This program is 18 minutes long
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[Tape begins at 6:38:10.]
(Dallas, Texas) Blistering heat in Texas said dangerous. People reported advised to remain indoors. Air conditioning repair calls noted. [JKS Air Conditioning Mimi SCHAEFER - talks about list of people needing repairs.] [Texas Liquors SALESMAN - says heat helps them sell beer.]
REPORTER: Gerald Harrington
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(Studio) Confessed killer Jack Potts said granted stay of execution in Georgia today.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Federal government report with regard to cancer in United States cited.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Doctors on strike against city hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, said ordered to submit to mediation. Report with regard to medical cost increases introduced
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Stanford Medical Center, California) Commencement at University shown. Estimated United States expenditures on medical care stated, and compared to 1950 GNP. [Kaiser Family Fndn. Dr. Robert GLASER - gives reasons for increases in med costs.] Cost of Medicare cited. [Recent graduate Dr. Robt LAVEY - talks about role of physician in preventing disease.] [Graduate Dr. Claudia Young STONE - talks about patients being kept alive who should be allowed to die.]
REPORTER: Tom Streithorst
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(Studio) Pressure said mounting on President Carter to propose tax cut. Ronald Reagan's proposal noted as source of some pressure, but most pressure said from Democratic party
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Division between White House and Congress on tax cut noted. Senator Robert Byrd's position on issue cited. Mtg. of Byrd and other Senate Democrats with Carter administration economy experts mentioned. [Senator Lloyd BENTSEN - expresses his favoring of tax cut.]
REPORTER: George Lewis
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(Studio) Ronald Reagan said campaigning. in UT.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Salt bake City, UT) Utah state convention said last one for Republicans [REAGAN - campaigns. with regard to tax cut.]
REPORTER: Don Oliver
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(Studio) Mtg. of Secretary of State Edmund Muskie with foreign mins of southeast Asian countries in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, announced. Muskie's pledge of United States assistance to Thailand stated.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) [MUSKIE - gives United States position with regard to Thailand and Cambodia.] [At later news conf MUSKIE - notes that refugees leave communist regimes for free societies.]
REPORTER: Dick Reynolds
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(Studio) Death of Helen Gahagan Douglas, former actress and politician who lost Senate race to Richard Nixon, reported Death of pianist Jose Iturbi stated.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Marriage of Fred Astaire and Robyn Smith announced.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Comedian Richard Pryor said off critical list and responding well to skin treatments of his burns.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Sherman Oaks, California) Hospital said being flooded by telephone calls, telegrams and mail for comedian Pryor. Richard Pryor, Junior and cousin Denise Pryor shown screening patient's mail. [PRYOR - reads letter.] [DENISE - says Richard Pryor is surprised by mail.] [Dr. Jack GROSSMAN - notes miracle that Pryor's face was not disfigured.]
REPORTER: Meredith Lewis
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