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#63174
(Studio) Fire at Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Reporter unidentified
#63176
(Studio) President-elect Ronald Reagan's return to California today mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Fire at MGM's Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, reported details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Las Vegas, NV) Details of fire examined; films shown. [Clark Cnty. fire department Captain Ralph DINSMAN - notes limited sprinkler system in hotel.] Unanswered questions stemming from tragedy noted.
REPORTER: Tom Schell
(Las Vegas, NV) Extent of injuries and efforts to shelter survivors outlined. [Audrey RUSSELL, Peter THOSS, Shari SMITH, Joan INGBRIGTSEN - describe experience.] City's response to victims' needs noted.
REPORTER: John North
(Studio) Worst hotel fire in United States history in Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, recalled; special edition of "Nightline" tonight on fire and upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#63178
(Studio) During this week's visit to DC, Ronald Reagan reported reaffirming pledge not to interfere with Carter administration in closing wks of its rule.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) USSR ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin reported meeting with top Reagan aides include Richard Allen and Charles Percy; his tentative plans to meet with George Bush mentioned. Results of mtgs. so far outlined on screen. Dobrynin's alleged assessment of foreign policies of Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter reported.
REPORTER: John Scali
(No location given) Reagan's meeting with interim foreign policy advisory board, whose mbrship. incls. Richard Allen, Henry Kissinger, Anne Armstrong, John J. McCoy, Senators Henry Jackson and John Tower, examined; films shown. [REAGAN - comments on week] His activities in past week recalled. [REAGAN - comments.] His later remarks on future cabinet appts. noted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Motive for floating prospective cabinet members names, such as George Shultz, Alexander Haig, John Tower, explained; criticism of each outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
#63179
(Studio) Incr. in prime lending rate and accompanying increase in Federal Housing Administration and VHA home mortgage loans reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#63180
#63182
(Studio) Iran's continued preoccupation with war with Iraq and apparent failure of United Nations envoy Olof Palme to accomplish much in role as mediator reported; former foreign minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh noted calling for United States hostages' release.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Paris, France) Iranian government said completing response to United States proposals for hostages' release; recent Algerian mtgs. with deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher recalled. Yesterday's remarks by Secretary of State Edmund Muskie and areas of continuing conflict between United States and Iran outlined.
REPORTER: Pierre Salinger
#63183
(Studio) Shakeup in Polish government reported; appointed of practicing Roman Catholic Jerzy Ozdowski as deputy prime minister discussed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(No location given) Catholic Church's status in Poland and significance of Ozdowski's appointed examined; films shown. New trade union, Solidarity, discussed; recent police raid on union's office recalled. Problems faced by Polish government outlined.
REPORTER: Charles Bierbauer
#63184
(Studio) State Department reported indicating that decision on recent Polish request for incrd. aid will be left to administration of Ronald Reagan.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#63185
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) President Carter's remarks during presidential campaign with regard to United States not providing Saudi Arabia with F-15s equipped with offensive capabilities due to threat to Israel recalled; equipment requested by Saudis noted. Joint Chiefs member General David Jones also recalled sent to Saudi Arabia to pacify officials there; report of possible cut by Saudis in daily oil prod. as noted in "Middle East Policy Survey" examined. Details outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
#63186
#63188
(Studio) Gang of Four trial which opened in Peking, China (PR) yesterday reported not continuing today; arraignment of Mao Tse-tung's widow, Jiang Qing, shown, discussed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#63189
(Studio) Hotel fire in north Japan reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#63190
(Studio) Train collision in south Italy reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#63191
(Studio) Discrimination settlement involving Los Angeles, California, police department and hiring of women and minorities said largest in history.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Los Angeles, California) Background to and details of settlement examined; specifics outlined on screen. Original suit recalled brought by Fanchon Blake. [BLAKE - comments.] Response by police officials here noted.
REPORTER: Stephen Geer (KABC film/tape)
#63192
(Studio) Layoffs in auto industry reported rising this month; impact on Chrysler, whose K car isn't selling as well as expected, noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(NYC) K car's appearance and chairperson Lee Iacocca's hopes for company recalled; films shown. [Stk. market analyst Dave HEALY - comments.] Customer-attracting efforts by Chrysler outlined on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
#63195
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) President Carter's interregnum examined; films shown. West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt mentioned. [CARTER - praises Cyrus Vance.] Photos shown.
REPORTER: Jim Wooten
#63196
(Studio) Reiteration of earlier story on Las Vegas hotel fire; film shown.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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