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#62992
(Studio) United States diplomatic mission to Algeria with regard to Iran hostage crisis reported ending with return of deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher today.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Decision to end mission to Algeria discussed. [State Department spokesperson John TRATTNER - comments.] Implications of trip ending this early considered; objectives of mission outlined on screen. Roles of diplomats Harold Saunders, Robert Owen, Robert Carswell noted.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(Studio) Assessment of situation by Ali Reza Nobari, governor of Iran's central bank and confidant of President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr reported; graffiti with regard to Ronald Reagan at United States embassy today shown. President Carter mentioned. Most US hostages said believed within embassy compound.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#62993
(Studio) Update on continued war between Iran and Iraq given; Iranian Prime Min. Mohammed Ali Rajai said amenable to United Nations emissary. Statements issued by Iran and Iraq presidents at respective news conferences noted. Films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#62994
(Studio) Advance unit of United States rapid deployment force reported arriving in Egypt; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Studio) United States troops arriving in Cairo, Egypt, said 1st wave of units for joint US-Egypt military exercises; preparations at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, for further departures and objectives of rapid deployment force noted. Films shown. Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#62996
(Studio) President Carter's hopes for upcoming budget noted differing from that recently stated by his press secretary; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) House Budget Committee's response to Ronald Reagan's recent claim re: budget outlined. [Chairperson Representative Robert GIAIMO - comments.] [Representative Jim MATTOX - comments.] Recommendation of Representative Marjorie Holt noted. [Senator Howard BAKER - comments.] Probability of tax cut of some kind and implications for Reagan cited.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
(DC) Senator John Tower's response to Reagan's call for balance budget and defense allotments outlined. [TOWER - comments.] Estimated military spending in next budget year outlined on screen; military priorities of Reagan administration listed, discussed. [TOWER - comments.] [Former defense official Paul WARNKE - comments.] Changes evident so far outlined.
REPORTER: John McWethy
#62997
(Studio) Abscam trial of Representatives John Murphy and Frank Thompson noted underway.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(NYC) Chgs. lodged against Thompson detailed; FBI videotapes shown, conversations between Thompson and FBI agents heard. Thompson's denial of monetary ints. in one tape noted; conversation transcribed on screen as tape played. Limitations of tapes with regard to both Thompson's and Murphy's alleged roles reported.
REPORTER: Tim O'Brien
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#63000
(Studio) Live transmissions of Voyager I's telecasts of Saturn at air and space museum today reported, shown.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(No location given) Voyager's latest photos of Saturn and its moons shown, discussed.
REPORTER: Stephen Geer
#63001
(Studio) Voyager I said illustrating United States space program's dependence on robot-gathered material.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Pasadena, California) French movie, "A Trip to the Moon", shown, discussed. [July 20, 1969, ASTRONAUT - "one step for man" speech.] United States space program in its initial stages recalled; roles of Ranger, Surveyor and Apollo and their costs outlined. Films shown, details noted on screen. [Jet Propulsion Lab director Bruce MURRAY - defs. manned space flights as necessary for unmanned flights.] Use of unmanned Mariner and Viking crafts in exploration of Mars and Venus detailed; films shown. [MURRAY - comments on information divulged by Venus explorations.] Role of Voyager I and II considered.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
(Studio) Further broadcast of Voyager I photos of Saturn on tonight's edition of "Nightline" announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#63003
(Studio) European security conference in Madrid, Spain, reported intending to review Helsinki agreements.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Madrid, Spain) Divisiveness at conference examined; films shown. Main issue dividing conf., that of arms reduction proposed by USSR and human rights consideration proposed by United States and others outlined; Afghanistan mentioned. Protest by Latvian ntlists. shown, its implications discussed.
REPORTER: John Laurence
#63004
(Studio) Max Cleland, Veterans Administration director, reported presiding over Arlington National Cemetery observations of Veterans Day today; Cleland's role in Vietnam war recalled. [CLELAND - comments.]
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#63006
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Washington, DC arrival of Paula Hawkins, replacing Senator Richard Stone, examined; her position on various issues listed on screen, discussed. [STONE - comments.] [HAWKINS - comments.] Warnings given Hawkins by male colleagues noted. [HAWKINS - comments.]
REPORTER: George Strait
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