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(Studio) PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) bombing in Tel Aviv mktplace. and Israeli retaliation by air attack on Palestinian base in south Lebanon noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Details given about market bombing and its effects. PLO's claim of responsibility from Beirut reported.
REPORTER: Philip Till
(DC) State Department reaction to Mideast incidents stated.
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
(Studio) Arab attack on PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) members in Paris, in which Paris PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) representative and assistant are killed, detailed.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Paris, France) Attack on PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) offices, in same building hsing. Arab League offices outlined. Background on slain PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) representative Izziddin Qalaq given; film shown. Earlier attack on Iraqi embassy in Paris mentioned. Inter-Arab feud between Yasir Arafat's PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) and more radical forces backed by Iraq noted.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
(Studio) Iraq's claim that its ambassador to Lebanon was shot at by Arab guerrillas in Beirut on Wednesday night reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
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REPORTER: David Brinkley
(NYC) Report on stock market's record day. [Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Incorporated spokesperson Lawrence WACHTEL - states views on reasons.] [Cowen and Company spokesperson Frederick LOWEY - states reasons for trading.]
REPORTER: Brian Ross
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(Studio) Report on suicide jumps from hotel window of woman and 6 of 7 children in Salt Lake City. Critical condition of 7th child noted; husband's earlier suicide mentioned.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Salt Lake City, UT) Rachel David's suicide along with those of 6 of her children in jumps from International Dunes Hotel detailed. [Witness Irvin ROSE - describes scene.] Earlier suicide of Bruce Longo, known as Immanuel David, his claims to be God, excommunication from Mormon Church and FBI investigation of him on fraud chgs. noted.
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer (KUTV newstape)
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(Studio) Contd. flooding in Texas reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Comfort, Texas) Details given about effects of flooding Guadalupe River on Comfort, Texas. [Mac GEORGE - discusses losses involved in flood.] Mickey George mentioned. Earlier drought in Texas noted.
REPORTER: Bob Dotson
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(Studio) Former South Korean ambassador to United States Kim Dong Jo's upcoming testimony, probably via written questions and answers, in South Korea influence probe by House reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) House speaker O'Neill's reaction towards White House congress liaison officer because of Robert Griffin's firing reported Admin creation of new job for Griffin stated.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) Death of Virginia Republican senate candidate Richard Obenshain in plane crash on Wednesday night reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Annandale, Virginia) Details given about plane crash near Richmond and about Obenshain's background. His win over John Warner and former Governor Linwood Holton for senate nomination noted. Film shown; Elizabeth Taylor mentioned. Obenshain's support for Ronald Reagan stated. Outlook for replacement for Obenshain given.
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
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(Studio) Arraignment for Juan Corona in beginning of new trial process on chgs. of 25 murders noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Fairfield, California) Background of Corona case involving Yuba City, California, farm workers' deaths given; chgs. that attorney Richard Hawk was incompetent noted. Judge Richard Patton's remarks stated. [Defense attorney Terence HALLINAN - describes difficulty of defense case.]
REPORTER: Bill Sternoff Artist: Walt Stewart
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(Studio) USSR court fines against "New York Times" reporter Craig Whitney and "Baltimore Sun" report Hal Piper detailed.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) Report on former Senator Sam Ervin's return to Senate for testimony against ERA deadline extension; his statements about Constitution and other things given. Ervin's law practice in North Carolina noted.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) President Carter's proposed civil service reforms noted His upcoming mtg. with federal employees in Washington, DC suburb mentioned.
REPORTER: John Hart
(DC) Description given of civil service. Carter's view of it examined. [CARTER - says cabinet complains about meeting problems with department employees.] President's campaign on government reform mentioned, along with effect of Prop. 13 in California on government Admin. bill introduced earlier in year in Congress outlined. [Representative Morris UDALL - describes bill and what Carter wants from it.] Objections to bill noted. Interview with Carter shown. [CARTER - responds to objections to civil service reform, particularly Vietnam vet preference over World War II and Korean war vets. Discusses prospect of dismissals under new regulations.]
REPORTER: John Dancy
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(Studio) Reports with regard to British government's permission to charter airlines to carry stranded Americans home; Federal of American Hospitals statement on Carter plan for ntl. health insurance; crash of small airplane carrying marijuana shipment, near Sylvester, Georgia. Film of latter shown.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Practice noted as way to get to Carnegie Hall. Film report is on NYC street musicians.
REPORTER: John Hart
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