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(Studio) Congress action and president Carter's intention to sign bill raising mandatory retirement age to 70 reported Senator passage of bill by big margin reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Bus. and education groups' lobby efforts to defeat bill noted. Senior citizen pro-bill lobby noted. Film of older workers shown. Exceptions cited: union contract workers, tenured eds., high salaried execs. Changes re: federal workers noted. German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck role in setting 65 year retirement age noted. Claude Pepper's actions reported.
REPORTER: Linda Ellerbee
(Studio) Effects of new law considered. Social Security aspect noted.
REPORTER: John Hart
(DC) Carl Moser case cited. Moser background given. Effect of law on present retirees considered. 200,000 yearly thought to continue work and not retire at 65. Effect considered. $400 million yearly savings in Social Security said anticipated. Assembly line workers considered. Employer participation in retirement program explained.
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
(Studio) Importance of bill stressed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Though discouraged, President Carter said not giving up on Mideast. Jody Powell quoted. Carter meeting with Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported Carter quoted with regard to hardening of policies by Israel.
REPORTER: John Hart
(DC) Sadat, committee reported saying, thought more flexible than Begin. [Chas. PERCY - notes lack of initiative for peace on Israel's part.] [Geo Mcgovern - says more flexibility needed by Israel and others.] [Jacob JAVITS - believes issue not dead, though situation discouraging.] Sale of war planes to Arabs said undiscussed by Carter and Begin. Absence of White House statement with regard to meeting with Begin noted. Powell quoted. Expressions of support for Israel throughout US, but absence of some with regard to Begin noted.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
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(Studio) NBC poll with regard to popularity of Sadat and Begin reported Sadat approval rating said higher than Begin's. Poll results with regard to Israel withdrawal from occupied territory and cutting off United States aid to Israel unless peace agreement signed shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Interview introduced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [BEGIN - says talks in Washington, DC hard; but no harsh feelings. Defines peace as ambition of life.] Re: sale of planes to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, [BEGIN - says supplying F-15's to Saudi Arabia is dangerous.]
REPORTER: John Chancellor ,Hilary Brown
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(Studio) Begin criticism of Carter noted. Begin remarks to National Press Club, incl. statement with regard to Carter's abandonment of Israel peace offers, reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Scattered fire reported in Lebanon. Arrival of more United Nations troops at Beirut reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(S. Lebanon) Beirut film of arrival of French troops shown. 4000-man UN force anticipated. Strategy set forth. Troops filmed in march and song. Film of Palestinian commandos shown. Palestinian pledge to continue fighting noted, include going around United Nations forces with guerrilla campaign. Refugee problem noted.
REPORTER: Bill Lord
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(Studio) Indictment of Michigan Democratic Representative Charles Diggs for cheating government reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
(DC) File film shown. Diggs career recalled; has longest term of any black member Congress Extensive travels noted. Padding of office payroll said one charge. Kickbacks noted. Others than actual employees of House office said on Diggs' House payroll. Diggs' statement from Mozambique denying guilt reported Other indictments of Congress members recalled.
REPORTER: James Polk
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(Studio) Peter Vaira said chosen to replace David Marston as United States attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Firing of Marston by Griffin Bell recalled. Investigation by Marston of 2 Pennsylvania Democrat Congmen. noted.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) Coal miner vote on contract tomorrow reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(West Virginia) Preparation of mines for work resumption reported Vote outcome said uncertain. [MAN - discusses contract.] [Local union president James ADKINS - explains contract.] President of local 1759 said critical of contract. [MAN - calls contract a disgrace.] Right of miners who want to return to work reported [Walter DAVIS - will vote for contract because he needs the work.] Outcome anticipated.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) Feature on gambling introduced. London Commodity options cited.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Houston, Texas) London Commodities Exchange filmed, described. American salesmen said to have become involved, at expense of small investor. 2/3 dealers trading London options in United States said under federal investigation. Clyde Knapp family in Los Angeles, California, cited as victim of sales pressure. [KNAPP - tells of false promises.] Knapp's purchase of sugar options at $9000 cited. 1/2 money will go to broker commissions. [KNAPP - tells of loss of whole investment.] Washington, DC film shown. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said swamped with complaints. Arthur Lord, manager NBC bureau-in Houston, said contacted by telephone salesman. Film of Lord shown. [LORD - answers telephone.] Dempsey Jones identification as Lord contact. Film shown. Jones identification as salesman for Houston office of Cohn Commodities, hdqrtrd. in New Haven, Connecticut. Jones said not registered as telephone commodities salesman with federal government Telephone conversation recorded. Other violations of law said found. Federal Communications Commission regulations forbidding playing a tape on air noted. Conversation quoted. Aspects of conversation shown on screen; faults noted. Markups of nearly 150% on selling price, compared with price asked in London, noted. Stuart Cohn said founder of Cohn Commodities. [COHN - says salesman lied. Says company does not authorize such actions.] Closing of Houston office of Cohn Commodities reported People who ran Cohn office in Houston said to have set up under new name, still selling London options to general public. Fed. government investigation of Cohn and associate reported.
REPORTER: George Lewis
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(Studio) Arrest of extortionist attempting to victimize family of "Hustler" publisher Larry Flynt by claiming to know Flynt attacker, reported Arrest of 5, include 2 policemen, in $1 million Montreal, Quebec, robbery reported President Carter's order that government regulations be written in plain English noted.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) Rumble over portrait of Henry Kissinger at State Department reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Portraits in State Department shown. Rejection of portrait by Gardner Cox for various reasons reported [COX - doubts portrait will ever hang in State Department] Portrait shown. Comments of others noted.
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
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