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REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Egyptians' release of Mideast peace plan noted. Details given, incl. proposals for west bank, Gaza strip and eastern Jerusalem. Lack of reference to PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) or Palestinian state and plans for Palestinian self-determination reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Jerusalem, Israel) Israeli reaction to Egyptian plan reported Prime Min. Begin's refusal to comment and reiteration of intention to resume talks with Egypt noted. Proposed foreign mins. meeting in London later in month mentioned. [Mbr. of parliament Shmuel TOLEDANE - is disappointed in plan.] [WOMAN - says withdrawal from territories would mean war in short time.] [Former foreign minister Abba EBAN - can't see Israeli government handing over eastern Jerusalem with Wailing Wall to Arabs.] [2nd WOMAN - supports compromise with regard to withdrawal from west bank and Sinai.] [Mbr. of parliament Moshe ARENS - isn't against going to London, but isn't hopeful about outcome.] Mtg. between foreign minister Dayan and United States National Security Council member David Aaron about plan detailed.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
(Studio) Israeli proposal to sell Kfir fighter planes to Taiwan noted; necessary United States permission due to use of United States-made parts stated. United States approval given today reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Details about Kfir fighter, Israeli request for United States permission to sell to Taiwan and reasons for permission being granted given and examined. Films shown. Next Israeli fighter mentioned.
REPORTER: Philip Till
(Studio) Taiwan's request for American Phantoms, that could have struck inside China (Puerto Rico) and United States refusal to sell them reported Taiwan's present use of American F-5's mentioned. Reasons for United States approval of Israeli Kfir sale listed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) California state legislature's problems in appropriating state money after passage of Prop. 13 noted. Comments of Prop. 13 sponsor Howard Jarvis stated. Legis.'s present problem with abortion funding reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Sacramento, California) Details given of state senate debate over abortion funding issue; state house passage of measure limiting abortion fund availability to poor noted. [State senate Milton MARKS - comments on issue.] Anti-abortionists' efforts to restrict uses of funds in state budget and senate liberals' resulting threats to vote down budget reported [State senate Alan SIEROTY - notes effect restrictions would have on poor.]
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
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(Studio) Report to Congress about lack of security in Social Security system, in order to keep information there secret, detailed.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on tornado damage in Gary, Minnesota, and Elgin, North Dakota. Destruction in Gary described.
REPORTER: John CHancellor (WDAY-TV newstape, Fargo, North Dakota)
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(Studio) Record air travel over holiday wkend. reported Report on DC demonstrations by group of blind people against airline safety regulation requiring them to give up canes during takeoff and landing.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Reasons for Federal Aviation Administration rule given. Details of demonstration outside FAA offices outlined. [National Federal of the Blind president Ralph SANDERS - says FAA considers blind helpless. States reasons having canes in flight could be advantages.] [Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Peter CLAPPER - notes studies that have shown almost no difference in speed with which sighted and blind can get out of plane. Sympathizes with group's feelings that their independence is being taken away with canes.] Clapper's indications of Federal Aviation Administration efforts to resolve dispute listed.
REPORTER: Charles Quinn
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(Studio) Report on lawsuits brought against American government for its part in trying to keep Mexican marijuana out of country
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Details given about joint US-Mexico program to spray Mexican marijuana fields with herbicides, like paraquat, and recent studies that have indicated permanent lung damage may result if marijuana sprayed with these is smoked. Attempts by program admins. to use dye mixed with herbicide in order to warn user that marijuana has been sprayed reported [American consultant John FORD - explains how dye works as warning.] NORML spokesperson's statement in opposition to this plan quoted; org.'s lawsuit against United States government outlined.
REPORTER: George Lewis
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(Studio) Return to earth of USSR and Polish cosmonauts after linking with Soviet space station reported Film shown. (Technical difficulty.)
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) "New York Times" reporter Craig Whitney's return to United States from USSR for vacation, in midst of legal proceedings against self and "Baltimore Sun" reporter Harold Piper in USSR , reported White House review of passes for 4 Soviet journalists noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) White House statement about meeting given. Appearance of United States warning to USSR in wake of recent Soviet harassment of American reporters and busman. in Moscow described. ["Izvestia" reporter, Melor STURUA - describes meeting as friendly; wasn't threatened or asked to give up White House pass.] [Tass reporter Vitaly GAN - sees no connection with Whitney and Piper case.]
REPORTER: John Dancy
(Studio) Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin's statements to Sup. Soviet about US-USSR trade reported Sovs. refusal to accept United States requirement that more Jewish emigration be allowed in return for more United States trade noted. Upcoming trial for Soviet dissident Alexander Ginzburg mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on farming the sea.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Springfield, OR) Details of sea farming, using oysters as example Shortage of oysters in relationship to demand for them in United States noted. Oyster farm process being invested in by Hawaii land and agriculture firm, Amfac, Incorporated, described; baby oysters are grown in labs near Monterey, California. Other corps. becoming involved in sea farming include Ralston-Purina, General Mills, Coca-Cola, Weyerhaeuser and Union Carbide. Seafood farms in ID, Mississippi, Florida and Pacific northw. cited. Weyerhaeuser's salmon project in Springfield, OR, detailed. Skepticism of some about eventual success of project cited. [Project chairperson Harlan FREEMAN - outlines project involvement.] Union Carbide's sea farming project with salmon also outlined. Commercial fishermen's concerns about sea farming by big corps. examined; successful fight against sea farming legislature in Washington noted. National legislature being developed in Congress described. Sea farmers' outlook for future stated.
REPORTER: Bill Sternoff
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(Studio) Reports with regard to large cocaine shipment found in luggage of Chilean family in Paris airport; discovery of skeleton in Williamsburg, Virginia, believed to be that of man killed by Indians in 1622; and Charles Manson family mbr. Leslie Van Houten's murder conviction in Los Angeles for deaths of Leno La Bianca family. Film of Van Houten shown.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on Arthur Fiedler's 50th anniversary of conducting July 4th Boston Pops concert on Charles River esplanade.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Boston, Massachusetts) Details of concert and crowds waiting to see it given. Naming of bridge after Fiedler by Massachusetts on 25th anniversary of July 4th concerts mentioned. [FIEDLER - talks about 1st concerts.] Concert's wide range of selections, include Beethoven, the Beatles, Saturday Night Fever and 1812 Overture, described.
REPORTER: Gene Pell
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