy. Italians may be willing to risk a Communist government
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
(Studio) Defense Secretary Don. Rumsfeld says some NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) secrets would be withheld from Italian Communist government
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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