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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Tonight's State of the Union address by President Reagan announced. Report introduced.
(DC: John McWethy) Senator hearings on arms control treaty with USSR reported; details given, scenes shown. [Senator Joseph BIDEN - supports treaty.] Conservatives' call for "killer" amendments to treaty noted. [Senator Jesse HELMS - accuses Sovs. of duplicity and cheating.] Helms' introduction of classified document that claims USSR already violating treaty reported [Secretary of State George SHULTZ - asks can he get rid of hot document.] Closed meeting of Senate committee and CIA director William Webster to examine Helms' document announced. [SHULTZ - explains what INF treaty will do.] Tenets of INF treaty outlined on screen.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Support of treaty by chairperson of joint chiefs of staff William Crowe and rest of group reported
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Sam Donaldson) Preparations for President Reagan's last State of the Union address reported [REAGAN - says will speak on closing act of president] Themes of Reagan's upcoming speech quoted on screen. ["US News and World Report" spokesperson David GERGEN - says Reagan more concerned with place in history than with new initiatives.] Reagan reported to support INF treaty ratification, Contra aid, SDI/Star Wars, drug campaign, education, budget cuts. [Conservative analyst Richard VIGUERIE - says Reagan won't fight for conservative things.] [American Enterprise Institution Norman ORNSTEIN - says president winding down.] Reagan's "American hero" to be introduced tonight said to be wife, Nancy Reagan.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Brit Hume) Relations of President Reagan and Congress during last year of pres. featured. [Representative Tony COELHO - says Reagan losing influence with Congress and people not rallying to him anymore.] [Representative Alan SIMPSON - recalls obstacles overcome by Reagan during his president] Issues to be dealt with between Reagan and Congress reported to be: aid to Nicaraguan Contras, USSR -US arms control agreement, budget cuts, trade bill, income tax rates. Prospects of passing of each area of legislation detailed.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Derivation of term "lame duck" mentioned. Televising of State of the Union address and Democrat response announced.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Results of ABC News/"Washington Post" poll on ntnwide. status of president cands. outlined on screen. Report introduced.
(Durham, New Hampshire: Richard Threlkeld) Backstage view of what goes on after a pres. debate with recent Democrat cands. debate in New Hampshire featured; scenes shown from debate. [Senator Paul Simon's campaign press aide Terry MICHAEL, Senator Albert Gore's campaign manager Fred MARTIN - offer interpretations of own cand.'s performance.] Efforts of campaign staffers to explain to press how cands. performed noted called "spin control." ["Time" magazine spokesperson Laurence BARRETT - explains terminology of spin control.] [Representative Richard Gephardt campaign manager William GARRICK - comments.] ["Dallas Morning News" spokesperson Carl LEUBSDORF - explains efforts to plant ideas in press.] [BARRETT - says now press inured to spin control.] Reason for continuation of spin control noted. ["Baltimore Sun" spokesperson Jack GERMOND - says now spin control efforts expected.] Scenes shown from Democrat debate.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Polls results for Republican cands. outlined on screen.; lead of Vice President George Bush over Senator Robert Dole mentioned. ABC News/"Washington Post" poll results on impact of Iran/Contra affair on Bush campaign outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Explosion and fire in coal mine in north Mexico reported
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(No location given: Mark Potter) Murder of Colombia attorney general Carlos Hoyos near Medellin, Colombia, by drug dealers' cartel reported; details given, scenes shown. [HOYOS - (thru translator) says must use extradition treaty with United States to fight drug traffickers.] Current trial of drug kingpin Carlos Lehder noted. [DEA spokesperson Jack HOOK - says extradition is best weapon of United States and Colombian govts.] Last year's cancelling of extradition treaty by Colombia detailed. Hoyos' death said example of drug traffickers' terrorizing of highest levels of government
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Ned Potter) Lawsuit by black FBI agent Don. Rochon claiming discrimination by fellow agents reported; details given, scenes shown. [ROCHON - describes malicious treatment.] Threats against Rochon outlined on screen. [Rochon's attorney David KAIRYS - discusses physical threats.] Rochon's boss, Omaha, Nebraska, agent Herbert Hawkins shown. [ROCHON - says agents should not discriminate.] [Representative William GRAY - calls for protection of rights.] Stmt. on racial discrimination by FBI director William Sessions quoted. Agents' explanations of Rochon's behavior noted; late FBI dir. J. Edgar Hoover mentioned.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Tonight's "Nightline" announced.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Announcement that Arizona Governor Evan Mecham will face recall election reported; details given.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Agreement by East Germany to pay reparations to victims of Holocaust reported; World Jewish Congress mentioned. Previous payment of reparations by West Germany noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Confirmation of pregnancy of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and wife of Prince Andrew, announced; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(NYC: John McKenzie) Fanfare surrounding arrival of musical "Phantom of the Opera "on Broadway featured; details given, scenes shown from play. [Composer Andrew LLOYD WEBBER - explains theatrical nature of play.] Success of musical composer Webber detailed; his previous plays named. [Producer Cameron MACKINTOSH - explains hype around each successive show.] Publicity surrounding "Phantom of the Opera" described. [MackINTOSH - says media has done publicity for us.] Story of "Phantom of the Opera" detailed; scenes shown from movie version and play. ["New York Post "drama critic Clive BARNES - praises show.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Tomorrow's opening of play noted.
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