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(Studio) Remarks of President Carter and Ronald Reagan following their White House meeting today reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) (Poor audio.) Report introduced
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Specifics of Ron and Nancy Reagan's visit with President and Rosalynn Carter examined; films shown. [CARTER, Ronald and Nancy REAGAN - comment.] W. German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's courtesy call on Reagan later and President-elect's meeting with Republican Representatives discussed.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(DC) Carter's post-elec. attitude discussed; his mtgs. with Schmidt and Reagan cited as exs.; details given, films shown. [CARTER - comments.] Secretary of State Edmund Muskie incld. in report
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Recommendations presented Ronald Reagan today by his urban affairs task force with regard to employment and federal funding on local level examined; details outlined on screen, discussed. [San Diego, California, Mayor Pete WILSON - anticipates opposition to recommendations.] Reaction of panel's Democrat mayors noted.
REPORTER: Emery King
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(Studio) Congress action today on 1981 fiscal budget, United States embargo of grain to USSR and antibusing amendment reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) United States reported accepting in principle Iran's conditions for release of US hostages.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [Secretary of State Edmund MUSKIE - comments on Iran's handling of situation.] Muskie said claiming that United States has stated its acceptance in principle of Iran's conditions; inability of anyone to recall such statement, include State Department spokesperson John Trattner discussed. [TRATTNER - comments.] Possible explanation for Iran's behavior considered, include current war with Iraq; details given.
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb
(Studio) Contradictory statement by Iran's Prime Min. Mohammed Ali Rajai reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(London, England) Rajai's statement about United States response to Iran's demands outlined; films shown. Rajai's dismissal of United Nations envoy Olof Palme's efforts to mediate Iran-Iraq reported; President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr's remarks about war and Iraq President Saddam Hussein noted. Rajai's demand that US release embargoed military supplies said not linked with release of hostages.
REPORTER: Steve Mallory
(Studio) Reports that Iraqi planes allegedly attacked Ayatollah Khomeini's headquarters in Qum noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Testimony today by Representative John Murtha in Abscam trial noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Murtha's testimony against Representatives Frank Thompson and John Murphy discussed. [MURPHY - comments.] Murtha's account of bribery incident outlined; attorney Howard Criden mentioned. FBI videotape of Murtha shown; prosecution argument cited.
REPORTER: Stephen Frazier, Artist: Jane Rosenberg
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(Studio) Richard Nixon recalled embargoing planes ordered from Lockheed by Libya.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Texas lobbyist James Day said 1st man to be chgd. and to plead guilty in Libyan influence peddling case. [DAY - comments.] Day said responsible for meeting between Democratic national chairperson John White and Libya's ambassador to UN; details given. Day's ctroom. testimony today with regard to scheme, White House aide Hamilton Jordan, and White outlined. White's response to situation reported [WHITE - comments.] Grand jury investigation noted continuing.
REPORTER: James Polk, Artist: Arthur Lien
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(Studio) Findings of Senator Energy Committee with regard to US's foreign oil needs in future reported; committee chairperson Senator Henry Jackson's assessment of situation noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Continental Illinois Bank reported incring. its prime lending rate.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) NATO's Secretary General quoted with regard to lack of action if USSR invades Poland; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) United Nations General Assembly reported passing another resolution condemning USSR invasion of Afghanistan.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) United Nations resolution examined; efforts by USSR ambassador Oleg Troyanovsky to prevent passage and his criticism of United States ambassador Don. McHenry and United States policy noted; final vote detailed. Syria and Ethiopia mentioned. [TROYANOVSKY - comments.] Diplomatic purpose of vote explained.
REPORTER: Bill McLaughlin
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(Studio) Continued demonstrations on Israel's west bank reported; violence recalled beginning with shooting of Arab youths earlier in week Reuters' account of situation outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Background to China (PR)'s trial of Gang of Four, stemming from Cultural Revolution, recalled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Peking, China PR) Opening of trial, which incls. Mao Tse-tung's widow Jiany Qing as defense, examined; films shown. Chgs. against defs., include Mao aide Zhang Chunqiao and late Lin Biao, discussed; political aspects of trial considered.
REPORTER: Jack Reynolds
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(Studio) United Artists reported recalling one of the most expensive movies ever made, "Heaven's Gate", after 1 day's showing; efforts by director Michael Cimino recalled winning Oscar for "The Deer Hunter", to re-edit the film cited.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Efforts by England's Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher to remedy that nation's economy ills noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(London, England) Abraham Darby's foundry, known as birthplace of industry revolution, discussed, shown; specifics of Britain's economy problems outlined. Econ. statistics graphed on screen. [Industrialist Michael MALLET - criticizes nation's economic policy.] Thatcher's economy perspective said taken from United States economist Milton Friedman. [Industrialist Michael YOUNG - comments.] Pros and cons of Thatcher's policy examined. [Confederation of British Ind. spokesperson Sir Terence BECKETT - comments.] Thatcher's defense of policies noted. [THATCHER - comments.] Queen Elizabeth's remarks with regard to economy during today's opening of Parliament reported
REPORTER: John Hart
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