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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Sheilah Kast) Automatic budget cuts from Gramm-Rudman law said to go into effect tomorrow unless White House and budget negotiators reach agreement or Congress votes to delay cuts. [Representative Silvio CONTE - says crystal ball a joke.] [Senator Phil GRAMM - opposes delaying law for some vague stmt.] Republican Congress said favoring Gramm-Rudman defense spending cuts over tax increases in pact that is being negotiated. [Representative Connie MACK - calls package a retreat.] [Representative James SENSENBRENNER - says not willing to go along with President Reagan's acceptance of new taxes.] [White House chief of staff Howard BAKER - is discouraged about finishing budget agreement.] Possibility of undoing automatic cuts detailed.
(DC: Sam Donaldson) Reagan's desire for deal reported [REAGAN - says negotiators must complete work now to signal stock market that economy problems can be solved.] Call for compromise on taxes and defense spending from White House spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater reported View from Wall Street reported [Bears Stearns Lawrence KUDLOW - predicts slide in stock market if automatic cuts suspended.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(London, England: Mike Lee) Fire in London, England, subway system reported; details given, scenes shown. Prime minister Margaret Thatcher shown touring station [Survivor Andrew LEE - describes fire.] Animation of fire scene shown. [Survivor John LINCOLN - describes men on fire.] [Plastic surgeon Dr. Michael BROUGH - says burns are severe.] Investigation of all that went wrong after fire started said continuing.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Passing in Senate of defense spending bill reported SDI/Star Wars aspects of bill mentioned. President Reagan said to sign bill prior to US-USSR summit.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Announcement of meeting next week in Geneva between Secretary of State George Shultz and USSR foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze to work out Reagan-Gorbachev summit arrangements reported Report introduced.
(Salt Lake City, UT: Ken Kashiwahara) Visit of team of inspectors from USSR to United States chemical weapons plant reported; details given, scenes shown. [USSR ambassador Yuri NAZARIN - says this is step toward confidence.] United States said visiting USSR facility last month; scenes shown. [United States ambassador Max FRIEDERSDORF - says both sides negotiating toward chemical weapons ban.] [NAZARIN - wonders why United States plans to product more modern weapons with treaty near.] United States denial of nearness of completion of treaty stated. [FRIEDERSDORF - discusses United States weapons production schedule.] Issue of worldwide chemical weapons ban noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Port Everglades, Florida: John Qui
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Investigation into cause of accident involving Continental Airlines plane during takeoff in Denver, Colorado, reported Air turbulence from another plane taking off said being studied as possible causal factor.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Attorney General Edwin Meese's stmts. on Iran/Contra scandal Congress committee report reported Report introduced.
(DC: Dennis Troute) [MEESE - calls report "Monday morning quarterbacking."] Meese said refusing to comment on report's suggestion that he approved use of funds to ransom hostages in Lebanon. [MEESE - won't comment.] Report's findings on role of busman. H. Ross Perot and Colonel Oliver North in this plan reported [PEROT - describes financing rescue-ransom operation; denies talking to Meese's office about matter.] North, Robert McFarlane and others said insisting Meese approved plan. Incident said being investigated by independent cnsl. Lawrence Walsh.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Miami, Florida: Peter Collins) Panama leader Manuel Noriega said reported to be "third party" who offered to carry out operations against Nicaragua; details given, scenes shown. President Dan. Ortega said possible target of Noriega's assassination plan. Noriega's relations with United States detailed. Sources said doubting Noriega would have carried out plan due to his ties with Cuba's Fidel Castro. Pentagon said under pressure from Senator to pull back support of Noriega in Panama.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Announcement of opposition to nomination of Anthony Kennedy to Supreme Court by NOW reported NOW president Molly Yard said stating why Kennedy's nomination would be disaster for women.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) 11th annual "Great American Smoke-Out," in which American Cancer Society tries to get Americans to quit for day, reported
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Rochester, New York: Beth Nissen) Educ. reform program in Rochester, New York, schools featured; details given, scenes shown. [Teachers' union president Adam URBANSKI - says program being carried out here.] Rochester's teachers' contracts outlined on screen. [School superintendent Peter McWALTERS - describes teachers' roles.] Students' test results and dropout rate noted. [URBANSKI - says old way of teaching doesn't work.] New teacher mentor program illustrated by relationship between veteran teacher Lessie Hamilton-Rose and young teacher Lisa Fina. [HAMILTON-ROSE - explains teaching methods.] [Vet. teacher May LYKE - explains lead teacher program.] [McWALTERS - explains goals and future of public education]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) California court reported allowing return of AIDS-infected teacher to classroom. Civil rights laws protecting handicapped said applicable to discrimination against AIDS' victims.
(Los Angeles, California: Gary Shepard) Vincent Chalk's case in Orange Cnty., California, school system reported [CHALK - says great to return to school.] Implications of decision cited. [National Gay Rights Advocate Ben SCHATZ - discusses legality of discrimination against AIDS' victims.] [CHALK - comments on decision.] [School superintendent Robert PETERSON - is glad court made decision.] [Parent Lynn GOLD - praises Chalk.] Response of students noted.
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