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(Studio) Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote of approval for Leonard Woodcock's nomination as ambassador to China (PR) noted. Committee discussion of Taiwan security issue reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Woodcock's statements with regard to reasons China won't use force against Taiwan noted. [WOODCOCK - comments on Taiwan issue.] Single vote against Woodcock's nomination reported to come from Senator Jesse Helms; his pledge to try to block full Senator approval of nomination until resolution on Taiwan security issue stated. Details given about resolution introduced by Senators Frank Church, Jacob Javits and Howard Baker in effort to settle issue. Senator John Glenn's refusal to co-sponsor bill because of language cited. Admin.'s initial reaction to resolution and Church's later report of President Carter's attitude in luncheon meeting noted. [CHURCH - comments.] Part of contention between White House and Congress mentioned.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
(Studio) State Department report on talks with regard to future relationship with Taiwan noted. Vice-premier Teng Hsiao-ping's arrival in Peking from United States and Japan visits reported; film shown. Teng said greeted by Chairperson Hua Kuo-feng.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Report of Japanese newspapers that China (PR) reinforces air force units along border with Vietnam detailed. Pentagon officials' report of Soviet naval vessels off Vietnam coast stated.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Effects of Iranian oil supply halt to West reported Announcements of cutbacks or possible ones by Cities Service, Conoco and Royal Dutch Shell given as exs. Update on Iran situation given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Contd. efforts by supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini to put him legally in power, with his provisional prime minister Mehdi Bazargan as head of government, noted. More demonstrations in Tehran reported Prime Min. Shahpour Bakhtiar's news conference detailed. [BAKHTIAR - mentions friendship with Bazargan and readiness to talk with him.]
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Egypt reported to have accepted United States invitation for foreign mins. conference with Israel at Camp David. Israeli response said expected after cabinet meeting Correspondent Doreen Kays' report with regard to Egyptian officials' hope that foreign mins. meeting will lead to summit among President Anwar Sadat and Carter and Prime Min. Menahem Begin noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) United States announcement of freeze on aid to Nicaragua and recall of several American officials reported; reason given is President Anastasio Somoza's refusal to accept latest proposal for resolving political problems in country
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Results of study at University of South California with regard to attitude of employers and co-workers to employee returning to job after cancer treatment reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Hinsdale, Illinois) Cancer patient Julie Hodgins' attitude towards disease and that of acquaintances described. [HODGINS - discusses friends' reactions to her disease with Northwestern Hospital counselor Barbara Flynn.] [Cancer patient Dan KUBIK - describes unusu. greeting given him by his company on return from cancer surgery.] Kubik's contention that he was fired because of disease stated; report from California division of American Cancer Society re: no. of cancer patients believing they have suffered job discrimination due to illness noted. [KUBIK - comments.] Metropolitan Life Ins. Company study on work performance of cancer patients detailed. Lawsuits now being filed by patients who feel discriminated against in jobs reported [Advocates for the Handicapped attorney Ed PARSONS - comments on public reaction to cancer and its victims.] [KUBIK - comments.]
REPORTER: Ron Miller
(Studio) Report of physicians writing in "New England Journal of Med." with regard to cure rate of childhood leukemia detailed.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Studio) World Health Org. (WHO) request of 3 American scientists for aid in diagnosing mystery disease killing babies in Naples, Italy, noted. Disease rptdly. called "dark disease of Mt. Vesuvius."
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Naples, Italy) Details given about disease, found thruout world but apparently with higher mortality rate in Naples and area surrounding base of Mt. Vesuvius.
REPORTER: Bill Blakemore
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(Studio) Report on ways people have found to reverse high medical cost trend.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(NYC) Efforts at some hospitals to reduce or eliminate hospital stays for qualified patients detailed; effect of these programs on medical costs described. Exs. given are: limited hospitalization for women like Mrs. Susan Patky, of Chicago, after they give birth at Illinois Masonic Hospital; and Phoenix surgery center and young patient Mark Gordon. [Health economy Dr. Walter McCLURE - says government will eventually take control of medical care costs in order to bring them down.] Ins. companies' changes in policies to fight medical costs noted. [New York Blue Cross spokesperson Dr. Eugene SIBERY - comments.] [Neurosurgeon Dr. James McMURTRY - comments on use of utilization review boards.] Bus. attitude towards health care benefit payments reported [GM spokesperson Victor ZINK - comments on employers being sure to get money's worth for health insurance dollar.] [New York State office of health management director Richard BERMAN - outlines medical cost control program.] Results of Berman's program stated. [Hospital association of New York State spokesperson George ALLEN - comments on potential future effects of Berman's present program.] Needed regulation outlined. Randall Patky mentioned.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
(Studio) Upcoming report noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) President Carter's opposition to wage/price controls noted. Results of ABC News-Louis Harris poll indicating public approval of mandatory controls reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Decision by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms affecting women, particularly those who drink during pregnancy, reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Bureau's decision against requiring warning labels on alcoholic beverages with regard to possible danger to pregnant women and unborn children noted. Its plan to launch massive educational program on issue detailed. [Bureau spokesperson Richard DAVIS - comments.]
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
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(Studio) Details given about will allegedly made by Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones just after arrival in Guyana; its mention of Communist party noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Report on fire at pier in Brooklyn, New York. Film shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Report on brawl in Philadelphia city cncl., involving among others state Representative Milton Street, over funding of community development project in north Philadelphia.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Details about council meeting and fights in it given. Involvement of Milton and John Street and cnclmen. Francis Rafferty and Lucien Blackwell noted. [RAFFERTY and BLACKWELL - shout at each other.]
REPORTER: Vernon Odom (KPIV reporter and newstape)
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