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(Studio) President Carter speaks to United Nations on variety of topics, include United States-USSR relations, nuclear weapons and Mid. East.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(New York City) Details with regard to Carter's speech cited. [CARTER - cites further progress in Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II with USSR . Declares that United States won't use nuclear weapons except in self defense] President also says administration is staying in close contact with USSR with regard to Mid. East peace talks, but doesn't mention possible effects of this in United States-Israeli relations
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
(Studio) Also in speech, Carter uses phrase not liked by Israelis, when he speaks of Palestinians rights. President reaffirms United States commitment to Israel.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(New York City) [CARTER - reaffirms United States commitment to Israel's security, but notes rights of Palestinians must be recognized.] Israeli concern with regard to joint United States-USSR statement over wkend. noted. Later, Carter meets with Egyptian foreign minister Ismail Fahmy and they discuss problem of Palestinian representative at Geneva. Carter will also meet with Israeli foreign minister Dayan; sources say message Dayan tries to get to United States President is that if Arabs insist on PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) at Geneva, there will be no peace conference REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
(Studio) Comment of government official with regard to United States ties to Israel noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Defense Secretary Harold Brown announces that USSR has ability to attack and destroy other satellites and says he finds it troubling.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Judge John Sirica reduces sentences of 3 top Watergate prisoners; says fact that Richard Nixon got no sentence had nothing to do with it.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Sirica has tapes of 3, asking for reduced sentences, played in court (Audio tapes played.) [MITCHELL - is remorseful.] [EHRLICHMAN - abdicated moral judgement at time.] [HALDEMAN - is sorry for actions.] Sirica cuts sentences to 1-4 years; Ehrlichman could be paroled at end of mo. and Haldeman and Mitchell next June.
REPORTER: Carl Stern Unsigned sketches
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(Studio) CDC (Centers for Disease Control) has sent physicians to Vermont because of deaths there due to Legionnaires' Disease. Experts say some cases there don't appear to be serious.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Burlington, VT) 1st cases were diagnosed during summer at Vermont Med. Center Hospital. 13 of 18 confirmed cases have been fatal. [Center spokesperson Dr. Charles PHILLIPS - predicts at least 100 cases before it's over.] Will be at least 2 weeks before investigation in Burlington is complete.
REPORTER: Lee McCarthy
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(Studio) Senator finally votes to deregulate natural gas; President Carter's comments on vote noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Ldrs. of move against deregulation, Senators James Abourezk and Howard Metzenbaum, hold rally in front of Capitol, continuing protest since filibuster failed in Senate Senate vote on issue noted. [Senator Lloyd BENTSEN - notes deregulation is only on new gas.] [Henry JACKSON - thinks sponsors of bill have to face fact that House is adamantly opposed to deregulation and that President has made clear that he'll veto it.] Jackson, who favors controls, will be chairperson of Senators on conference committee
REPORTER: John Cochran
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(Studio) 20th anniversary of USSR launch of Sputnik noted. (Tape of satellite's sound played.)
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(No location given) Dvt. of United States and USSR space programs described. Events mentioned are: celebrations in Moscow after success of Sputnik; Eisenhower's announcement of Vanguard flight, which failed; successful Explorer I launch under direction of Wernher Von Braun flights of Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard and John Glenn; American Mercury and Gemini programs; Apollo program, and moon landing with Neil Armstrong being 1st man on moon; 1976 Apollo-Soyuz mission; unmanned space probes, like United States Viking craft sent to Mars; and development of weather and communications satellites and of space stations and space shuttles. (Films and photos of each stage in programs described are shown.)
REPORTER: Roy Neal
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(Studio) Details of speech by Leonid Brezhnev, given at Kremlin, noted. "Communist Manifesto" position with regard to private property cited.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Long-haul truck drivers are paid by mile, so often they keep moving instead of stopping to rest.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(No location given) Truck drivers often stay on road too long. Ex. cited with regard to trucker stopped for spot inspection in Tennessee; law officers find 128 pep pills on him. Driver says his company expects him to make deliveries on time, despite number of hrs. without sleep. [Driver Herbert BURNETT - notes it sometimes takes all day to load truck, and it's time to leave when driver ready to sleep. Says driver has to begin driving anyway.] Truckers often use pep pills illegally, in order to stay awake; in Wheeling, West Virginia, it's discovered that prostitutes sell pills to truckers in parking lots of truck stops. Sales are arranged via CB radio. Other drivers rely on coffee or short rest stops to stay awake and keep going. Toughest part of trucker's job is staying awake&alert. [DRIVER - cites own experiences of being too tired while driving.] Most American workers are on job 40 hrs. per week; most truckers work 75-100 hrs. per week Govt. regulations permit it and most companies demand at least that much. Trucking ind. opposes any reduction in number of hrs. trucker is allowed to work. [Yellow Freight Company spokesperson Ken THOMPSON - feels 70 hrs. in 8 days is sufficient and sees no reason for reduction, as long as drivers get proper rest.] Stress tests done for Transport. Department 5 years ago found regulations required truckers to work too long, increase chances of accidents. No changes in regulations have taken place. Truckers say many companies violate existing regulations; example is regulation allowing drivers to be scheduled for 10 hour trip, but must be given 8 hour rest afterwards. Truckers say companies schedule them for trips longer than 10 hrs., driven at legal speed limit. Exs. of such trips cited. [Dr. Robert MACKIE - sees problem in that truckers are rewarded for number of hrs. they drive.] Mackie conducted driver fatigue tests for Trans. Department [MACKIE - notes strong economy advantages to drivers for being on road for long periods and conflict between economy advantages and best interests of society.] No. of truck accidents and resulting deaths, both to truckers and those in other vehicles, noted; no figs. available with regard to how many of these caused by trucker fatigue, but those studying problem say many were. It's no secret among truckers that many drivers on road are too tired to be driving safely; there is little enforcement of laws now on books and in most cases, those regulations and trucking industry policies ignore what is known with regard to human fatigue and safety on hwy.
REPORTER: Brian Ross
(Studio) Future report on trucking safety noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Senator Hubert Humphrey's inoperable cancer seems to be responding to radiation treatment. There is government crisis in Tokyo because of decision to give in to demands of hijackers of JAL plane. In West Germany, 11 young army officers have been suspended because of charges they took part in neo-Nazi, anti-Jewish demonstration in Munich, at military academy. European Security Conf. begins formal session in Belgrade to review Helsinki Agreement; could bring confrontation between E. and West with regard to human rights.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Circus parade in Houston, Texas, ends with surprise.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Houston, Texas) Parade was scheduled for downtown Houston and was to be made up of trained elephants, as publicity for Shrine Circus. Police siren frightened 3 elephants and they bolted. Details of chase and capture given.
REPORTER: Arthur Lord (KPRC-TV tape)
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