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(Studio) Efforts to locate more victims from Friday's fire at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, reported continuing; county fire chief noted indicating that authorities had unsuccessfully tried in past to get hotel owners to expand building's sprinkler system.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Las Vegas, NV) Building and fire code violations in hotel discussed; films shown. [Fire chief Roy PARRISH - comments.] Violations said discovered Saturday [PARRISH - comments.] Parrish recalled denying existence of violations during Saturday interview; MGM's defense of hotel construction noted. [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. spokesperson Bill BRAY - comments.]
REPORTER: Mark Nykanen
(Studio) Las Vegas hotels noted only required to meet codes in effect at the time they were built, despite upgrading by authorities; laxity of code in 1973, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Grand was built, cited.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Las Vegas, NV) Memorial Mass for victims featured; films shown. Fire officials' efforts to find more victims and their attempts in past to get MGM officials to improve safety system noted; fire's impact of staff's employment problems discussed. Hotel owners noted announcing reopening date; details given.
REPORTER: Bill Sternoff
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(Studio) Current death toll for earthquakes in south Italy announced; extent of region affected by quake noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Balvano, Italy) Earthquake's impact on south Italy examined; films shown. Tragedy in Balvano church described; priest and residents named.
REPORTER: Jim Bittermann
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(Studio) Algerian diplomats, acting as liaison between United States and Iran in hostage crisis, reported returning to Algeria from Iran; Associated Press assessment of situation outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Secretary of State Edmund Muskie's remarks today about Iran hostage crisis reported [MUSKIE - comments.] Apparent status of situation said affected by continuing power struggle within Iran as well as war with Iraq.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) United Nations envoy Olof Palme reported returning after unsuccessful mediation attempt between Iran and Iraq; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt reported claiming that Britain, France and his own government support Ronald Reagan's desire to renegotiate Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II with USSR ; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) [Edwin MEESE - comments.] Today's meeting between Ronald Reagan and his advisers with regard to cabinet appts. examined. [Senator Paul LAXALT, George BUSH - comment.] Aura of secrecy surrounding president-elect's decisions noted; presentation of turkeys to Reagan today detailed.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
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(Studio) Marriage of Ronald Reagan and Doria Palmieri reported; details given. President-elect's reaction noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) President Carter's term examined; films shown. Panama Canal treaty, Herbert Hoover mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Transfer of space shuttle Columbia to new hanger reported; films shown, details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Gerry Faust reported named Notre Dame football coach; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Plea entered today by Larry Layton, former member of Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana, on various chgs. involving death of Representative Leo Ryan reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(San Francisco, California) Today's arraignment of Layton, chgd. in murders of Ryan and embassy aide Richard Dwyer, examined; films shown. Judge Robert F. Peckham mentioned. [Defense attorney Tony TAMBURELLO - comments.] [US attorney G. William HUNTER - comments.] Defense argument said include implication of State Department; details given.
REPORTER: Rick Davis, Artist: Walt Stewart
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(Studio) Testimony of Representative Frank Thompson today in his Abscam trial reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Peking, China PR) Testimony by defense Wang Hongwen in today's session of Gang of Four trial examined; contrast with his appearance at Mao Tse-tung's funeral noted. Films shown. Hongwen's political career outlined; his allegations today against Mao's widow Jiang Qing discussed. Deng Xiaoping mentioned. Workings of China's judicial system as it relates to trial explained.
REPORTER: Jack Reynolds
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(Studio) Railway workers in 2 Polish cities reported striking; warning from USSR news agency Tass noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Jamaica Prime Minister of Education Seaga, on CBS yesterday, reported emphasizing importance of marijuana exports to his nation's economy; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Seattle, WA) Fin. aspects of maintaining life of critically ill examined; case of Hugh Solven cited as example [SOLVEN - comments.] Dispute among physicians at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center over cost of keeping patients alive discussed; patient Tim Martin incld. in report Findings of study re: fins. outlined. [Doctors Thomas PRICE, Eric LARSEN - comment.] [Transplant researcher Reg CLIFT - responds.] Death of Martin shortly after completion of this report noted. ["Sic", see correction, 11-25-80,5:53 :50.) REP ORTER: Robert Bazell
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