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#101066
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Report introduced.
(Linda, California: Gary Shepard) Destruction from broken levee on Yuba River and no. left homeless examined; scenes shown. [SURVIVORS - describe ordeal.]
(Beal AFB, California: Judd Rose) Survivors' plight examined; scenes shown. [Betty JONES, EVACUEES - describe escaping, search for relatives.]
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Item recapped at end of broadcast
#101067
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Crash of United States Air flight at Erie, Pennsylvania, detailed; scenes shown.
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#101070
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Report introduced.
(NYC: Lynn Sherr) Pressure on Dr. William Graham, acting administration of NASA, to resign examined; former astronaut and currently Eastern Airlines chairperson Frank Borman, former shuttle director Lieutenant General James Abrahamson and former NASA admin. James Fletcher all said approached about post. President commission investigating shuttle Challenger's explosion noted meeting with officials at both Morton Thiokol and Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama. [Senator Don. RIEGLE - claims Challenger was launched due to political pressure.] [Senator John DANFORTH - defs. NASA.] White House said denying allegations that NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was pushed to launch Challenger prior to President Reagan's State of the Union speech. Document indicating Morton Thiokol executive Joe Kilminster's approval for launch shown. "Aviation Wk. and Space Technology" magazine's analysis of wind chill factor affecting shuttle's solid rocket boosters detailed. Photos of shuttle debris shown.
#101071
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Recent conviction of Larry Wu-Tai Chin of spying for China (PR) recalled.
(DC: Barry Serafin) Chin's suicide examined; scenes shown. [Lieutenant Leon BUCKLEY - describes circumstances under which guards found Chin.] Background to his arrest reviewed. [Courtesy CBS, CHIN - expects life sentence.] (Artist: Freda Reiter)
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#101074
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Report introduced.
(Kokomo, IN: Jerry King) Boycott by some parents of Ryan White's return to classroom due to his acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and their success in getting temporary restraining order against his presence examined; scenes shown. [WHITE - describes peers' response.] [Principal Ron COLBY - praises students' maturity.] [Parent Allen SHEPHERD - defs. concerns.] [School nurse Beverly ASHCRAFT - describes precautions White has agreed to.] [Jeanne WHITE - resents parents' attitude toward son.]
#101075
(Studio: Ted Koppel) No. deaths blamed last week on flu this season noted.
(Boston, Massachusetts: Dr. Tim. Johnson) Record flu epidemic this year examined; scenes shown. [PEOPLE - describe their experiences.] Ctrs. for Disease Control statistics outlined on screen, discussed. Flu's virility during winter explained.
#101076
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Eastern Airlines pilots reported threatening to strike next week; details given. Stk. Mkt. Report
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#101079
(Studio: Ted Koppel) President Reagan's expected response to Mikhail Gorbachev's latest arms control proposal discussed.
#101080
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Report introduced.
(Murmansk, USSR : John McWethy) Murmansk's economy and military importance to USSR examined; scenes shown. Govt.'s effort to ease hardships of living here described. Sea captain (named) quoted. Top secret naval bases near Murmansk discussed; satellite photos shown.
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Next week's coverage of 27th annual party Congress and continuation of series announced.
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#101083
(Studio: Ted Koppel) Report introduced.
(Atlanta, Georgia: Rebecca Chase) Reaction of high school basketball coaches to new rule requiring them to remain seated during games examined; scenes shown. [COACHES - feel rule prevents them from coaching.] [PLAYER - agrees.] [Referee Randy KRISE - dislikes enforcing rule.] [Coach Ron BELL - describes losing game due to standing up.]
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