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(Studio) Govt.'s annual report on status of Social Security system said released.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Report's assessment of system's status examined; analysis noted presented by Treasury Secretary Don. Regan, Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan, HHS Secretary Richard Schweiker. [Social Security cmsr. John SVAHN - says system faces fin. problems.] [Senator William ARMSTRONG - reacts to report] Details of system's current finances outlined on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
(Studio) Warning issued about Medicare by Social Security report outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Continued rioting in Liverpool, England, reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Liverpool, England) Circumstances of recent violence here examined; films shown. [WOMAN - thinks it's worse than the blitz.] Lack of racial tension in area noted. [PEOPLE - blame police and economy] [Prime Min. Margaret THATCHER - claims all are treated equally before the law.] Role of unemployment in area's tension examined.
REPORTER: Rebecca Sobel
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(Studio) USSR rejection of Common Mkt. proposal on Afghanistan, presented in Moscow by Lord Carrington to foreign minister Andre Gromyko, reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Moscow, USSR ) Gromyko-Carrington meeting discussed; Gromyko recalled recently returning from Poland. Details of proposed solution outlined. [CARRINGTON - didn't expect early USSR acceptance.] USSR position on issue noted.
REPORTER: Gene Randall
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(Studio) Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin reported meeting today with former cabinet member Moshe Dayan; possibility of Dayan joining coalition Begin is trying to form mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell reported claiming Prime Min. Menahem Begin telephoned him following Israel's destruction of Iraqi nuclear reactor; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) President Reagan reported meeting with special Mideast envoy Philip Habib, Vice President George Bush, Secretary of State Alexander Haig, national security adviser Richard Allen, aides Edwin Meese, James Baker and Michael Deaver.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) White House meeting with regard to crisis arising from Syrian installation of missiles in Lebanon examined; films shown. Habib's upcoming Mideast tour to negotiate situation outlined; his previous trips reported defusing crisis between Syria and Israel.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) White House press office reported expressing confidence that President Reagan concurs with recent remarks by Vice President George Bush in support of Ferdinand Marcos' rule in the Philippines; Bush's statement recalled.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Former president Isabel Peron, widow of Juan Peron, reported released from house arrest in Argentina today; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Upcoming merger between DuPont and Conoco said largest in United States history.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Details of proposed merger examined; IBM, General Elec., Gulf mentioned. Current lawsuit between Conoco and Seagram's discussed; increase in Conoco stock value in past month outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Mike Jensen
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(Studio) Chicago reported having highest mass transit fares in the US; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Chicago, Illinois) Chicago's transit situation examined. [WOMAN - calls it ridiculous.] Rel. between fares and number of riders noted. [PEOPLE - will look for other means of transportation.] Criticism of government involvement in system discussed. [Univ. Illinois spokesperson Pierre De VISE - thinks government intervention dooms situations.]
REPORTER: Roger O'Neil
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(Studio) AFL-CIO president Lane Kirkland's criticism of President Reagan's economy plan quoted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Nancy Reagan's celebration of her birthday today reported; White House response to discrepancy in records indicating her age noted. Films shown.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) San Jose, California, municipal workers reported striking over issue of equal pay for both sexes; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(San Jose, California) Strikers' demands examined. [Nancy CLIFFORD - comments.] [Mayor Janet HAYES - notes difficulty in reversing nation's soc. pattern.] Significance of strike to general labor market in the United States considered.
REPORTER: Meredith Lewis
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(Studio) Temporary walkout by Immigration and Naturalization Service employees in Miami, Florida, reported; details given. Court ruling today in case involving collective processing of Haitian refugees reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Miami, Florida) US Immigration and Naturalization Services employees' protest outlined. [Employees' spokesperson Gary MOORE - criticizes both Carter and Reagan admins.] Today's court proceedings for Haitian refugees examined; background to case recalled. United States attorney Richard Marshall said conceding that Haitians didn't receive fair hearing; arrival today of more Haitian refugees discussed. Films shown.
REPORTER: Ike Seamans, Artist: Murray Fairbairn
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(Studio) Heavy rainfall and flooding in eastern Kentucky reported; details given. Films shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor (WAVE-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Mortgage interest rates for June reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Press Secretary James Brady reported leaving hospital for 1st time since shooting in March; his trip to White House for July 4th activities discussed. Films shown. President Reagan noted recently moving in David Gergen to oversee White House press office; his background outlined. Deputy press secretary Larry Speakes discussed; Speakes association with Senator Eastland and Richard Nixon recalled. [March 30, 1981, SPEAKES - announces President's shooting.] Implications of Speakes' elevation to number 2 man in White House press office noted. Karna Small's career as deputy press secretary considered. [SMALL - calls the place a zoo.] Small's analysis of her position reported; Small quoted with regard to Elizabeth Dole.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Father George Clements reported adopting child, Joey.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Chicago, Illinois) Clements' official adoption today of Joey reported; background to situation noted. [CLEMENTS and JOEY - discuss their situation.] Clements' reason for adoption outlined. [CLEMENTS - doesn't think it's a problem for whites.] Response of Chicago archbishop diocese mentioned. [Joey CLEMENTS - praises father.]
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
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