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#49249
(Studio) When Richard Nixon left office, he was prevented, by act of Congress from taking president papers and tapes with him. Case comes to Supreme Court and it rules against Nixon.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Court upholds 1974 law giving custody of tapes and papers to GSA. In majority opinion, Justice John Paul Stevens says Nixon put self in different class from other presidents, with resignation; in dissent, Chief Justice Warren Burger notes decision could uphold or erode Constitution. Justice Rehnquist also dissents. National archivist James Rhoads now has plan before Congress for public exam. of papers and tapes, but will be slow process. [RHOADS - notes 3-yr. target date and some possibly ready in 1 year] Tapes used in Watergate prosecutions are sought for public release by broadcasters; is separate case, probably to be decided next year
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel Artist: Freda Reiter
#49251
(Studio) Report on Arab and Israeli reaction to Monday's statement by United States with regard to return of all Israeli occupied territories. Statements by Egypt and Jordan noted. Unofficially, there's concern in Israel, but officially it's recd. calmly.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Israeli statement says they set no preconditions for negotiations, aren't taking west bank off negotiating table. Prime Min. Begin says he thinks peace talks can begin in October Statement doesn't say which lands they'll be willing to give up. In Israeli press, reaction is angry and some Israeli pols. ask with regard to United States warnings to Arabs.
REPORTER: Bill Seamans
#49252
(Studio) Recent relative quiet in Lebanon is shattered by fighting between rival Palestinian groups south of Beirut Monday night. Quiet has been held due to peace-keeping troops, mostly from Syria. Cntry.'s shattered economic is coming back to life.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Beirut, Lebanon) Report on Lebanon's economic, aid country is now getting, what's been promised and prospects for future. Govt. of President Elias Sarkis realizes security is 1st priority and without it little can be done; and that it must be largely Lebanese effort.
REPORTER: Jerry King
#49253
(Studio) Arrests of blacks and police clashes with protesters in Pretoria, South Africa, noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49254
(Studio) Canada sends 2 diplomats to Uganda to get information with regard to whereabouts of "Toronto Star" reporter Gerald Udding. Reporter went to Uganda during Idi's Amin's disappearance and hasn't been heard from since.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49255
(Studio) Report on highway crash in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49257
(Studio) Venezuela President Carlos Andres Perez visits President Carter. (Film shown.)
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49258
(Studio) Carter to make decision with regard to funding for B-1 bomber this week Cost of total program requested by Air Force noted. House has B-1 vote today.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Arguments of B-1 opponents Joseph Addabbo and Robert Carr noted. [CARR - cites intense lobbying by defense industry as reason for passage of funding.] Other representatives' comments with regard to bomber and USSR , include those by Robert Dornan, Steven Symms and Samuel Stratton, noted. [STRATTON - believes votes representative signal that House not backing way from strong defense; notes Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) problems.]
REPORTER: Don Farmer Artist: Freda Reiter
#49259
(Studio) House votes down cost of living raise for self and other top level officials; will vote Wednesday on cutting back pay raise voted earlier. Latter action expected to be rejected.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49260
(Studio) Space shuttle "Enterprise" undergoes further flight tests.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(No location given) Report on today's flight test for "Enterprise," manned by Colonel Joe Engle and Commander Dick Truly. [ENGLE - gives information with regard to flight.] [MAN - thanks Engle.] Test goes so well that NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) drops remaining practice and plans actual shuttle separation and slide landing for late July.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
#49261
(Studio) Comments of Vice President Mondale, with regard to rising hospital costs, noted; statements support administration's Hospital Cost Containment Act.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49262
(Studio) Interstate Commerce Commission rejects high transport rates requested by Alaska pipeline owners and opposed by Justice Department and state of AK.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49263
(Studio) Supreme Court ruling with regard to denial of funds for abortion to poor women noted. Arguments with regard to abortion are subject of comment.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Controversy and respective arguments on both sides of question cited. Reporter sides with pro-abortionists, but with comment, noted, of Oliver Cromwell in mind.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#49264
(Studio) OMB director Bert Lance raises estimate of budget deficit for 1978. Says President still committed to balanced budget by 1981.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49265
(Studio) Labor Department figs. affecting economy have apparently been seen before public release by people who then Play stock market on basis of knowledge and make money. Department moves to control more strictly those allowed to see figs. early.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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#49268
(Studio) Mobile Cnty., Alabama, sheriff and other law enforcement officials there are indicted for engineering escape of convicted killer last October and then killing him in process of attempted escape.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49269
(Studio) Ilya Glazunov's art show won't be opened in Moscow, USSR , because he refuses to attend due to government's ban on what he considers his masterpiece. Glazunov says he hopes to give painting to UN.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Moscow, USSR ) Artist's reprod. of painting shown. It's titled "Mystery of the 20th Century", and depicts such figs. as Czar Nicholas II, Josef Stalin and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Possible consequences of artist's action noted.
REPORTER: Lynn Jones
#49270
(Studio) Britain conts. celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee with Queen's review of British fleet. (Report not shown, due to technical problems.)
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#49271
(Studio) Human cannonball, Hugo Zacchini, some time ago objected to TV reporter's filming of act at county fair in Burton, Ohio. Today, Supreme Court rules in suit that Constitution doesn't protect news media when broadcasting entire act without consent of performer.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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