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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Managua, Nicaragua: Peter Collins) Shooting down of Contra resupply plane over Nicaragua reported; details given. Role of CIA in regular supply flights from Honduras and Swan Island reviewed; map shown of probable plane route Last year's downing of Eugene Hasenfus' plane recalled; scenes shown. Impact of upcoming Congress vote on Contra aid on revolution in Nicaragua reported
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) President Reagan reported to ask Congress for new aid package in tomorrow's State of the Union address.
(DC: Kenneth Walker) Reagan's plan for military aid for Contras reported; position of Representative Jim Wright on Contra aid detailed. [On "This Wk.", WRIGHT - wants progress towards peace determined by Central Americans, not State Department] State Department position outlined. [On "This Wk.", Assistant Secretary of State Elliott ABRAMS - discusses possibility of settlement in Nicaragua.] [WRIGHT - says wants to encourage democratization, not tell other ntns. what to do.] Contra aid issue reported seen as test of Reagan's final year as pres. [On "Meet the Press", Senators Joseph BIDEN, Alan SIMPSON - discuss Reagan's approach to Contra aid issue.] Reagan's State of the Union speech mentioned.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Televising of Reagan's State of the Union address announced. Question of whether or not Reagan will designate an "American hero" as in other years noted.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Tunis, Tunisia: Pierre Salinger) Mtg. of Arab League in Tunisia to call for further support of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories reported; details given, scenes shown from meeting [PLO leader Yasir ARAFAT - says waves of uprising will continue] Setting up of committee to convince United Nations Sec. Council to push Israel out of area reported; call for international United Nations conference on Middle East noted. [ARAFAT - says United States must act.]
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Efforts by Israeli forces in area to calm crisis reported Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv, Israel: Dean Reynolds) Confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinians near Jerusalem and in Gaza reported; details given, scenes shown of Palestinians returning to work in Israel and of unrest. Efforts of Israeli troops to break Palestinian commercial strike reported; roughing up of ABC News camera crew by Israelis shown. Restrictions imposed on journalist Hanna Seniora detailed. [Israeli cabinet minister Haim BAR-LEV - says no beatings take place.] Criticism of Israeli policy in area reported [Union of American Hebrew Congregations president Alexander SCHINDLER - opposes policy of beating civilians.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Announcement that Leslie Manigat has won Haiti's pres. election reported; issue of rigging of elecs. by military government noted.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Results of "Des Moines Register" and "Los Angeles Times" polls of standing of Democrat and Republican cands. in Iowa and New Hampshire, respectively, outlined on screen. Report introduced.
(Durham, New Hampshire: Jackie Judd) Televised debate among Democrat president cands. in New Hampshire featured; details given, scenes shown. Impt. of role of television in president pols. featured. [Governor Michael DUKAKIS - comments.] [Media consultant Robert SQUIER - explains how television exaggerates things.] Approaches of Representative Richard Gephardt, Senator Robert Dole and Bruce Babbitt to preparing for TV detailed; scenes shown. [Babbitt's press secretary Mike McCURRY - says Babbitt works on the 15-second speech.] Success of Senator Albert Gore and experience of Dukakis in television media noted. Sophisticated media campaign of presidential candidate Pat Robertson detailed. [ROBERTSON - asks about visual background.] Robertson's campaign video shown. Impt. of mastering of television by '88 cands. reiterated.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Changing of tactics by police surrounding polygamist family in Utah reported; details given, scenes shown of Morse code signals from cabin.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Studio: Ray Gandolf) Defeat of Pat Cash by Mats Wilander in tennis finals at Australian Open rptd; college basketball games between UNLV-Temple, University of Michigan-University of IN, Georgetown Univ.-Syracuse Univ. reported; scenes shown. Basketball team from University of Arizona at Tucson featured; details given, scenes shown from games. [Player Steve KERR - discusses love of basketball.] Assassination of Kerr's father, Malcolm Kerr, in Beirut, Lebanon, recalled. Kerr's knee injury shown. [Player Anthony COOK, Sean ELLIOTT - praise Kerr.] [KERR - praises Elliott.] [Coach Lute OLSON - praises Elliott, explains recruiting.] [ELLIOTT, KERR, OLSON - discuss team.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Sydney, Australia: Mark Litke) Arrival of tall ships for Australian bicentennial reported; details given, scenes shown. [PEOPLE - comment on ships, anniversary.] Methods of celebration outlined; scenes shown. television ad emphasizing Australia's convict roots shown. Protest in Sydney by aborigines of their historical treatment detailed; scenes shown. [Aboriginal leader Gary FOLEY - discusses aboriginal rights.] Celebrations scenes shown.
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