Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Tuesday, Dec 30, 1980


Title: A Matter of Survival

Abstract:
  • ABC Close Up special "A Matter of Survival" Re: Caribbean / Jamaica Politics, including a look at Cuban and American interest in Jamaica, the Jamaica Labor Party and People's National Party, Jamaica's economy, marijuana smuggling, poverty, reported by Tom Jarriel.
  • Includes taped footage of speeches by and/or interviews with Fidel Castro, Michael Manley, Edward Seaga, Hugh Small, Robert McNamara and unidentified others.
  • Begin Time:09:00:10 pm
    End Time:09:58:30 pm
    TVN Record Number:656831
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University
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