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(Studio) President Reagan reported taking charge of plan to move budget recommendations through Congress, include preparation of major economy speech.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Reagan's overseeing of ntnwide. campaign to get tax and spending cuts through Congress without compromise examined; White House photos shown. Vice President George Bush's comments on situation earlier in week recalled. [April 15, BUSH - comments.] Appearances by Bush, Treasury Secretary Don. Regan, Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige, Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan, OMB director David Stockman outlined on map; states involved listed. Admin.'s general plans discussed.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) Japan's plans to cut auto exports to United States this year compared with number arriving last year; details given.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) World Bank's ranking of most prosperous ntns., per capita income, reported; list shown.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) President Reagan's personal physician, Dr. Daniel Ruge, quoted re: President's apparent condition immediately following assassination attempt.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) President Carter's implementation of grain embargo to USSR following its invasion of Afghanistan recalled.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Possibility of Reagan administration lifting embargo examined; uniden. source quoted. Statements issued by White House, State Department outlined; Afghanistan, Poland, El Salvador mentioned. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige quoted with regard to possible lifting of embargo due to Polish situation. Positions of Agriculture Secretary John Block, Senator Alan Dixon, Senator Charles Percy discussed. USSR reported refusing to sign new grain agreements with US without written guarantees against future embargoes.
REPORTER: Susan Peterson
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(Studio) Kremlin official's claim of incrd. counterrevolution activities in Poland reported; details given. Restraint on celebration of Poland's farmers after winning right to independent union explained.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Warsaw, Poland) Poland's economy problems examined; background situation, stemming from Edward Gierek's use of debt-financing, explained. Cntry.'s current level of international debts discussed. [Econ. expert Thadeus HUNEK - notes importance of farmers to Poland's economy.] Implementation of food rationing and alterations in manufacturer program cited; future tasks of Solidarity discussed.
REPORTER: Jim Bittermann
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(Studio) Large anti-nuclear demonstration in Brussels, Belgium, protesting deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe, reported Films shown, details given.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) United Nations Sec. Council reported beginning debate on proposed boycott of South Africa aimed at forcing South Africa to grant independence to Namibia.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(NYC) Namibia's guerrilla war, between USSR -backed SWAPO and South Africa, examined; economy importance of country to United States defense industry noted. No. of Cuban troops in Angola arming and supplying SWAPO forces; South Africa's support for Jonas Savimbi's guerrilla organization, UNITA, cited. Reagan administration reported seeking abolition of Clark Amendment, which forbids United States from helping UNITA; consequences of guerrilla war for Namibia outlined. [S. African deputy United Nations ambassador David STEWARD, SWAPO United Nations representative Ben GURIRAB - debate validity of SWAPO.] Gurirab's defense of SWAPO and pessimism about Reagan admin. outlined.
REPORTER: Bill McLaughlin
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(Studio) No. killed in yesterday's mid air collision over Colorado reported; details of crash recalled.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Loveland, Colorado) Circumstances surrounding collision of Air United States commuter plane and craft carrying sky divers examined; films shown. [Survivor Steve KINNETT - describes collision.] Problems posed by efforts to recover bodies from Air United States plane outlined; National Trans. Safety Bd. investigation mentioned. [Bd. member Patrick BURSLEY - doesn't predict rapid conclusion.] Eyewitnesses description of collision considered.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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(Studio) United States office on smoking and health reported proceeding with large scale antismoking campaign despite threatened cutbacks in budget; details given.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Chicago, Illinois) Lung cancer among women examined; case of Gwen Maxwell cited as example [Gwendelon MAXWELL - reacts to situation.] Epidemic proportions of lung cancer among women examined. [Dr. Harvey GOLOMB - notes incrd. victims among young women.] Marianne Burke's case described. [BURKE - comments on low number of cigarettes she smoked.] [Dr. Thomas DeMEESTER - comments on incrd. risk of developing lung cancer among minimal smokers.] Bill Burke's smoking habits and possibility of smoking partner incring. the other's lung cancer risks reported; findings of Japanese research team outlined. Details of study appearing in "British Medical Journal", examined. [DeMEESTER - notes non-smoking women developing lung cancer and possible link with environmental of smoker.] Severity of lung cancer with regard to mortality rate noted; breast cancer mentioned.
REPORTER: Barry Kaufman
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(Studio) Correction to earlier reported on mid air collision in Colorado.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) San Francisco earthquake 75 years ago today recalled.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(San Francisco, California) City's celebration of rebuilding following earthquake featured; films shown. Survivors Mattie Prentiss, Tommy Maloney and Bill Bownbarton noted attending festivities. [BOWNBARTON - recalls quake, death of his family.] Films and photos of city after quake shown. Dr. Lester Bullock's honoring of water hydrant that worked noted; general aspects of celebration examined.
REPORTER: Rick Davis
#516290
(Studio) Kermit the Frog reported missing from Muppet exhibit in San Antonio, Texas; details given.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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