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Prisoners of War Exchange #32216

ABC Evening News for Thursday, Jun 06, 1974
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(Studio) Syria and Israel complete prisoners of war exchange. Disengagement of forces begins.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

(Damascus, Syria) Crowd rushes toward plane to meet POWs.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings

(Studio) Tel Aviv greeted POWs with same fervor. Exchange of bodies occurs on Golan Heights
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

(Tel Aviv, Israel) Former Prime Min. Golda Meir and new Prime Min. Rabin on hand to greet POWs.
REPORTER: Bill Seamans

(Tel Aviv, Israel) Damari family followed through waiting period for POWs and final reunion with Ishar Damari. [DAMARI - thanks God, nightmare is over.] Homecoming celebration shown.
REPORTER: Hilary Brown

(Golan Heights) Israelis and Syrians exchange remains of some soldiers killed in war. Many dead buried in makeshift cemetery. Red Cross workers make exchange. Israelis begin pullback.
REPORTER: Don Farmer

Reporter(s):
Brown, Hilary;
Farmer, Don;
Jennings, Peter;
Reasoner, Harry;
Seamans, Bill
Duration:
00:06:50

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