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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Sam Donaldson) Pol. importance to President Reagan of his speech tonight in halting erosion of public trust since Iran arms debacle began noted; scenes shown. [REAGAN - acknowledges relationship between speech and his credibility.] Contents previewed. [November 19 and 24, 1986, REAGAN - denies Iran operation was mistake or that he erred.] [January 27, REAGAN - thinks mistakes were made in plan's execution.] [Representative Richard CHENEY, Paul LAXALT - feel President need to admit he made mistakes in tonight's speech.] [Today, REAGAN - attacks wife's critics.] [Howard BAKER - denies calling Nancy Reagan a "dragon lady."] Baker's comment recalled; White House photograph shown.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Speech coverage announced.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Brit Hume) Congress's support for President Reagan's new chief of staff Howard Baker and nomination of FBI director William Webster as CIA director featured; details given, scenes shown. [BAKER - meets Representatives, Senators Robert Byrd, Robert Dole; explains his role in administration] [Representative Don EDWARDS - praises Webster.] [WEBSTER - praises experience at FBI and with Congress] [Senator Joseph BIDEN - praises Webster.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Jeanne Meserve) Sentences given convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard and wife Anne Henderson Pollard and background to their convictions examined; details given, scenes shown. [US attorney Joseph DiGENOVA - cites seriousness of Pollard's national security breach.] Info. given Israel by Pollard described. [Intelligence analyst James BAMFORD - questions info.'s ultimate destination.] [Representative Richard CHENEY - criticizes Israel's penetration of United States intelligence community.] (Artist: Aggie Whelan Kenny)
(Tel Aviv, Israel: Dean Reynolds) [Prime Min. Yitzhak SHAMIR - considers misunderstanding over.] [For. affairs and defense committee chairperson Abba EBAN - explains investigation here into Israel's role.] [Knesset mbr. Eliyahu BEN ELISSAR - notes Israel was caught red-handed by friends.] Promotions of Pollard's Israeli supvrs. Rafael Eitan and Colonel Aviem Sella cited; Sella recalled indicted in United States yesterday for espionage. [EBAN - considers Sella's promotion atrocious act of insensitivity.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Geneva, Switzerland: Rick Inderfurth) Progress in US-USSR arms talks here since Mikhail Gorbachev offered latest proposal eliminating link between agreement and SDI/Star Wars examined; details given, scenes shown. [US negotiator Maynard GLITMAN - is optimistic.] Details of draft agreement outlined on screen. [GLITMAN - explains United States demands.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(NYC: Joe Bergantino) Econs. involve in takeover mergers and their rel. to Wall Street's current insider trading scandals examined; takeover expert Michael Milken profiled as example [Columbia Univ. professor James ROGERS - notes Milken's power.] Major federal investigations into Drexel Burnham Lambert, Milken (one of its senior vice president's) and Ivan Boesky discussed; AM International's takeover of Harris Graphics Corporation said one of many takeovers involving all 3 currently being scrutinized. Possibility Boesky and Saul Steinberg were tipped off to pending Harris takeover explained. [Attorney Michael FELDBERG - explains cause of suspicion.] Similar conclusion of attorney Ira Sorkin noted; Drexel's executive Leon Black's situation cited as example [SORKIN - explains basis of Black's possible conflict of interest] Drexel, Milken, Black and others said all subpoenaed in case. Reactions of Drexel, Steinberg and Boesky outlined on screen.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Part IV announced.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Crash of Northwest Airlines commuter plane in Detroit, Michigan, reported; details given, scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Boston, Massachusetts: Dr. Tim Johnson) Rel. between increase cases of salmonella poisoning among humans and antibiotics added by farmers to their livestock feed to increase production examined; details given, scenes shown. [PATIENT - describes symptoms.] [Dr. Robert RUBIN - explains seriousness of salmonella.] Exs. given. [Poultry industry spokesperson William ROENICK - cites inability to prevent salmonella.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Alabama federal judge reported supporting suit brought by Christian fundamentalists opposing large number public school textbooks for allegedly teaching secular humanism as religion; details given.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(NYC: Richard Threlkeld) Role of celebrities in promoting plight of homeless in United States media featured; scenes shown. Andrew Young cited as example [Voice of WNBC-TV reporter Pat HARPER - reacts to experience.] [Activist Mitch SNYDER - coordinates DC's "celebrity sleepout" last night.] [Representative Mickey LELAND - describes experience.] [Brian DENNEHY - notes media's attention due to presence of Representatives, Martin Sheen, Dennis Quaid.] [SNYDER, Coalition for the Homeless spokesperson Robert HAYES - defense using celebrities.] ["DAVID", vol. coordinator Jimmy NOVACK - dismiss seriousness of such persons.]
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