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(Studio) President Reagan's economy speech to joint session of Congress tonight noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) President's preparations for speech include mention of assassination attempt, examined; White House photos shown. Shuttle astronauts and Press Secretary James Brady mentioned; portions of speech quoted on screen. [Vice President George BUSH - expresses confidence with regard to economy legislature] [Senator Howard BAKER - praises President's recovery; mentions Representative Robert Michel.] Bdcast. time for speech tonight reported.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) Senator Budget Committee reported approving budget revisions; details given. House Democrats, trying to develop alternative budget, said critical of yesterday's remarks of speaker Tip O'Neill. Representative James Wright quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Trade negotiator Bill Brock reported en route to Japan for talks re: Japanese auto exports to US.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Alternatives offered Japan by Brock outlined; next week's United States visit of Prime Min. Zenko Suzuki mentioned. Implications of Brock's visit and President Reagan's campaign promise with regard to Japanese auto imports discussed.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) 1980 losses of Ford Motor Company and Chrysler reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Intensification of fighting in Lebanon with Israeli attack on Syrian gunships reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Israeli policy on Lebanon heretofore recalled; message intended in Israel's attack on Syrian ships today examined. Prime Min. Menahem Begin quoted. [BEGIN - says Syrians are trying to conquer Lebanon and overcome Christians.] Apparent agreement between United States and Israeli perceptions of situation considered.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
(Beirut, Lebanon) Situation within Lebanon due to constant fighting examined; films shown. Syria's position with regard to Israeli-backed Christian militia and continuing battle between Israel and Palestinian guerrillas discussed.
REPORTER: Larry Pintak
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(Studio) West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt reported rejecting Saudi Arabia's arms request; his visit to Riyadh mentioned, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) United States willingness to sell Saudi Arabia arms, include AWACS, noted. White House said on defensive due to Saudi arms issue and recent lifting of grain embargo against USSR .
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Secretary of State Alexander Haig's appearance before subcmtes. to defense admin.'s recent decisions examined. [HAIG - discusses lifting of grain embargo, arms sales to Saudi Arabia.] [Representative Jack KEMP - calls for balance in foreign policy.] White House aides' criticism of Haig's remark Saturday re: consequences of USSR invasion of Poland noted.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported approving several appts. to State Department positions, include that of Chester Crocker; Senator Jesse Helms said absent from today's vote.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Jailed IRA (Irish Republican Army) leader Bobby Sands reported given last rites today; efforts of Pope John Paul II's emissary, Monsignor, John Magee, to mediate situation in N. Ireland, noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Londonderry, North Ireland) Magee's visit here examined; films shown. Terrorist attack on army vehicle mentioned; implications of incring. number of funerals for victims of violence considered. Burial of Paul Whitters in Londonderry, victim of recent rioting there, cited as example; details given. British use of plastic bullets explained; IRA (Irish Republican Army) said ordering calm in final days of Sands' hunger strike.
REPORTER: John Blackstone
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(Studio) Judge reported ordering Boston, Massachusetts, public schools to remain open despite lack of money; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Move said underway in Congress to decrease costs of federal construction by cutting wages of federal construction workers.
(DC) Davis-Bacon Act's impact on federal construction workers examined; background to situation given. [Callas Construction president Michael CALIAS - wants government to eliminate Davis-Bacon.] Basis of critics' attack on Davis Bacon outlined on screen, discussed. [Senator Don NICKLES - calls situation ridiculous.] Senator Edward Kennedy's position on issue mentioned. [AFL-CIO spokesperson Robert GEORGINE - defends act.] Probable administrative changes in Davis Bacon by Labor Department mentioned.
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
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(Studio) Supreme Court ruling today on Milwaukee's dumping of raw sewage into Lake Michigan reported; Illinois and Michigan recalled filing suit. Details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) House Ethics Committee reported calling for expulsion of Representative Raymond Lederer due to his conviction in Abscam bribery case.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Kennedy Space Center, Florida) Space shuttle Columbia's arrival here from California reported, shown; problems with heat tiles recalled. [Kennedy Space Center dir., Dick SMITH - acknowledges replacement of some tiles.] Possible delay in next scheduled launch of shuttle mentioned.
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
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(Studio) Jimmy Ray Payne reported 26th victim of Atlanta, Georgia, child killings; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Findings of National Assessment of Educ. Progress with regard to reading levels of US students outlined; implications of results for Title I programs noted. Criticism of Reagan administration's desire to cut program back reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) New Orleans Saints football team reported getting Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers, Giants' selection of Lawrence Taylor, Chicago's pick of Keith Van Horne and Cincinnati's choice of David Verser in NFL (National Football League) draft reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Anti-government demonstration in Tehran, Iran, reported, shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Fall of Saigon recalled; financial and human costs of Vietnam war for US mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Japanese film of Saigon, Vietnam, today narrated; presence of USSR tourists noted.
REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld
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