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(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Richard Mayk, Doreen Kays, Bernard Shaw, Roger Caras
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(Studio) End of secret Senator session in debating Canal treaty noted. Senate leaders's comments that nothing changed reported.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Studio) Secret debate on charges of drug trafficking by Panamanian officials, include General Omar Torrijos, detailed.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Question to Senate Intelligence Committee leaders Goldwater and Bayh of whether any Senators have changed minds about treaty stated. [GOLDWATER and BAYH - say no in unison.] Lack of evidence to connect General Torrijos with drug dealing noted. [BAYH - makes analogy of drug dealing charges with vacuuming house ] [GOLDWATER - knows Latin American countries and that in many places in world it's perfectly all right to do things one would never get away with in US.] ABC News survey of undecided Senators reported. Anti-treaty forces' efforts mentioned, include asking New Hampshire drivers to turn on car headlights.
REPORTER: Don Farmer Artist: Freda Reiter
(Panama Canal Zone) Meeting of Americans in Canal Zone in fund-raising effort to fight treaty outlined; speaker is New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson, Junior 1964 Canal Zone incident when Panamanian students lowered American flag noted; film shown. [THOMSON - recalls Civil War story stressing honor to flag.] Bumper stickers mentioning President Carter noted. Encouragement that Canal Zone residents have gotten by Senate discussion of possible drug dealing by Torrijos regime noted.
REPORTER: Bernard Shaw
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(Studio) Initial reaction to president Carter's nomination of Textron head G. William Miller as Federal Reserve Board chairperson, replacing Arthur Burns, and questions that have arisen during Senator confirmation hearings about Textron's dealings with foreign govts. outlined.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Textron's Bell Helicopter division's sale of copters to Iran, involving co. called Air Taxi, partially owned by Iranian air force head and Shah's bro.-in-law, General Mohammad Khatemi, detailed. Photos and film shown. Miller's testimony to Senator, denying knowledge of operation, reported; film shown. [Senator William PROXMIRE - asks if Miller knew Mohammad Khatemi owned Air Taxi.] [MILLER - denies this.] CIA and Defense Department reports with regard to evidence that Bell officials knew of Khatemi's association with Air Taxi, include report that this was common knowledge in Tehran, noted. Effect of uncertainty about Miller nomination on economy and on Carter administration cited.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
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(Studio) planned resumption of coal strike talks, at request of Labor Secretary Ray Marshall, reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Coal operators' suggestion that negotiations be subjected to binding arbitration by nongovernment arbiter and miners' rejection of it stated. [UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president MILLER - says all UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) ever got from operators is arbitration, and they know what that means.] Demonstrations by miners outside Labor Department described. [MINER - says contract is same they've had.] [UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) bargaining council member Paul BICHKO - assumes that if government takes over mines, that miners will get better contract and could negotiate with operators.]
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
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(Studio) President Carter's decision against development of B-1 bomber force, conflict between Senator and House over funds to build 2 more bombers and final resolution of conflict today with House voting against further building of them reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) President Sadat's announcement that it was he who ordered Egyptian commando raid at Larnaca, Cyprus, airport and his denunciation of Cypriot President Kyprianou, in speech after funeral for 15 slain commandos, reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Cairo, Egypt) Details of funeral for commandos killed in battle at Larnaca airport, triggered by Palestinian terrorists' assassination of newspaper editor Yussef El-Sebai, given. President Sadat's appearance at funeral noted and public's anti-Palestinian and anti-Cypriot feeling described. Sadat's decoration of surviving commandos noted; details of his speech,incl. refusal to recognize Kyprianou as Cyprus president till Palestinian guerrillas returned to Egypt, given. Egyptian president's return to Suez Canal rest house and continuing concerns with regard to domestic and Mideast peace problems noted.
REPORTER: Doreen Kays
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(Studio) United States diplomat Alfred Atherton's arrival in Cairo, after talks in Israel, and plans for shuttle diplomacy on Mideast problems noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) United States statement about ntns. which condemn other cntrys. for human rights violations while considering selves exempt from such criticism reported; statement said to be directed at USSR . Upcoming comment on human rights in USSR noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Reports with regard to Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Califano's announcement with regard to number of people in armed services also on welfare; New York Governor Hugh Carey's decision to extradite Joan Little to North Carolina. Little's national prominence in murder trial when she was accused of killing jailer who attempted to rape her recalled.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Report on outcome of malpractice lawsuit involving Laetrile, which has taken place in Georgia.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Atlanta, Georgia) Details of trial, involving Representative Larry McDonald, who is physician, in death of John Scott to whom McDonald had administered Laetrile, given. Court proceedings described; widow Ruth Scott's testimony cited and jury award to Scotts noted. [Scott family attorney L. Burke LEWIS - thinks settlement should have been larger.] [McDonald's attorney Hunter ALLEN - is glad settlement is $15 thousand, not $6 million. Doesn't think jury's decision will influence Laetrile controversy for anyone convinced that drug is useful.]
REPORTER: David Snell Artist: Anthony Accurso
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(Studio) Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower's placement on waiting list for Washington, DC home for Army widows reported Mrs. Eisenhower, who now lives on family farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is widow of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was general in World War II and President of US. Washington, DC home's name is Army Distaff Hall.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Profile of famous United States wildlife artist.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, MD) Background of wildlife artist Maynard Reese's interest in wildlife and art given. [REESE - outlines observation of geese as subjects for paintings and methods of completing paintings.] Successes Reese has had in painting listed, include winning United States annual duck postage stamp competition 5 times, being commissioned by Bermuda to design game fish stamps and by French firm for designs on plates. [REESE - says his painting is compulsion with him; would paint if he was starving.]
REPORTER: Roger Caras
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(Studio) Physicians' announcement of device to detect uterine cancer detailed.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Background of Helsinki agreement, signed there in 1975, given. Upcoming end of Belgrade conference on agreement, without agreed communique, noted. Comment is on human rights status in USSR , Sovs.'s noncompliance with Helsinki accords and need for world attention to be continually called to this fact.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Report on hostage incident that has been taking place near Springfield, Ohio, today. FBI attempts to free hostage described.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(No location given) Details of incident, which began on Tuesday with bank robbery in Richmond, IN, given, include police chase over state line into Ohio and eventual halting of car near Eaton, Ohio. Photos shown. Capture of robbery suspect Robert Baker, of Springfield, Ohio, noted. Other robbery suspect, Don. Patterson, commandeered car occupied by Robert Herrmann and 2 young sons; Baker's threat against life of one boy and Herrmann given via CB radio quoted. Details of eventual agreement to release children and FBI provision of relief getaway car outlined. Correspondent notes last report available indicates FBI agents are in getaway car negotiating for Herrmann's release.
REPORTER: Richard Mayk
(Studio) Update on situation from reporter Julie Eckhart noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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