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#54816
(Studio) United States economy growth, as indicated by gross national product figs. for 2nd quarter of year, and continued rise in inflation for same period noted. President Carter's wage incr. guidelines for fighting inflation mentioned; postal workers agreement reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Postal workers' concern about job security outlined. [Elwood SAUNDERS - discusses job security issue.] [Valencia ROYALL - says main issue is no-layoff clause.] Outcome of negotiations reported [Union negotiator James LaPENTA - says wage agreement is respectable.] Future for postal rate increases noted. Proximity of wage agreement to President Carter's wage guidelines stated.
REPORTER: George Strait
(Studio) Incr. in consumer spending, perhaps as hedge against high inflation, reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(No location given) Consumers' incrd. purchase of luxury items in last few mos. due to fears of even higher inflation reported [McNey Motors president Tom HOOK - notes increase in Mercedes Benz and Rolls Royce sales.] [George LEVINE - reports increase in car cost 3 days after his purchase.] [Jewelry department manager Guy DUNCAN - predicts 30% rise in jewelry prices in 1 year] Borrowing rate increase and savings rate decrease reported.
REPORTER: Stephanie Levinson
#54819
(Studio) Ending of Republican national committee meeting in Detroit mentioned. Republican attempts to win minority votes in fall reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Detroit, Michigan) Details given about Republican party's attempts to educate self about minorities and to get minorities into party; differences of opinion within party about this procedure stated. [Party chairperson Bill BROCK - discusses party's need for minority support.] [Committee member John EAST - doesn't think party is ready to go route of Senators McGovern and Kennedy on social programs, for instance, to get black vote.] NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) director Benjamin Hooks' speech to committee noted, include reference to Humphrey-Hawkins full employment bill. [HOOKS - lists issues that will indicate Republicans' seriousness toward helping blacks and winning their votes.] Outlook for Republicans and Democrats examined.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
(Studio) Democrat infighting in 2 states reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Hartford, Connecticut) Splits in Connecticut and New York between states' govs. and their lieutenant govs., who are now campaigning against govs. up for reelec., detailed. Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso faces opposition of Lieutenant Governor Robert Killian, New York Governor Hugh Carey faces Lieutenant Governor Mary Anne Krupsak. [Psychologist Dr. George STRICKER - discusses impact of sexual tension on power struggle.] [KRUPSAK - comments on treatment from Carey and his people.] [CAREY - comments on situation with Krupsak.] [GRASSO - describes view of Killian.] [KILLIAN - says he and Grasso don't talk at all now.]
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
#54820
(Studio) Details given about property tax limitation measure placed on OR ballot; is compared to California tax limit law.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#54822
(Studio) Report on terrorist assassination of Spanish general and aide in Madrid, in 1st such attack on military since Spanish Civil War. Film shown. Prime Min. Adolfo Suarez' comments to parliament quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#54823
(Studio) Continuing debate in Israel over Prime Min. Menahem Begin's orders against opposition party negotiations with Arabs and their chgs. about his health and medication detailed. Mideast concerns about possibility of war outbreak in Lebanon, rather than between Israel and Egypt or Syria, noted. Division of Beirut, as in recent civil war, reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Beirut, Lebanon) Details given about redrawing of dividing green line separating eastern Beirut from west Beirut. Recent Syrian fire on Christian part of city mentioned. Situation compared to that in civil war. Momentum cut short in rebuilding of city and reaction of people described.
REPORTER: Bill Blakemore
#54824
(Studio) Angola President Agosthino Neto's comments about normalizing relations with US quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#54825
(Studio) Report on meeting of Org. of African Unity in Khartoum, Sudan. History of org. given; divisions still obvious at this meeting outlined. Issues discussed include foreign ntns.' roles in Africa and oil embargo against South Africa. Film shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#54827
(Studio) Report on fire in building next to Boston's Old North Church. Film shown. Paul Revere mentioned.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#54828
(Studio) Co-host bid being considered by mayors of Detroit and Windsor, Canada, for 1984 Olympics because Los Angeles is expected to withdraw its bid noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#54829
(Studio) Report on effect of thieves on Florida tropical fruit business.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Homestead, Florida) Details given about major theft operations being conducted in groves of mangos, limes and avocado, and about owners attempts to combat losses. Difficulty in discovery of thieves and in prosecution described. Plans for losses by grower Harold Kendall noted. [Dade Cnty. state attorney Janet RENO - states support for farm theft laws.] [KENDALL - comments on present laws.]
REPORTER: Bob Sirkin
#54830
(Studio) NASA's report with regard to Skylab troubles stated.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(No location given) Problems and experiments involved in Skylab's history outlined; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) film shown. New problems stated. [Johnson Space Center spokesperson Chris KRAFT - discusses possibility for controlling Skylab re: crash site.] Space officials' hope that space craft will fall into Indian or Pacific Oceans noted.
REPORTER: James Walker
#54832
(Studio) Comment is on continuing inflation and reasons,. include congress action. Senator Edmund Muskie's proposed bill outlined.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#54833
(Studio) Report on group that recently protested in DC.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Near DC) Details given about recent protest by American Indians against pending legislature in Congress Comments of Eddie Naki and Pauline Whitesinger about Indians' beliefs about life. [INDIANS - state beliefs and teachings about living.]
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
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