Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Oct 25, 1983


Title: Attack At Dawn

Abstract:

  • Report re: US invasion of Grenada hosted by Dan Rather. Reports from Sandy Gilmor, David Martin, and Bob Schieffer.
  • Interviews with Marine General Fred Haynes (retired), Dr. Charles Modica of St. George's University Medical School, Janice and Orlando Valore, Shirley Graybill, Joan Guerra, and Mayor Bruce Teachey of Jacksonville, N.C. Statements from Prime Minister Tom Adams of Barbados, President Ronald Reagan, Former Prime Minister Eric Gairy of Grenada (archival), Prime Minister Maurice Bishop of Grenada (archival), Undersecretary of Defense Fred Ikle, Denis Healy of the British Labor Party, Rep. Ronald Dellums of California, and Rep. Robert Torricelli of New Jersey.
  • Begin Time:11:00:00 pm
    End Time:11:30:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:659202
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1983-2009 Vanderbilt University
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