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(Studio) President Carter's decision to sell F-5E fighter planes to Egypt noted. Recent discussions between Carter and President Sadat at Camp David, with regard to such sale, mentioned.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Defense Department film shown. In addition to F-5E's to Egypt, administration plans to sell F-15's to Saudi Arabia and F-15's and F-16's to Israel reported [Secretary State VANCE - denies that this signals shift in United States policy.] Expected debate in Congress with regard to proposed sales cited.
REPORTER: Ford Rowan
(Studio) Report on Israeli reaction to United States decision. Live interview with Israel correspondent shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Israeli reactions listed; Prime Min. Begin's earlier statement with regard to United States arms sales to any Arab country cited. Israeli concerns over United States pressure on issues of settlements and withdrawal from occupied lands noted.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
(Studio) Begin's refusal to comment reported, along with statement given in Los Angeles by Israeli foreign minister Dayan. Film shown. [DAYAN - thinks United States action in supplying arms to Egypt premature at present and that it will have bad effect on Israel's security. States views with regard to such action under Mideast peace treaty.]
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Apparently limited success achieved by Sadat at Camp David talks mentioned. Cairo reporter is asked about Egyptian reaction.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Cairo, Egypt) Psychological impact of Carter decision on Sadat and his position described.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(Studio) Possibility of less congress debate with proposal to send F-5E's to Egypt than if it were F-15's stated.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Egypt) Is noted that F-5E's won't really alter balance of power in area and is mostly psychological event, but also beginning in arms sales relations between United States and Egypt.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(Studio) Arms sales as outcome of Sadat's trip noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Studio) Bombing of bus in Jerusalem reported Film shown. Israeli authorities' announcement of breakup of number of subversive groups in west bank just before bombing, and later claim of responsibility for bombing by Palestinian group, stated.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Reports that USSR pilots are flying defense and/or training missions for Cuba because of number of Cuban pilots involved in activities in Africa mentioned.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) President Carter's announcement of intention to take strong measures unless coal strike ended, as well as questions to attorney general re: authority of federal government to protect life and property in such event, reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Carter's meeting with energy advisers, include Secys. of Labor and Energy, detailed. President's request for negotiations to resume at White House and indications that he might invoke Taft-Hartley Act reported [CARTER - conts. to support collective bargaining, but welfare of nation is 1st consideration and White House negotiations will be last resort for bargaining process. Will have to use stronger measures if it doesn't work.] Admin. concerns with regard to miners' reactions if Taft-Hartley invoked and potential decision by Carter to use federal troops to enforce Act noted.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) Low supply of coal in E. noted, as well as dangers of violence if attempts made to bring in nonunion coal.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Rockport, IN) IN's reserves of nonunion coal described. Mobilization of National Guard to escort nonunion coal shipments to power companies noted. Past violent episodes in IN since beginning of strike cited, include one such incident at Rockport Dock. [Nonunion operators spokesperson Paul TEEGARDEN - thinks that with proper protection, independent miners could go back to work with men being unafraid.]
REPORTER: Al Johnson
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(Studio) Govt.'s reaction to "Decent Interval", book by former CIA chief strategic analyst, Frank Snepp, and attorney general's statement at American Bar Association convention in New Orleans with regard to government action against Snepp reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Attorney General Bell's comments with regard to lawsuit against Snepp detailed. [BELL - talks about Snepp's alleged breach of contract in publishing some information and cites agreement by Snepp to allow CIA to view text. Denies that this is censorship; cites reasons.] Previous similar case noted, in which government backed down from prosecution of former CIA agent Philip Agee, rather than admit that Agee had tapped diplomatic cables of then-new ally, Egypt.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
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(Studio) Death of former NBC executive John F. Royal, in NYC, at age 91, reported Royal's career in radio and TV, include his invention of studio audience that made radio comedy successful, noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senator Muriel Humphrey's press conference statements with regard to decision about running for late husband's seat in Senate reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Califano's new regulations on medical care for poor and elderly patients under Medicare and Medicaid reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on nuclear submarines.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(No location given) Impt. of nuclear subs in any future war noted. NATO attempts to track USSR subs, most of which are committed to Atlantic Ocean, in operations rooms from Norway to Florida noted. [Atlantic fleet commander Admiral Isaac KIDD - talks about number of Soviet subs in Atlantic.] Major efforts by American' and British navies to track Soviet subs detailed; example of such operations is British sub hunter Aurora. [MAN - reports possible nuclear submarine.] Usual route from USSR taken by subs, from Murmansk down Norwegian coast and by Britain, Iceland and Greenland, cited; Baltic Sea outlet noted as narrow for subs. United States placing of microphone system on ocean floor near Britain, Iceland and Greenland reported; system is called Sosus and other such systems rptdly. off Iberian peninsula and United States eastern coast. Details given with regard to Navy computer system used in tracking operations. [2nd MAN - describes information given by computer on various screens, by showing exs. of old information taken in by computer.] Is noted that men who operate subs are engaged in closest thing to war without real thing. [Admiral KIDD - notes possibility that subs could attempt to be same place at same time; refuses to answer question with regard to collisions, but does say no subs on either side have been lost due to collisions.] Losses of United States and USSR subs, all said to be accidents, noted. No. of Soviet subs being launched at present reported.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
(Studio) Earlier Segment 3 report with regard to men who participated in Army's nuclear bomb tests in Nevada in 1950's and subsequent Army search for these people noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(S)Reports on statement of population experts in Washington, DC with regard to decline in world population growth; federal health official's announcement in Atlanta that Russian flu epidemic underway; considerations in Los Angeles that last wk.'s rains may have been intensified by cloud seeding; and approval of Humphrey-Hawkins bill by House Labor Committee
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Background of Ernest Fitzgerald's firing from Air Force for revelations with regard to cost overruns on Lockheed's building of C-5A and subsequent lawsuits resulting in his being rehired by Air Force given. Fitzgerald's scheduled testimony to House committee , which didn't take place, noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Fitzgerald's plans to criticize again Air Force efficiency noted. [FITZGERALD - tells committee chairperson he can't give statement because Air Force has forbidden it.] Remarks of Air Force colonel in audience re: reasons for halt on Fitzgerald's statement cited. [Representative Paul SIMON - thinks Air Force has had plenty of time to read statement and that if colonel had come in with laudatory statement, it would have been cleared in no time.] Simon's call for another hearing in 2 weeks noted.
REPORTER: Linda Ellerbee
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