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(Studio) Removal of late Pope Paul VI's remains from Castel Gandolfo in Alban Hills outside Rome to Vatican City noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Rome, Italy) Details given about procession bringing Pope's remains to Vatican City, through Rome, to lie in state and later be buried at Saint Peter's Basilica. Mentioned in report are Coliseum, Christian martyrs, Easter and Popes John XXIII and Pius XII.
REPORTER: John Laurence
(Studio) Preparations for funeral and cardinals' choice of successor to Pope reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Rome, Italy) Outlook for choice of new pope by college of cardinals given; makeup of college, changed under Pope Paul, and important of 3rd world cardinals in choice examined. Ints. in Africa, Asia, and South American as well as in West, noted. Possible successors to Pope include Argentine Eduardo Pironio and Italian Sergio Pignedoli.
REPORTER: Jack Smith Artist: Freda Reiter
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(Studio) Agreement between govts. of United States and Vietnam that no more Americans remain POW's in Vietnam stated. Testimony to House hearing by recent immigrant from Vietnam that there are still Americans imprisoned in Vietnam reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Details of Ngo Phi Hung's testimony about discovery of American POW's in what was American office building in Saigon given. Skepticism and close questioning of Hung by committee members noted.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
(Studio) Pentagon statement about Hung's testimony given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) House approval of defense appropriations bill, include ban on use of funds for military wives' abortions, unless woman's life endangered, reported Bill now goes to Senator
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Census Bureau report on median income for American families in 1977 and effect of inflation on income outlined.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Firemen's strike in Wichita, Kansas, and wildcat strike by city mechanics that prevents other municipal employees from working in Cleveland detailed. Cleveland Mayor Dennis Kucinich's lawsuit threat to workers and statements about his upcoming recall election outlined. Film shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) 33rd anniversary of atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, mentioned. Antinuclear protests in several places noted; one is at Rocky Flats, Colorado, near Denver, where 70 people are arrested at site of Rockwell International's plant. Among those arrested in Colorado is reported to be Pentagon Papers figure Dan. Ellsberg.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Expansion of lawsuit in Chicago against Johns-Manville Cord. to incl. asbestos workers employed since World War II reported Lawsuit noted to make allegations that company knew dangers of asbestos and didn't warn workers at Waukegan, Illinois, plant. Lack of warning to Navy shipyard workers about dangers of asbestos stated.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(San Francisco, California) Details given about beginning of tests being given to certain shipyard workers and longshoremen as well as women who worked in shipyards in World War II. [WOMAN - describes job in shipyard.] [2nd WOMAN - gives directions to woman undergoing tests.] [U. of California spokesperson Dr. Nicholas SARGENT - estimates number of disease cases they will find in San Francisco area.] Precautions needed for future outlined.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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(Studio) Report from National Institutes of Health scientist with regard to new findings about smoking effects.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Researcher's explanation about development of "tolerable levels" of tar and nicotine which don't exceed level of no apparent risk to smokers outlined. No. of cigarettes of different brands that person can smoke per day without exceeding tolerable levels stated; cigarette brands listed and shown. Researcher reported to be Dr. Gio Batta Gori.
REPORTER: Bettina Gregory
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(Studio) Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's return from Mideast trip noted; film shown. Upcoming summit at Camp David, which Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin will attend, mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) High administration sources report that both Sadat and Begin have privately indicated willingness to be flexible about occupied territory issue outlined. West bank compromise possibility and task facing President Carter in bringing it about examined. Speculation detailed concerning Sadat's potential for starting war in October when Sinai disengagement pact, made after 1973 war, runs out.
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Report on further testimony to Senate committee by admitted mob figure Gary Bowdach.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Bowdach's testimony about crime in prison, particularly his involvement in Mafia murder of major French Connection heroin case figure detailed. His private statements about murder of alleged key figure in theft of French Connection heroin from New York City police, Vincent Papa, outlined. Films and photos shown. [BOWDACH - describes prison murders of Ronald Bell, John Widener and William Zambitto. States ease of prisoners getting weapons. Discusses smuggling of narcotics into prison by official Edwin Ellswick.] Investigation of chgs. by Bureau of Prisons and FBI reported.
REPORTER: Don Farmer
(Studio) Bowdach's final appearance on Thursday noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Senator Herman Talmadge's ex-wife Betty's loss in bid for Congress in Georgia and Detroit, Michigan, Representative John Diggs' renomination to seat, despite numerous chgs. of misuse of government funds against him, reported John Warner's announcement of intention to seek Virginia Republican senate nomination, won earlier by Richard Obenshain who was recently killed in plane crash, noted. Warner's position in Ford administration and marriage to Elizabeth Taylor mentioned.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(No location given) Report on campaign gimmicks thruout years Gimmicks used by William Henry Harrison in 1840 race as Whig candidate for President, and others in more recent races noted. Films, photos and television commercial shown. [Lawton CHILES - discusses walk across Florida in campaign.] Other items mentioned incl. Pacific Ocean, state income taxes and government spending.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr
#55600
(Studio) Comment is on Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's problems due to and involved with his peace initiative towards Israel and state of peace negotiations at present. Mentioned are Camp David summit terrorist incident on Cyprus, pressure from Saudi Arabia, resignation of former Egyptian ambassador to Portugal, General Saad el Shazly, and his restive army and potential for new war with Israel in Sinai. Impt. of President Carter's invitation to summit and of summit outcome to Sadat examined.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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