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(Studio) Unemployment down in April to 7%, lowest since 1974. 1 bright area of job increases is in construction.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Atlanta, Georgia) Pickup of construction business in Atlanta area noted. [MAN - says workers were bored during winter when they couldn't work.] [2nd MAN - is glad to be back at work.] Details of incrd. industry building noted.
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
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(Studio) Some steel companies hike prices; Wage and Price Stability Council says some hikes needed, but those announced today are excessive.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Upcoming report on London economy conference noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Conservatives gain big wins over Labor government's representatives in British local elections; wins scored in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham. Prime Min. James Callaghan welcomes world leaders as bad news for his party comes in.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(London, England) Summit to officially begin Saturday Today, Carter visits Newcastle and returns to London for dinner with other leaders
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Newcastle, England) Report on Carter's visit to Newcastle. [CARTER - gives greeting. Is grateful to have been made local citizen and for their welcome.] Carter, with Callaghan as guide, then visits Corning Glass plant and watches Jimmy Davison hand blow flask. President visits George Washington's ancestral home, presents photograph of Mt. Vernon and plants poplar tree from Mt. Vernon.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
(London, England) Callaghan invites 7 international leaders to dinner at his residence tonight; all but 1 attend. Because Common Mkt. head Roy Jenkins attends, French President Giscard d'Estaing doesn't. Pressures and goals of Canada's Trudeau, West Germany's Schmidt and Japan's Fukuda noted.
REPORTER: Marilyn Berger
(Studio) "London Times" says Carter appears to be worthy successor to FDR, Truman and George Marshall.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Defense Secretary Harold Brown indicates chances of complete Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) agreement by fall not high, but modest one possible.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) South Africa foreign minister backs down on threat to bar visit of United Nations ambassador Andrew Young to Johannesburg. Young will make trip, but won't visit Soweto and will mind manners. (Film shown.) [YOUNG - knows better than to go into possible demonstration or volatile situation. Isn't making visit and meeting with black leaders as point-man of American policy.]
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) State Department reveals President has approved shipments of uranium, for unspecified research projects, to Canada, Japan, West Germany, Belgium and Holland. Carter wants to limit such exports, but also wants to show US as reliable supplier to those who promise to use it safely.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) One man and several pregnant women, among Seabrook, New Hampshire protesters under arrest, are released without bail because man got German measles, known to cause birth defects.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Reverend Sun Myung Moon and 10 followers to be arraigned in upstate New York on charges of trespassing at Bard College. Following is update on fates of 5 Moonies who were center of court controversy in California.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tucson, Arizona) 5 Moonies maintained during trial that they'd remain faithful to Unification Church. (Film of Moonies during trial shown.) [Barbara UNDERWOOD - hopes to maintain strength throughout intimidation or attack.] Since then Underwood has changed mind. [UNDERWOOD - was true to ideals then, but had never considered mind control.] 4 of 5 at San Francisco trial have renounced church in deprogramming by Freedom of Thought Fndtn. Details with regard to rehabilitation house outside Tuscon, Arizona, run by Joe and Esther Alexander, noted; Janica Kaplan tried to cut wrists rather than be deprogrammed, but now says she was foolish. 2 Phoenix attys. run whole outfit and have been accused of being in it for money and for soliciting clients. [Attorney Wayne HOWARD - denies charges; says they're made by attys. hired by Moon's church and other such groups. Has many clients he and partner can't get to because of demand for such cases.] Howard and forces failed with John Hovard who remains with Moon's church and maintains religious freedom is real issue. [HOVARD - cites feelings of importance of case.] People who have turned from Unification Church see greater threat than to religious freedom. [Deprogrammer Jeff SCALES - says without freedom of thought there's no freedom of religion.] [UNDERWOOD - was most appreciative of concept in deprogramming that lets her continue to have God in life.] [KAPLAN - compares it to liberating and painful experience of giving birth.] [Deprogrammer Gary SCHARTT - notes situations here deal with new kind of incapacitation which United States legal system isn't accustomed to.] [Joe ALEXANDER - knew it would work if Moonies would talk with them; hopes to get 5th Moonie sometime.]
REPORTER: Don Oliver
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(Studio) CDC (Centers for Disease Control) says people who haven't smoked for 10 years or more have same life expectancy as those who have never smoked.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Correction with regard to CIA occupation of Edwin Moore, convicted of selling secret CIA papers to USSR .
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) IRS (Internal Revenue Service) has seized money left from 1972 Nixon campaign, which has been used to pay for Watergate-related expenses, legal and illegal.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Detroit, Michigan, is accused of polluting Lake Erie.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Detroit, Michigan) Erie is most polluted of Lakes; most pollution comes from Detroit River, polluted by city's sewage system. [MAN - says they have good case; notes reasons.] Detroit Mayor Coleman Young says money to correct problem tied up long ago in DC. [YOUNG - says money held for 7 years and now government expects work to be done in triple time.] Consequences, if pollution not stopped, noted.
REPORTER: Al Johnson
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(Studio) House Consumer Protection Committee hears testimony that order for better car bumpers hasn't been obeyed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Highway safety experts show film to committee (Film courtesy Ins. Institution for Highway Safety.] Differences in Volkswagen Rabbit and Chevrolet Impala noted. [Institution spokesperson Albert KELLEY - cites auto makers alleged opposition to such bumpers as possible reason they're not on American cars.] Committee will continue probe of issue.
REPORTER: Carole Simpson
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(Studio) Next report compares to story of little engine that could.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Report on windmill power sold to Consolidated Edison Power Company after state ordered Con Ed to buy it.
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
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(Studio) Favorite to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby is Seattle Slew.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Louisville, Kentucky) Slew will be guarded at Churchill Downs stable by groom owner's father Chet Taylor and guard dog Lance. [Chet TAYLOR - says he found horse dreaming once in night.] Plans for Slew's Derby day cited; trainer Billy Turner and exercise rider Mike Kennedy will take him for workout and then groom will ready him for race, while owners Karen and Mickey Taylor answer questions. Taylor will wait for race with Slew. [TAYLOR - feels better with horse than with people.] When Slew is taken to paddock, jockey Jean Cruguet will mount. [CRUGUET - will try to relax horse after mounting.] [Karen TAYLOR - describes good luck sign.]
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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