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(Studio) Supreme Court ruling with regard to racial quotas in case involving minority contractors and public works bill noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Court's ruling inAllanBakke and Brian Weber cases recalled; decision today, supporting congress quota for minority contractors and public works funds, examined, Justices Warren Burger and Potter Stewart quoted. [Employers Association spokesperson William CA14AVAN - criticize court] [Construction worker Herbert GAYLE - thinks they should have more.] Author of bill, Representative Parren Mitchell, quoted with regard to revised percentage of funds allocated for minority contractors. [MITCHELL - comments.] Congress Black Caucus reported not asking for money to be set aside in current legislature
REPORTER: Carl Stern Artist: Betty Wells
(Studio) Supreme Court ruling with regard to press and public right to attend criminal trials reported; historical significance of decision outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Hanover, Virginia) 1978 expulsion of press and public during murder trial presided over by Judge Richard Taylor recalled; Patrick Henry mentioned. Response by Richmond newspapers that brought the case noted. [Publisher J. Stewart BRYAN, III - comments.] Chief Justice quoted in today's ruling. [Judge Richard H.C. TAMER - comments.] Supreme Court's interpretation of First Amendment outlined.
REPORTER: James Polk
(Studio) Today's court decision with regard to worker safety said a defeat for Occupational Safety and Health Admin. with regard to benzene.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Estimated number of United States workers exposed to benzene fumes and its alleged link to cancer noted. [Retired chemical worker Winfield AMBERSON - notes severity of benzene fumes.] Amberson said claiming his leukemia is result of benzene fumes; today's Supreme Court ruling detailed. [Federal health resoarcher Dr. Anthony ROBBINS - notes burden is still on government and industry to protect workers.] Implications of ruling with regard to other inds. fighting safety rules noted.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) United States district judge James Lawrence King's ruling with regard to government discrimination against Haitian refugees reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President Carter's signing of proclamation for draft registration reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [CARTER - says registration is precautionary measure.] His condemnation of USSR invasion of Afghanistan and briefing by West German for. minister on Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's Moscow mtgs. with regard to Afghanistan and nuclear missiles in Europe reported Secretary of State Edmund Muskie quoted.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
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(Studio) Representatives of Egypt and Israel reported meeting with United States officials in effort to resume Palestinian autonomy talks; Egypt's halt to talks recently recalled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Pope John Paul II's meeting with Brazil's poor today reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) pontiff's tour of slum examined; films shown. Court battle for land by its inhabitants against developers said successfully led by priests; details given. Govt. efforts to improve conditions noted coming only 2 weeks ago; his gift of papal ring to the parish noted.
REPORTER: Keith Miller
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(Studio) Senator approval of large weapons bill, providing for MX missile program and new bomber reported; bill said now going to conference committee to work out diffs. with House bill.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Ted Kennedy's tour of Liberty City section of Miami, location of recent riot, and address to NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) convention reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Miami, Florida) [KENNEDY - criticizes "Reaganism."] President Carter's appearance here soon noted. [KENNEDY - suggests topics for Carter's speech.] His tour of Liberty City examined. [KENNEDY and PEOPLE - comment.] Comparison of area's reception for Kennedy and that given Carter during his visit noted.
REPORTER: Bob Kur
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(Studio) Continuation of severe beat wave in Southwest reported; temps. in Texas and no. of deaths in Texas, OK, Arkansas and Kansas noted. Efforts by Dallas residents to help poor cope mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Halt to supplemental income benefits for Ford Motor Company workers laid off in Michigan reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Importance of Southwest Indian archaeological finds noted; one Hopi town said oldest community on the continent.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Hopi Reservation, Arizona) Destruction of important Indian archaeological sites by private indivs. examined; films shown, several towns named. [Dr. Stephen LeBLANC - comments.] Pvt. collectors' methods of retrieving pottery compared to that used by archaeologists. [Terry REEDHEAD - comments.] Inability of collectors to discern all available information from site as archaeologists do noted. [LeBLANC - comments.] New law protecting Indian relics on private land discussed; photos of those 1st convicted under law shown. [Hopi police chief Ivan SYDNEY - comments.]
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
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(Studio) Supreme Court order of payment by United States government to Sioux Indian nation for Black Hills of South Dakota recalled; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Lower Brule Reservation, SD) Historical, religious and economy importance of land to Sioux noted; treaty of 1868 recalled broken. Photo shown. Sioux tribal cncl reported deciding on whether to accept Supreme Court-ordered payment of land or not; implications of their acceptance of award cited. [MEN - comment.] Criticism of award by some Sioux outlined.
REPORTER: Norma Quarles
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(Studio) Correction to report this week with regard to location of Custer's last stand.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Baltimore, Maryland) Baltimore's restoration and rejuvenation of dilapidated areas examined; films shown. [PEOPLE - comment on harbor improvements.] [Nedra GAINE - comments.] Aims of program outlined.
REPORTER: Andrea Mitchell
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