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(Studio) Power struggle between State Department and White House with regard to foreign policy said coming to head with appointed of Vice President George Bush as crisis management head.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Secretary of State Alexander Haig's apparent disapproval of Vice President's role in for. affairs examined. [Representative Dante FASCELL and HAIG - discuss Haig's reaction to new crisis management system.] [Representative Joel PRITCHARD and HAIG - consider Secretary's satisfaction with current structure.] National security cncl. member Richard Allen mentioned.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
(DC) Haig's alleged threat to resign discussed; President Reagan's decision to assign Bush as management chief considered.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
(Studio) State Department spokesperson William Dyess said denying Haig's threatened resignation.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig's meeting today with USSR ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin reported; Poland mentioned, film shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Poland's Communist leader Stanislaw Kania's assessment of continued labor unrest quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Warsaw, Poland) Lech Walesa's efforts to ease labor tension examined; films shown. His mtgs. tomorrow with vice-premier (named in report) mentioned; Solidarity's audio recording of police attack on union mbrs. heard, narrated. Alleged government response to crisis outlined.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
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(Studio) Admin. request for incrd. economy and military aid to El Salvador reported; Jimmy Carter mentioned. Current situation there, include call for cease- fire in honor of slain Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) January inflation rate recalled; consumer price index for February reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Role of various energy-related prices in CPI examined; related statistics listed on screen. [Council of economy advisers spokesperson Murray WEIDENBAUM - discusses President Reagan's decontrol of oil industry] Annual inflation rate discussed.] Role of food prices in situation noted; CBS News Reagan Index outlined on screen, explained.
REPORTER: Ray Brady
(Studio) CPI's impact on spending power of United States worker mentioned. Price increases of various luxuries in United States lifestyle reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#276161
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Issue of sex discrimination and military draft said considered by Supreme Court today; scenes from "Pvt. Benjamin" shown. Arguments presented by solicitor general Wade McCree and plaintiff's attorney outlined; comments of Justice Lewis Powell, Byron White quoted. [Dr. Robert GOLDBERG - notes women's role in population.] [Senator Sam NUNN - notes limitations on court] Implications of absence of women in case discussed.
REPORTER: Fred Graham
#276162
(Studio) Supreme Court ruling with regard to twin-trailer trucks reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) March auto sales for General Motors, Chrysler, Ford reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#276164
(Studio) Creation of Conrail recalled; company's losses since formation noted. Robert Blanchette, federal railroad administration, reported calling for Conrail's elimination; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Ronald Biggs' masterminding of Britain's Great Train Robbery 18 years ago recalled; his kidnapping from Brazil and arrest in Barbados reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(London, England) Biggs' possible extradition to England examined; photos shown. [KIDNAPPER - describes event.] John Miller, alleged organizer of kidnapping and former member of British commandos, incld. in report; train robbery and Biggs' escape recalled. [1980 BIGGS - notes fullness of life.] Buster Edwards, Biggs' cohort, discussed. [EDWARDS - notes Biggs' sentence.]
REPORTER: John Blackstone
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(Studio) Drug chgs. against former Jimmy Carter aide Tim Kraft reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Possible launch of space shuttle Columbia discussed; Rockwell International said acknowledging FBI investigation of possible contract overchgs. Details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) National Trans. Safety Bd. chairperson James B. King's assessment of causes of US air crashes detailed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#276172
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Glenview Illinois) Disappearance of Helen Vorhees Brach, Brach candy fortune heiress, recalled; details given, films, photos shown. Possible lead in case noted; background to case outlined. Mayo Clinic mentioned. [Attorney John Cadwalader MENK - recalls Brach's last public appearance; mentions Jack Matlak, her hseman.] Matlak's relationship with Brach discussed; her love of horse racing considered. [MENK - mentions possible financial pressures on Brach.] Richard Bailey, horseman and occasional companion of Brach, and brother B.J. mentioned. Mississippi convict Morris Ferguson's claim of relevant info. examined; map shown.
REPORTER: Bob McNamara
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