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#125088
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Miami: Mark Potter) Case against Manuel Noriega following his arrest and arraignment featured; details given, drawings shown; scenes shown from Pentagon video of Noriega in United States plane. [Former prosecutor Richard GREGORIE - notes drug case against Noriega.] Charges against him outlined on screen.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Noriega's earlier link with CIA reviewed.
(Miami: Tim O'Brien) Legal issues surrounding a trial for Noriega featured. [Harvard University professor Laurence TRIBE - talks about the law.] [On "Good Morning America", Attorney General Richard THORNBURGH - says Noriega has made himself available.] [Noriega's attorney Steve KOLLIN - says there are no predisposed jurors.] Issues of pretrial publicity and classified information noted. [THORNBURGH - says nothing indicates trial can't go forward.]
#125091
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Images of Manuel Noriega reviewed.
(Panama City: John Martin) The surrender of Noriega reviewed; scenes shown of Noriega leaving for helicopter at night. [Commander United States Army South Major General Marc CISNEROS - describes Noriega walking out of Papal Nunciature.] Noriega's stay at embassy described. [CISNEROS, Panamanian Archbishop Marcos McGRATH - talk about Noriega.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) White House official noted stating Noriega's wife and children will be allowed to leave for the Dominican Republic.
#125092
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Panama City: Beth Nissen) The future for Panama following US invasion and surrender of Manuel Noriega featured; scenes shown from Panama City, Panama, where the economy is in ruins. [Chamber of commerce president Alfredo MADURO - describes Panama's reaction and says United States must help in reconstruction.] US forces said planning to remain to help capture hard-core supporters of Noriega who are still at large. [Ground forces commander General Carl STINER - says we have to root them out.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report from British opposition leader Neil Kinnock that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has put off all meetings with foreign politicians to concentrate on problems at home noted; details given of his meeting with leaders from Lithuania, USSR . Quiet reported in region of Azerbaijan, USSR , in wake of dispute along border with Iran.
#125095
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Minneapolis: Barry Serafin) State actions in response to environmental problems featured; scenes shown of Environmental Protection Agency cleanup at defunct fiber plant in Virginia. [Oregon environmental quality department Fred HENSEN - says states have need and ability to act.] [EPA superfund Don CLAY - says it is okay for states to act.] Oregon's development of new law to prevent industrial pollution noted. [Oregon state public interest researcher Quincy SUGARMAN - says we need federal resources.] [EPA Terry DAVIES - comments.] Proposal in California for sweeping environmental changes reviewed. [League of Conservation Voters Lucy BLAKE - comments.] Some Eastern states noted adopting California's auto emission standards. [Governor Mario CUOMO - talks about what state can do.] Acid rain management in Minnesota noted. [Governor Rudy PERPICH - talks about environment.] Need for federal government to catch up to the states reiterated.
#125097
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Boston: Joe Bergantino) Suicide of Charles Stuart following allegations that he was a suspect in the murder of his wife and unborn child in recent case in Boston, Massachusetts, featured; details recalled of shooting incident two months ago; scenes shown. [Dan RATHER - introduces an "extraordinary" story.] [On recording of his car telephone call, STUART - says he has been shot.] New allegations against Stuart in case reviewed. [Suffolk County district attorney Newman FLANAGAN - says Stuart is now a suspect.]
#125099
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Wreck of passenger train in Pakistan reported; scenes shown of train that crashed into parked freight train.
#125100
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Loss of engine from Northwest Airlines plane over Florida reported; scenes shown of plane on ground in Tampa, Florida.
#125101
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Slade) Discovery of new dinosaur Epanterias amplexus that was as big and mean as tyrannosaurus featured; movie scenes shown from "The Land Before Time" and "King Kong"; details given of finding of dinosaur remains at archaeological dig near Masonville, Colorado.
#125103
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Seattle: Charles Murphy) Giant Goliath bullfrogs in a basement "frogarium" featured; scenes shown of big frogs that came from the Cameroon. [Owner Andy KOFFMAN - talks about his frogs and his plans to break the frog-jumping record in tournament at Calaveras County, California.]
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