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(Studio) Reagan administration's lifting of grain embargo against USSR noted include invitation to Moscow for incrd. grain purchases; Agriculture Secretary John Block mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) President Reagan's decision to end embargo, coming on memos to agriculture and commerce secys., examined; his cabinet meeting this morning mentioned as 1st since he was shot. Details given, White House photos shown. Pol. motive of ban's lifting, with regard to farm state Senators, outlined; embargo recalled imposed following USSR invasion of Afghanistan. [BLOCK - thinks USSR , allies are aware of United States opposition to aggression.] Role played by Poland's situation in issue considered.
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
(Studio) Implications of today's order lifting the embargo for sales of various agriculture products outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Pol. effects of Reagan's decision examined; implications for Secretary State Alexander Haig noted. Jimmy Carter mentioned. [HAIG - thinks USSR should be focus of United States foreign policy.]
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Saline Cnty., Illinois) Activity today at Chicago board of trade and at Hinckley grain elevator noted. [Hinckley REP. - notes market figs.] [Tom LIKE, Sam BURGER, Ted ORMSBY, Ron FREEDERS - criticize embargo.] Farmers' long-range hopes noted contingent on USSR .
REPORTER: Norma Quarles
(Studio) Dock workers, boycotting cargos for USSR , said agreeing to handle grain shipments while continuing boycott on other goods; Tass' reaction to lifting of embargo mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Moscow, USSR ) Embargo's impact on USSR examined; general food shortages discussed. Films shown. Recent address of Nikolai Tikhonov recalled. [Kremlin spokesperson Leonid Zamyatin - (thru translator) says embargo wasn't effective.] Implications of White House decision on US-USSR relations discussed; Zamyatin's earlier remarks on issue recalled.
REPORTER: Gene Randall
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(Studio) Pentagon's decision with regard to future of rapid deployment force, to be headed by Marine Lieutenant Colonel Paul X. Kelly, outlined. Possibility of headquarters in Persian Gulf region mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Associate of Spiro Agnew reported testifying that former Vice President admitted taking bribes in MD.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Annapolis, Maryland) Testimony by George White, Junior, in today's session of trial discussed; film shown. White's former relationship with Agnew recalled. [May 18, 1980, courtesy "Meet the Press", AGNEW - claims money came from gifts.] Details of White's testimony examined, quoted in part. [WHITE - explains his testimony.] Agnew's past defense argument recalled.
REPORTER: Andrea Mitchell Artist: Elaine Stendorf
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Today's session of Senate subcommittee chaired by Senator John East, re: legally defining beginning of life examined. [Dr. Leon ROSENBERG - disputes medical's ability to determine actual moment life begins.] Legis. currently under debate, 5.158, noted overriding Supreme Court decision on abortion if passed. [Center for Constitutional Rights spokesperson Rhonda COPELON - questions power given Congress under legislature] [Life Amendment Lobby Paul BROWN - criticizes congress moves.] Support for constitutional amendment by groups such as National Right to Life and United States Catholic Congress noted.
REPORTER: Ken Bode
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(Studio) Criticism that Senator Jeremiah Denton's subcommittee hearings on international terrorism will revive McCarthyism reported; Denton, former prisoners of war in Vietnam, quoted with regard to USSR .
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Results of police investigation into information provided by Congress for Racial Equality director Roy Innis with regard to Atlanta's child murders reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Atlanta, Georgia) [Wednesday, INNIS - claims information will break case.] [FBI spokesperson John GLOVER - comments on meeting with Innis.] [Public safety director Lee BROWN - says suspect identification by Innis has been cleared.] Innis reported continuing investigation on his own. Jimmy Ray Payne, missing since Wednesday, said now focus of task force investigation; details given, photo shown.
REPORTER: Bob Jimenez
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(Studio) FCC's decision on American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T)'s request for increase in long distance rates as well as rates for other services reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Cover-up of nuclear power plant accident in Tsuruga, Japan, last March reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tokyo, Japan) Accident's impact on fishing industry here discussed; apologies of nation's nuclear power chief and upcoming resignation mentioned, shown. Emotionalism surrounding nuclear power issue cited. [Tsuruga plant MGR. - expresses continued support for nuclear power.] Denial by officials that incident parallels Three Mile Island disaster in any way mentioned; response of local fisherman (named in report) noted.
REPORTER: Jim Upshaw
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(Studio) 10 most expensive cities in world said not in US; list compiled by Swiss survey shown. San Francisco and New York City standings noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) General background to current war in Lebanon, involving Syria and Israel, outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Beirut, Lebanon) Citizens' efforts to cope with continual war; private armies such as the Phalange, an ultra right Christian militia, examined. [Phalangist leader Beshiv JERMILE - claims Syria wants Lebanon to become its province.] Phalange, composed mostly of Maronite Christians, noted policing Christian sectors as well as collecting taxes; their attacks on bro. Christians noted. [Former President Camille CHAMOUN - comments on Phalangists and freedom.] Syrian position on situation outlined; President Elias Sarkis' inability to control the country discussed. Possible implications of Syria President Hafez al-Assad's recent treaty with USSR mentioned. [Camille CHAMOUN - comments.] Citizens' continued efforts to cope discussed.
REPORTER: Steve Mallory
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(Studio) Rerelease of "Heaven's Gate" reported; its withdrawal after initial release last year recalled. "New York Times" critic Vincent Canby quoted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Hollywood, California) Movie's expense mentioned; scenes shown courtesy United Artists. Director Michael Cimino's success with "The Deer Hunter" recalled. [CIMINO - expresses fatigue.] "Heaven's Gate's" general plot mentioned. [PEOPLE - criticize movie.] Today's reviews in New York Post "New York Times" quoted, shown; amount film must earn to break even noted.
REPORTER: David Burrington
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