CBS Evening News for Saturday, Jan 13, 1990
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(New York: Richard Schlesinger) Implication by President Alfredo Cristiani of soldiers in the November murder of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador featured; scenes shown of murder victims. Colonel Guillermo Benavides, director of military academy, named among the nine accused soldiers. Issue of courts and abuses by military reviewed.
(Studio: Bob Schieffer; Washington: Bill Plante) Timeliness of Cristiani's announcement prior to his impending United States visit explained; details given of United States aid to El Salvador and its link to this case.
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