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(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr, Don Farmer, Tom Schell, Lou Cioffi
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(Studio) Effects of Monday's blizzard on northe. noted. Conditions in NYC described; Boston official's comment quoted. Film shown.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(No location given) Report on conditions in Boston, include partial blackout of city on Monday night. Governor Michael Dukakis' appearance on television noted. [DUKAKIS - tells people to remain in homes.] Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso's closing of state to all but emergency traffic reported Flooding along coast cited; conditions in Westport, Connecticut, described.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr
(NYC) Report on situation in NYC, where National Guard medical teams are called out. [sergeant Joe WHEELER - describes job.] Plight of elderly in such weather noted; case of Eleanor Byams cited.
REPORTER: Kati Marton
(Long Island, New York) Conditions in New York City suburbs described. Plight of Ann Selma Noakes, who's running out of heating oil, cited. [NOAKES - states need to make path to oil outlet.] Nassau Cnty., Long Island, mentioned.
REPORTER: Bill Stewart
(Studio) Forecasts of more winter weather across United States noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Chicago, Illinois) Weather of previous storms described and forecast of upcoming storms given. Mentioned are Seattle, states of Georgia, ID, Montana and California, and San Francisco. Films and satellite photos shown.
REPORTER: John Coleman
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(Studio) President Sadat's talks to Congmen. with regard to Mideast situation and Israel and also with regard to United States arms sales to Egypt reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Details given of Sadat's appearance on Capitol Hill. His request for arms, not to use against Israel, but to defend against African neighbors like Ethiopia and Libya, noted. [SADAT - describes own response if Congress doesn't approve arms sales.] General results of ABC News poll of members of House and Senator For. Affairs Cmtes. with regard to Egyptian arms sale, putting pressure on Israel and Palestinian homeland cited. [Senator James ABOUREZK - doesn't think Sadat can expect much from Congress or that Israeli lobby has relinquished hold on Congress]
REPORTER: Don Farmer
(DC) President Carter's Sunday night talks with Senators Javits, Ribicoff and Stone and Representative Sidney Yates, with regard to outcome of talks with Sadat, reported Sources' reports of Carter-Sadat talks outlined. Details of Sadat's offered plan incl. withdrawal to west of Mitla and Giddi Passes and United Nations overseeing of Sinai e. of these areas, United Nations troop control of Sharm el-Sheikh, position re: Palestinian state, joint Egyptian-Israeli committee with regard to withdrawal timetable and position with regard to signing agreement, after one reached with other Arabs.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
(Studio) White House position against Israeli settlements in occupied lands reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Columnist Joseph Kraft's statement in morning newspaper that White House gave no real protest on learning from Israel with regard to new settlements in January quoted. Press Secretary Jody Powell's denial also quoted and announcement of decision to make known chronology of events with regard to issue noted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Dispute with regard to Israeli settlements and whether they are military or civilian noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(No location given) Report on new settlement on west bank at Karnei Shomron, which is near Arab town of Nablus. Israelis say it's not new settlement since it was approved last September by Begin government and that it's part of army post, though nearest base is 3 mile away at Kadum. Statement of intention to move into settlement by Gush Emunim ntlist. group noted. Comment o reporter by ministerial settlement committee chairperson Ariel Sharon, with regard to this settlement, cited.
REPORTER: Bill Seamans
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(Studio) Correspondent Bill Wordham's report from Pentagon that it's confirmed that USSR ships are carrying more Cuban troops to Ethiopia noted; number of Cuban troops now in Ethiopia cited.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Earlier reports on government tests on Ford Pintos because of hazards of fuel tanks in crashes noted. Report with regard to Santa Ana, California, jury's award to victim of such crash.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Santa Ana, California) Details given with regard to south California Pinto crash involving Richard Grimshaw and Mrs. Lilly Gray; lawsuit against Ford Motors noted. Photos shown. Govt. tests of Pintos described; film shown. Santa Ana jury's award to Grimshaw in lawsuit cited. [GRIMSHAW - isn't sure what he'll do with money. Would like to donate some to Orange Cnty. Med. Center burn unit. Won't spend any on self for long time. Isn't bitter, but sad about accident; is trying to overcome feelings.] Expected appeals in case and possibility of wait for money noted.
REPORTER: Jim Mitchell
(Studio) Ford Motors statement with regard to Pinto involved in Grimshaw accident and re: jury award quoted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Upcoming House vote on federal consumer protection agency and possibility of Congress and public being on opposite sides reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Details of congress debate over creation of consumer protection agency given. Consumer Products Safety Commission cited as example of many such regulatory agencies now in existence, and before whose hearings special interests are represented well but consumer isn't always represented at all. Support for consumer agency bill by Representative Benjamin Rosenthal and opposition to it by Representative John Erlenborn mentioned; uphill battle for passage of bill noted. [ERLENBORN - cites reasons he believes bill will fail and that public doesn't want another government agency.] General Capitol Hill view in agreement with this noted.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
(Studio) Report on Lou Harris' poll of public opinion with regard to bill to create fed. consumer agency. Anchor asks Harris if congress opposition to bill reflects will of people. [HARRIS - outlines public opinion showing cong. objection to bill isn't will of people.] Upcoming vote noted.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Government report with regard to findings on welfare cheaters and Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Califano's statement with regard to cost of cheating to government reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Reports with regard to end to general strike in Nicaragua against Somoza regime; and letter received on Monday by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley allegedly from Hillside strangler.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Los Angeles, California) Release of part of letter noted; section of it quoted. [Assistant police chief Daryl GATES - states that there's nothing in letter to authenticate it as from strangler, but contents do give it air of urgency and that it has gotten interest of self and experienced investigators.] Letter writer's offer to send police item to authenticate claim noted; Gates' refusal to identify item cited. [GATES - says item would assure suspect's identity as strangler.] Bradley and police await next communication from suspect.
REPORTER: Tom Schell
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(Studio) Controversy over sex on United States television noted and contrasted to that on Italian TV, at least till now.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Rome, Italy) Details of private Italian television stations' presentations of striptease and soft porno shows and government attempts to stop it. Govt.'s plans to try to halt much of this activity outlined. Govt. broadcast network mentioned.
REPORTER: Lou Cioffi
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