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(Studio) East Germany's defense of Warsaw Pact troops' gathering on border with Poland quoted; Czech Communist party leader Gustav Husak said warning Polish Communist party during conference in Prague today.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Prague, Czechoslovakia) Husak's warning outlined; films shown. Presence of USSR President Leonid Brezhnev during speech noted; USSR -Czech rel. discussed. Apparent implications of Brezhnev's visit here considered.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
(Moscow, USSR ) USSR press interpretation of Polish events noted; public response to Poland's situation examined. Films shown. USSR presence in Afghanistan mentioned.
REPORTER: Gordon Joseloff
(Studio) Pravda's response to Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's criticism reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Bonn, West Germany) Weinberger's continued criticism of USSR involvement in Poland outlined. [WEINBERGER - defines current problem.] USSR past and current military presence in and around Poland mentioned; Weinberger's arrival in Bonn, West Germany, for NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) meeting with regard to missiles in Europe noted. Dilemma facing allies with regard to USSR and Poland outlined.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
(DC) State Department's conflict with Weinberger's statement noted. Last Friday's remarks by State Department spokesperson William Dyess with regard to timing of USSR invasion recalled. [Today, DYESS - says Department doesn't believe invasion is imminent.] Basis of Department's new position reported.
REPORTER: Diane Sawyer
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(Studio) Concern over Polish situation said boosting United States dollar and gold on intl. money mkts.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Fears of other Communist bloc ntns. that Poland's problems will affect them noted illustrated by Romania President Nicolae Ceausescu's call for labor reforms; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) President Reagan's condition today, following Monday's assassination attempt, reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Reagan's progress discussed. [Maureen REAGAN - praises father's recovery.] [Vice President George BUSH - proclaims May 1st as National Law Day; refers to assassination attempt.] Probability that security for Reagan will tighten reported; increase in death threats against him noted. Details given.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
(Studio) Remarks today of former Alabama governor George Wallace, himself a shooting victim, quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#276880
(Studio) Temple Univ. sociologist Margaret Zahn's assessment of United States violence outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#276882
(Studio) Reagan administration's call for easing of safety and pollution regulations for auto industry reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Admin.'s proposed changes in auto industry regulations examined; details outlined on screen. [Trans. Secretary Drew LEWIS - denies charges will affect safety of environmental] [Former National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. dir. Joan CLAYBROOK - claims regulation reductions will result in more injuries.] Claybrook noted also disputing benefit to consumer; details given.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) House Demos' proposed alternative to President Reagan's economy plan examined; plan, devised by Representative James Jones and sanctioned by Representative Jim Wright, compared on screen with Reagan's recommendations. OMB director David Stockman quoted with regard to Jones' proposal.
REPORTER: George Herman
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(Studio) Supreme Court decision with regard to religious freedom and unemployment benefits reported; case, involving Jehovah's Witness, discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#276885
(Studio) Conflict between airline industry spokesperson and Federal Aviation Administration over proposed rule affecting number of flight attendants aboard airliners discussed; Representative John Burton's defense of flight attendants quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Intensification of Lebanon's civil war between Syrian troops and Christian militia in Beirut reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Amman, Jordan) Results of Secretary of State Alexander Haig's mtgs. with Israeli Prime Min. Menahem Begin reported [HAIG - condemns Syrian attacks on Christian enclave in Lebanon.] Unident. State Department source noted confirming that United States has contacted Syria, Saudi Arabia, USSR and West allies in effort to halt Lebanon conflict; incring. Israeli pressure for resolution discussed. Haig said dealing with issue during mtgs. tonight with Jordan's King Hussein, as well as Israel's continued occupation of w. bank; long-standing United States ally, Hussein, noted making 1st trip to USSR next month
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) Larry Rogers reported added to list of missing and murdered children in Atlanta, Georgia; details given, photograph shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Federal Communications Commission approval of American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) rate hike reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#276891
(Studio) Report introduced.; poet Robert West Service mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Fort Yukon, AK) AK's support of television for hard-to-reach settlements and ensuing controversy examined; films shown. [Kathy CARROLL - notes lack of communication here since TV's arrival.] Clash between Alaska culture and TV's interpretation of reality noted producing cultural shock. [Paul SHOEFELD - thinks television makes state's youth leave the bush.] Confusion resulting from disparity between television and life's realities here cited. [Anthropologist Rosita WORLD - notes link between television and aggressive behavior of viewers.] World's study outlined. [WORLD - comments on negative values inherited from TV.] Benefits of situation outlined. [Former state television director Michael PORCARO - cites decline of alcoholism and wife abuse since TV's arrival.] [Mayor Jonathan SOLOMON - thinks television is destroying culture.]
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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