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(Studio) Fire in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, reported; details given.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Las Vegas, NV) Details of fire examined; films shown courtesy KTNV-TV. [SURVIVORS - describe experiences.] Role of helicopters in rescue attempts noted. [SURVIVOR - comments.] Community's response to needs of survivors cited.
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer (KVBC-TV newstape)
(Studio) Death toll compared to that resulting from Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1946; tonight's edition of "NBC Magazine" said providing expanded coverage of fire.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Apparent success of Ronald Reagan's pre-inaugural visit to DC examined; mtgs. with Gerald Ford, transition team and with his foreign policy advisers discussed. [REAGAN - comments.] President-elect's immediate plans with regard to cabinet selections outlined.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) Senator Howard Baker said indicating possibility that Reagan will open Capitol Hill office; speaker Tip O'Neill mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Today's meeting of Reagan's foreign policy advisers examined; Senator Henry Jackson, Defense Secretary Harold Brown, Don. Rumsfeld, Senator John Tower, Richard Allen, national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Caspar Weinberger, CIA director Stansfield Turner, William Casey, Gerald Ford include in report [ALLEN, FORD - comment.]
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
(Studio) West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's analysis of Reagan's foreign policy reported; Israel's criticism of Reagan's meeting with Schmidt after refusing to meet with Prime Min. Menahem Begin mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) House reported passing legislature preventing Justice Department's enforcement of school busing plans; details given. Possibility of President Carter vetoing bill mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Justice Department's assessment of school segregation in various cities throughout United States noted; probability that antibusing legislature won't actually prevent enforcement of plans examined. Judge John Sirica mentioned; background to busing lawsuits recalled. Possible course of antibusing proponents considered.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
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(Studio) Status of auto sales, product and layoffs in auto ind reported Chrysler's inability to sell K cars at hoped-for rate noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Chicago, Illinois) Incentives offered certain customers by Chrysler examined; TV commercials shown. Sales statistics for K cars discussed. [Bank president David KNAPP - comments on Chrysler's chances for survival.] [Economist David JONES - comments.] Factors affecting Chrysler mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger O'Neil
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(Studio) "Atlanta Constitution" said rpting. that former United Nations ambassador Andrew Young plans to run for mayor of Atlanta next year; current Mayor Maynard Jackson noted prohibited from running again.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Collision of 3 trains in south Italy reported; details given.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(London, England) Details of accident examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Steve Mallory
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(Studio) Shakeup in Poland's government, include appointed of Jerzy Ozdowski, a Roman Catholic, as deputy prime minister reported; details given.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) No. of Haitian refugees in Bahamas and last week's forced repatriation by Bahamian authorities noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Miami, Florida) Haiti's economy poverty and refugees' efforts to reach United States via Bahamas noted; map, films shown. Florida said bracing for largest refugee wave yet due to fact that Bahamian government is expelling Haitian refugees; details given. [Home affairs minister Clement MAYNARD - defs policy.] Recent incident on Cayo Lobos island recalled, shown; impact on Haitians' immigration to United States of Miami, Florida, court ruling with regard to Haiti's government noted. Carter administration's call for improved conditions in Haiti and Haitian government's response, as well as that of Org. of American States (OAS) discussed. [Dade Cnty., Florida, spokesperson Harvey RUVIN - calls it lifeboat ethic.] [Ronald REAGAN - notes United States policy towards refugees.] Problems facing Reagan after he takes ofc. mentioned.
REPORTER: Phil Bremen
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(Studio) Former deputy chairperson of China (PR) communist party Wang Hongwen said admitting guilt prior to opening of Gang of Four's trial; details given. Chinese newspapers' criticism of Mao Tse-tung's widow Jiang Qing's behavior at trial's opening noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Importance of tomorrow's games to college football scene noted; several school teams mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Los Angeles, California) Football's role at USC, last spring's scandal involving football players' enrollment in non-existent classes and USC's suspension from Rose Bowl examined; films shown. Findings of USC president Dr. James Zumberge with regard to situation outlined on screen; details of situation cited. School newspaper reporter Richard Bonin recalled breaking story about fraud. [BONIN - comments.] Functional illiteracy of large no. of USC athletes cited. [USC athletic director Dr. Richard PERRY - comments.] [ZUMBERGE - responds.] Reform efforts ordered by Zumberge listed; general situation in academia with regard to attitude towards sports discussed. [Los Angeles. Rams player Pat HADEN - comments.] [PEOPLE - defense USC's admission program.] Zumberge quoted. [ZUMBERGE - comments on alumni.]
REPORTER: Don Oliver
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