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(Studio) Invasion of Vietnam by China (PR) announced. USSR reports of invasion occurring at 14 different pts. noted. Details given.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Hong Kong) Film of Chinese victims of border skirmishes with Vietnam shown. Attack by Chinese forces cited as punishment of Vietnam for border skirmishes and Cambodia invasion. Rptd. that invasion coincided with visit of top Vietnam officials to Cambodia. Vietnam mutual defense treaty with USSR noted; and possibility of USSR attack on common border with China mentioned.
REPORTER: Mike Chinoy (Canton television tape)
(Studio) Vietnam appeals to USSR and United Nations to ask China to withdraw troops reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
(DC) [Hodding CARTER - says United States calling for immediate withdrawal of Vietnam troops from Cambodia and Chinese troops from Vietnam. Says American diplomats in contact with China (PR),USSR and Vietnam. USSR -Vietnam treaty cited. United States Navy exercise Multiplex 79 reported currently taking place in area.
REPORTER: Ford Rowan
(DC) President Carter's inability to prevent invasion reported Normalization of US-China (PR) relations noted. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Walter Mondale, Cyrus Vance and Teng Hsiao-ping mentioned.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
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(Studio) Oil workers strike in Iran said ended by order of Ayatollah Khomeini.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Tehran, Iran) Tehran bazaar shown and reported to have opened. Strike ended by most busmen. reported Possibility of continued civil strife noted.
REPORTER: Rick Davis
(Studio) No. of Americans still in Iran noted.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Tehran, Iran) Americans evacuating Iran shown and their day detailed. [EVACUEES - interviewed.] Shah and American business involvement during his reign mentioned.
REPORTER: Jim Bittermann
(Frankfurt, West Germany) Evacuees shown after arrival in Frankfurt. [MAN - refuses interview.] [Sam ANTONELLI - says there were 32 bullet holes in his hotel room.] Details of evacuation given.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
(Studio) PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader Yasir Arafat said to be Khomeini's first foreign visitor.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) Report with regard to Egyptian fears of incrd. instability in Mideast caused by Iran developments.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Cairo, Egypt) Defense Secretary Harold Brown said told repeatedly that Egypt needs military aid to help stabilize the area. Brown's meeting with President Anwar Sadat noted. [SADAT - speaks of defending his cntry.] Arms sales to Egypt said conditional on Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.
REPORTER: David Burrington
#502894
(Studio) House committee report that NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is not equipped to meet attack by USSR given.
REPORTER: John Hart
#502895
(Studio) Report with regard to cancellation of Mardi Gras in New Orleans because of striking policemen.
REPORTER: John Hart
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Striking police shown. Cancellation of Mardi Gras parades cited. [Mayor Ernest MORIAL - speaks of being able to protect tourists.] [Striking policeman Ronald CANNATELLA - comments on safety of tourists.]
REPORTER: Bob Franken
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(Studio) Death of three year old in Los Angeles, California, after parents obtained court order to turn off his respirator, reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) Sports introduced
REPORTER: John Hart
(Studio) College basketball victory of Syracuse over Saint John's shown and described. John Tate's professor boxing victory over Duane Bobick reported Teofilo Stevenson mentioned. Bruce Lietzke's lead in Tucson Open detailed. Eamonn Coghlan's setting of new indoor mile record at San Diego Invitational Track and Field Meet shown. Dick Buerkle, Steve Lacy and Steve Scott mentioned. Promotional announcement for "SportsWorld" given. Inability of profootball team, New York Giants, over past 15 years described. Public feud between co-owners Wellington Mara and nephew Tim Mara noted. George Young said made new general manager of Giants. [YOUNG - speaks about his new job.]
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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(Studio) Several West states' opposition to 55 miles per hour speed limit noted. Mtg. of state legislature with federal transportation representative reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Denver, Colorado) [Arizona state representative Pete CORPSTEIN - says Arizona highway patrol does not ticket anyone traveling below 64 mph.] [Arizona state senate Leo CORBETT - says tired of being told what to do by federal government] [Colorado state representative Bob STEPHENSON - speaks of opportunity to take on federal government] Gasoline shortage noted.
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
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(Studio) Call for constitutional convention by 27 state legislature cited.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Sacramento, California) Arizona legislature shown calling for constitutional convention to outlaw deficit spending. Jerry Brown's support of convention and president aspirations cited. [Ex.-sen. Sam ERVIN - speaks in favor of constitutional conv.] [California assemblywoman Maxine WATERS - comments on fears of conv.] [Jerry BROWN - speaks in favor of conv.] [Howard JARVIS - says people are not interested in a balance budget but in a tax cut.] IN, ID, Iowa, California, and Montana mentioned.
REPORTER: Heidi Schulman
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