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(Studio) Israeli sources' report that Carter extended new proposals to Prime Min. Menahem Begin noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Report on 4th and final Carter-Begin meeting; film shown. Israeli sources' report Begin to transmit Carter's proposals to Israeli cabinet for immediate consideration. Begin interview on "Issues and Answers" noted; film courtesy ABC. [BEGIN - comments.] Carter statement to Sunday school class this morning noted; film shown. Demonstration in Lafayette Park, across from White House, by American Jews with regard to Begin position reported, shown. Begin's plans for continued appeal to American Jewish constituency in Washington, DC and New York City mentioned; details given. Blair House mentioned.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown
(DC) Arrival of bipartisan congress group for White House briefing after Begin's departure noted, shown; mood of members discussed. [Senator Chas. PERCY - comments.] [Senator Jacob JAVITS - comments.] President Carter reported to have spoken by telephone with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat today. United States military guarantees noted as not incld. in Carter's new proposals.
REPORTER: Bill Lynch
(Studio) President Sadat noted as stating he has had no Washington, DC invitation and will make statement with regard to Mideast peace tomorrow.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Cairo, Egypt) Egyptian officials' report that fate of Sadat's peace initiative dependent on outcome of Carter-Begin talks. American ambassador Hermann Eilts' arrival at Sadat villa filmed, reported Egyptian officials noted as pressing Carter to blame Begin for impasse and to provide Egypt with military and economic aid requested. [SADAT - comments.] Possible visit to United States by Sadat in response to alleged anti-Egypt campaign by Begin noted.
REPORTER: David Burrington
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(Studio) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) spokesperson's statement that future oil sales to consumer ntns. are dependent on Mideast peace favorable to Palestinians reported Abu Dhabi mentioned.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Vietnam call for mobilization against China (PR) announced. Chinese leaders' alleged plan for withdrawal stated; Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng's statement to British official reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(No location given) Fighting in Lang Son area discussed; map shown. Chinese government film with regard to town of Kuo Ho shown, discussed. Casualty statement issued by Peking with regard to Kuo Ho area given. February 17, 1979, invasion of Vietnam by China (PR) recalled. Hanoi's response mentioned.
REPORTER: Jim Upshaw
(Studio) Japanese news service report with regard to Chinese ceasefire and withdrawal given. Vietnam noted as still taking prisoners; film shown, taken by E. German TV. China (PR) position stated.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal's arrival in Tokyo, Japan, for trade talks reported Blumenthal's 9-day visit to China (PR) recalled.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Shanghai, China, PR) Potential for economy ties with China (PR) outlined; film shown. China's desire for United States to reduce tariffs on its goods stated. Blumenthal's success in getting China to reimburse American business for property seized in Communist takeover noted; film shown. Remaining barriers to trade treaty between United States and China outlined. American Export-Import Bank mentioned. 1949 Communist takeover of American legation building examined. Port of Shanghai mentioned.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) Possibility of Senators George McGovern, Mark Hatfield and William Proxmire's voting against Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II treaty with USSR reported Details given. Senator Henry Jackson quoted with regard to loss of intelligence equipment in Iran and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT).
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Dispute between Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio state utility commission with regard to use of coal noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(No location given) [Peggy GRAHAM - speaks with regard to compromise.] Ohio coal miners noted as potential victims of dispute between Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio state utility commission with regard to standards for sulfur dioxide emissions. Possibility of EPA using Clean Air Act to order Ohio to burn high-sulfur Ohio coal, forcing utilities to install pollution control devices, noted. Cleveland Elec. Illuminating Company lawsuit against Environmental Protection Agency detailed. [Cleveland Elec. Vice President James FRIEDMAN - comments.] Columbus and So. Electric noted as burning high-sulfur coal at one plant; pollution-control device at plant shown, described. Consequences of continued out-of-state importation of low-sulfur coal by utility companies outlined.
REPORTER: Arthur Kent
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(Studio) Results of House Select Committee on Aging report on effects of middle age on men versus women given.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Sports introduced
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Studio) Phil Mahre's injury in World Cup skiing competition at Lake Placid, New York, reported; film shown, courtesy ABC Sports. Rocky Mattiolo versus Morris Hope boxing match reported; film courtesy ABC Sports. Florida Citrus Open golf tourney noted; Bob Byman, John Schroeder featured. Film courtesy NBC Sports. Philadelphia 76'ers loss to Phoenix in basketball noted; film courtesy CBS Sports. Philadelphia player Darryl Dawkins highlighted. College basketball games reported: Notre Dame versus Michigan. NCAA tournament with Notre Dame, Duke, Louisville, Texas, Syracuse, Louisiana State, Iowa, Marquette, noted as well as conference champions IN State, UCLA, North Carolina and Michigan State. Dispute between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison in Daytona 500 recalled. Collision in Carolina 500 today, involving both drivers noted; Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip mentioned. Details given.
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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(Studio) Heavy rainfalls in South noted; casualties in Alabama flooding reported Report on 5 men and 2 women trapped in cave in LaFayette, Georgia, introduced
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(No location given) Entrapment of professor and 6 students in cave in Walker Cnty., Georgia, by rising flood waters reported Film shown. Details given. Rescue efforts outlined. Vigil outside cave by parents of one student cited. [Mrs. Louise SMITH - comments.]
REPORTER: Bob Jiminez (WSB-TV newstape, Atlanta)
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(Studio) Pictures of Jupiter, taken by Voyager I shown, discussed.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Los Angeles, California) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) animation of computer-generated pictures of Jupiter shown. Details of Voyager I journey given. Moons of Jupiter featured, named. Saturn mentioned.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
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