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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Campton, New Hampshire: Carole Simpson) Possible truce to countercharges between Senator Robert Dole and Vice President George Bush during campaign in New Hampshire reported; result of Gallup poll given. [DOLE - comments on his fulfillment of American dream.] [BUSH - says wants to keep campaign on issues and not on responses to charges by other cands.] Last president debate before New Hampshire primary mentioned.
(Studio: Peter Jennings; DC: Hal Bruno) Explanation of campaign strategies of Bush and Dole given; Dole's approach to presidential campaign in 1976 noted.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Des Moines, Iowa: Jim Wooten) Impact of Gary Hart's reentry in presidential race on Democrats reported; details given, scenes shown of Hart campaign [At Dartmouth College, HART - says Americans must expect leaders to be human.] Hart interview in "Des Moines Register" noted; photograph shown. [Bruce BABBITT - talks on phone.] Problems facing Democrat cands. Babbitt, Representative Richard Gephardt, Senator Paul Simon, Governor Michael Dukakis, Senator Albert Gore, Jesse Jackson noted; scenes shown. Gephardt television ad shown. [SIMON - campaigns.] [MAN - introduces Jackson.] ["Des Moines Register" David YEPSEN - discusses Jackson's campaign in Iowa.] [JACKSON - campaigns.] Last night's president debate in Sioux City, Iowa, and Friday's debate in Des Moines, Iowa, mentioned. Impact of Hart on other Democratic candidates reiterated.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Mtg. of former presidential candidate Sen Joseph Biden and Great Britain's Labor party leader Neil Kinnock reported; Biden's borrowing from Kinnock's speech recalled. [In London, BIDEN - says brought his speeches for Kinnock to read.]
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#111769
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv, Israel: Dean Reynolds) Israel's prevention of United Nations envoy Marrack Goulding from entering Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza Strip reported; details given, scenes shown. [GOULDING - says sees unpleasant situation.] Israeli rejection of United Nations opposition to deportation of Palestinian ringleaders recalled. [Lawyer Jonathan KUTTAB - attacks deportation policy.] Israel's tactics to curtail unrest detailed. [Ex-intelligence chief Yehoshua SAGUY - suggests taking care of parents of stone-throwing youths.] Scenes shown of unrest by young Palestinians.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Missile attack by Iraqis against Cypriot tanker in Persian Gulf reported Report introduced.
(DC: John McWethy) Report of arrival of shipment of Chinese silkworm missiles in Iran detailed; scenes shown of missiles. Missiles and launchers reported transported from China via North Korea, then through Strait of Hormuz to Bandar Abbas. Power of silkworm missile described; scenes shown. China said also selling missiles to Iraq.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Arrival of Japanese Prime Min. Noboru Takeshita in Washington, DC for meeting with President Reagan reported; details given, scenes shown. Subjects of discussion noted to be dollar valuation and US-Japan trade problems.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(San Francisco, California: Ken Kashiwahara) Controversy over train accident in which anti-war protestor Brian Willson lost legs reported; details given, scenes shown. Results of Navy and civilian investigations detailed. Documents obtained by Center for Investigative Reporting said revealing engineer told not to stop outside naval base area and station security manager said allowing train to proceed. [WILLSON - responds to information that train ordered not to stop.] Navy's position reiterated. Impact of incident on train crew members reported [Psychologist Arlyne DIAMOND - says men feel public sees them as murderers.] Crew reported suing Willson.
#111776
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Government report on airline accidents and safety statistics for 1987 detailed.
#111779
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Bethesda, Maryland: George Strait) Announcement of human tests of AIDS- prevention vaccine reported; details given, scenes shown. [Vaccine candidate John PALENICEK - explains involvement.] Test results to date noted. [National Insts. of Health Dr. Anthony FAUCI - discusses test results.] [Johns Hopkins Univ. Dr. Mary Lou CLEMENTS - explains need for human testing of vaccine.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Saga of Jessica McClure, tot trapped in abandoned well in Texas, recalled. Accusations by state with regard to child care against Jessica's aunt and mother reported
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Reversal by federal officials of decision about citizenship of baby born to Haitian refugee mother on Coast Guard ship because ship not in United States territorial waters reported; scenes shown of baby.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Birth of "test tube" quintuplets reported; scenes shown from Royal Oak, Michigan.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Death of Florence Knapp reported; claim by "Guinness Book of World Records "that Knapp was oldest person in world noted.
#111785
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Center, Colorado: Charles Murphy) Raising of buffalo herds by Brian Ward featured; details given, scenes shown. [WARD - explains switching from cattle to buffalo.] Ranch hands shown, named. ["BILLY JOE", "NAVAJO JOE", "LEVI" - talk about buffalo drive.] Use of buffalo meat for hamburger noted. ["ROWDY" - comments.]
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