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(Studio) Israel Prime Min. Menahem Begin accusation of United States partiality noted. Protest over statement by Cyrus Vance cited. [VANCE - states United States position on Sinai settlements.] United States State Department and Begin reported to disagree on interpretation of statement.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Jerusalem, Israel) Forcefulness of Begin's statement noted as he accuses Vance of contradicting Carter's earlier commitment to Begin. [BEGIN - reiterates Carter's statement to him and accuses Vance of taking sides.] Begin's rejection of Vance's proposal with regard to Palestinian homeland noted, as is Israel's commitment to maintaining its present position. Timing of Vance statement cited as bothering Begin most; details given.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
(Studio) Moshe Dayan's presence in Washington, DC noted; his opinion of United States position re: Middle East elicited on "Meet the Press." [DAYAN - states attitude towards Vance's role as mediator and effect of his statement on US position. Question of Sinai problem discussed.] White House reported to have no official response.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(White House, DC) Reactions of United States officials to Begin statement noted; details given with regard to United States position versus Begin's. Lack of official United States reaction and hope of avoiding public conflict noted.
REPORTER: Bill Lynch
#497418
(Studio) Mtgs. between Anwar Sadat and Valery Giscard d'Estaing in Paris noted; request by Sadat for armaments cited.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
#497420
(Studio) Rejection of contract by UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Arnold Miller noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Strategy behind calling of meeting at UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) headquarters cited; details given. Vote rptdly. arrived at quickly; results listed. Miller's call to coal company negotiators noted. UMW's demands cited. Psychology behind delay-tactic strategy of UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) discussed. Effects of coal shortage on national econ. noted.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) Winter weather discussed; effects on northe. states noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Boston, Massachusetts) Report on Massachusetts blizzard, hurricane and flood. Effect on residents cited. [Peter FALLON - discusses home he lost.] Financial results of storm in Massachusetts noted; details listed. Cost of blizzard calculated by Boston U. economy geographer; details of financial loss to Massachusetts listed.
REPORTER: Brian Ross
#497422
(Studio) Snow cited as cause of jetliner crash in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Details given. Injuries to David White, survivor of crash, noted; White quoted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
#497423
(Studio) Talks in New York City with regard to South-West Africa noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Problems involved in arranging talks between South-West Africa Peoples Org. and South Africa noted. Involvement of US, Britain, France, West Germany and Canada cited. Withdrawal of South Africa and reaction by others involved noted. For. Min. of South Africa, Roelof Botha, reported as leaving talks. [BOTHA - states disappointment and reasons for returning to South Africa.] Sam Nujoma of South West Africa People's Org., noted as still discussing possibility of war. [NUJOMA - notes commitment to independence.] Failure of conference cited.
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
#497424
(Studio) Kenner Toy's selling of IOU's with regard to Star Wars kits noted. New York toy fair opening cited; film shown; changes in Barbie doll noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Fidel Castro attendance at boxing match and Gerald Ford's at Bob Hope Desert Classic noted. New York Knickerbockers and New Jersey Nets' game discussed; John Williamson performance noted. Denver Nuggets versus Portland game cited. Individual NBA games noted. North Carolina versus Providence and De Paul versus Notre Dame games highlighted; film shown. Queen's College-Saint John's game noted. National Hockey League scores listed. Cuban-American boxing match noted; Teofilo Stevenson and Jimmy Clark cited. Stevenson's past performances noted. Results of World Speed Skating Championship, Lake Placid, New York, noted; Eric and Beth Heiden performances cited; film shown. Liubov Sadchikova noted as winner. Results of Bob Hope Desert Classic noted; film shown.
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
#497429
(Studio) Sydney, Australia, hotel bomb explosion noted; meeting between Asian and Pacific prime mins. cited. Senator Edward Kennedy release of study with regard to defense money and employment cited; details given. Israeli Broadcasting Authority's permitting of film with regard to 1948 Arabian villages noted. Death of James Bryant Conant, former president of Harvard, in Hanover, New Hampshire, cited.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
#497430
(Studio) Menahem Begin's resettlement program and Cyrus Vance's response to it noted. Shiloh settlement cited.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Shiloh, Israel) Expansion of Israeli settlements and effects noted. Carter statement reiterated. Civilian versus military settlements issue cited. Establishment of Shiloh noted as example; details given. Labeling Shiloh archaeological dig noted as strategy with regard to Carter position. Possible Israeli action cited.
REPORTER: Lee McCarthy
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