Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Thursday, Aug 30, 1990


Title: Crisis in the Gulf

Abstract:

Summary and analysis of today's events pertaining to the Persian Gulf region with Bernard Shaw (CNN) and Lou Waters (CNN), including taped excerpts of statements by and/or interviews with British hostage Margaret Hern, American hostage Elizabeth Krekler, State Department Spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler, Iraqi Ambassador to US Mohamed Al-Mashat, Jordanian Ambassador to US Hussein Hammami, Japanese Embassy Counselor Hideaki Ueda, United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez De Cuellar, Dr. Assad Abdelrahman, Jordanian journalist Tarek Masarwa, Shirley Aljabi, Sergeant William Brackett, Jim Estes, USS Wisconsin Commander Captain Jerry Blesch, Jagan Sharma, Delta Airlines Spokesman Neal Monroe, airline industry analyst Paul Karos, farmer Jesse Barnes, packing worker Doug Thames, produce company owner Vick Woolsey, cattle rancher Dick Murphy, Seth Carus, former US Arms Talks Advisor Peter Zimmerman, Mashari Bin Saud, Christine Boji, Sue Boji, Admiral Jerry Unruh, Commander David Nichols, and unidentified others.

Begin Time:07:00:00 pm
End Time:07:57:00 pm
TVN Record Number:649913
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1990-2009 Vanderbilt University
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