This program is 26 minutes long
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(Studio) USSR trials of dissidents Alexander Ginzburg, former associate of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Anatoly Shcharansky noted. White House statement about trials quoted. Ginzburg's trial is in town south of Moscow, Shcharansky's in Moscow. Heavy guard around site of Shcharansky trial and barring of West reporters from trial in which dissident is accused of spying for CIA reported President Carter's public denial of Shcharansky's guilt in chgs. about CIA mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Moscow, USSR ) Details given about trial, include briefing by government official about proceedings and chgs. Outlook for Shcharansky and for detente stated.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
(No location given) Film shown; is reported to have been made in USSR with amateur equipment in 1976 and smuggled out. In it, Shcharansky discusses demonstrations that have taken place at various sites around Moscow, incl. Kremlin and Communist party headquarters [SHCHARANSKY - describes 1st Jewish demonstration and reactions of people in street to demonstrations.] His statements about Intourist Hotel and KGB headquarters reported [SHCHARANSKY - discusses harassment by KGB of demonstrators. Says USSR doesn't just imprison demonstrators because of world public opinion.]
REPORTER: Robert Hager
(Studio) Shcharansky and Ginzburg both noted as Jewish; Mrs. Shcharansky's Israeli citizenship mentioned; her presence in Paris in attempt to get help for husband reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Paris, France) Mrs. Shcharansky's statements about feelings that Pres Carter and United States Congress could bring more pressure on USSR , husband's trial, and chgs. of spying for CIA lodged against him, given. [Mrs. SHCHARANSKY - says husband is only a Jew who wants to go to Israel.] Her plans to lead Paris demonstration and later fly to United States noted.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) Reactions of White House and State Department reported Film shown. [Secretary of State Cyrus VANCE - regrets recent actions against dissidents and says they haven't helped US-USSR relations, but efforts to better relations must continue] Other demonstrations and protests mentioned, include West German and Israeli govts., International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, New York City rally and call in Senator for suspension of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) negotiations. 2 other USSR trials begun today in USSR described.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) British Airways announcement of plans to buy planes from Boeing detailed. Boeing engineers' work on other passenger planes in Seattle reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Seattle, WA) Boeing's attempts to develop planes that will continue to compete in world market, especially against planes like new airbus by Europe's Airbus Ind., detailed. Eastern Airlines recent purchase from Airbus and companies competition with Boeing for order from United Air Lines noted. [Boeing Vice President Dean THORNTON - notes European govts.' financial backing of Boeing's competition and that company can't match this backing, especially that from W. Germany.] United's plane choice reported as expected to affect which plane will be chosen by Delta, American and other American airlines.
REPORTER: Bill Sternoff
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(Studio) Middlesex Cnty., Massachusetts, district attorney's announcement that he has no authority to bring perjury chgs. against Senator Edward Brooke reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report from Scripts-Howard News Service that family of late Senator Hubert Humphrey had secret trusts set up by Dwayne Andreas detailed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Advent of 1st women and blacks into United States space program reported USSR 's orbit of woman mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Houston, Texas) [Astronaut candidate Judy RESNIK - has pursued career on own merits and was intd. in program as person, not woman.] NASA's refusal to set quota for women noted. Training reported to begin at Johnson Space Center.
REPORTER: Bob Dotson
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(Studio) President Carter's reorg. plans for Law Enforcement Assistant Agency outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Army's admission that 2 recruits died after being subjected to too strenuous exercise reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Fort Jackson, SC) Prelim. investigation recommendation that 2 drill instructors responsible for Fort Jackson, SC, incident be court-martialed stated. Recruits who died are Wayne Krassow, of Ohio, and Lester Watts, of SC. Statements of other recruits to "Charlotte Observer" newspaper about incident reported [Public affairs officer Lieutenant Colonel Mae POMEROY - says recruits were exercised beyond 1st week of training.] [Director of training Lieutenant Colonel F.H. CHANDLER - says this session went beyond physical training orientation and wasn't normal.] Drill instructors involved are Sgts. Willie Alexander and Lawrence Chapman.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
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(Studio) Miami International Airport's discovery of lost or stolen DC-6 cargo plane detailed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Marijuana smuggling compared to liquor smuggling during Prohibition. Report is 1st of 3 on delivery system for marijuana.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Off Florida Coast) Details given about marijuana smuggling into US. Is noted that most of this year's crop comes from Colombia due to pesticide spraying in Mexico. Films and photos shown. Coast Guard surveillance of shipping routes described. [MAN - describes suspect freighter to another ship.] Details given about El Paso Intelligence Center, administered by DEA and used by Coast Guard, Customs and FBI. Accidents involving ships and planes used in smuggling operations reported Sites mentioned include Pahokee, Florida, and Andros Island and Walker's Key, Bahamas.
REPORTER: Michael Silver
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(Studio) Reports with regard to Vietnam's drop of demand for Congress to approve reconstruction funds in order for normalization to occur; Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's statement in Salzburg, Austria, with regard to readiness to reopen Geneva Mideast conference if forthcoming talks with Israel break down and Sadat's meeting with UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. Film of Sadat and Waldheim shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on Herbie the Duck, an essay on duck put together by BBC.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Details given about life of Herbie, who was bought by Jackie and Patty Randall as Jubilee gift for children, Mikhaila and Collin.
REPORTER: Alan Tower (BBC)
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