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REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Chinese vice-premier Teng Hsiao-ping's visit to Houston noted; his tour of space exploration facilities reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Houston, Texas) Details of Teng's visit to United States aerospace-NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) complex in Houston given. Senator John Glenn's presence for tour noted. [TENG - (thru interpreter) calls Glenn immortal; is intd. in space technology.] [Astronaut Alan BEAN - discusses processes used on Skylab with Teng.]
REPORTER: Steve Delaney
(Studio) Lack of progress in mtgs. this week with regard to frozen assets of China and US, held by each other since 1949, reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Details about property lost by Americans when Communists took over in China and about Chinese holdings in US, frozen at same time, given. Congress view of property settlements stated. Teng's comments noted.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) Teng's upcoming stop in Seattle reported Upcoming Segment 3 report noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Update on situation in Iran, especially conflict between Prime Min. Shahpour Bakhtiar and Ayatollah Khomeini.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Tehran, Iran) Contd. public reception of Khomeini described. Bakhtiar's offers to Khomeini in attempts to prevent feared civil war reported.
REPORTER: Jim Bittermann
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(Studio) Rhodesia's new anti-segregation laws stated. Blacks' lack of money to take advantage of new freedoms noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on prison sentence given Soviet woman for fraud in promising to get apts. for people. Item noted to have been reported in Soviet newspaper.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) January unempl. figs. reported AFL-CIO's earlier stated opposition to President Carter's wage insurance program noted. UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America) endorsement of plan stated. Arrival in Washington, DC suburbs of tractor procession from West and Midwest, bringing farmers demanding more government help, mentioned.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Bull Run Park, Virginia) Details about farmers tractorcade to Washington, DC given. Sonny Evans and Harvey Smith, of Beebe, Arkansas, noted as 2 participants. Evans' situation given as example Farmers' demands stated. [EVANS - comments.] Staging area for American Agriculture Mvt. mbrs.' procession into Washington, DC said to be Virginia's Bull Run Regional Park. Planned tractorcade cited to be illegal.
REPORTER: Carole Simpson
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(Studio) Elkhart, IN, Judge Donald West Jones' refusal to halt prosecution of Ford Motors on criminal chgs. of reckless homicide reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Background of case given. Films and photos shown. Details of ruling given. [Ford Motors attorney Roger BARNETT - reacts to ruling.] [Elkhart Cnty. prosecutor Michael COSENTINO - comments.] Ford's planned appeal noted.
REPORTER: Norma Quarles (WNDU-TV newsfilm, South Bend, IN)
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(Studio) Deadlocked jury reported in bribery, conspiracy and perjury trial of Representative Dan. Flood.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Plans of Sterling, Illinois, radio station to play tapes offered it by Radio Moscow, with regard to life in USSR and called "Moscow Mailbag", reported Station's trouble with government stated.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Sterling, Illinois) WSDR radio's problems with government with regard to broadcast of tapes from Radio Moscow detailed. Laws with regard to such broadcasts noted, include Communications Act. Station's discussions with Justice Department and with listeners reported [LISTENERS - comment.] [WSDR president Tom DAVIS - won't allow Justice Department to tell him what to broadcast.] Davis' plans to go to court, if barred from broadcasting tapes, stated.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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(Studio) Chinese vice-premier Teng's request to see new-style American cities noted. His planned trip to Seattle mentioned. Report is on Seattle.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Seattle, WA) Seattle's population and economy ups and downs as port city and then as company town for Boeing Aircraft Corporation detailed. Films, photos and drawings shown. 1970 NBC News report on Seattle's economy problems, by reporter Roy Neal, mentioned. Boeing's economy comeback described. Newspaper and radio ads in Los Angeles, with regard to potential positions with Boeing in Seattle, shown and played. Expansion of other business and industry in Seattle also reported [Seattle Mayor Charles ROYER - comments on present conditions.] Incr. in air traffic and port use in Seattle mentioned; port compared to NYC's.
REPORTER: Bill Sternoff
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(Studio) Reports with regard to death of rock figure John Ritchie, alias Sid Vicious, of drug overdose in NYC, while awaiting trial on murder chgs.; Republican leaders' conference coming up in Easton, MD; and Chinese vice-premier Teng's remarks in Atlanta about meals he's been served while in US.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on memorial service at NYC's Riverside Church for late Nelson Rockefeller. Senator Barry Goldwater's presence, despite political differences he and Rockefeller had within GOP, noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Details of service given, include some of those present being listed. [Henry KISSINGER - eulogizes Rockefeller.] [Reverend Martin Luther KING, Senior - prays.] Jazz artist Lionel Hampton's performance of Rockefeller's favorite songs,"Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Sweet Georgia Brown," noted.
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
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