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(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Doreen Kays Sam Donaldson Ron Miller Sylvia Chase
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(Studio) Two major news items are President Carter's foreign trip, today in Brazil, and Mideast developments in Cairo.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Studio) Failure of Carter-Begin talks in DC, Israelis' interest in separate peace with Egypt, Prime Min. Begin's letter to President Sadat and arrival in Cairo of Israeli defense minister Weizman outlined.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Cairo, Egypt) Egyptians' attitude toward Weizman visit and lack of new proposals from Israel reported Egyptian television film of meeting between Weizman and Sadat shown. Weizman's offer to solve Sinai problem, but failure to bring new positions on west bank and Palestinians, noted; Sadat's refusal to resume peace talks reported Sources' description of Sadat's attitude given.
REPORTER: Doreen Kays
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) President Carter's presence in Brazil and his attention to Mideast dvts. noted. President news conference question with regard to report that United States wants Begin replaced cited. [CARTER - denies report] President's statements on plans to continue arms supplies to Egypt and other moderate Arabs mentioned. [CARTER - say's this is important part of United States foreign policy.] Upcoming debate in Congress over arms sales issue, especially with regard to proposed one to Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, outlined.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
(Studio) Cairo radio report on letter from Sadat to Cairo with regard to talks with Weizman noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Report on President Carter's activities in Brazil.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Carter's address to Brazilian parliament reported; statement on human rights by welcoming Brazilian legislature noted. [LEGIS. - (thru translator) speaks of Carter's devotion to human rights in world.] Details given with regard to apparent and real power in Brazilian government under military regime headed by General Geisel; Geisel's remarks to Carter concerning concentration on economy and social issues, not human rights, stated. Report on Carter news conference [CARTER - states beliefs with regard to world pressure in human rights issue.] President's arrival in Rio de Janeiro and participation in memorial ceremony for World War I and World War II fatalities noted. Upcoming meeting between Carter and 2 Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinals, to discuss human rights, mentioned. Interview with Rio's Cardinal Eugenio De Arajuo Sales outlined.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Brasilia, Brazil) Report on Amy Carter's diplomatic mission to school for American embassy children.
REPORTER: Ann Compton
(Studio) Upcoming special broadcast, "The Carter Travels: Gains or Losses," to be anchored by Frank Reynolds, reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Expected spring floods: noted. Report on Preparations for floods in North Dakota.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(W. Fargo, North Dakota) Preparations by North Dakota residents Dave and Barbara Larson for expected spring flooding of Cheyenne River described. 1975 floods caused by surPrise rising of river noted; film shown. [Barbara LARSON - comments on crisis.] Other preparations in town of West Fargo described.
REPORTER: Ron Miller
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(Studio) National Steel Corporation announcement of price hike noted; National's will be lower than those announced by United States Steel and Wheeling-Pittsburgh. Report on admin. reaction to economy problems.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) President Carter's remarks with regard to steel price hikes, made at news conference in Brasilia, noted. [CARTER - calls reported steel price increase excessive and unwarranted by recent coal settlement.] [US Steel president David RODERICK - says price increase isn't put out to be rolled back.] Admin. concerns re: other economy problems, such as dollar devaluation in Tokyo and higher farm prices, outlined. Outlook for economy written by economist for Mfrs. Hanover Trust Company quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
(Studio) Vice President Mondale's remarks with regard to National Steel's smaller price hike than US Steel's reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Mtgs. in Washington, DC by-scientists discussing prospects for solar energy noted. Report on how solar energy can be used.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Rockland Cnty., New York) Growing number of people building solar energy systems in new hses. or converting to them noted. Hsing. development in California cited as example and government aid for projects in solar energy mentioned. Reporter describes experience in installing solar water heating system in own home. Costs and government aids cited.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
(Studio) Govt.'s toll-free telephone number to call for information on solar heating given; cited on screen.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Italian government refusal,:incl. that of Communists, to give in to demands of Red Brigade terrorist group holding former premier Moro reported Details of letter allegedly written by Moro given; Vatican's pledge to give help if needed noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Possible massive kidnapping of group of black school children in Rhodesia and their transport to Botswana reported Effect of guerrilla war in Rhodesia on blacks there noted. Report is on resettlement plan to try to isolate them.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Rhodesia) Rhodesian government's protected villages plan for resettling black villagers who they believe might have been indoctrinated in Marxism by guerrillas from Mozambique and for those blacks who ask protection from guerrillas detailed.
REPORTER: Howard Tuckner
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(Studio) Concerns in USSR , West Europe and United States over detente and especially Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) negotiations reported DC's reaction to article in "Pravda" by USSR embassy's North American division chief Georgy Arbatov noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Geneva, Switzerland) Report on detailed work necessary in drafting Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaty in Geneva, nature of work and amount of time it takes to be done. United States arms negotiator Paul Warnke and USSR deputy foreign minister Vladimir Semyonov mentioned. Necessary decisions to finish treaty stated as having to be made in Washington, DC and Moscow and is noted that neither President Carter nor USSR leader Brezhnev will find them political popular.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) Reports with regard to tests being undergone at Massachusetts General Hospital by actor John Wayne, which physicians say aren't related to his lung cancer several years ago; and Queen Elizabeth's raise in pay.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) USSR gymnast Olga Korbut's announcement of retirement reported Rise in popularity in women's gymnastics after Korbut's debut in 1972 Olympics noted; United States Gymnastics Fed.'s report of incrd. interest cited. Film shown.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(No location given) Review of Korbut's career and life given. Film shown.
REPORTER: Sylvia Chase
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