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#71441
(Studio) Continued revision of United States perception of USSR involvement in Poland reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Prague, Czechoslovakia) Reception given USSR President Leonid Brezhnev by Communist party conference meeting here noted; films shown. Implications of his presence with regard to Poland's situation, examined; remarks of Czech President Gustav Husak outlined. Role of Polish delegate Stefan Olszowski in any USSR invasion of Poland noted; Brezhnev's speech tomorrow mentioned.
REPORTER: Hal Walker
(Moscow, USSR ) USSR media interpretation of Brezhnev's participation in Prague conf., Solidarity's activities and competence of Polish Communist party detailed; films shown. Possible fall of Polish party leader Stanislaw Kania mentioned. Apparent status of general situation summarized.
REPORTER: Anne Garrels
(Studio) [Defense Secretary Caspar WEINBERGER - notes difficulty in foretelling type of invasion Poland will experience.] Atmosphere inside Poland said suggesting seriousness of crisis; details given. Mieczyslaw Rakowski quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) [Friday, State Department spokesperson William DYESS - doesn't believe USSR invasion is inevitable.] Dyess' previous remarks on issue recalled, quoted on screen. [Today, DYESS - says United States doesn't know what USSR intentions are.] State Department's perception of events restated.
REPORTER: Sander Vanocur
(Studio) Item recapped at end of broadcast
(Cape Canaveral, Florida) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#71443
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) President Reagan's continued progress reported; films shown. [Maureen REAGAN, Thomas P. O'NEILL - praises President's progress.] Press Secretary James Brady's improvement noted. [Vice President George BUSH - designates May 1st as National Law Day; recalls Monday's assassination attempt.] Possibility of President's return to White House later in week mentioned.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Item recapped at end of broadcast
#71444
(Studio) Vice President George Bush reported reading statement of President Reagan today re: cancellation of safety and pollution regulations affecting auto industry; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#71445
(Studio) Countdown reported beginning for Friday's launch of space shuttle Columbia; problems in engine said corrected. Details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Cape Canaveral, Florida) Problems possibly affecting Columbia's launch examined; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) films shown. [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) associate administration John YARDLEY - notes chances of getting necessary weather.] Crew-related problems created by weather discussed.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
(Studio) Astronauts John West Young and Robert L. Crippen, finishing training at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas,reported flying here Wednesday; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#71447
(Studio) Continued intensification of Lebanon's civil war between Syrians and Christian militia in Beirut reported; details given, films shown. Militia said backed by Israel. Secretary of State Alexander Haig's concern over symbolism of Lebanon's civil war noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Amman, Jordan) Haig's meeting with Prime Min. Menahem Begin today discussed; films shown. [HAIG - condemns Syrian attacks on Christian militia in Lebanon.] His later arrival in Amman, Jordan, and meeting with King Hussein examined; general concern over possible outbreak of fighting between Israel and Syria considered.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) Senator reported approving deeper budget cuts than those requested by President Reagan.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) House Democrats' alternative to Reagan's proposed budget examined; alternative plan said developed by Representative James Jones. Both programs compared on screen, discussed. [JONES - thinks reduction of deficit is most important issue.] Specifics of Democrat plan outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
#71449
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Reagan administration's call for incrd. defense budget outlined; implied message to USSR noted. Criticism of program examined. [Senators John TOWER, Gary HART - debate budget increases] Reagan's desire for Navy's growth discussed; final costs of nuclear aircraft carrier outlined on screen as ex. [Deputy defense secretary Frank CARLUCCI - says everything in defense is expensive.] Controversy surrounding B-1 bomber program, canceled by Jimmy Carter, examined. [Former undersecretary defense Robert KOMER - thinks B-1 is waste of money.] Army television commercial shown; services' recruiting goal problems and call for resumption of draft mentioned. Debate over rapid deployment force outlined. [CARLUCCI - comments on idea of well-thought-out strategy.]
REPORTER: John McWethy
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(Studio) Federal Communications Commission reported approving American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) rate hike.
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(Studio) Supreme Court decision on workers' leaving jobs due to conflict in religious beliefs and unemployment compensation reported; case recalled involving Jehovah's Witness. Details given. Court said also agreeing to review Sara Jane Moore's conviction of escape attempt while serving term for attempted assassination of Gerald Ford.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#71454
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Los Angeles, California) Boxing promoter Harold Smith, appearing in court today, reported admitting his true identification is that of Ross Fields; details given of FBI chgs. against Fields. Chgs. against his wife noted; Fields/Smith past activities in Washington, DC and California outlined.
REPORTER: Tom Schell Artist: Bill Lignante
#71455
(Studio) Missing Larry Rogers reported added to list of Atlanta, Georgia, children killed or believed killed; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#71456
(Studio) Andrew Young reported entering Atlanta, Georgia, mayoral race; evident support for Young by Mayor Maynard Jackson mentioned.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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