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(Studio) President Reagan's assessment of United States Canada relationship during current visit reported; his French remarks quoted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Ottawa, Canada) Canada's welcome for President, include demonstrations, examined; films shown. [PROTESTERS - shout slogans.] Issues criticized by demonstrators listed. [REAGAN - notes symbolism of Parliament Hill.] [Prime Min. Pierre Elliott TRUDEAU - notes reception he's given in US.] [REAGAN - thinks demonstrators were imported to make him feel at home.] Topics of discussion in Reagan-Trudeau mtgs. outlined; Richard Nixon's visit here 9 years ago recalled. Canadian parliament's resolution condemning hecklers mentioned.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) Possible US-Canada-Mexico summit reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) State Department's announcement on USSR 's call for summit with United States reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Congress reported recing. President Reagan's revised fiscal 1982 budget.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Implications of new budget outlined; OMB director David Stockman quoted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) [Anti-Hunger Coalition DEMONSTRATORS - protest cuts in nutrition programs.] [STOCKMAN - defs. attack on programs.] Revised budget discussed; details outlined on screen for various programs and agencies; Stockman said seeking further areas for cuts.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Capitol Hill's response to revised budget examined; House television tapes shown. [Representatives Paul SIMON, Barber CONABLE - debate budget.] Speaker Tip O'Neill's call for cuts noted. [O'NEILL - notes agreement on schedule.] [Representative James JONES - thinks tax cut will occur.] Senator Pete Domenici's goal for Ways and Means Committee mentioned. [Senators Howard BAKER, Lowell WEICKER, Alan CRANSTON - note controversy surrounding tax cut and budget in general]
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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(Studio) Importance of congress acceptance of tax cut plan noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Miami, Florida) Tax cuts' impacts on legal services examined; case of Margarette Curtis outlined as example Photo shown. [Legal services attys. Liz BAKER, John POWELL - cite importance of legal services.] American Bar Association's criticism of program's elimination mentioned.
REPORTER: Phil Bremen
(Chicago, Illinois) Impact of President Reagan's proposed cuts in vets.' benefits examined; case of Leonard Hale cited as example [Disabled American Veterans spokesperson Robert VALASKI - criticizes proposed cuts.] [Veterans Administration spokesperson Vern ROGERS - denies that President's proposals will hurt vets.] Recommendation of elimination of Vietnam veteran counseling centers noted. [Vietnam VET. - thinks government doesn't recognize need.]
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
(Stanford, California) Reagan's call for cuts in student loans examined; films shown. [Admissions dean Dr. Fred HARGADON, university president Dr. Don. KENNEDY - discuss groups most affected.] [Student Craig RICHARDS - recommends Reagan support education] Stanford Univ.'s future admissions policy considered.
REPORTER: Rick Davis
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(Studio) Incr. in 1st class postage announced; details given.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Warsaw Pact reported announcing maneuvers late in month; ntns. involved listed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Work stoppage in Lodz, Poland, today reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Warsaw, Poland) Resuscitation of labor unrest, despite Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski's call for strike moratorium, examined; films shown. Background to today's strike discussed; Solidarity leader Lech Walesa's appeals to cancel strike mentioned. [Union MBRS. - (in polish) complain about food shortages.] Walesa's continued efforts, include meeting tonight with Jaruzelski, noted.
REPORTER: John Cochran
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(Studio) Current status of hijacked Pakistani airliner, currently in Damascus, Syria, reported; Reuters said indicating Pakistan's apparent willingness to comply with terrorists' demands. Details given, films shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) General strike called by Palestinian leaders on west bank of Israel reported met with force by Israeli army; experience of NBC News team in Nablus noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) New York City grand jury indictments of Vincent DeNapoli and carpenters' union pres. Theodore Maritas and others stemming from FBI's labor racketeering investigation reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Suit brought by Wakil Abdunafi against Laborers' Union local president and alleged Mafia boss John Riggy for racial discrimination and racketeering outlined; background to case noted. [ABDUNAFI - describes his experience at union ofcs.] Extent of racism in mob-controlled construction unions discussed; gangland murder of Joseph Caleb following his complaints about Laborers' Union run by convicted mobster Bernard Reuben noted; films, photos shown. [University of Wisconsin Prof. Herbert HILL - discusses relation between racism and labor racketeering.] Laborers' Union, controlled by Chicago Mafia since days of Al Capone, noted now headed by Angelo Fosco, whose father as union official during Capone's reign. Justice Department's report on union quoted on screen re: Fosco's domination of organized crime. [FOSCO - denies mob control.] Fosco said now target of federal grand jury investigation. [HILL - notes AFL-CIO's failure to clean up labor movement] Amt. spent by fed government to convict and imprison 1 AFL-CIO leader mentioned.
REPORTER: Brian Ross (WCKT-TV tape)
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(Studio) Further earthquakes reported in Greece today; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Athens, Greece) Impact of recent earthquakes on Athens' Acropolis examined; films shown. Background to structures recalled; [Tour GUIDE - notes problem of pollution.] Acid rains' impact on ruins examined.
REPORTER: Arthur Kent
(Studio) Athens' resiliency noted.
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