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#52907
(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Roger Peterson, Rich Mayk, Jerry King, Barbara Walters
#52908
(Studio) Coal strike's effect on industry and growing opposition to proposed settlement noted. Low supplies in 9 states, IN and West Virginia declarations of energy emergencies and possibility of 1st layoffs in Pennsylvania reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Cheswick, Pennsylvania) Coal supply at Duquesne Light's Cheswick plant near Pittsburgh prior to strike contrasted with that at present; photos shown. [Utility company spokesperson Stanley SCHAFFER - thinks there's trouble now.] Situation of Schaffer's company and those serving 9 states and his request to state for permission to order industry cuts in power noted. [SCHAFFER - details emergency plan.] Effect of such cuts on Pittsburgh's steel industry cited.
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
(Studio) Cleanup attempts in aftermath of New England blizzard mentioned, incl. Army troops aid to Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Boston, Massachusetts) Report on effects of storm along coast in Massachusetts, where there was flooding. Conditions in Salisbury Beach and Revere, Massachusetts, described. Mentioned in report are policeman Steve Pendergast and residents Anthony Cirillo, Bernard Gallagher and Bucky Knight. [KNIGHT - describes damage to house]
REPORTER: Richard Mayk
(Studio) Looting in Boston and reaction of courts to it reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52910
(Studio) Canadian government announcement of expulsion of 11 USSR diplomats and refusal to allow 2 others to return to Canada because of involvement in alleged attempt to recruit Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer into spy ring. Size of USSR delegation in Ottawa noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#52911
(Studio) Death from leukemia of former Army soldier Paul River Cooper, who witnessed atomic explosion in Nevada in 1957 and went with troops into area after it, noted. Is also reported 7 others at that blast have leukemia and that Defense Department is trying to locate others exposed to atomic radiation in 1950's.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) No. of people believed to have been exposed to such tests from 1946-57 noted; one is White House correspondent Sam Donaldson. [DONALDSON - describes experience. Says Army later sent him notice that he had recd. no appreciable amount of radiation and has no reason to doubt this.] Reason for doubt in case of Paul Cooper noted; Cooper's interview last year with reporter Ron Miller and fact that 8 of his troop contracted leukemia noted. Defense Department is telephone bank number for those exposed to radiation in atomic test cited and shown.
REPORTER: Bill Wordham
#52912
(Studio) Continuing debate on Canal treaty in Senate noted. Question that Senators must answer for selves in next weeks, with regard to voting own convictions or those of constituents, cited. One Senator's telephone call to President Carter and own answer to this question reported Film shown. [Senator Edward ZORINSKY - would like to support Carter, but if 65-80% of constituents oppose treaty, will have to reflect their will.]
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Report on 2nd day of Senator debate on treaty. Senators Robert Byrd and Howard Baker noted as leaders of pro-treaty forces. Potential political fates of Senators voting for treaty detailed. Audio tape of debate played. [Senator William Lloyd SCOTT - believes Americans overwhelmingly against treaty and that this will show in makeup of Senator after next election.] [BAKER - calls issue killer; says it can devour Senator or he can survive it, but not profit.] [BYRD - talks of amount of mail and effect on decision.] Senator Dennis DeConcini's indecision on treaty noted. Has been learned that opponents Plan to make available to Senator former Panamanian intelligence agent to give information with regard to illegal activity by officials of Panama, include charge that Cuban agents in United States on Panamanian PassPorts.
REPORTER: Don Farmer Artist: Freda Reiter
#52914
(Studio) Russian flu epidemics at Naval Academy at Annapolis, at West Point and at Air Force Academy in Colorado reported.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Annapolis, Maryland) Extent of flu epidemic at Annapolis and other service academies detailed. [Med. officer Captain James HODGES - cites reasons flu hasn't shown up at other colleges.]
REPORTER: Bettina Gregory
#52915
(Studio) Govt. win in lawsuit against STP Corp., in false ad case with regard to claims about STP oil treatment, reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52916
(Studio) Continuing mystery with regard to Los Angeles Hillside strangler case reported; different troubles for man who surrendered on Wednesday noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Los Angeles, California) Police announcement that nothing found in home of actor Ned Yorke to connect him with stranglings, but that high potency marijuana found there, reported Contd. charge of suspicion of murder against Yorke and expectations that it will be dropped cited. [Police spokesperson William BOOTH - says Yorke's arrest was on grounds of own admissions, but that these statements haven't been corroborated.]
REPORTER: Tom Schell
#52917
(Studio) Movie director Roman Polanski's statement from Paris with regard to flight from Los Angeles prior to sentencing on morals charge reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52918
(Studio) Death of Nazi war criminal Herbert Kappler, who escaped from prison in Italy last summer, of cancer at home in West Germany reported Charges against Kappler for actions in World War II noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52920
(Studio) State Department statement with regard to human rights violations in Israel and other US allies reported; Israeli questioning of Arabs in occupied lands cited.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#52921
(Studio) Contd. fighting between Lebanese and Syrian troops in Beirut reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Beirut, Lebanon) Details given of fighting between forces once allies in Lebanese civil war. Contd. internal political disputes in country noted.
REPORTER: Jerry King
#52922
(Studio) Interview with Israeli foreign minister Dayan shown. Question with regard to Israeli Pledge to President Carter with regard to settlements in occupied lands mentioned. [DAYAN - states promise he made to Carter, on behalf of Prime Min. Begin, with regard to establishment of military camps on west bank during Peace efforts. Did say that there might be new military camps and new civilian settlements in these. ResPonds to question with regard to possible stretching of this Point. States that Israel abides by every word of promise.] Anchor quotes President Carter with regard to settlements as obstacles to peace; asks why they are created. [DAYAN - Israelis are there to build Israel and can't abide by all Arab objections; if Americans support Arab objections, then Israelis and Americans differ. ResPonds to question with regard to these actions as apparent takeover of lands.] President Sadat's comments on own actions in going to Jerusalem and demands for Israel to make comparable gesture in giving back occupied lands noted. [DAYAN - says Egypt's security wasn't threatened by Sadat's trip to Jerusalem, but in his asking for return of west bank, Golan Heights, Sharm el-Sheikh and Sinai there's question of Israel's security. On question of this bringing peace, asks if Sadat can guarantee what will happen in future.] Dayan's statements on agreement on Sinai and separate Israeli-Egyptian peace detailed.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
#52925
(Studio) Egypt's relations with Israel noted as overshadowing threat Egypt has from south with USSR influence in Ethiopia. Beliefs that Sadat got private assurances of arms sales, before departure from US, cited. Comment re: potential USSR threat to Egypt by gaining influence in Ethiopia, then Sudan and thus having direct contact with Libya. Map shown. Probable reason for President Carter's not announcing arms sales cited as Panama Canal treaty; details given.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#52926
(Studio) Top stories outlined, include Senator confirmation of Judge William Webster as director of FBI.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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