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(Studio) Today's activites of astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen aboard space shuttle Columbia outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Houston, Texas) Song played for astronauts from mission control heard; TV transmissions from Columbia narrated. [ASTRONAUT - regrets having to land.] [Launch control SPOKESPERSON and ASTRONAUT - discuss view.] [Vice President George BUSH - praises crew.] [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) SPOKESPERSON - is optimistic about reentry.]
REPORTER: Morton Dean
(Studio) Preparations here for tomorrow's landing examined; films shown. Rockwell animation of reentry and concern over missing heat tiles discussed; details of landing by Young given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Continued violence in London's Brixton section, although not as severe as this wkend.'s racial rioting, reported; details given.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(London, England) Parameters of government's investigation into rioting outlined; details given.
REPORTER: Martha Teichner
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(London, England) Britain's racial violence examined; films shown. Precautions taken by non-whites due to continued violence discussed. [TRANSLATOR - explains resident's position.] Criticism of police discussed; contributing economy factors considered.
REPORTER: Doug Tunnell
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(Studio) President Reagan's continued recuperation noted include mtgs. today with Secretary of State Alexander Haig concerning his recent Mideast trip and with Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger with regard to his European tour; White House photograph shown. President's commitment to no compromise on his budget and tax cut plans, as remarked upon recently by Representative James Jones, noted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Representative James Jones reported among group targeted for defeat in 1982 elecs.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) Ntl, Conservative Pol. Action Committee (NCPAC) recalled influential in 1980 elecs.; Representatives Jim Wright, James Jones, Dan Rostenkowski, and Senator Paul Sarbanes said their latest targets over issue of President Reagan's proposed budget program. Details outlined on screen. [NCPAC national chairperson John Terry DOLAN - thinks politicians are ignoring mandates of their constituents.] NCPAC's campaign techniques examined; television commercials and newspaper ads shown. [JONES - thinks Oklahomans are independent.] campaigns. planned by Republican party and American Federation of State, Cnty., and Municipal Employees, pro and con economy plan, outlined.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) President Reagan reported due refund on his 1980 income tax; details given.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig reported presenting former United States hostages in Iran with Medal of Valor; Bruce Laingen's acceptance speech quoted. Group noted gathering in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, soon.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(NYC) Hostages' transition since release examined. [John LIMBERT - denies any problem in readjusting.] Efforts to capitalize on their ordeal by Richard Morefield, Moorhead Kennedy, Rodney Sickmann and James Lopez outlined. [LOPEZ - recalls disliking news interviews.] [Colonel Thomas SCHAEFER - refuses to comment.] [Victor TOMSETH - answers question concerning use of covert personnel in guise of diplomatic status.] [Gary LEE - reads letter he recd.] Marine Corps' use of its former hostages for recruitment purposes noted; current activities of Navy commander Don. Sharer and of Colonel Charles Scott mentioned. [SCOTT -says he'll miss Army.] General impact of ordeal on their lives discussed. [Bruce GERMAN - notes his improved temper.] [Gary LEE, Malcolm KALP - express joy at freedom.] Kalp's experiences in Iran recalled. [KALP - says freedom has negated his imprisonment.]
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg
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(Studio) Thur.'s collision of Japanese freighter and United States nuclear submarine and reports that sub didn't help in rescue efforts recalled.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) Japan's inquiry into incident examined; Navy's response outlined. Defense Department stock footage of USS George Washington shown. Navy statement quoted on screen; reported post-collision behavior of United States nuclear submarines noted.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
(Tokyo, Japan) Japanese crew's version of affair reported; films shown. [Crew MBR. (thru translator) - describes scene.] Details of crew's experience after collision given. [Crew MBR. - (thru translator) describes incident.] Search said continuing for missing personnel; remarks of foreign minister Masayoshi Ito to ambassador Mike Mansfield outlined.
REPORTER: Bob Anderson
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(Studio) Pulitzer Prizes reported awarded "Charlotte" (North Carolina) "Observer" for its series on brown lung disease, the "Longview" (WA) "Daily News" for its coverage of Mt. Saint Helens, and to John Kennedy Toole for "A Confederacy of Dunces"; details given. Walker Percy's and Louisiana State Univ.'s roles in publishing the novel recalled. Thelma D. Toole quoted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Edwards AFB, California) Crowds gathering for landing of space shuttle Columbia featured; films shown. [PEOPLE - comment on event.] [Chuck YEAGER - recalls breaking sound barrier in X-1 in 1947; mentions Bobby Unser.] Estimated number possibly viewing landing noted.
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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