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(Studio) Findings of NBC News-AP poll of key states said indicating substantial victory for Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter and John Anderson; projection for IN noted. Weather and predicted voter turnout mentioned; no. voting in 1976 recalled. Films shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) President and Mrs. Carter's election day activities featured; films shown. [CARTER - comments.] His return to White House and remarks there noted. [CARTER - comments.] Atmosphere in Carter camp cited; Harry Truman mentioned.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Los Angeles, California) Ronald and Nancy Reagan's day examined; films shown. [REAGAN - comments.] His later activities outlined. [REAGAN - comments on Thomas Dewey.] Day's remaining schedule cited.
REPORTER: Chris Wallace
(Anderson Hdqtrs.) John and Keke Anderson's voting day activities discussed; films shown. [ANDERSON - comments on Carter.] Keke Anderson's remarks quoted; his father shown, mentioned. Anderson and running mate Patrick Lucey noted watching returns in DC; his aides' analysis of cand.'s showing in key states outlined.
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
(Studio) Anticipated Republican gains in House, Senator and gubernatorial races noted; upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Iranian Prime Min. Mohammed Ali Rajai said demanding United States agreement to their conditions for hostages' release; remark allegedly attributed to Ayatollah Khomeini's son reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Message from Rajai to US, delivered by Algerian ambassador, discussed; films shown. [Secretary of State Edmund MUSKIE - comments.] Elec. results noted.dictating any relevant United States reaction to Rajai's message; details given.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) Tehran celebration of terrorists' takeover of United States embassy and seizing of hostages reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tehran, Iran) Today's demonstration in Tehran examined; films shown. Speeches by Rajai and Ayatollah quoted; Ayatollah named.
REPORTER: Toni McRae
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(Studio) Battle claims by Iraq with regard to Abadan and Ahwaz, Iran, reported; Iran's counter-claims noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Importance of today's elecs. for House and Senator seats noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) No. of Senator seats at stake today and reelec. efforts of George McGovern, Birch Bayh, John Culver, Frank Church, Gary Hart, Warren Magnuson, Herman Talmadge, Barry Goldwater, Jacob Javits examined; committee chrmships. at stake listed on screen. No. of Democrats and Republicans and probable Republican gains in Senate considered.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
(Studio) House contests of James Wright, John Brademas, Al Ullman, Morris Udall discussed; Democrat and Republican seats and Republican gains for House outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Gene Pell
(Studio) Projected results of IN Senate race between Dan Quayle and Birch Bayh, of Kentucky Senate race of Wendell Ford, of IN gubernatorial race between Robert Orr and John Hillenbrand reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Mingo Cnty., West Virginia) West Virginia vote-buying examined; films shown. Gubernatorial race between Jay Rockefeller and Arch Moore and Moore's alleged vote-buying deal reported [MAN - sets price.] [Roscoe SPENCE - describes incident.] Rockefeller's campaign promise recalled.
REPORTER: Ken Bode
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(Studio) Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan's backgrounds in Plains, Georgia, and Dixon, Illinois, respectively, recalled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Dixon, Illinois) Reagan's description of Dixon in his autobiography, "Where's the Rest of Me?" read; cand.'s life here recalled. Films shown, various sites in town allegedly related to Reagan discussed [WOMAN - comments.] Entrepreneurial efforts by business community to cash in on Reagan noted. [MAN - comments.]
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(Plains, Georgia) Voter turnout in Plains, Georgia, compared to that in 1976; current atmosphere in town and community's past efforts to profit off President noted. [Hugh CARTER - comments.] Carter's remark in guest book shown.
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
(Studio) Popular votes for Carter, Reagan, John Anderson so far outlined on screen; results of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, voting, include ballot for Ed Clark, reported Record of Harry's Bar in Paris, France, for predicting winner recalled; bar's vote for this year's cands. noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Voting today by parents of hostage Don. Cooke noted. [Mrs. Ernest COOKE - comments on Ronald Reagan.] Positions of Dorothea Morefield, wife of hostage Richard Morefield, and Bonnie Graves, wife of captive John Graves, noted. [GRAVES - comments.] Mbr. of uniden. hostage family quoted; special service for hostages at National Cathedral shown.
REPORTER: Rebecca Sobel
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