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(Studio) Report with regard to brush fires in South California introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Los Angeles, California) Fires and fire damage shown and described. Injury to race driver Mickey Thompson and 1 death by heart attack stated. Chester and Virginia Poyster shown in front of destroyed home. [Everett OWER - describes fires all around his undamaged house ]
REPORTER: Stephen Geer
(Studio) President-elect Ronald Reagan said at his Pacific Palisades home within 5 miles of fire.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) President-elect Ronald Reagan' s upcoming trip to Washington, DC to meet with other leaders include President Carter mentioned. Reagan said meeting with his economy advsrs. today.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Los Angeles, California) Mtg. reported Chairperson of advsrs. George Shultz named and quoted. [REAGAN - comments with regard to reports and planned budget cuts.] [Reagan advsr. Caspar WEINBERGER - comments.]
REPORTER: Susan King
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(Studio) Report with regard to Iran-Iraq war given. Iranian air strike on Abdali, Kuwait, reported Battle near Susangerd, Iran, mentioned.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin quoted with regard to Persian Gulf war being situation that USSR might exploit.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(NYC) Begin said calling for United States troops to be stationed in Mideast, and to have cast doubt on Carter's rapid deployment force. [Courtesy "Meet The Press" Menahem BEGIN - advises Ronald Reagan that United States should rely on its real allies and keep forces in Mideast.] Begin said ready to sign mutual defense treaty with US. President Carter's unwillingness to put troops in Israel noted.
REPORTER: Bill Seamans
(No location given) United States use of Egyptian facilities, offered by President Anwar Sadat, stated. Tapes shown. [Egyptian Ambassador to United Nations Ahmed Abdel MEGUID - supports presence of United States troops in Egypt.]
REPORTER: Richard Anderson
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(Studio) Report with regard to Republican govs. conference introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Republican govs. Frank White of Arkansas, Robert Orr of IN, John Spellman of WA, Richard Thornburgh of Pennsylvania and James Thompson of Illinois named. Theme of conference termed "federalism," giving more power to the states. [Iowa Governor Robert RAY, Tennessee Governor Lamar ALEXANDER - comment with regard to current state of federal government] George Bush said coming to address conference and Ronald Reagan reported to be sending greetings by phone.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr
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(Studio) Report with regard to financial problems of Boston Mass Transit system given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Explosions at Thailand's munitions plant in Bangkok reported Tape shown. Explosions called accidental.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Haitian refugees stranded on Cayo Lobos Island in Bahamas said returned to Haiti today.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti) Refugees said welcomed back to Haiti with show of open arms. Haitian government said planning legal actions only against organizer of boat lift that took refugees to Cayo Lobos. Red Cross aid to refugees described. [Refugee Camille FRANCOIS - (thru translater) talks about ordeal.]
REPORTER: Bob Sirkin
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(Studio) Report with regard to visit of Pope John Paul II to West Germany introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Mainz, West Germany) Pope's visit described. His speeches with regard to ecumenical mvt. and East European worker strikes noted. Tapes shown.
REPORTER: Greg Dobbs
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(Studio) NFL (National Football League) football scores given. Tapes shown courtesy CBS and NBC Sports. Philadelphia said to have team with best record in NFL, in National Basketball Association and in National Hockey League. Baseball championship of Philadelphia Phillies recalled. W.C. Fields in "My Little Chickadee" shown talking about Philadelphia courtesy MCA-TV. Presidential candidate Harold Stassen recalled. Scene from "Rocky" shown. Past losing records of Philadelphia sports teams recalled. [Philadelphia Flyers hockey player Bobby CLARKE - recalls feeling that Philadelphia was city of losers.] ["Philadelphia Magazine" editor Herbert LIPSON - recalls being last in sports.] [Phillies baseball player Tug McGRAW - comments on being winner.] [Philadelphia Eagle football player Harold CARMICHAEL, Philadelphia `76ers basketball player Julius ERVING, Philadelphia Flyers coach Pat QUINN - comment on being winners.] [Philadelphia Mayor William GREEN - comments.] Tapes shown courtesy NBC Sports, WPVI-TV and Prism Cable. Cincinnati's Moeller High School said continuing winning streak.
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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(Studio) Report with regard to story telling introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Jonesboro, Tennessee) Storytellers convention reported Several storytellers shown spking. to audiences. [Jackie TORRENCE, Marshall DODGE, and Kendal MORSE - talk about their craft.]
REPORTER: Al Dale
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