NBC Evening News for Sunday, Aug 05, 1984
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(Studio) Conclusion to prison uprising in Virginia reported.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Mecklenburg, Virginia) Seizure of hostages and related details of uprising reviewed; films shown. [Reporter Frank DOUGLAS - describes siege's end.] Condition of hostages described. [ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) negotiator Alvin BRONSTEIN - notes demands were relinquished by prisoners.]
REPORTER: James Polk
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