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(Studio) End of Nicaraguan hostage incident with government giving in to terrorists' demands noted. Guerrillas' storming of National Palace on Tuesday reported Their flight to Panama with political prisoners freed from Nicaraguan jails mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Managua, Nicaragua) Details given about terrorists' release of hostages and demands met by government of President Anastasio Somoza. Sandinista's departure from Nicaragua via C-130 from Venezuela and Copa Airlines plane from Panama noted.
REPORTER: Al Dale
(Studio) Events upon guerrillas' landing in Panama described. Opposition to Somoza government mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Cardinals' preparations in Vatican City for conclave to elect new pope described; film shown. Issues to be considered in selection of next pope outlined, include how to deal with Communism File film shown. Pope Paul VI's dealings with Communism and Communist leaders like Nikolai Podgorny of USSR , and Marshal Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia and Janos Kadar of Hungary. Situation surrounding USSR invasion of Hungary in 1957 and Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty defiance of Communists by spending 15 years in American embassy in Budapest detailed. Films shown. Church's dealings with Communism in Italy described. Italian Communist leader Enrico Berlinguer's comments about Italy, Communism and church reported Situation in Rhodesia with black Marxist guerrillas killing missionaries noted; guerrilla leader Robert Mugabe's avowed Catholicism and church's teaching that Marxism and Christianity are opposing ideas mentioned. Difficulty in speculating about next pope due to secrecy of conclave stated.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Studio) Interview with Vatican observer, Father Francis Murphy, about conclave process. [MURPHY - discusses political nature of conclave, languages spoken, 3rd world-W. representatives' relations and unlikelihood of American becoming pope. Mentions John Cardinal Dearden of Detroit.]
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) South African troops attack on SWAPO guerrillas in Zambia in retaliation for earlier SWAPO attack on South African soldiers reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Lying in state of Kenya President Jomo Kenyatta at State House in Nairobi noted; film shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#55356
(Studio) Soviet's continued questioning of American busman. Jay Crawford described. Soviet foreign minister's report to newspapermen Craig Whitney and Hal Piper that they won't lose credentials in USSR stated. Whitney-Piper case recalled. Planned move to larger apt. in Moscow by Christina Onassis and new husband noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#55357
(Studio) First film of test tube baby, Louise Brown, moments after birth in July, to be shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(No location given) Details of test tube fertilization of Lesley Brown and successful birth of baby recalled; physicians involved were Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards. Upcoming meeting in United States among scientists to discuss guidelines to govern such methods here. Film shown
REPORTER: Bob Brown
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(Studio) Coverage of opening of cardinals' conclave on Friday noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) President Carter's announcement last week of compromise on natural gas pricing section of energy bill and his report that he'd made no deals to get it recalled. Senator James McClure's subsequent announcement that President had agreed to pursue breeder reactor research, some of which is done in McClure's home state, ID, noted. Carter'-s opposition to similar research in Tennessee in past stated. Reaction of several Senators to this action reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) President's action noted as causing loss of Senator Howard Baker's support and creating coalition of conservative and liberal Senators to attempt to kill natural gas pricing bill. [Senator James ABOUREZK thinks situation could produce overwhelming opposition to conference committee report on bill.] [Representative George HANSEN - comments on situation.] [Senator Edward KENNEDY - states opposition to bill.] [Senator Howard METZENBAUM - hopes administration will see this as supportive position and understand they want gas bill.] Group's alternative plan outlined. Energy Secretary James Schlesinger's meeting with Senate leaders reported.
REPORTER: Don Farmer
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(Studio) Details given of Senator testimony by convicted arsonist and imprisoned ins. adjuster, with regard to ease with which they defrauded insurance companies
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Report on poisonous gas leak at Titan II missile base near Rock, Kansas, s. of Wichita. Air Force officials' statements about incident outlined.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Titan II noted as part of "doomsday" armament system. Pentagon commission of training series to be used in event of nuclear war reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Chicago, Illinois) Report on "doomsday tapes," being produced for government by physicist, Dr. Leonard Reiffel. Defense Department film, sections of "doomsday tapes" and other Defense Department warning tapes shown. [REIFFEL - discusses tapes.] Civil defense experts' comments on President Carter's disaster reorg. plan reported.
REPORTER: Royal Kennedy
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(Studio) Details given about federal court ruling about president review board's process in reviewing possible upgrading of Vietnam vets with less than honorable dischgs.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) California legislature discussion of constitutional amendment that would give DC residents full congress representative noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Update on postal workers' voting on contract. Preparations of Fed. Mediation Service for new talks reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Dumping of milk in Arizona due to discovery of toxin traced to cattle feed reported Details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson (KTVK newstape)
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(Studio) Report on matters at stake in United Nations Law of the Seas Conf.'s attempts to decide who has rights to mineral deposits under world's oceans.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(NYC) Types of minerals found on ocean floor described. Amt. of manganese believed to be in Pacific noted; films shown. Hiring of Glomar Explorer, CIA spy ship built to recover USSR sub, by consortia composed of 2 European and 2 American companies, latter being Lockheed Missiles and Amoco Minerals, to begin mining manganese noted.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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(Studio) Japan's agreement to pay United States in advance for nuclear fuel United States is to provide noted. Is reported to be part of Japan's efforts to reduce trade surplus with US.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Reporter Sam Donaldson's coverage of President Carter's raft trip on ID river described; complaint about his descriptive term with regard to park ranger noted. Film shown. Upcoming report outlined and special concluding sentence cited.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Salmon River, ID) Description given of press corps camp. Press Secretary Jody Powell's activities and those of others' reported President Carter mentioned.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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