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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Ronald Reagan's 1st post-elec. press conference examined. [REAGAN - comments on Iran hostage crisis, USSR .] Reagan's transition team shown, discussed; his defense of foreign policy adviser Richard Allen, recently implicated in controversy, noted. Reagan's commitment to Moral Majority, Incorporated and other fundamentalist orgs. and his position on Republican platform, especially ERA plank, reported [REAGAN - comments on George Bush's role in administration] Reagan's attempts to walk middle line between conservatives and others mentioned.
REPORTER: Chris Wallace
(Studio) Congratulatory messages received by Reagan from President Anwar Sadat, Pope John Paul II, USSR prime minister Nikolai Tikhonov and USSR President Leonid Brezhnev reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) 3rd quarter foreign trade deficit reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Possibility that Ronald Reagan will have problems with his tax cut plan despite having a Republican Senator
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Senator Robert Dole, new chairperson of Senator's tax-writing committee , said opposing Reagan's tax proposals. [DOLE - comments.] Dole's recommendations noted. [DOLE - comments.] Reagan's anticipated economy measures outlined on screen; magnitude of economy problems facing Reagan said illustrated tomorrow when new unemployment and wholesale price figs. are released.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) House Democrat's concern over working with Republican administration and Senator Strom Thurmond's replacement of Senator Edward Kennedy as chairperson of Senator Judiciary Committee noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [THURMOND - comments.] Thurmond's position on several issues listed on screen. [THURMOND - comments.] Extent of Thurmond's influence on committee mentioned.
REPORTER: Carole Simpson
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(Studio) Senator Herman Talmadge, losing Georgia race to Matt Mattingly, reported calling for recount of Tuesday's election
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Stk. market's response to Ronald Reagan's victory recalled; today's activity of Dow Jones, in light of prime rate increase, noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Former FBI officials reported convicted of violating individual civil rights, stemming from illegal break-ins.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Trial and verdict of Mark Felt and Edward Miller, featuring testimony by Richard Nixon, examined; films shown. Jury foreman Odell Valentine's announcement of verdict on chgs. related to break-ins of Weather Underground associates reported; accusations against former FBI dir L. Patrick Gray, awaiting trial, mentioned. Alleged role of bomb explosions in NYC, and at the Pentagon and United States Capitol cited. [MILLER - comments.] possible sentence and lawsuits faced by Felt and Miller noted.
REPORTER: Carl Stern, Artist: Arthur Lien
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(Studio) Senator Harrison Williams, indicted in FBI's Abscam scandal, reported arraigned today.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) [WILLIAMS - denies guilt.] Chgs. against Williams outlined. Pleas entered in today's court proceedings by Williams and other defense, include Camden, New Jersey, mayor, noted. Details given. [WILLIAMS - comments.] Difference in Williams' case and that of other Abscam defs. mentioned.
REPORTER: Stephen Frazier, Artist: Ida Libby Dengrove
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(Studio) Wayne Newton reported testifying before federal grand jury in Connecticut with regard to organized crime.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Frank Piccolo's alleged link with Gambino Mafia family outlined; photograph shown. Grand jury's interest in Newton's testimony explained; authorities said concerned over possible victimization of entertainer Lola Falana. Her manager Mark Moreno's testimony in Connecticut today noted.
REPORTER: Brian Ross
#508183
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Voyager I's latest photos of Saturn shown, examined; some of Saturn's moons named, discussed. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) animations shown.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Ronald Reagan aides and advisers Ed Meese, Michael Deaver, Richard Allen, Dr. Martin Anderson, Richard Wirthlin, Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Alan Greenspan, Caspar Weinberger, George Shultz, Holmes Tuttle, Justin Dart, William French Smith backgrounds discussed.
REPORTER: Heidi Schulman
(Studio) Poll results with regard to response of non-white Americans to Reagan noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Varying pre-elec. findings of ABC-Harris, Gallup, CBS-"New York Times", NBC-AP polls and actual results of election examined; details listed on screen. [Louis HARRIS - comments on voter turnout.] [Gallup president Andrew KOHUT, NBC spokesperson Roy WETZEL - comment.] Richard Wirthlin and Patrick Caddell reported claiming accuracy; both pollster's findings graphed on screen. Extent of cand.'s polls mentioned,
REPORTER: Robert Hager
(Studio) Criticism of networks' coverage of election and President Carter's concession before polls closed reported; California official's proposal aimed at remedying situation outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Retrospective of 1980 pols. featuring campaign statements by Rosalynn Carter, Joan Kennedy, John Kennedy, John Connally, Edward Kennedy, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, John Anderson, President Carter, uniden. voters from file clips.
REPORTER: Linda Ellerbee
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