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(Studio: Peter Jennings) United Nations vote calling for Israel to return 4 deported Palestinians reported; scenes shown; United States abstention noted. Report introduced.
(W. Bank: Dean Reynolds) Contd. unrest between Palestinians and Israeli forces in West Bank reported; scenes shown. Moving of Israel against influential Palestinians reported; case of journalist Hanna Seniora. who called for cigarette boycott, noted. [SENIORA - says repressive measures add fuel to fire.] Scenes shown of 4 deported Palestinians now in Lebanon. Reasons for denial of their entry into Jordan by King Hussein noted. [King HUSSEIN - doubts possibility of reasonable settlement in occupied territories.] Visit of United Nations representative Marrack Goulding to refugee camp near Bethlehem reported [GOULDING - says camps are terrible.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Gaza Strip: Bill Blakemore) Israeli settlements in occupied territory of Gaza featured; details given, scenes shown; conds. contrasted to those in nearby Palestinian refugee camps. Israeli settlers Shlomo and Efra von Hosker featured; harvesting shown. Points of view of Israelis detailed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Attack by Iranian gunboats on Dutch-owned tanker in Persian Gulf in retaliation for Iraqi attacks earlier in week reported; details given, scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Announcement by Ofc. of Govt. Ethics that there is no indication that Senator Robert Dole knew about real estate deal between wife's trust and former Dole aide reported; campaign financial manager David Owen reported leaving post soon.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Stmt. by Vice President George Bush that he voiced more opposition to Iran arms deal than previously disclosed reported
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Republican convention rules fight in Michigan between backers of Vice President George Bush and those of Pat Robertson and Representative Jack Kemp reported; details given.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Manchester, New Hampshire: Jeff Greenfield) Impt. political influence of Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary in president election campaign featured. Scenes shown of Representative Richard Gephardt campaign in New Hampshire. [STUDENT - says has seen 5 cands.] Historical film shown from 1952 president election campaign; Estes Kefauver, Dwight Eisenhower, Robert Taft mentioned; scenes shown of Jimmy Carter campaign in Iowa in 1976. [New Hampshire Democratic party chairperson Joseph GRANDMAISON - says state loves attention] ["Boston Globe" Curtis WILKIE - recalls returning to Iowa for each election] Iowa vote totals in past caucuses given; Carter, George Bush, Gary Hart and Ronald Reagan mentioned. ["Boston Globe" Mike BARNICLE -discusses these states' idea of a minority.] Iowa caucus process noted. [University of Iowa professor Gilbert CRANBERG - says small number of participants decide cands.] [Iowa Democratic party chairperson Bonnie CAMPBELL - defends Iowa process.] [GRANDMAISON - explains New Hampshire role with regard to campaign cands.] Omission by Senator Albert Gore of Iowa from his campaign noted. [GORE - explains emphasis on "Super Tuesday" primaries.] Dominant role of Iowa and New Hampshire in process of picking president reiterated.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Tomorrow's segment announced.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Criticism in state of black American report by National Urban League president John Jacob of Reagan administration for fostering racism and of all current president cands., except Jesse Jackson, for failure to have any blacks in top staff jobs reported
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Sam Donaldson) Resignation of recent Supreme Court nominee judge Robert Bork from seat on court of appeals reported [BORK - says doesn't have to redeem reputation.] Bork's letter to President Reagan quoted on screen; Reagan's letter of praise to Bork quoted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Arrest by FBI of Army sergeant Dan. Richardson for selling secret information to USSR reported
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Agreement between US-USSR to eliminate medium and short-range missiles recalled. Report introduced.
(Geneva, Switzerland: Rick Inderfurth) Reopening of talks on START treaty in anticipation of Reagan-Mikhail Gorbachev summit in Moscow reported [US arms negotiator Ambassador Max KAMPELMAN - says last chance for agreement during this administration] Tenets of current draft of START treaty outlined on screen. Obstacles to agreement detailed on screen; SDI/Star Wars mentioned. [USSR arms negotiator Aleksei OBUKHOV - (thru translator) discusses prerequisites for implementing arms reductions.] Upcoming visit by Secretary of State George Shultz to USSR mentioned.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Dennis Troute) Govt. crackdown on those refusing to pay off government loans reported; details given, scenes shown. Cases described of attachments of property of those who didn't pay student, farm, or small bus. loans. [Attorney Jan WADDELL -explains what happened when debts not paid.] [Ken. CURRY - orders collector to leave.] Collection policy of "Operation Deadbeat" detailed. [Attorney General Edwin MEESE, OMB director James MILLER - says money will be collected.] Loan statistics given. [MEESE - says credit cards accepted.] [WADDELL - comments on effectiveness of policy.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Retail sales figs. for last month and for 1987 given. Stk. Mkt. Report
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(NYC: Betsy Aaron) Achievements of group of science students from Benjamin Cardozo high school in New York City reported [Students Bernard LAU, Irene ENG, Girish ANATHANARAYAN - describe science projects.] Super achievements of Asian- American students noted. [Student Mina CHOI - comments.] [Columbia Univ. professor Herbert GINSBERG - discusses research on Asian kids.] [LAU - comments.] Students' emphasis on role of luck in winning scholarships noted. [Student Victor CHOW - comments.]
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