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(Studio) Details given about President Carter's departure for Cairo, Egypt. Carter's itinerary outlined, include stop in the Azores. Anwar Sadat, Alexandria and Israel mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Delay in Carter's departure noted due to congress briefing in White House Senator Robert Byrd and Representative Tip O'Neill reported as having already met with pres. Crowd on White House lawn shown, commented upon. Impt. of Mideast issue noted.
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
(Studio) Note of optimism with regard to trip seen as clouding remaining problems.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Reception planned for Carter in Cairo noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Egypt) Impt. of Carter visit stated. Preparations for his visit shown, outlined. Sadat reported to want warmer welcome for Carter than that for Richard Nixon in 1974. Sadat's popularity in Egypt mentioned. National security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski's visit to pyramids shown; briefing with Sadat cited. Egyptian administration's response to Carter's proposals discussed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Cairo, Egypt) Sadat and administration noted conferring with regard to proposals while Brzezinski tours pyramids. Optimism of Prime Min. Mustafa Khalil stated; film shown. [KHALIL - comments.] Official and unofficial positions of Egyptian government outlined. Palestinian autonomy mentioned.
REPORTER: Doreen Kays
(Studio) Route of Carter entourage at White House given. Farewell by Vice President Walter Mondale noted, prior to Carter's departure for Andrews AFB.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Anticipates Carter's appearance. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Defense Secretary Harold Brown, Vice President Mondale, congress delegation shown. Mondale's speech discussed. Cancellation of Mondale's Venezuela, Brazil trip reported due to Carter's.
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
(Studio) Arrival of President and Mrs. Carter reported [MONDALE - gives farewell speech.] [CARTER - responds; Sadat's trip to Jerusalem, Camp David, Menahem Begin mentioned.] Coverage of Carter's arrival in Cairo tomorrow on "Good Morning America" announced.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Palestinian terrorist attack on Israeli tourist buses reported Democrat Front for Liberation of Palestine said to claim responsibility. Call by PLO leader Yasir Arafat for Arab strikes and demonstrations in protest of Carter trip stated.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Soviet and Cuban-backed South Yemen forces reported gaining on North Yemen troops. North Yemen request to and United States pressure on Saudi Arabia to become involved discussed.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) (Audio difficulty at 1st) Carter administration offer to fly squadron of F-15 fighters into area to prevent outside attack reported Film shown. Planes, piloted by United States Air Force personnel, noted as intended to provide cover for Saudi Arabia until involvement in North Yemen successful. Saudi response to administration offer stated; all-Arab rescue force, include Egypt and Jordan, mentioned. Carter's Mideast trip in face of Communist expansion discussed.
REPORTER: John Scali
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(Studio) Cancellation of flights due to fuel shortage announced by Piedmont; Texaco's notice of jet fuel allocations and United Air Lines' decision to raise fares due to fuel costs reported Mexico's intention to increase oil prices noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Billy Carter's admission to alcohol treatment center at Long Beach Naval Hospital in California, reported Betty Ford and Herman Talmadge's alcoholism treatment there recalled.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Intro. to series on John Paisley death.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(No location given) FBI report confirming Paisley's death as suicide discussed; report presently with Justice Department Senate Intelligence Committee expected to receive report next week Circumstances surrounding Paisley's death recalled; photos, films shown. Paisley's CIA employment discussed. Role of CIA in controversy with regard to Paisley's death examined. [Former CIA ofr. James ANGLETON - comments.] Angleton's role in CIA and criticism of agency in Paisley case noted. [ANGLETON - comments.] [Former CIA director William COLBY - comments.] Concl. of series and case stated.
REPORTER: Paul Altmeyer
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