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#53048
(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson, John Coleman, Kati Morton, Harry Reasoner
#53049
(Studio) President Carter's comments on USSR -Cuban involvement in Africa, dollar troubles, coal strike and civil service reform during National Press Club speech noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) [CARTER - talks of link between Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II ratification by Senator and USSR involvement in Africa.] President's remarks on United States economy and state of dollar and on own competency as President given. Details of questioning at Press Club mentioned. [Club president Frank AUKOFFER - notes number of questions on coal; reads one from "Christian Science Monitor" reporter Richard Stroud.] [CARTER - doesn't feel administration waited too long before intervening in coal strike.] President's major goal in speech was revelation of civil service reform proposals.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Carter's campaign promise to reform civil service noted. [CARTER - says it's easier to promote and transfer incompetent employees in government than to get rid of them.] Details of proposals listed, include abolition of Civil Service Commission and protection for whistle-blowers like Ernest Fitzgerald. Expectations concerning reaction to reforms described.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
#53050
(Studio) House vote to give full voting representative in Congress to Washington, DC noted. Bill now goes to Senator and must also be ratified by 3/4 of states.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#53051
(Studio) House-Senator conference committee approval of bill raising mandatory retirement age to 70 reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#53053
(Studio) National Weather Service predictions about spring flooding given. Problem in flood areas of snow at present reported.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Chicago, Illinois) Snowstorm conditions in Midwest and their movement east noted. Situations in Kansas City, Saint Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh and in Kansas and IN, and predictions for upcoming effects of storm in DC, Philadelphia, NYC and Boston cited. Contd. rains and resulting flooding in California reported.
REPORTER: John Coleman
#53054
(Studio) Report on developments in recent train derailments. Correspondent Bettina Gregory's report on L&N RR's possible fine by government for safety violations, not include 2 recent wrecks in Tennessee and Kentucky, noted. Contd. cleanup efforts along Bay Line near Youngstown, Florida, after recent wreck reported.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
(Youngstown, Florida) Details given about cleanup efforts and remaining danger from propane tanker. [Hazardous cargo expert Ron GORE - describes possibility of fire and explosion from propane car.]
REPORTER: Bill Stewart
#53055
(Studio) Reports on shootings at factory in Jackson, Michigan, and at apt. complex in Seattle, WA.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
#53057
(Studio) Slight recovery of American dollar on European money mkts. noted; problems for dollar in Europe and especially for American servicemen living in Germany explained.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Wiesbaden, West Germany) SP/4 Michael Pugh's request to Army to send him back to Dayton, Ohio, one year early stated. [PUGH - feels poor and doesn't want to be poor. Joined Army because he was on welfare.] Pugh family's situation described; others have worse conditions. Army officers' concerns about future outlined.
REPORTER: Kati Marton
#53058
(Studio) Details of potential air fare war between United States and Britain given; Braniff's request for lower rates between Texas and London and resulting disagreement between 2 govts. noted. Potential problems for TWA, Pan Am and Delta cited. Film shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#53059
(Studio) Blast-off of another USSR Soyuz mission reported; cosmonauts are from USSR and Czechoslovakia. Film shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#53060
(Studio) Ethiopia's confirmation that Cuban troops fight in front lines of war with Somalia over Ogaden Desert reported Secretary of State Vance's statement with regard to Soviet presence in area noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#53061
(Studio) Upcoming signing of major rule agreement in Rhodesia detailed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#53062
(Studio) Theft of body of Charlie Chaplin from grave in Switzerland overlooking Lake Geneva reported Film shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#53063
(Studio) Report on group of Englishmen who have been living for past year as did people in Iron Age.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(No location given) Details on life of group given and reasons for it cited. BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is making film of group's experiences for future programming. Requirement by Humane Society that animals be stunned before slaughter noted.
REPORTER: John Martin
#53065
(Studio) House and Senator cmtes.' actions on tax cuts for this year reported; differences with President Carter's recommendations noted. Senator Finance Committee's bill mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#53066
(Studio) Coal miners' learning about terms of proposed contract and upcoming vote noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Cannelton, West Virginia) Miners are told about contract by officials; reaction reported [MEN - cite reactions.]
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
#53067
(Studio) Report on burial of General Daniel "Chappie" James, Junior in Arlington National Cemetery. Background on James' career in Army given. Films shown. James' participation in World War II, Korea and Vietnam noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#53068
(Studio) Japanese auto mfrs.' predictions that they won't be able to export as many cars to United States this year and reasons reported Upcoming report on Japan's blend of old and new noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Tokyo, Japan) Description given of Japanese blend of tradition and present world demands in creating formidable economy Toyota salesmen's methods of selling reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#53071
(Studio) Reports with regard to President Carter's plans for stay in Nigeria and possibility that he'll also go to Panama if Canal treaty signed by then; continuing efforts for US-Cuba normalization, despite Cuban presence in Africa; Frank Sinatra's plans for trip to Israel with friends who'll make contributions to Hebrew University and will have mtgs. with Prime Min. Begin, foreign min. Dayan and others; and books being written by Julie Nixon Eisenhower, about her mother and include what Mrs. Nixon did and didn't know of Watergate, and by Richard Nixon.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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