Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Thursday, Dec 07, 1989


Title: Nightline

Abstract:

Live discussion re: political unrest in the Soviet Baltic states of Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia with Ted Koppel (ABC), Lithuanian Parliament member Zigmas Yaisvila, Pravda correspondent Victor Linnik, Soviet Central Committee consultant Nikolai Shishlin; taped segment with Forrest Sawyer (ABC), Jerry King (ABC), John Donvan (ABC), Rick Inderfurth (ABC), Lithuanian emigre Stasys Lozoraitis, journalist Martin Walker, Soviet exile Sergei Petrov, and John McWethy (ABC).

Begin Time:11:31:00 pm
End Time:12:00:00 am
TVN Record Number:646366
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1989-2009 Vanderbilt University
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