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#53187
(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson Dan Cordtz Bill Blakemore John Martin
#53188
(Studio) President Carter's arrival in Venezuela as 1st stop that will also lead to Brazil, Nigeria and Liberia noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Caracas, Venezuela) Birthday celebration for Secretary of State Vance and security adviser Brzezinski while flying over Caribbean mentioned. Carter is met at Bolivar Airport in Caracas by President Perez; Venezuelan pres.' welcoming statements outlined, include those with regard to Canal treaty and Senator debate on it. President Carter's remarks, made in Spanish, noted. [CARTER - addresses crowd in Spanish.] Contrast in Carter's visit and that by Richard Nixon in 1958 described. Visit by 2 president to Pantheon, tomb of Venezuelan hero Simon Bolivar, noted. Speculation with regard to talks between 2 at La Casona palace cited. [CARTER - he and Perez will try to find differences between selves on Wednesday to make more newsworthy item.] Venezuelan press coverage of Carter visit mentioned, along with fact that Carter's 3 predecessors didn't visit South American
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Rise in February consumer prices outlined.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Details of consumer price increase given; example cited is GM's price incr. on Chevette. Expected White House anti-inflation action noted; has been learned talks to begin this week between administration and representatives of aluminum, steel, auto and food processing inds.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
(Studio) Results of ABC-Louis Harris poll with regard to Carter's handling of American economy given. Results of poll questions on foreign policy and overall rating cited; drop in overall rating compared to that for Harry Truman's 1st year
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#53191
(Studio) Request from Prime Min. Begin to President Sadat for resumption of direct peace talks reported; criticism of Begin's policies from opposition and some members of own government noted. United Nations Secretary General Waldheim's announcement of PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) agreement to join Israel in south Lebanon cease-fire cited. PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader reported not to have gone that far.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(S. Lebanon) Beirut meeting between United Nations troops commander General Emmanuel Erskine and Yasir Arafat detailed; Arafat's pledge of Palestinian cooperation with UN forces, but no promise with regard to action against Israelis, noted. Situation in south Lebanon, especially in area around Tyre, described.
REPORTER: Bill Blakemore
(Studio) Reports are on innocent victims, from Israel and Lebanon, involved in recent fighting.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Jerusalem, Israel) Background of Israeli victim of PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) raid, 14-yr.-old Imre Tel-Oren, given. Family's involvement in raid, in which father was injured, detailed; family lives near Jerusalem. Films and photos shown. [Sharona TEL-OREN - describes discovery of Imre's death.] Imre's burial and effect of incident on family described. Med. treatment given Chanoch Tel-Oren mentioned; his view of PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) raid and Israeli retaliation given. [TEL-OREN - says his whole world is music and expression of human emotions.] Tel-Oren's recording of "Visions", by Israeli composer Partos, played. [Tel-Oren family MBR. - cites feelings about incident.]
REPORTER: John Martin
(Ouzai, Lebanon) Destruction wrought in Ouzai, Lebanon, by Israeli air attack described; residents' claims that there were no military bases here noted. [MAN - (thru translator) describes air attack.] Details given re: death of 13-yr.-old Maha Farhat in Israeli raid and effect of raid on Farhat family.
REPORTER: Jerry King
#53193
(Studio) Supreme Court decision with regard to judicial immunity, in case involving couple in Kendalville, IN, reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Details of Linda Sparkman's sterilization under court order obtained by mother without daughter's knowledge given. [Mrs. SPARKMAN - thought she'd been put in hospital at age 15 for appendectomy. Found out it was sterilization after she married Leo Sparkman. Notes mother told her she's retarded; denies this.] Sparkmans' lawsuit against Judge Harold Stump outlined; Supreme Court decision in judge's favor reported Opinion written by Justice White and dissents by Justices Stewart, Marshall and Powell quoted.
REPORTER: Tim O'Brien Artist: Freda Reiter
#53194
(Studio) Some coal miners' continued refusal to work by not crossing picket lines put up by still striking mine construction workers, remaining without contract, reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#53195
(Studio) National League of Cities endorsement of President Carter's urban policy reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Buffalo, New York) Report on urban problems confronting Buffalo, New York, as example of those in major United States cities. [Governor's staff member James BURNS - says Buffalo's problems similar to that of many older cities: they've become nation's poorhses.] Buffalo's population drop over years and details re: present population reported Also detailed are problems of unemployment, elderly and schools. Abortive federal effort to develop part of city outlined. Possible aid for center-city development in Carter urban plan noted.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr
#53196
(Studio) Federal judge's sentences of 3 former Houston policemen reported Case involved violation of civil rights of Mexican-American who died while in their custody.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#53198
(Studio) Reports with regard to Mafia threats against members of Red Brigade in Italy if they don't quickly return kidnapped former premier Moro and reduction of crime in country since police hunt for Moro and abductors began; Rotary International's revocation of charter of club in Duarte, California, for admitting women; and Japan's failing attempts to bolster United States dollar on Tokyo money mkts. and confidence in recovery of dollar expressed in Washington, DC by Saudi Arabian official.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#53199
(Studio) Rejoicing of "Star Trek" fans noted, as word comes from Hollywood that starship Enterprise will fly again.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Starship Enterprise) Recent success of movies "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" noted. Paramount Pictures' announcement of upcoming movie version of popular television series "Star Trek", with major roles to be played by original cast of television show include Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, reported No. of "Star Trek" fans, called Trekkies, noted. Scenes from television program shown; details of show given.
REPORTER: Stephen Geer
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