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(Studio) Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher reported delivering United States response to Iran's condition for release of hostages to Algerian officials in Algiers; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) United States position on individual conditions set forth by Iran outlined on screen. [State Department spokesperson John TRATTNER - comments on Christopher's mission to Algeria.] United States concern over possible reaction of Iran to its reply mentioned.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) General Motors reported filing suit against Iran; details given. Reuters said rpting. that Sadegh Ghotbzadeh has been released from Prison on orders of Ayatollah Khomeini.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Poland's independent trade union, Solidarity, reported winning supreme court ruling, averting strike in the process.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Warsaw, Poland) Today's court ruling and implications for Polish labor movement examined; films shown. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa incld. in report Possible response of USSR to situation considered.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
(Studio) Polish TV's coverage of alleged USSR military maneuvers last Saturday recalled; film said thought file footage by analysts.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Michael Foot reported election leader of England's Labor party; details given, films shown. Opponent Denis Healey mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) "Automotive News'" assessment of United States auto dealerships closing this yr. reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) International Trade Cmsn.'s ruling with regard to imported autos and United States auto industry reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) ITC's decision examined; details of United States auto industry and Japanese imports outlined on screen. [ITC member George MOORE - notes foreign cars owned by cmsnrs.] [Japanese Auto Mfrs. Association spokesperson Hajime TANAKA - comments.] [UAW attorney Stephen SCHLOSSBERG - comments on President Carter and Ron Reagan.] Probability that neither White House nor Congress will impose auto imports restrictions now that election is over mentioned.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) Crude oil and petroleum imports so far this year detailed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Ronald and Nancy Reagan reported heading for vacation while President Carter noted returning to White House
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) President and Mrs. Carter's return to White House featured; Rosalynn Carter quoted. Films shown. Charles Kirbo's assessment of President's future outlined; possibility of Vice President Walter Mondale running for President in 1984 reported Details given.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
(Studio) George Bush, en route to Florida vacation, quoted with regard to role of religious orgs in election
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Opening of Abscam bribery trial of Representatives John Murphy and Frank Thompson reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Opening session examined; political career of both Representatives outlined. [THOMPSON - comments on defeat in recent election] Judge George Pratt's instructions for jury selection detailed; prosecutor Thomas Puccio mentioned. Role of FBI videotapes in trial noted.
REPORTER: Stephen Frazier, Artist: Ida Libby Dengrove
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(Studio) Archbishop John Quinn's defense of recent Bishop's Synod in Rome, Italy, and positions on birth control and divorce reported; Quinn noted head of National Conf. of Catholic Bishops, which began meeting today.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Conf. said dominated by Ronald Reagan's victory; details given, films shown. [Abps. Humberto Cardinal MEDEIROS, QUINN - comment on Reagan and abortion.] Quinn's statement with regard to government tax credits for parents of parochial school children reported.
REPORTER: Gene Pell
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(Studio) Pope John Paul II's statement today on settlement of Palestinian and Jerusalem questions in Mideast reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Supreme Court's decision on public school's right to hold religious pageants reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) No. of Haitian refugees reported stranded for more than a month on Cayo Lobos in the Caribbean.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Cayo Lobos, Bahamas) Refugees' plight detailed; films shown. Arrival of Cuban-Americans from Miami, Florida, noted; response of Bahamian government reported [Claude PETER - notes consequences if group is returned to Haiti.]
REPORTER: Ike Seamans
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(Studio) China (PR) reported formally indicting Gang of Four, include widow of Mao Tse-tung; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Jury reported still out in trial of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi party mbrs. accused of killing Communist Workers party members in Greensboro, North Carolina; trial said longest in state's history.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Greensboro, North Carolina) November 3, 1979, Greensboro, North Carolina, Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi party attack on Communist Workers party rally recalled, shown; CWP's breach of sec. during John Anderson, Edward Kennedy campaign appearances and at Democratic convention during campaign also recalled, shown. Authorities' concern over possible link between CWP and violence noted. [Greensboro police chief William SWING - comments.] Party's size and activity in United States examined; limitations placed on FBI with regard to providing state police depts. with information on the organization noted. [Greensboro police Captain David WILLIAMS - comments.] San Diego, California, police reported arresting Mark Loo, Rodney Johnson and David Boyd in connection with possible plan to blow up main power station at National Steel and Ship Building Company; details given. Trio's alleged role in shipyard labor movement outlined. [JOHNSON - comments.] Profile of CWP members and organization's rhetoric noted. [CWP member Jerry TUNG - comments.] Party's praise of Miami, Florida, Chattanooga, Tennessee, riots and of man accused of killing NYC policeman cited; party newspaper examined. Assassination threat in recent edition reported [CWP member Kent WONG - comments.] Party denial of terrorism mentioned. [San Diego police chief William KOLENDER - comments.] Authorities' concern over party's commitment to violent revolution noted.
REPORTER: Mark Nykanen (WFMY-TV newstape) (KCST-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Ann Arbor, Michigan) Latest campus game, the "Killer Game," examined; individual participants named, shown. [ORGANIZER - defends. game.] [Aaron COHEN -comments on pressure.] [STUDENT - criticizes game.] Students for Democratic Society recalled originating here.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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