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#63085
(Studio) Greensboro, North Carolina, jury reported finding members of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi party innocent of murder chgs. stemming from deaths occurring during anti-Klan rally last year
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Greensboro, North Carolina) Jury's decision and trial's significance in North Carolina history examined; films of shooting featuring defendant Jerry Paul Smith shown, discussed. Future trials of more Klansmen and of Communist Workers party mbrs. noted.
REPORTER: Al Dale, Artist: Freda Reiter (WFMY film/tape)
#63086
(Studio) Senator reported approving legislature preventing Justice Department from enforcing busing for school integration; similar amendment recently Passed by House recalled.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti said advising Senator that President Carter will veto bill should antibusing amendment be approved; positions of Senators Lowell Weicker, Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms outlined. Absent Senators listed on screen. [HELMS, WEICKER - comment.] White House reaction to situation noted.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin, Artist: Judith Lineberger
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#63088
(Studio) Ronald Reagan reported in Washington, DC for pre-Inauguration planning and meeting with President Carter.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Reagan's departure from California for Washington, DC featured. [REAGAN - comments on upcoming role as President] His reiteration of pledge to cut federal budget noted. [REAGAN - tells wife when to wave.] Plane said a United States Air Force jet provided by Carter; Reagan's arrival in Washington, DC and his plans for stay outlined.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) George Bush's remarks at Republican govs. conference here quoted. [BUSH - addresses conf.] Presence of Reagan chief of staff James Baker and Reagan's later telephone call to govs. noted; details given.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr
(DC) Hypothetical situation examined with regard to chairperson of Senator Armed Services Committee should current chairperson Senator John Tower or Senator Henry Jackson be named Reagan's Defense Secretary [TOWER - comments.] Senators Barry Goldwater, Strom Thurmond, John Warner, Texas Governor William Clements, Anne Armstrong, WA Governor Dixy Lee Ray, John Spellman include in report Complexity of situation noted.
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
#63089
(Studio) Joint statement with regard to future relationship with Ronald Reagan's administration reported issued by Britain's Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher and West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt; Schmidt's upcoming visit to Washington, DC mentioned. Films shown. USSR President Leonid Brezhnev's statement on Reagan quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Studio) Tonight's edition of "Nightline" said focusing on transition process and Reagan's economy policies, as well as interview with Alan Greenspan.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#63090
#63092
(Studio) Snowstorms in Texas and OK, windstorms in Florida and south California, especially wind's effect on fires in Los Angeles, California, area reported; extent of damage from fires noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Los Angeles, California) Brush fire situation in south California examined; films shown. Fin. impact on region detailed.
REPORTER: John North
(Los Angeles, California) Dick Van Amburg's successful efforts to save his home examined; films shown. [VAN AMBURG - comments.] [Rena SHERER - responds.] Sherer family's experience in escaping noted. [SHERER - comments.] Residents' various responses to situation outlined. [BOY - comments.]
REPORTER: Royal Kennedy
(No location given) Snowstorm in north Texas and Oklahoma examined; films shown. Hurricane Jeanne mentioned.
REPORTER: June Massell
#63093
(Studio) Municipal garbage collectors in Los Angeles, California, reported still on strike; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#63094
(Studio) Current prime rate said highest since May; details given. Fed. Reserve Bd.'s recent increase in its discount rate recalled; Chase Manhattan Bank mentioned.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#63097
(Studio) United States response to Iran's conditions for United States hostages' release said still being studied; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#63098
(Studio) Iranian diplomatic missions reported in Europe, Mideast and Asia in effort to gain more support for Iran's position in war with Iraq; arrival of Iranian parliament's speaker Hashemi Rafsanjani in Algiers, Algeria, noted, shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(London, England) Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reported meeting with Kuwait leaders with regard to Iran's alleged rocket attacks on Kuwait's border; Kuwaiti warning to Ayatollah Khomeini noted. Films shown. Conflicting accounts of today's battle at Susangerd, Iran, outlined on screen. Assessment of general situation by Swedish envoy Olof Palme reported.
REPORTER: Mike Lee
(DC) Reaction to newest Iraqi ground offensive by United States officials quoted; possible implications of battle in Iraq's effort to control Khuzistan province detailed. Possible message Iran is sending Kuwait with its attacks on Kuwait border posts discussed; Iranian authorities said allegedly discovering spare parts stkpiled. by Shah for its Phantom fighters. Details given, films shown.
REPORTER: John Scali
#63099
(Studio) Continued labor problems faced by Poland's government in Gdansk and Czestochowa reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Warsaw, Poland) Poland's economy problems examined; details outlined on screen. For. aid received from United States and USSR discussed. [Polish economist Jozef PAJESTKA - comments.] Possible hope for Poland's economy future considered; independent trade union, Solidarity, mentioned. Communist party chief Stanislaw Kania quoted.
REPORTER: Charles Bierbauer
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#63102
(Studio) Judge in Abscam trial of Representatives John Murphy and Frank Thompson reported rejecting motion for mistrial; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#63103
(Studio) Supreme Court decision on Kentucky's requirement that copy of Ten Commandments be posted in its public schools reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Kentucky's requirement discussed; Pat Bricking's challenge to law noted. [BRICKING - comments.] Ruling of Justices Byron White, Thurgood Marshall, William Brennan, John Stevens and Lewis Powell quoted on screen; questions not answered by decision noted.
REPORTER: Tim O'Brien
#63104
(Studio) Acquittal of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi party members of murder chgs. in Greensboro, North Carolina, reiterated.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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