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(Studio) President Reagan reported unable to see similarity between United States involvement in El Salvador and past Vietnam experience. [REAGAN - discusses claim that events are parallel, Secretary of State Alexander Haig's recent remarks on Vietnam and Cuba, USSR , Nicaragua, need for United States to win its encounters with other ntns.]
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Potential extent of United States involvement in El Salvador discussed; State Department reported considering proposal of Latin American soc.-demos. that Willy Brandt act as mediator. Details given, films shown. [Senator Nancy KASSEBAUM, Representative Stephen SOLARZ - favor negotiated settlement; discuss US mil. and economy involvement.] [Senator Howard BAKER - supports administration] Support for negotiated settlement said prevalent in Congress
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) [President REAGAN - discusses possible summit with USSR President Leonid Brezhnev, Afghanistan, Muammar el-Kadhafi, Chad, South Yemen, Ethiopia.]
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Communist party congress reported ending today with reelec. of President Leonid Brezhnev.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Moscow, USSR ) Politburo's status quo reported remaining; details of election given, films shown. [BREZHNEV - speaks in Russian.] Implications of lack of changes discussed; primary purpose of the congress explained.
REPORTER: Gordon Joseloff
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(Studio) Navy Secretary John Lehman's remarks on United States and USSR navies and President Reagan's policy reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States Agriculture Department's prediction of incrd. grain imports-by Poland reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Warsaw, Poland) Percentage of consumer spending going for vodka here noted; increase in liquor prices noted. Current status of Poland's food shortage examined.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
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(Studio) Federal Reserve Bd. chairperson Paul Volcker's call for further budget cuts reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Volcker's recommendations to congress committee examined. [VOLCKER - notes areas of danger in budget.] His assessment of President Reagan's tax cut plan noted. [VOLCKER - sees progress coming by year's end.] Anticipated position of Democrats on Ways and Means Committee cited.
REPORTER: Susan Spencer
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(Studio) Sophisticated public relations efforts of President Reagan and staff re: selling of his economy plan noted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Public service promotion featuring President Reagan, distributed by bus.-trade association, the National Federation of Independent Business, shown, discussed; Reagan friend and founder of Coalition for a New Beginning, Charles Wick, reported asking for large donations to financial private public relations campaign aimed at Congress Details given. [Democratic national committee chairperson Chas. MANATT - takes issue with idea.] Wick's response outlined; amount raised so far mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Response to Holland, Ohio, factory openings reported; details given, films shown. Former Chrysler employee quoted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (WTOL-TV film/tape)
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(Studio) Michigan supreme court reported hearing case concerning resuscitation of stagnant neighborhood' s economy
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Detroit, Michigan) Conflict between residents of Detroit neighborhood of Poletown and General Motors examined; background to case given. [Louise CROSBY, Ed NIEDBALA - note psychological and economic effect of General Motors Corporation takeover.] [Poletown council spokesperson Richard HODAS - explains GM's blackmail of city government] Irony faced by General Motors Corporation outlined. [David POTTER - notes alternative to residents' dislocation.] [Mayor Coleman YOUNG - criticizes opposition to GM.]
REPORTER: Bob Faw
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(Studio) Discount service proposed by United States Postal Service to businesses with condition involving larger zip code outlined; Service's defense of training facility in Potomac, MD, reported Details given. Sisters of Mercy mentioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Lord Tennyson quoted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(London Zoo, England) London zoo's male panda noted being sent to mate with Washington, DC zoo's Ling-ling; their respective mates mentioned. [Zoo spokesperson George CALLARD, Brian BERTRAM - note Ling-Ling's mate's ineptness.] Problem faced by zoo officials noted. [BERTRAM - equates situation with that of humans.]
REPORTER: Doug Tunnell
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