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#54836
(Studio) United States dollar devaluation in Japan and Europe noted; value of dollar against yen reported to be lowest since World War II.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(No location given) Details given about effect of Japan's trade surplus on value of dollar against yen. Prime Min. Takeo Fukuda's pledge at recent Bonn economy summit to reduce surplus and world skepticism about his ability to do so outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
(Tokyo, Japan) Report on US-Japan trade battle over orange crops. Harvesting in Sunkist groves in south California mentioned. Japanese orange growers' objections to incrd. imports outlined; their formation of political lobby and its influence with government reported Case of one Japanese orange grower given as example
REPORTER: Bill Redeker
#54837
(Studio) Chicago-hdqtred. International Harvester's suspension of trade with USSR due to arrest of its American sales manager, Jay Crawford, in Moscow reported Company's request for other United States companies to join it noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#54840
(Studio) Contd. strikes by municipal employees across nation noted. Threat of postal workers strike, despite contract agreement, reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(New Jersey) Wildcat strike by bulk mail workers in Jersey City, New Jersey, reported Postal Service firing of some of these noted. [MAN - comments on management attempts to break strike.] Wildcat strike in San Francisco bulk mail center, in Richmond, California, mentioned. Mtg. of New York-New Jersey local shop stewards to decide whether to support strikes cited.
REPORTER: Bill Stewart
(Studio) Report on end to Philadelphia municipal workers' strike. Beginning of garbage pick-up, not carried out for week, noted; film shown. San Antonio, Texas, garbage workers' firings because of illegal strike stated. Lack of progress in negotiations between Northwest Airlines and its striking pilots reported Details of pilots' strike given. Film shown. Effect of strike on air service in WA, OR, MT, ID, North Dakota and Minnesota described; most of airline's jets reported to be in Minneapolis hangars. Northwest's profits for last quarter cited; reasons given. Details given about Mutual Aid Pact (MAP), which subsidizes operations of any member airline hit by strike. [North Dakota state tax commissioner Byron DORGAN - states objections to MAP.] MAP's organization to combat power of Airline Pilots Association noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson (WPVI newstape)
(Studio) Continuing Washington, DC transit strike described; film shown.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#54842
(Studio) President Carter's description of important of ending arms embargo against Turkey quoted. Expected Senator debate on issue, preempted by Senator James Abourezk's filibuster against deregulation of natural gas, mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Background report on Turkish arms embargo, brought on by Turkey's use of American arms in 1974 invasion of Cyprus. Greek Cypriots' earlier coup of Cyprus government, to try to unite island with Greece, mentioned. Film shown. Reasons for President Carter's support for lifting of embargo listed, especially NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) considerations in area. Turkey's border with USSR noted. Situation at present outlined.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
#54843
(Studio) Pol. troubles of Senator Herman Talmadge brought on by alleged misuse of Senator funds outlined; investigations and senate's promise to repay funds noted. His statements about press reports quoted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Lovejoy, Georgia) Alleged misuse of funds, private and Senator, by Talmadge as uncovered in divorce suit with wife, Betty, last year listed. Films shown. [PEOPLE - cite reactions.] Betty Talmadge's race for Congress reported.
REPORTER: Don Farmer
#54844
(Studio) Officials' report about Georgia State Prison riot on Sunday outlined, include reference to Saturday's riot at Pontiac, Illinois, prison. Investigations into Illinois prison riot noted; film shown. Report on problems created by efforts to correct Alabama prison system troubles.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Baldwin Cnty., Alabama) Judge Frank Johnson's orders for Alabama prison system to clean up state prisons reported; Holman Prison given as example of improved facility. Backup in system in Alabama county facilities described; Baldwin Cnty. Jail in Baymonette, Alabama, given as example [Chief jailer Jimmy HARTNER - describes conditions in jail.] [Sheriff Thomas BENTON - calls conditions deplorable.]
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
(Studio) Law Enforcement Assistant Agency report on rise in arrests of women between 1953 and 1975 outlined.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#54846
(Studio) Report from Rhodesian government with regard to fighting in Salisbury given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#54847
(Studio) Israeli parliament support for Prime Min. Menahem Begin's refusal to make territorial concessions to Egypt in advance of new direct talks reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#54848
(Studio) Report on President Carter's response to issue of drug use among White House staff.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Dr. Peter Bourne's statement to "New York Times" with regard to White House staffers' use of marijuana and cocaine reported President Carter's memo to staff mbrs. noted, telling them to obey law or look elsewhere for job. Carter's attendance at Chippewa Indian dance exhibition on White House lawn mentioned. [CARTER - welcomes Indians.]
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#54849
(Studio) Discovery of marijuana shipment at fish warehouse in Sandwich, Massachusetts, reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson (WCVB newstape, Boston)
#54850
(Studio) Imprisonment of "New York Times" reporter Myron Farber and fine against "Times" as result of reporter's refusal to turn over notes in New Jersey murder trial detailed. Farber's imprisonment in Hackensack, New Jersey, noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#54851
(Studio) Resignation of Billy Martin as manager of New York Yankees baseball team reported Film shown of disagreement between Martin and Reggie Jackson. Photo shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Kansas City, Missouri) Details of Martin's announcement, made in Kansas City, given. [Yankee president Al ROSEN - discusses reasons for Martin's resignation, include alleged statements Martin made about Yankee owner George Steinbrenner.] Allusion made to relations between Jackson and Martin. New manager reported to be Bob Lemon.
REPORTER: Howard Cosell
#54853
(Studio) Comment is on effects of weak United States dollar worldwide. Bonn economy conf., President Carter's pledge with regard to United States energy policy and fear with regard to OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil price increases mentioned. Dollar's fall in Japan and Europe noted.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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