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REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) United States reactions to USSR conviction of several dissidents and 2 American reporters noted. President Carter's orders with regard to trade with USSR detailed.
REPORTER: David Brinkley (DC) Carter's meeting with congress leaders reported; their reactions to decision about trade with Sovs. stated. [Senator Henry JACKSON - commends President for trade move. States feelings about proposed sale of Univac computer to Tass news agency.] [Senator Frank CHURCH - states opinion of Carter's orders.] Amt. of oil in Siberia mentioned.
REPORTER: John Dancy
(Studio) Report on Texas company that exports oil equipment.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Dallas, Texas) Dresser Inds. film shown. Dresser Inds.' dealings with USSR in past outlined; proposed deal now under consideration described. Senator Henry Jackson's request that President Carter halt sale noted. [Dresser Vice President Ed LUTER - discusses effects on business of using exports to pressure for human rights.] State Department estimates of upcoming Soviet purchases in oil equipment stated.
REPORTER: George Lewis
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(Studio) White House statement concerning further comments on human rights that UN ambassador Andrew Young might make noted. Senator Henry Jackson's comments about Young's recent remarks on United States political prisoners and effect this has on President Carter given.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) End to Egyptian-Israeli foreign mins. conference at Leeds Castle in England, hosted by Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Leeds Castle, England) [VANCE - discusses views of progress made.] Secretary's upcoming trip to Mideast, to be preceded by ambassador Alfred Atherton's return to area, noted. Statements by Egyptian foreign minister Mohammed Kamel and Israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan reported [DAYAN - discusses talks.] Issues of west bank, Palestinians and Gaza Strip mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
(Studio) Sadat's comments in speech today quoted. Words passed between Prime Min. Menahem Begin and opposition leader Shimon Peres during parliamentary mtg. in Jerusalem reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Israel) Peres' recent meeting with Sadat in Austria recalled. Details given about disagreement between Peres and Begin in parliament.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
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(Studio) Report on apparent involvement of president assistant, Dr. Peter Bourne, in case involving prescription he wrote for Quaalude.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Details of Bourne's association with President Carter given. Incident with prescription for Quaalude, written by Bourne for Sarah Brown, suspected by police to be fictitious name, detailed; attempt by Woodbridge, Virginia, school staffer Toby Long to get prescription filled and her arrest outlined. [Cnty. prosecutor Paul EBERT - says this charge is felony.] Alleged involvement of Bourne assistant Ellen Metsky in case noted. Lack of comment from Bourne or admin. reported.
REPORTER: Robert Bazell
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(Studio) Municipal employee strikes in New Orleans, Philadelphia and New York City detailed. New York City protest of postal workers, who begin strike on Thursday, reported Film shown.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Advantages of property owners, but not renters, of California Prop. 13 noted. Controversy there now over action of some apt. owners in raising instead of lowering rents reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Los Angeles, California) Renters' reactions to rent raises described. Report on volume of response received in office of Los Angeles city cnclman. Joel Wax by aide Greg Nelson stated. [NELSON - compares tenants' anger to that of property owners prior to Prop. 13.] City council proposals for rent control and opposition to this by Governor Jerry Brown and Prop. 13 author Howard Jarvis noted. [BROWN - will work for landlords' sharing benefits of Prop. 13 with tenants.] Landlords' group's statement reported.
REPORTER: Bill Sternoff
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(Studio) Report on outbreak of fire ants in South states.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(No location given) Fire ants' dangers and damage described. [Farmer Lamar HARRELL - reports livestk. losses due to ants in 1977.] Use of myrex pesticide and Environmental Protection Agency ruling against its use, due to cancer linkage, noted. Mississippi plans to convert myrex plant into new pesticide, pheryamicide, envtlsts.' objections and resulting court case detailed. [Massachusetts agriculture commissioner Jim ROSS - says there's no alternative; that Agriculture Department has tested many chemicals and no other will do job.]
REPORTER: Bob Jimenez
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(Studio) Continuing Texas heat wave and effects reported Temps. in Dallas and Abilene noted. Baltimore health center's helpful suggestion stated.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on problems in second marriages when both partners have children from previous marriage.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(San Mateo, California) Second marriage for both of Roseanne Viczorek and Al Clavelli, bringing total of children in new family to 5, given as example of potentially troublesome situation. Their home in San Mateo, California, mentioned. [Mrs. CLAVELLI - discusses view of self and husband with regard to potential problems.] [CLAVELLI - Says biggest problem is favoritism. Discusses this.] [Mrs. CLAVELLI - states feelings about favoritism and parents' admitting that it's problem.] Clavelli's meetings with other parents in same situation described; problems group discusses outlined. [MAN - talks of feelings about stepson.] Mrs. CLAVELLI - discusses problems stepparents and children have in loving each other.] [Clavelli CHILDREN - talk of advantages and disadvantages of being stepchildren.] Other details about stepfamilies given.
REPORTER: Betty Rollin
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(Studio) Reports with regard to indictment in New York City of Paperworkers International Union president and 4 officers on embezzlement chgs.; end to Indians' protest in Washington, DC and their statements about President Carter; and Senate vote on dam projects connected with endangered species.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on offerings of Tokyo taxi service.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Tokyo, Japan) Details given about extra customer comforts provided by one taxi driver.
REPORTER: Jack Reynolds
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