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REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Upcoming items outlined.
REPORTER: Bill Blakemore Dan Cordtz Julie Eckhert Ann Compton
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(Studio) Contd. fighting between Syrians and Christian Lebanese in Beirut noted. Israel's announcement of possible intervention on side of Christians and President Carter's call for ceasefire stated.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Beirut, Lebanon) Details of fighting in Beirut given. Syrians' reason for opposing Lebanese Christians stated as being agreement, made during Lebanese civil war, between Israelis and Christians. Refusal of Israeli- supplied Christians in south Lebanon to turn area over to United Nations forces, claiming United Nations can't control Palestinians, noted. Degree of Israeli-Christian alliance examined.
REPORTER: Bill Blakemore
(DC) President Carter's statement about situation in Lebanon and United States concern about potential for larger war reported [CARTER - wants to see peace in Lebanon; says United States is working with all involved in conflict.] United States concerns about Israeli involvement in Lebanon outlined; rejected plan to call for emergency meeting of United Nations Security Council noted. Govt. statement about situation and bringing peace to area reported.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) Carter administration's predictions of higher inflation rate than earlier predicted for year reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) White House optimistic predictions for holding down inflation stated; necessary methods for doing this in rest of year noted. [Econ. adviser Charles SCHULTZE - recalls price increases last year were slower in 2nd half of year; thinks same will happen this year] gross national product predictions for year given; reaction of economy adviser to Gerald Ford, Alan Greenspan, reported [GREENSPAN - discusses administration predictions and gives suggestions for meeting issue.] Outlook for administration economy program examined; effect on fall elecs. described.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
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(Studio) Contd. taxpayers' revolt fallout, with California state employees losing raise and Massachusetts bus drivers having cost of living increase threatened, noted. Michigan appearance by Prop. 13 author, Howard Jarvis, reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Lansing, Michigan) Jarvis' tour of Michigan to promote tax cut measure called Tisch amendment described. [JARVIS - says Americans want taxes cut.] Opposition to Tisch amendment by moderate tax cut proposal from Michigan Taxpayers United for Tax Limitation reported [MAN - notes Michigan doesn't have surplus funds that California had to use. States that Jarvis and Robert Tisch want to roll taxes back 50%.] Details given of Richard Headlee amendment. [WOMAN - explains moderate amendment.] Concerns of Michigan residents about effects of Tisch amendment outlined. [WOMAN - states reasons for favoring moderate proposal.]
REPORTER: Richard Mayk
(Studio) Boston traffic jams caused when bus and subway drivers' go to state legislature to lobby against measure that would eliminate their cost of living increases reported State legislature' concerns about effects of Prop. 13 type of measure in Massachusetts described; is noted that property taxes furnish good bit of money funding public transit in state. [State Representative Barney FRANK - says if legislature doesn't make cuts wisely, public action will make cuts unwisely.]
REPORTER: Bill Stewart (WCVB newsfilm)
(Studio) California Governor Jerry Brown's approval of new state budget that excludes state employees' pay raise reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Govt. lawsuit against Mayflower Corporation as example of present crackdown on moving industry detailed. FTC (Federal Trade Commission) consent agreement with home-building firm Kaufman and Broad, Incorporated, of Los Angeles, California, with regard to repair of defective homes noted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Reports on railroad accidents in Tennessee and England. Tennessee incident involved head-on collision of 2 L&N trains. Film shown.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(London, England) Details given of fire on passenger train en route from s.w. England to London. Upcoming public inquiry mentioned.
REPORTER: John Laurence
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(Studio) Deaths and damage caused by flooding in Rochester, Minnesota, described.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Rochester, Minnesota) [Trailer court owner Alan O'MEARA - describes experience.] Details given of flooding by Zumbro River. [Flood victim Margaret PALMER - describes experience.] National Guard completion of rescue efforts noted.
REPORTER: Julie Eckhert
(Studio) Report on attempts by Brownwood, Texas, to get rain in area.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Brownwood, Texas) Details given about drought conditions around Lake Brownwood in west Texas and additional problems due to cave-in of canal carrying water to Brownwood. Senator Lloyd Bentsen's tour of area noted. Tigua Indians' presentation of rain dance reported [Tigua Chief Jose SIERRA - predicts rain for late in day.] City's chamber of commerce cited as group that got Indians to come to town. [Groner PITTS - says Indians believe in dance and if they do, he does, too.] [BENTSEN - announces federal aid to repair canal.]
REPORTER: Charles Murphy
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(Studio) New York federal Judge Thomas Griesa's finding of Attorney General Griffin Bell in civil contempt of court for refusing to turn over names of FBI informers in suit brought by Socialist Workers' Party reported Bell's statements to judge and upcoming appeal by Justice Department noted. Firing of J. Wallace Laprade from FBI, 3 mos. after he lost post as head of New York City FBI office reported; chgs. of his involvement in agency's illegal wiretapping of Weathermen organization cited. Film shown. [LaPRADE - says justice from Attorney General Bell isn't possible. Comments on situation.] Justice Department denial of LaPrade's unfair treatment allegations stated. Report of FBI director William Webster on Cuban aid to terrorists in this hemisphere, during international conference on terrorism at FBI's Quantico, Virginia, academy, detailed.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Quantico, Virginia) July 4th terrorist incident in Puerto Rico recalled; film shown. Webster's discussion of this case and comments on Puerto Rico independence propaganda allegedly printed in Cuba noted. [WEBSTER - says some info. is supplied by CIA.] Director's other comments on terrorists and terrorism outlined. [WEBSTER - describes terrorist operations.] European terrorism mentioned.
REPORTER: Tim O'Brien
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(Studio) Los Angeles police dumping of guns seized over past year, at scrap metal dealer, reported Film shown.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) New York judge's declaration of confessed Son of Sam killer, David Berkowitz, as insane reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic's banning of Concorde supersonic transport landing at O'Hare Airport reported.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Jimmy Connors' win over Vitas Gerulaitis in Wimbledon tennis tournament reported; he'll meet Bjorn Borg, of Sweden, in finals. Borg's win over Tom Okker noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Details given of protest in Britain's House of Commons against Britain's policy in North Ireland.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Govt. announcement of development of vaccine for expected outbreak of Russian flu in fall reported Swine flu shot program recalled.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) President Carter's tour of 2 Civil War sites reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Antietam Battlefield, MD) Details given of President's tour of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and Antietam (Sharpsburg) in MD. Strategic points at each site and important of areas of battle mentioned; battles detailed. Carter's stop for visit with Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower at Dwight Eisenhower's Gettysburg farm noted. Mentioned in report are Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation Proclamation.
REPORTER: Ann Compton
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