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(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz said successful in getting Israeli agreement on troop withdrawal from Lebanon; continuing Syrian opposition to plan noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Studio) Israeli approval of United States-sponsored terms considered.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Amman, Jordan) Factors considered in debating United States proposal outlined on screen, discussed; films shown. [SHULTZ - is pleased with cabinet decision.] Anticipated role of Lebanese rebel Major Saad Haddad examined; United States said counting on support of Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(Tel Aviv, Israel) [Israeli foreign minister Yitzhak SHAMIR - anticipates Syrian refusal to withdraw.] Israel's stance on agreement discussed.
REPORTER: Bill Seamans
(Studio) Senior Lebanese official's reaction to Israel's agreement outlined; continued shelling of Beirut today mentioned. Syria's anticipated reaction to agreement considered.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Studio) Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said meeting in Paris, France, soon with Saudi officials in effort to persuade Syria to accept Shultz's proposal; details given.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Phoenix, Arizona) President Reagan's address to National Rifle Association noted focusing on Mideast peace progress. [REAGAN - praises today's agreement with Israel and Lebanon.] His remarks to Shultz and Prime Min. Menahem Begin noted. [REAGAN - feels path to peace is progressing.] Issue of administration's fob. policy competence discussed.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
#84696
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Bonn, West Germany) West German federal archivist said proving documents reported to be diaries of Adolf Hitler were actually written decade after his death; details outlined, films of Nazi era shown. Passages of diaries noted lifted verbatim from 1962 book; exs. given. [Archivist Hans BOOMS - discusses evidence pointing to forgery.] Both neo-Nazi plot to improve Hitler's image and USSR efforts to inspire antagonism among West allies said considered motive behind hoax; London's "Sunday Times" said announcing cancellation of series on diaries. ["Times" spokesperson Arthur BRITTENDEN - will try to recover losses with "Stern.] Stern" publisher Henri Nannen said vol. halting publication of documents.
REPORTER: Hal Walker
#84697
(Studio) Senate Intelligence Committee reported opposing earlier vote of House Intelligence Committee halting funds for covert CIA operations in Central America.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) CIA director William Casey's comment on meeting with Senate committee noted; Senators Barry Goldwater and Daniel Patrick Moynihan said inviting press to committee hearing to announce committee 's decision. [GOLDWATER - explains Senate committee 's decision.] Limitations placed on administration's covert activities by today's decision mentioned. [MOYNIHAN - notes temporary funding of covert projects.] Implications for administration and CIA considered.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
#84699
(Studio) Drop in FHA/Veterans Administration mortgage loan rates announced; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#84702
(Studio) Award given family of Dr. Shearon Lin, victim of 1979 crash in Chicago, Illinois, of DC-9 reported; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#84703
(Studio) Incident involving Republic Airlines jet's loss of power after takeoff from Phoenix, Arizona, reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Apparent cause of Eastern Airlines jet's engine failure following take- off from Miami, Florida, yesterday reported; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Next month's space shuttle mission noted include US's first female astronaut, Sally Ride.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Houston, Texas) Ride's background and career examined; films shown. [RIDE - discusses significance of her presence on mission.] USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's 1963 flight recalled; films shown. NASA's sexual integration of program examined. [Gene CERNAN - acknowledges lack of women in space program so far.] Ride's role in shuttle mission explained. [Shuttle flight crew director George ABBEY - praises Ride's professionalism.] [RIDE - comments on jokes about her role with crew captain Robert Crippen.] [CRIPPEN - praises Ride.] [Husband, Steve HAWLEY - notes their mutual interest in space.] [RIDE - acknowledges stress on her for upcoming mission.] Her support of women's movement noted. [RIDE - feels equally competent with male astronauts.] NASA's commitment to sexual equality of future flights cited.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr
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#84708
(Studio) NRC's fine of New Jersey's Public Service Elec. and Gas. Company for failing to follow safety rules at nuclear power plant reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
#84709
(Studio) Senate committee reported unanimously approving William Ruckelshaus as new Environmental Protection Agency administration; details given.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
#84710
(Studio) Senior Catholic church officials in Poland said calling for identity of those responsible for beating church workers in Warsaw convent this week.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Warsaw, Poland) Pol. implications for Solidarity of funeral for Ryszard Smagur, killed during Nowa Huta riots, examined; films shown. His widow (named in report) and mother shown. Demonstrators noted blaming Zomo riot police for his death; beating of church workers and vandalism in church office, possibly in protest over Pope John Paul II's planned visit next month, noted. Films shown.
REPORTER: Jim Hickey
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#84713
(Studio) Upcoming Kentucky Derby noted; weather's impact on festivities described.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Louisville, Kentucky) Derby entrants Marfa, Play Fellow, Sunny's Halo and Caveat featured; films shown. Secretariat, Herschel Walker mentioned. [Marfa trainer, Wayne LUKAS - recalls Land O Lucy; praises Marfa.] Princess Rooney's performance in Kentucky race today noted.
REPORTER: Jack Whitaker
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