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(Studio) President Reagan reported signing economy package to be sent to Congress tomorrow.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Signing ceremony and President's remarks examined; films shown. [REAGAN - notes cuts aren't the last ones.] Programs affected by documents signed today listed on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Senate subcommittee hearing into Reagan's proposed budget cuts examined; change in positions of Senators Lowell Weicker and Robert Stafford noted. [Committee chairperson Orrin HATCH - notes ntnwide. suffering.] Specific programs disagreed upon by Reagan and committee listed on screen, discussed. [Senator Edward KENNEDY - doesn't think tax cuts will solve problems.] Implications of today's hearing outlined.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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(Studio) UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) reported calling for 2-day walkout in protest over President Reagan's call for cuts in black lung benefits program; Washington, DC demonstration by miners today noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Washington, DC protest examined; films shown. Reagan administration's defense of proposed cuts and miners' response detailed. [UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Sam CHURCH - calls for President to address miners.]
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
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(Studio) Reagan administration's call for changes in Clean Air Act outlined; EPA's defense of changes and criticism of envts. reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) USSR president Leonid Brezhnev's efforts to get West European support for summit with United States noted; letter to President Reagan said 1st direct communication between the 2 leaders
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Reagan administration's pessimism over summit with USSR this year and support for early meeting among allies examined; today's meeting between Reagan, Secretary State Alexander Haig and West German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher cited. [HAIG - discusses Brezhnev's letter.] [GENSCHER - (thru translator) notes need for summit.] Reagan administration strategy, involving NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies, outlined.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) Brezhnev's letter to Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher noted necessitating USSR minister crossing picket line of striking civil servants; details given, films shown. Strikers' demands outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Hijacked Pakistani airliner reported now in Syria; current status of incident given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Wounding of United States military adviser in El Salvador by colleague described.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(El Salvador) Role of United States military personnel here examined; films shown. [Voice of ADVISER - defs. presence.] Current status of conflict discussed; battle at 1 village cited as example
REPORTER: Charles Gomez
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(Studio) President Reagan's trip tomorrow to Canada noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Ottawa, Canada) Canadian reaction to Reagan's junking of eastern coast fishing rights treaty negotiated by Jimmy Carter 2 years ago examined; newspaper headlines, cartoon shown. [Parliament member Pauline JEWETT - suggests Reagan stay home.] President's defense of move recalled. [Prime Min. Pierre Elliott TRUDEAU - cites importance of US-Canada friendship.] Significance of fishing rights dispute to Canada explained.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Canada's role in helping 6 Americans escape from Iran during hostage crisis there recalled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(No location given) [Feb. 1980, Robert ANDERS - notes inability to discuss escape at this time.] [Canadian AMB. - comments.] Circumstances leading to Americans seeking refuge at Canadian embassy, include rejection by British embassy, examined; maps, films shown. [ANDERS, Mark and Cora LIJEK, Joseph and Kathleen STAFFORD, Victor TOMSETH, Bruce LAINGEN - discuss events at the time.] Temporary refuge in home of hostage John Graves mentioned; lack of response from United States allies other than Canada discussed. Agriculture attache Henry Lee Schatz's experience in Swedish embassy detailed. [SCHATZ - says other embassies knew of their plight, that New Zealand was only one offering asylum.] [Ambassador Kenneth TAYLOR - criticizes diplomatic community's response.] [Cyrus VANCE - recalls Canada's ethical and moral strength.]
REPORTER: Mike Wallace
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(Studio) Govt.'s estimate of time involved in cleaning up Three Mile Island nuclear plant reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Stanford Univ. physicians reported performing heart and lung transplant on Mary D. Gohlke; details given. Gohlke quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(London, England) 1st public appearance of Prince Charles and Lady Diana since their engagement announcement noted; films shown. Lady Diana's hairstyle said incring. in popularity; her hairdresser Kevin Shanley mentioned. [SHANLEY - notes business] [HAIRDRESSER - says no one wants the Queen's hairdo.]
REPORTER: John Blackstone
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