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(Studio) Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin's rejection of President Carter's invitation to attend Mideast peace summit noted. Carter's telephone call to Begin reported; invitation given then stated to be for Begin-Carter talks. Begin's planned arrival on Thursday mentioned. Carter's indications that peace talks may be in danger of collapsing cited.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Carter's plan for talks with Begin noted worked out after Begin refused invitation to summit with Egyptian prime minister [CARTER - comments on need for continued peace efforts. Mentions telephone calls to Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Begin's acceptance of invitation to DC mtg.] Congress leaders reported to general support Carter. [Senator Henry JACKSON - thinks mistake was made in asking Begin to summit but not Sadat.] Israeli claims that Egyptians hardened positions during foreign mins. conf. last week and United States disagreement with this stated. Begin-Carter talks said probably scheduled for Camp David.
REPORTER: John Dancy
(Studio) Reports on Israeli actions and Egyptian reactions.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Jerusalem, Israel) Israeli cabinet reported to have voted for rejection of summit invitation after hearing foreign minister Moshe Dayan's report-. from his mtg. at Camp David. Dayan and defense minister Ezer Weizman noted to be only 2 mins. approving summit. [BEGIN - says discussions at foreign mins. conf. changed meaning and nullified agreements made in September, 1978.] Israeli view of situation stated.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
(Cairo, Egypt) Cairo newspapers reported to quote Prime Min. Mustafa Khalil as saying agreement had been reached at Camp David and Israeli approval was all that was needed. Khalil's denial of this upon arrival back in Egypt noted. [KHALIL - never said agreement has been reached; thinks there has been real progress.] Egyptian reaction to Israeli reports of no progress detailed. Official's comment that President Carter must now get Israelis to go along with proposals stated.
REPORTER: David Burrington
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(Studio) Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal's delivery of message from President Carter to Chinese, with regard to Vietnam invasion, noted. Vice-premier Teng Hsiao-ping's comments given.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Peking, China, PR) Teng's remarks to reporters before meeting with Blumenthal said to be in answer to questions with regard to Vietnam invasion. [Teng's TRANSLATOR - discusses potential for USSR intervention and admits casualties in conflict.] Blumenthal's instructions from President Carter with regard to statements on Chinese action reported.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) Update on fighting in Vietnam given. Report from Chinese news agency Hsinhua stated.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President Carter's request to Congress for standby authority to ration gasoline, should energy crisis reach that point, detailed. Higher prices stated to be certainty.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Energy Secretary James Schlesinger's address to govs.' group in DC reported [SCHLESINGER - predicts shortages from situation in Iran and higher prices.] Admin.'s standby mandatory conservation plan described. [SCHLESINGER - discusses implementation of gasoline rationing plan.] Admin. consideration of other steps to cope with shortage outlined.
REPORTER: Andrea Mitchell
(Studio) Kuwait's increase in oil price reported Saudi Arabia and Iraq said to have decided to delay increase and Iran officials to report planned resumption of exports on Monday
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Totowa, New Jersey) Report on price increases in items other than gasoline,and home heating fuel because petrochemicals are used in manufacturing
REPORTER: Mike Jensen
(Studio) President Carter's comparison of present oil shortages, due to Iran situation, to that during 1973 oil embargo noted. Mobil Oil's limiting of supplies to dealers reported Request of 3 Florida power companies to burn high sulfur oil because of shortage of cleaner fuel stated. Elimination of Segment 3 report mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on incident at Longwood Elem. School in Cleveland when uniden. fumes seeped into school making children ill.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Cleveland, Ohio) Details about incident given; continued uncertainty about cause of children's illnesses reported.
REPORTER: Jim Scott (WKYC-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Report on Supreme Court hearing on Massachusetts law with regard to abortions.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Massachusetts law requiring juveniles to have permission of both parents or judge prior to recing. abortion stated. Massachusetts state attorney's defense of law and opposing attorney's attack on law outlined. Opposition lawyer said attorney for abortion rights advocate Bill Baird. [BAIRD - says teenagers don't tell parents of these problems and that they are familiar with homestyle efforts to abort pregnancies.] Supreme Court record in abortion issue cases noted.
REPORTER: Carl Stern Artist: Betty Wells
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(Studio) Ku Klux Klan exhibit at public library in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, reported shut down 45 minutes after opening.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Black groups' protest of planned Ku Klux Klan exhibit and cnty. officials' reasons for allowing exhibition noted. [Library director William ROBERTS III comments on Ku Klux Klan 1st amendment rights.] Free-for-all reported to have developed among members of various groups at exhibit, resulting in police closing exhibit. [ROBERTS - comments.]
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
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(Studio) Weather conditions in Chicago said to be those that challenger Jane Byrne said she needed in winning Democrat mayoral primary from Mayor Michael Bilandic. Elec. watchers' predictions of Bilandic win noted. Cleveland vote on issues of raising city income tax and sale of city-owned light company in order to help city financial troubles reported Film shown. Mayor Dennis Kucinich mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Arrest of President Carter's sister Gloria Spann for loud playing of harmonica in restaurant reported Upcoming hearing in Americus, Georgia, noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Question to Carter in news conference with regard to recent remarks by brother, Billy Carter, that some took to be anti-Semitic stated. Film shown. [CARTER - comments.]
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Details given about new plan to save NYC's landmark, Radio City Music Hall. Rockettes mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans noted to be small due to city police strike and warnings to people to stay out of French Qtr.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(New Orleans, Louisiana) National Guard reported to be in charge of crowd control in city. Crowds in French Qtr., despite Mayor Ernest Morial's warning to stay away, stated. Famous Olympia Jazz Band's"funeral march" for Mardi Gras mentioned. [Band MBR. - announces beginning of new, 1980 Mardi Gras today.] Celebration described.
REPORTER: Bob Franken
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