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(Studio) President Carter, like Ronald Reagan, reported addressing National Urban League conference in NYC.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) John Anderson, Edward Kennedy and Reagan recalled stressing economy in their speeches to League; Carter's remarks outlined. [Communist Workers party HECKLER - interrupts speech.] [CARTER - notes lack of boats trying to escape from Key West for Cuba.] His address said interrupted on 3 occasions by members of Communist Workers party; film shown. [CARTER - attacks Reagan's tax cut plan.] President's later visit to Vernon Jordan, Urban League president still recuperating from assassination attempt last May, reported; White House photograph shown. Importance of black vote to Carter in 1976 and in upcoming election mentioned.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) Possible campaign maneuver by Carter forces at Democratic Convention with regard to release of delegates outlined; campaign chairperson Robert Strauss quoted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Carter delegates reported leaving California debate with Kennedy forces when they felt that they were being pressured; film shown. Former Minnesota state chairperson, once a Carter supporter, reported now changing his mind. [Minnesota delegate Ulrich SCOTT - thinks Carter should withdraw from race, open convention up and let Walter Mondale be the nominee.] Open convention movement ofcs. reported opening up, include one promoting Henry Jackson. [MAN - comments.] Draft-Muskie office noted opening up across from Madison Square Garden; Senator Abraham Ribicoff reported leading Carter battle against open conv. [RIBICOFF - comments.] Necessity of open convention proponents getting support of Carter delegates for open convention to be realized noted; Edward Kennedy mentioned.
REPORTER: Ken Bode (WTCN-TV, WTMJ-TV newstapes)
(Studio) Kennedy reported continuing efforts to get Carter delegates released; results of Gallup poll of Democrats with regard to open convention issue outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Kennedy's announcement with regard to speech at convention and economy plank floor fight noted. [KENNEDY - comments.] Senator George McGovern reported leading floor fight for Kennedy over open convention and Representative Barbara Mikulski said placing Kennedy's name in nomination Wednesday; confidence of Kennedy campaign staff with regard to getting open convention detailed. [Kennedy campaign manager Paul KIRK - comments.]
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
(Studio) Agreement between Carter and Kennedy forces on convention schedule noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Kennedy's challenge to Carter-controlled Democratic platform hearings recalled. [June 25, 1980, KENNEDY - campaigns.] Carter-Kennedy differences on platform outlined on screen for various planks; major platform fights said being over economy and soc. policies.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
(Studio) John Anderson reported winning court fight for place on Maryland president ballot; no. states ballots he will appear on so far mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Justice Department reported confirming that Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti withheld information with regard to Libyan payments to Billy Carter from Justice Department
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Civiletti's explanation with regard to withholding of info, his instructions to criminal division chief Philip Heymann; response to Civiletti's statement by former Attorney General Griffin Bell noted. [Senator Birch BAYH - agrees with Civiletti.] Attorney General said making more information available to Senate subcommittee investigating the matter.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
(Studio) James Neal, former Watergate attorney, said accepting role as special prosecutor for Senate subcommittee
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Trade deficit for 2nd quarter, number of Americans recing. unemployment compensation for 3rd week in July and number of women employed for that same period reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Chrysler's financial dependence on new K-cars, introd. today by co-chairperson Lee Iacocca, examined; films shown. Chrysler sales claims, with regard to Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries, outlined. [IACOCCA - comments on product backlog.]
REPORTER: Denise Baker
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(Studio) Senator Herman Talmadge reported forced into runoff with Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller after yesterday's Democratic primary in Georgia; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Hurricane Allen, hitting Haiti and Jamaica today, reported headed for Cayman Island and west Cuba; number known dead so far mentioned. Storm's impact on Jamaica noted; films shown. Precautions taken by some oil companies with workers and rigs in Gulf of Mexico in event hurricane hits there cited.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) House subcommittee report said accusing government of deliberately covering up and disregarding harmful effects of its nuclear testing program; case of sheep in Nevada given as example Atomic Energy Commission films shown. High rate of leukemia and thyroid cancer among people living downwind from test site reported [Subcommittee chairperson Bob ECKHARDT - comments.] Subcommittee said calling for compensation to those suffering effects of downwind exposure or their survivors; Saint George, UT, mentioned as example
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) Possible link between Democratic party platform plank with regard to MX missile and President Carter's signing of new nuclear war directive today, calling for targeting of USSR civilian as well as military and industry sites, noted; nuclear war plan reported requiring MX missiles. Republican party platform mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) French police reported arresting Marco Affatigato in connection with Saturday's terrorist bombing of Bologna, Italy, train station; Affatigato, a right-wing Italian extremist, said sought in connection with earlier terrorist bombings in Italy.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Bologna, Italy) Public funeral for some of Saturday's victims noted more a pol. spectacle than time of mourning; details given, films shown. Bologna's Communist mayor noted insinuating backlash against perceived fascism of Premier Francesco Cossiga's government; President Sandro Pertini mentioned, shown.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
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(Studio) Country singer Charlie Pride reported surviving midair collision near Decatur, Texas; details given, film shown. [PRIDE - describes incident.]
REPORTER: John Chancellor (KXAS-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Efforts by some New York City businesses to fleece delegates to next week's Democratic Convention examined; Taxi Commission videotape of overchging. by some drivers shown, discussed. [TAXI DRIVERS - comment.] Gift shops and hotels surveyed said all found in violation of NYC's consumer laws; details given. Other major offenders examined; include horse-drawn cabbies; info. given delegates outlined.
REPORTER: Norma Quarles
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