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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Tim O'Brien) Announcement of Supreme Court decision on regulation of high school student freedoms by school officials reported; details given of case of student newspaper, "Spectrum", at Hazelwood E. high school in Saint Louis, Missouri. [Principal Robert REYNOLDS - calls his decision to eliminate newspaper stories editorship, not censorship.] [Ex-student editor Cathy KUHLMEIER - says Constitution doesn't say students have no rights.] Major opinion by Justice Byron White and dissenting opinion by William Brennan quoted on screen. [Ex-student editor Leslie SMART - says no voice in American for those under 18.] [School superintendent Dr. Francis HUSS - explains control of student newspaper.] [Gannett, Incorporated, Michael GARTNER - discusses impact of decision on students.] Decision reported reversal of Supreme Court case 20 years ago.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Release of government report on cocaine use by HS students reported; statistics given; crack cocaine mentioned.
#111789
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: George Strait) Results of New York City study of test of newborn babies' blood for AIDS virus reported; details given. [New York City health commissioner Dr. Stephen JOSEPH - describes transmission of AIDS to babies.] Study of health of AIDS-infected babies in Zaire noted. [JOSEPH - notes medical costs.] AIDS pub. service announcements said being ignored; scenes shown. [Assistant secretary Health and Human Services Department Dr. William WINDOM - says publisher not getting message.] Projected figs. for infants and AIDS given.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Gaza Strip: Dean Reynolds) Deportation of 4 Palestinians (names given) from Israel to Lebanon reported; details given, scenes shown from Israeli military video; map shown. Accusations against Palestinians detailed. [Israeli defense minister Yitzhak RABIN - says these men never agreed to stop use of violence.] [Deportee's wife Heba RAJUB - says had no chance to talk to husband.] Visit by United Nations envoy Marrack Goulding to Palestinian refugee camp reported; scenes shown. Israeli army's response to protest at camp noted; Israel's response to United Nations presence detailed.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Stmt. by Reagan administration calling deportation violation of human rights reported United Nations Sec. Council reported announcing plan to discuss deportations. Casualty figs. during recent violence in occupied territories noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Hospital checkup for President Reagan to follow-up on his colon cancer surgery reported
#111794
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Sam Donaldson) Mtg. of President Reagan and new Japanese Prime Min. Noboru Takeshita to discuss economy and trade relations reported [REAGAN - welcomes Takeshita to US.] Rel. between Reagan and Takeshita's predecessor Yasuhiro Nakasone described. Promise by Takeshita to open up Japanese construction projects to United States firms detailed. [Representative Jack BROOKS - says plan doesn't go far enough.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(No location given: Gary Shepard) Offensive remarks about Japanese by Arizona Governor Evan Mecham reported; details given. [MECHAM - talks about Japanese love of golf and their round eyes.] [Japanese-American Citizens League spokesperson Dr. Richard MATSUISHI - calls for apology.] [Arizona state legislature representative Cindy RESNICK - mentions Mecham's remarks about Japanese and Jews.] Mecham's alienation of Jews, blacks, gays and women mentioned. Possible impeachment noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Death of president of Taiwan, Chiang Ching-kuo, son of China leader Chiang Kai-shek, announced. Younger Chiang's recent lifting of martial law in Taiwan noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Ending of two-term presidency of Ronald Reagan noted. Report introduced.
(DC: Brit Hume) Search for Republican successor during Iowa campaign featured; details given, scenes shown of campaign by various Republican cands. campaigns. of Alexander Haig and Pierre du Pont in Iowa reported [Du PONT - discusses proposals.] Econ. proposals of candidate Representative Jack Kemp detailed. Pat Robertson's vying for conservative vote noted. Republican leaders in Iowa said to be Vice President George Bush and Senator Robert Dole. [Pol. analyst Kevin PHILLIPS - calls Iowa linchpin for Dole.] Dole's strategy outlined. [DOLE - says wants to build on Reagan record.] Bush's strategy noted. [BUSH - praises Reagan.] Confrontations between Bush and Dole over Iran/Contra affair mentioned. [DOLE, BUSH - comment on their relationship with Reagan.] [Pol. consultant John DEARDOURFF - discusses Reagan's popularity.] Potential influence of Reagan on '88 election reiterated.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Tomorrow's segment on '88 vote announced.
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#111802
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(NYC: Beth Nissen) Investment career and schemes of David Bloom featured; details given, scenes shown. [SEC spokesperson Joseph GOLDSTEIN - says Bloom's trades were fictitious.] Bloom art collection shown; his donations to Duke Univ. noted. [Bloom attorney Peter MORRISON - says art investments seem to be better than stock investments.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Mike Von Fremd) 100th anniversary of National Geographic Society reported; details given, photos shown. [Photographer Jim STANFIELD - discusses aims of his photography.] Evolution of "National Geographic" magazine detailed; scenes and photos shown. Society's funding of research projects, like those of Richard Leakey, and television specials detailed. [Sixth graders Danny YU, Eric SLEGYN, collector Edwin BUXBAUM - praise magazine] [Author C.D.B. BRYAN - criticizes magazine's exploitation of women.] Former society president Alexander Graham Bell quoted; photos shown.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Size of magazine collection noted.
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