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(Studio) Voyager I's arrival at Saturn announced; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Jet Propulsion Lab.) Voyager's latest photos of Saturn and its moons shown, discussed; Voyager's similar exploration of Jupiter recalled.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
(Studio) Voyager noted carrying record with message from President Carter and various sounds; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Congress rejection of tax cut announced; President Carter recalled promising veto of any tax cut.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Senate Democrats' position on tax cut legislature outlined. [Senator Robert BYRD - comments on Ronald Reagan.] House speaker Tip O'Neill's meeting on same issue with Byrd, Senator Alan Cranston and Representative James Wright noted. [WRIGHT - comments.] Purpose of Senator Howard Baker's courtesy call on Tip O'Neill cited. [BAKER - comments on O'Neill, tax cut.] Uniden. Senator quoted.
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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(Studio) Ronald Reagan reported meeting with President Carter next week as both men's transition teams begin their respective tasks.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Today's meeting of White House transition director Jack Watson and Reagan chief of staff Edwin Meese noted. [MEESE, WATSON - comment.] Meese's remarks later on Reagan's budget promises outlined. [MEESE - comments.] Carter's criticism of Reagan's task force findings with regard to budget decrs. and his own future plans reported
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
(Studio) "Washington Star" reported announcing that James Baker will be Reagan's chief of White House staff; Baker's role in president campaigns. of Gerald Ford and George Bush recalled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Iran's parliament reported discussing United States hostage crisis today; uniden. member quoted. Assessment of situation by President Carter and return of deputy' Secretary of State Warren Christopher after delivering United States reply to Iranian demands noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [CHRISTOPHER - comments on Algerian mission.] Implications of hostage Bruce Laingen's interview, Iran's apparent readiness for truce talks with Iraq and Ayatollah Beheshti's recent statements on possible solution to hostage crisis discussed.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Continued divisiveness of European security conference on human rights issue reported; 1st conference recalled producing Helsinki accords, violated by USSR . President Leonid Brezhnev's criticism of Madrid, Spain, conference quoted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Madrid, Spain) Opening speeches of West delegates said all referring to USSR invasion of Afghanistan and E. block's treatment of dissidents. [Canadian foreign minister Mark MacGUIGAN - addresses conf.] Unclear USSR reaction to speeches and problems still facing conference mentioned.
REPORTER: Jim Bittermann
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(Studio) Death of exiled USSR dissident Andrei Amalrik in auto accident while en route to Madrid, Spain, meeting of European security conference reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Pope John Paul II's approval of spontaneity in married sex announced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Presentation of videotape evidence in Abscam trial of Representatives John Murphy and Frank Thompson reported; allegations against each defense recalled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) FBI videotapes featuring Thompson, attorney Howard Criden and FBI agent shown, discussed. [THOMPSON - denies guilt.] Similar tape featuring Murphy, Criden and agent shown, also discussed. Defendant's argument outlined.
REPORTER: Stephen Frazier
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(Studio) No. of states currently allowing television cameras in ctrooms. mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Supreme Court reported hearing challenge to Florida law allowing television cameras in ctroom.; background to case given. Arguments presented by attorney Joel Hirschhorn and Florida attorney general Jim Smith and responses of Justices John Stevens and Warren Burger detailed. Abuses in covering Lindbergh kidnap trial 45 years ago recalled leading most states to prohibit ctroom. cameras; Supreme Court's ruling in Billie Sol Estest trial 15 years ago recalled. Burger's personal opposition to television cameras in Supreme Court noted.
REPORTER: Carl Stern, Artist: Betty Wells
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(Studio) "Boston Globe" reporter Mike Barnicle reported fined for contempt of court for refusing to divulge name of confidential source; details given, Barnicle quoted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Congress reported considering legislature aimed at reducing amount transportation systems required to spend to make facilities accessible to the handicapped.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Richard Heddinger's ability to use Washington, DC mass transit system due to its accomodations for handicapped outlined; films shown. [HEDDINGER - comments.] Fins. and related problems involved in adapting transit systems for handicapped outlined on screen. [Chicago Transit Authority spokesperson Joby BERMAN - comments.] [Center for Independent Living spokesperson Kitty CONE - comments.] Success of efforts by Cone and others noted being tested in House later in week
REPORTER: Roger O'Neil
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(Studio) House reported completing action on Alaska Lands Bill; details given. President Carter said expected to sign legislature
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Record amount of rain in Key West, Florida, yesterday reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor (WCKT-TV news tape)
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(Studio) Report introduced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Profiteering on Ronald Reagan movie memorabilia examined; scenes from some of his films shown. [Salesman Peter BATEMAN - comments on prices.] Prices for posters of "Knute Rockne" and "King's Row" noted; incring. broadcast of Reagan movies on television since election cited. Scenes from "Bedtime for Bonzo", film with Nancy Reagan, "The Killers", "The Last Outpost" shown.
REPORTER: Heidi Schulman
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