This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio) Speaker of Iranian parliament, Hashemi Rafsanjani, reported announcing US's acceptance of Iran's condition for release of hostages; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Response of United States officials examined. [Secretary of State Edmund MUSKIE - comments.] Possible interpretation of events and fact that deputy Secretary State Warren Christopher is prepared to begin negotiations if necessary cited.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Israeli government of Prime Min. Menahem Begin reported narrowly winning Knesset confidence vote; former cabinet members Ezer Weizman and Moshe Dayan noted voting against Begin.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Jerusalem, Israel) Israeli economy said bringing on vote; details given. [WEIZMAN - (in Hebrew) addresses Knesset.] Weizman's remarks interpreted.
REPORTER: Arthur Kent
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(Studio) Continued west bank violence, following yesterday's incident when Israeli troops fired on Arab demonstrators, reported; United States government's reaction noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Drew Days, head of Justice Department's civil rights section, reported telling Associated Press that Carter administration plans to file several more suits against school systems that have stalled on their busing for school integration plans prior to Ronald Reagan taking office; recent House and Senator approval of anti-busing legislature recalled. Days' response to Reagan's assessment of busing plans noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Reagan's continued Capitol Hill activities examined; films shown. Reagan's alleged remark to Representative Willis Gradison with regard to President's concession phone call noted.
(DC) CIA director Stansfield Turner's briefing of Reagan on security matters and congress luncheon featured. [Senator Howard BAKER - comments.] His later stop at Supreme Court mentioned; possibility that Senator John Tower will be appointed as Defense Secretary cited. Reagan's later meeting with Senator Edward Kennedy reported [KENNEDY - comments.] Reagan and President Carter noted meeting for 1st time tomorrow.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) Reagan's visit to Supreme Court with George Bush discussed; Chief Justice Warren Burger mentioned. Interpretation of his visit considered; possible Republican influence on Court, considering ages of Chief Justice and Justices William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall, noted. Reagan's recent denouncement of Supreme Court with comparison to Watergate recalled; new Senator Judiciary Committee chairperson Strom Thurmond mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Impact of March decision by Supreme Court with regard to firing of government workers due to political party affiliation and Reagan's efforts to populate government job spots with Republicans examined; recent Carter administration memo to transition chief Edwin Meese outlined on screen. Specifics of court ruling and possible legal consequences in light of Reagan aides' preparations for dismissals discussed.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
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(Studio) Senator-House compromise for 1981 fiscal budget reported; details given.
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(Studio) gross national product and corporate profits for 3rd qtr reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Wall Street activity today, especially Dow Jones industry average, reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Dow Jones activity today examined; Merrill Lynch mentioned. [PEOPLE - comment.] Implications of today's Dow fluctuation cited.
REPORTER: Mike Jensen
#507948
(Studio) Agriculture Department's prediction of incring. food prices, led by sugar, meat, poultry and eggs, reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Bread price war in Sioux City, Iowa, reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Sioux City, Iowa) Bread price war examined; situation said beginning with Fred Wickman. [WICKMAN - comments.] Details of competition between Wickman and HiV outlined. [CUSTOMERS - comment.] Impact on local bakery noted. [WICKMAN - comments.]
REPORTER: Jim Cummins (KTIV-TV newstape)
#507951
(Studio) Pope John Paul II reported ending trip to West Germany.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Munich, West Germany) Confrontation between pontiff and Barbara Engle, leader of local Catholic youth organization, over church's position on sexuality examined; films shown. Only other criticism of Pope recalled coming during his United States visit; implications for Catholic church in Germany by incident noted. Pontiff's remarks to audience quoted.
REPORTER: Keith Miller
#507952
(Studio) Revised death toll from yesterday's plane crash of 747 in Seoul, South Korea, reported; details of crash recalled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
#507953
(Studio) Coast Guard reported calling off search for NBC cameramen Randy Fairbairn and Dan Cefalo, missing with pilot and ABC technician since last wk. after assignment in the Caribbean.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
#507954
(Studio) President Carter's address to Org. of American States (OAS) today with regard to human rights quoted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Carter said using speech to send message to Ronald Reagan with regard to US human rights' policy. [CARTER - addresses group.] Carter admin response to Reagan's analysis of Carter's human rights policy outlined.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
#507955
(Studio) England's Yorkshire Ripper reported killing 13th victim in Leeds, site of his first murder 5 years ago.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Leeds, England) Ripper's past murders and possible change in his approach with latest victim Jacqueline Hill discussed; films shown. [Chief constable George OLDFIELD - comments.] Preventive measures taken by authorities and Hill's fellow students noted. [Voice of Yorkshire RIPPER - discusses killings.]
REPORTER: Steve Mallory
#507957
(Studio) Some congress members said wanting to make excessive sports violence a federal offense.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Controversy surrounding violence in professional sports noted; films shown. [NFL cmsr. Pete ROZELLE, NHL president John ZIEGLER, Junior - defense professional sports.] Legis. under consideration which would make excessive violence a federal offense considered. [ROZELLE - comment.] Doubt that sports violence act will become law this year mentioned.
REPORTER: Gene Pell
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