Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Thursday, Jan 31, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 01/31/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Donna Kelley / Bernard Shaw / Christiane Amanpour / Brian Jenkins / Wolf Blitzer / Richard Roth / Richard Blystone / Steven Emerson \1?} / Frank Sesno / Ralph Begleiter / John Holliman / Steve Hurst
  • Contributions: Bing West \1?}
  • Taped Segments: battle for Khafji / Scud missile attacks Israel / excerpt of interview with Yitzhak Shamir / effect of war on George Bush / Iraqi aircraft in Iran, women in war / Soviet policy in war
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including battle for Khafji, soldiers killed from Camp Pendleton, California, Iraq allegedly linked with PLO rocket attacks, strategizing for ground war, Pan Am sued for refusing tickets to Iraqi nationals, Persian Gulf oil spills.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 pm
    End Time:07:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:660511
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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