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#518943
(Studio) PATCO president Robert Poli reported indicating desire to negotiate settlement of air traffic controllers' strike.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Santa Barbara, California) Plans for picketing President Reagan's ranch here said called off; government's reaction to strike noted. Current status of government-controllers' stand-off outlined.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
(DC) Strike's impact on United States travel examined. [CONTROLLERS - direct planes.] Reasons for continued operation of flights explained. [Voice of uniden. CONTROLLER - fears that fatigue will begin to show on working controllers.] Legal action taken by government against PATCO discussed.
REPORTER: James Polk
(Studio) International support for striking American controllers reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Grand Rapids, Michigan) Strike's impact on medium size airports, such as that here, examined; films shown. [Airport director Robert ROSS is concerned over loss of revenue.] Specific areas of airport economy affected discussed.
REPORTER: Norma Quarles
(Studio) Upcoming item announced.
REPORTER: John Palmer
#518945
(Studio) President Reagan's attitude toward air traffic controllers' strike said causing concern in other areas of organized labor.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(DC) American Federal of Govt. Employees reported supporting PATCO strike; details given. [AFGE president Joe GLEASON - comments.] [Ofc. of Personnel Mgt. spokesperson Don. DEVINE - responds to criticism of government's termination of striking controllers.] [AFL-CIO president Lane KIRKLAND - says union's giving PATCO all the support it can.]
REPORTER: Don Porter
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(NYC) Roy Massey's joining strike examined as illustrative of strikers' situation. [MASSEY - comments on his future.] [Mrs. MASSEY - fears for the economy future.] Massey s reasons for striking outlined. [MASSEY - doesn't want job to kill him.] [Mrs. MASSEY - thinks both government and strikers are too rigid.]
REPORTER: Stephen Frazier
#518947
(Studio) Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Fahd's proposed Mideast peace settlement outlined; President Anwar Sadat's continued pleas for Palestinian recognition during United States visit noted.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(DC) Fahd's proposal examined; details outlined on screen, discussed. Saudi plan noted released during Sadat's visit to DC; Sadat's reaction considered. His receipt of honorary degree from Georgetown Univ. mentioned, shown. [SADAT - outlines his proposal.] Sadat's upcoming visit with Jimmy Carter mentioned.
REPORTER: Gene Pell
#518948
(Studio) President Anwar Sadat reported announcing United States rejection of his appeal for delivery of more F-16 fighter planes to Egypt; Reagan administration's suspension of F-16 sales to Israel mentioned. All planes reported temporarily grounded while mechanical problem investigated.
REPORTER: John Palmer
#518949
(Studio) Fidel Castro and President Jose Lopez Portillo reported ending meeting in Mexico; Castro's exclusion from fall summit of North-S. ntns. noted.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Mexico) Castro-Lopez Portillo mtgs. examined; films shown. Cuba's push for altered United States economic policy discussed; remarks of minister Carlos Rafael Rodriguez quoted. Implications of Castro-Lopez Portillo meeting for President Reagan considered.
REPORTER: Robin Lloyd
#518950
(Studio) "Izvestia's" criticism of Solidarity movement in Poland outlined; Warsaw Pact commander Marshal Viktor Kulikov noted sent to Poland. Details given ; Lech Walesa's reaction to criticism of Polish government reported.
REPORTER: John Palmer
#518952
(Studio) No. and size of lawsuits filed against Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel following recent collapse of walkways there reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Kansas City, Missouri) No. killed and injured in accident noted; films shown. [Survivors Mary McGOWAN, Delores McGOWAN - discuss their surviving when others didn't.]
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
#518953
(Studio) President Reagan reported taking precautions against bubonic plague, due to its discovery in vicinity of his California ranch; details given.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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#518955
(Studio) Death of IRA (Irish Republican Army) hunger striker Thomas McElwee in Belfast, North Ireland, prison reported.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Belfast, North Ireland) IRA's propaganda war against British here examined; films shown. [PERFORMERS - sing.] IRA's role in and since 1916 uprising recalled; photos shown. [British Colonel Ian McLAUGHLIN - doesn't underestimate IRA.[ [IRA spokesperson Richard McAULEY - comments on British army.] Romanticism surrounding IRA (Irish Republican Army) noted. [McAULEY - comments.] [McLAUGHLIN - thinks IRA (Irish Republican Army) has a flair for propaganda.]
REPORTER: Rebecca Sobel
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