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#52849
(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Richard Mayk, John Martin, Frank Reynolds, David Snell
#52850
(Studio) Snowstorm that hit eastern coast from Virginia to New England noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(NYC) Report on conditions in NYC.
REPORTER: Richard Mayk
(DC) Report on conditions in DC. Reaction of Washington, DC residents contrasted to those living in Boston or Lansing, Michigan.
REPORTER: Bill Zimmerman
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REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Attempt to get interrupted report later noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52851
(Studio) Possible outbreak of Russian flu at Air Force Academy in Colorado and resultant closure of school reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52853
(Studio) Reports of President Sadat's mtgs. with other Americans, after talks with President Carter and other government officials at Camp David last wkend. Talks with American Jewish leaders noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Sadat's mtgs. with American Jewish leaders and address to National Press Club detailed. Remarks to Press Club on own trip to Jerusalem and Israeli stands on settlements and on Palestinians. [SADAT - says Israeli position is hardening instead of softening. States concept of United States role in peace efforts.]
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(DC) United States decision to supply Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia with arms reported President Carter's view that peace talks now on again noted. Possible number of F-5 fighters to be sent to Egypt cited. Film shown. F-111 mentioned, along with Sadat's preference for F-15, which has been sold to Israel and unlikelihood of Congress approving sale of these to Egypt. Possible sale of F-15's to Saudi Arabia noted. Saudis' aid to Egypt and oil supply to US mentioned.
REPORTER: John Scali
#52854
(Studio) State Department criticism of USSR and Cuba for arms sales to Ethiopia and awkward position Department now in because of Israeli arms sales to Ethiopians noted. Foreign minister Dayan's statement with regard to this and use of weapons in war against Somalia cited.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#52855
(Studio) Report on swearing in of new Senator from Minnesota.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Report on Muriel Humphrey's swearing in as newest and only woman Senator Parts taken by Senator Wendell Anderson and Vice President Mondale in ceremony noted. Other women who have served in Senate include Hattie Caraway and Margaret Chase Smith. Photos shown. Smith's criticisms of Joe McCarthy mentioned. [Senator HUMPHREY - compares feeling to day she and late husband Hubert Humphrey were married. Hopes to be able to fill his shoes.]
REPORTER: Don Farmer
#52856
(Studio) Intro. of legislature in House and Senator to cut back new, higher Social Security taxes reported Details of present law listed. Position of bill's sponsors that Social Security cut is more sensible than income tax cut, and President Carter's disagreement with this, noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#52858
(Studio) Report on forthcoming book on Watergate by H.R. Haldeman, to be called "The Ends of Power."
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(NYC) Details of secret printing of book given. Leaks noted. Report in "New York" magazine with regard to Haldeman's charge that Richard Nixon erased 18 1/2mins. of tape and identification of former deputy White House cnsl. Fred Fielding as "Washington (DC) Post's" source known as "Deep Throat" detailed. Fielding's reaction to report noted; Nixon's denial of tape erasure in interviews with David Frost cited. Film of interview shown. [NIXON - never saw or touched tape.] ABC News investigator's report that some of Haldeman's statements in book could be deductions rather than proven fact and New York Times Book Company editor Thomas Lipscomb's refusal to comment on this reported. [LIPSCOMB - says Haldeman discusses tape erasure and Watergate break-in, among other things. Thinks it was difficult period and this is reason for many best sellers on it.] Secrecy surrounding publication of Haldeman book compared to that surrounding publication of William Manchester's "Death of a President", which gave Kennedy family's version of events surrounding assassination of John F. Kennedy.
REPORTER: John Martin
#52859
(Studio) Background of embezzlement scandal at Columbia Pictures, involving pres. David Begelman, and his resignation today reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Hollywood, California) Columbia's success under Begelman's director described, incl. that of movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Photos shown. Begelman's telephone call to Hollywood columnist Rona Barrett in middle of Sunday night noted. [BARRETT - cites Begelman's statement to her re: resignation.] Justice Department probe of Hollywood as result of publicity with regard to Begelman case, and changes brought about several years ago by similar probe, mentioned. [BARRETT - details effect of previous investigation and resulting changes. Believes if anything seriously wrong is found now, it might kill Hollywood.]
REPORTER: Tom Schell
(Studio) Comments of Judge Laurence Rittenband on intentions in sentencing of Roman Polanski on morals conviction quoted. Polanski's flight to Paris noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
#52860
(Studio) Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley's receipt of letter allegedly from Hillside Strangler, saying strangler wants to give up, reported Bradley's news conference comments noted. Strangler is blamed for sex slayings of 12 women.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
#52862
(Studio) Report on tentative settlement of coal strike.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(DC) Details of agreement given. Agreement must be approved by UMW bargaining council and then by miners themselves before it's final; time element involved before coal supplies can get moving to areas in need noted.
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
#52863
(Studio) Decision of University of Michigan safety researchers to stop using baboons in tests to develop life-like dummy for use in government highway safety tests reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52864
(Studio) Report on Bert Lance's debut as commentator for ABC affiliate TV station in Atlanta.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Atlanta, Georgia) Reaction to Lance's hiring by WXIA-TV described. Local anchorman Dave Michaels mentioned. [LANCE - comments on publicity re: appearance.] [MICHAELS - tells him he's on.] Comments of station's news dir. with regard to Lance's salary quoted.
REPORTER: David Snell
#52867
(Studio) Comment concerns misconception that Cold War is over and there is mood of detente. Walter Lippmann's comment with regard to conventional wisdom quoted. Mentioned in comment are USSR build-up in forces, aid to Angola and Ethiopia and potential for same in rest of Africa, adamancy with regard to own military forces compared to those of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) as discussed in Vienna, Soviet stand on human rights at Belgrade conference on Helsinki Agreement, rumors with regard to Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) negotiations, and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairperson General George Brown's statement on Soviet build-up of forces. USSR under leadership of Brezhnev compared to that under Stalin.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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