Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Thursday, Oct 10, 1985


Title: Achille Lauro

Abstract:
  • NBC News Special Report re: the Achille Lauro hijacking, the death of Leon Klinghoffer, US warplanes down Egyptian aircraft, hijackers now in Italian custody hosted by Tom Brokaw with report by Chris Wallace.
  • Excerpts of statements by Mildred Hodes, Neil Kantor, Ronald Reagan, Seymour Meskin, George Shultz, Viola Meskin, Hosni Mubarak, Ted Weiss, Tommy Robinson.
  • Live press conferences with Larry Speakes and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger both joined in progress, with excerpts of beginning of the briefing.
  • Begin Time:11:21:10 pm
    End Time:11:36:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:885335
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1985-2009 Vanderbilt University
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