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(Studio) Palestinian terrorists' hijacking of plane after assassinating Egyptian newspaper editor ends at Larnaca airport in Cyprus; details noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Larnaca, Cyprus) Photos shown as radio report on incident given. Egyptian commandos' raid on Cyprus Airways jet being held in Larnaca airport by terrorists and fighting between Egyptians and Cypriots as raid got underway detailed. Terrorists' release of hostages noted.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
(Studio) Egyptian government denials in Cairo that raid occurred without permission of Cyprus reported Funeral for assassinated newspaper editor Yussef El-Sebai described. Film shown.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Cairo, Egypt) Reaction of Egyptian people to Sebai's murder and to report that all who went with President Sadat to Israel, include Sadat, would be killed outlined. Details with regard to funeral, include rules of Islam and crowd mood about method of Sebai' s death at hands of Palestinians. Mentioned in report are"Funeral March by Chopin", Egypt's national anthem"My Country, My Country"and President Sadat's absence from funeral, rptdly. for security reasons.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(Studio) Sadat's response to Sebai's death noted; posthumous award of Egypt's highest military honor, the Collar of the Republic, to Sebai stated.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Update on breakdown of coal strike negotiations, include meeting of President Carter's advisers and decision to ask advice of Congress reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Labor Secretary Marshall's comment with regard to progress in talks quoted. Possible president actions to end strike listed. President Carter's attendance at church mentioned. UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Arnold Miller's appearance on "Meet the Press" cited. [MILLER - thinks government seizure of mines would be more acceptable to miners than trying to enforce Taft-Hartley or binding arbitration. Admin. officials' consultations with congmen. about solutions noted.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) Difficulties presented by strike to miners and to people affected by coal shortage noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Cannelton Creek, West Virginia) Report on effect of strike on people of mining town of Smithers, West Virginia; cases of mine foreman Richard Proctor and miner Larry Tucker cited. Discussion of situation during church service outlined. [Reverend back STEWARD - asks congregation to remember miners, companies and President Carter.] Miners' unity meeting held outside Charleston, West Virginia, reported; discussion of possible defiance if President orders them back to work noted. [Miner David FORMS - says they'll survive by sticking together.]
REPORTER: Bob Kur
(Marietta, Ohio) North West Virginia and southe. Ohio communities preparations to cope with power cutback described. [Theater manager Marjorie BEE - cites energy conservation measures.] Governor Jay Rockefeller's decision to stop power cut, because surrounding states not cutting back, reported [Power company executive Gustav SCHWAB - thinks it's mistake by West Virginia governor and possibly by federal government which hasn't stepped in yet.]
REPORTER: Meredith Lewis
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(Studio) television program in Dallas, Texas, called "Ask the Sheriff", featuring Dallas Cnty. sheriff answering public's questions reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Dallas, Texas) Federal court order to Dallas jail to become more responsive to prisoner complaints and resulting prison television station noted. Report is on TV show called "Ask the Sheriff", during which Sheriff Carl Thomas answers written questions submitted by inmates. [THOMAS - answers question re: ban on pornography in jail.] Details with regard to 1st show given. [INMATE - could understand questions but not answers.] [THOMAS - cites reason for TV system rather than public address system. Compares situation to hearing "The Lone Ranger" on radio and seeing show on TV.] [2nd INMATE - will sleep or write letter at showtime next week]
REPORTER: Bob Dotson
(Studio) Other program offerings of Dallas jail television system noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Intro. to sports report
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Studio) Pro basketball games between NBA teams listed include Denver-Boston and Los Angeles-Golden Saint, New Jersey-Philadelphia, New Orleans-Washington and Seattle-Milwaukee. College game reported is Louisville-U. of Minnesota. Films shown, pro games courtesy CBS Sports, and players mentioned. Also reported are details of Daytona 500 auto race in which crashes involving Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, David Pearson, Bennie Parsons and A.J. Foyt. Film shown, courtesy ABC Sports. Race is won by Bobby Allison, with Cale Yarborough 2nd. Indianapolis 500 mentioned, as is driver Buddy Baker. Los Angeles Open golf match is won by Dr. Gil Morgan, with Jack Nicklaus 2nd.
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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(Studio) Reports with regard to Panama's General Omar Torrijos' alleged statement that he'll surrender brother to face drug charges in United States if he's found to have been involved in trafficking, in effort to win support for Canal treaty; upcoming secret Senator session on so-called Panama connection; Pope Paul VI's message from Vatican to Belfast, in response to Saturday's bombing of restaurant there; and bomb explosion at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, for which Palestinian guerrillas claim responsibility.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Low rate of crime in Tokyo is subject of report; contrasted to high crime rate in NYC.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Tokyo, Japan) Reasons for low crime rate in Tokyo noted as attitude of people and also to police system. Police training described. Program of showing people how to aid in crime prevention noted. Reenactment of robbery shown. Tokyo police success in solving cases cited.
REPORTER: Jim Laurie
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