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(Studio) Israel's report of completion of raid into south Lebanon and intention to stay there until no further Palestinian raids can be launched from area noted. Details of raid given, include attacks on Tyre and in Beirut area; map shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Israel-Lebanon Border) Israeli ground and air attacks across border into s. Lebanon against PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) bases there detailed; welcome for Israeli troops by Christian Lebanese noted. Prime Min. Begin's visit to front mentioned. Question of Israel's intended length of occupation cited.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
(Studio) Damascus radio report of Syrian pledge to give Palestinians anti-aircraft support in case of Israeli attack and Syria's expression of concern over attack reported Lack of reports on Syrian-Israeli clashes noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(S. Lebanon) Report on fighting on Lebanese side of conflict.
REPORTER: Bill Lord
(Studio) Begin's announcement at press conference of intention to hold territory till arrangements made will ensure Israel's security noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Begin's remarks with regard to raid and peace efforts with Egypt stated. [BEGIN - wants arrangement that will ensure that Palestinians won't return to south Lebanon.] Problems involved in getting such agreement, because of negotiating positions of Israel, Syria and Palestinians, and implication that Israelis in south Lebanon to stay for while outlined.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
(Studio) Egypt's condemnation of Israeli attack reported
(Cairo, Egypt) Report on reaction in Egypt and effects of Israeli action on peace efforts. President Sadat's reaction described. [Foreign minister KAMEL - says Israelis think of establishing security by going into Lebanese territory, and that it will only complicate already complicated situation.] Arab League secretary Mahmoud Riad's statements with regard to peace effort and effect of raid on them cited. [RIAD - doesn't see how peace discussions with Begin can continue while Israel is attacking Arab cntry.] Riad's other comments with regard to another Mideast war detailed.
REPORTER: David Burrington
(Studio) White House spokesperson's report that Israeli raid had been expected mentioned.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Report on White House reaction to reports on Israeli action. [Secretary of State VANCE - thinks recent Mideast events, include PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) raid in Israel, are obstacles to peace.] Admin. view with regard to effect of raid on peace talks outlined; State Department spokesperson's comment that, privately, administration sympathizes with Israel noted.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
(Studio) Henry Kissinger's views of PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) attack on Israeli citizens as attempt to disrupt Egypt-Israel peace talks reported Interview with reporter Edwin Newman shown. [KISSINGER - doesn't think PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) will succeed. Comments on Sadat's initiative and Syria's lack of participation in Israeli retaliation on PLO. Says this demonstrates there's no military solution to conflict.] Other reactions noted, from United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim and Saudi Arabian King Khalid; latter asks for President Carter's intervention.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Announcements of Canal treaty support in 1st vote by Senators DeConcini, Long, Brooke and Riegle reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) NBC News survey results stated. President Carter's meeting with DeConcini and resultant promise of president support for amendment with regard to United States intervention rights noted. [DeCONCINI - made it clear to President that this amendment has to be accepted.] Former White House inflexibility on amendments to treaties and change in stance as it's seen vote will be close detailed. Other amendments to treaty, offered by Nunn and Randolph, cited. Senator Alan Cranston's prediction of treaty passage and official and private reactions of Panamanian embassy members reported.
REPORTER: Chris Wallace Artist: Betty Wells
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(Studio) Washington, DC meeting of UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) bargaining council to go over new contract proposal and reaction to new agreement in coal fields reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Along Kanawha River, West Virginia) Relief in communities along West Virginia's Kanawha River re: possibility that contract might be ratified reported [Cannelton union local pres. Joe CAMPBELL - thinks previous proposals didn't have view of rank and file miner and hopes this one does.] Vote against last contract by miners along Morris Creek noted. [Local president Bill LUCAS - predicts 3-1 acceptance in own local.] Dry Branch is home of several retired miners. [Retired miner Clarence PETRIE - would have voted against last proposal, but favors this one.] Reaction of Betty and Walter Barnett, patients at Upper Kanawha Health Clinic, noted. Contd. debate over new contract stated.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) Energy Department request of Justice Department to conduct probe into allegations that Billy Carter's gas station in Plains, Georgia, received more gasoline than it should have during gasoline shortage a few years ago noted. Request of 2 Congmen. that attorney general appointed spec. prosecutor in case reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Bill now before Congress to permit proceedings to be televised and debate over who would control cameras detailed. Canada's televising of parliamentary proceedings is subject of report
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Ottawa, Canada) Details of camera coverage of Canadian parliament, in session in Ottawa, given. Speaker of House of Commons is James Jerome, who is compared to United States House speaker Tip O'Neill. Prime Min. Pierre Trudeau contrasted to President Carter. Pagentry of parliament comes from England, television cameras from RCA. [TV committee spokesperson Tom VAN DUSEN - describes provision for equally good camera shots of all members of House] Cost of TV coverage of parliament cited. CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) did engineering design, but House owns equipment and employs staff; is noted that this is how O'Neill proposes to televise United States House proceedings. [TRUDEAU - speaks to House in English and French.] Carriage of proceedings by cable television companies in Canada and weekly CBC summary of proceedings described. television ad's adaptation of televised House action to push product noted; ad shown. Ex. of action in parliament cited in exchange between conservative representative Tom Cossett and Trudeau; parliamentary film shown as well as coverage by CBC.
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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(Studio) Reports with regard to China (PR) nuclear explosion; Mogadishu radio report that last of Somalia troops are out of Ogaden Desert and request for United States and USSR to bring lasting peace to area; and publication of intelligence reports that claim South Korea President Park Chung Hee set up committee to lobby secretly in US and that Tongsun Park was member of committee
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) USSR 's stripping of citizenship from famed cellist and conductor of National Symphony Orchestra, in DC, Mstislav Rostropovich and wife, opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya, reported Background on Rostropovich given and film shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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