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#529912
(Studio) Record 1st. quarter earnings for Chrysler reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Chicago, Illinois) [Chrysler vice president Robert MILLER - announces record earnings.] Company's earnings/losses since 1980 graphed on screen; chairperson Lee Iacocca's role noted. Commercial shown. [WORKERS - note their sacrifices.] [Dealer Stanley BALZEKAS, Junior - comments on incrd. business.]
REPORTER: Mary Nissenson
#529913
(Studio) General Motors' 1st quarter profits reported; Ford said announcing its earnings next week.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#529914
(Studio) Senator delay of withholding tax on interest and dividends discussed; Senator Robert Kasten's role noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Senators Howard Baker and Robert Dole noted unable to defeat Kasten's repeal measure; details of compromise outlined on screen, discussed. [DOLE - blames banking lobby.] [KASTEN - wants similar victory in House] Issue's position in House mentioned. [Representative Thomas O'NEILL - questions banks' adamancy.] Possibility of Senator overriding presidential veto considered.
REPORTER: John Dancy
#529915
(Studio) Senator Budget Committee reported adopting Democrat budget proposal; details outlined. Deputy press secretary Larry Speakes' reaction quoted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#529917
(Studio) Complications arising in liver transplant of Brandon Hall reported
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Memphis, Tennessee) Hall's current condition examined; role of vol. blood donors noted. [Mother Billie HALL - describes son's efforts to live.] Efforts of Univ. Tennessee transplant coordinator to find 2nd liver described. [Dr. James WILLIAMS - discusses Hall's deteriorating condition.]
REPORTER: David Hazinski
#529918
(Studio) Supreme Court reported refusing to stay execution of John Louis Evans, scheduled to die in Alabama tonight.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#529919
(Studio) Govt. suits against Rockwell International; GE; Weyerhaeuser Company; McDonnell Douglas; Northrop Corporation and others due to their involvement in California's Stringfellow Acid Pits toxic waste dump site noted. Stringfellow cleanup recalled focus of Environmental Protection Agency scandal.
(Glen Avon, California) California's efforts to prevent further contamination from Stringfellow noted; films shown. Site's background examined; possible impact on nearby Glen Avon community noted. Problems arising in process used to contain chemicals at site described, illustrated on screen. [Water quality control board spokesperson James ANDERSON - notes town's limited budget to battle situation.] EPA's approval of containment process despite continuing leaks and future threat to Glen Avon cited. [Protest leader Penny NEWMAN - claims method was supposed to only be temporary.]
REPORTER: Don Oliver
#529920
(Studio) President Reagan's consideration of proposal to aid unemployed with temporary health insurance following loss of jobs outlined.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#529922
(Studio) Continue recovery of bodies from bombed out United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, reported; current death toll mentioned, films shown. Shooting incident during recovery operations noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#529923
(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz reported meeting with President Reagan tomorrow to consider his role in Mideast peace process.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Problems facing Shultz's diplomatic efforts with Syria-Israel relations, USSR presence in Syria discussed; Shultz and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said disagreeing over Israel's use of modern United States technology in its fighter plane examined.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
#529924
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Auschwitz, Poland) Return of Auschwitz survivors and other Jews to death camp as part of week long observances commemorating Jews killed in war against Nazis in Poland noted; films shown. Criticism of Polish government for allowing Palestinian representative to participate in ceremonies and for refusing Israel right to place flag with those of other ntns. at memorial to victims of Nazis cited. [Rabbi Alexander SCHINDLER - refers to those boycotting ceremonies.]
REPORTER: John Cochran
#529925
(Studio) United States reported expelling 3 USSR officials for alleged espionage; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#529927
(Studio) Democratic Convention said scheduled for San Francisco, California, in 1984; Republicans mentioned meeting in Dallas, Texas.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#529928
(Studio) Senator John Glenn reported formally announcing his candidacy for Democrat president nomination; films shown. [Governor Richard CELESTE - mistakenly intros. Glenn as cand. for "gov."] [GLENN - praises New Concord, Ohio; promotes traditional values; declares candidacy.] Glenn's strengths and weaknesses considered.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#529929
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Studio) Commentary concerns Democrat president cands. and AFL-CIO's impact on Democrat campaign
REPORTER: John Chancellor
#529930
(Studio) Jackie Presser reported elected new Teamsters union president, succeeding convicted president Roy Williams.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Scottsdale, Arizona) Presser's intelligence compared to that of Jimmy Hoffa. [PRESSER - promises to eliminate organized crime from union.] Org. crime's activities in Ohio Teamsters recalled; films shown. Numerous investigations of Presser mentioned. [PRESSER - praises Hoffa.]
REPORTER: Brian Ross
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#529933
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Lynchburg, Tennessee) Jack Daniel whiskey distillery here featured; films shown. Company's economy problems, include 1st layoffs today, noted. [Laid-off WORKERS - discuss their future.] Company's loyalty to workers noted. [Company spokesperson Roger BRASHEERS - regrets layoffs.]
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
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