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(Studio) Britain reported attacking Argentine forces at Port Stanley on Falkland Island; United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar noted clinging to hope of diplomatic settlement.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(London, England) [Aboard Her (His) Majesty's Ship Hermes, voice of BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) reporter Brian HANRAHAN - describes latest assault.] Loss of Her (His) Majesty's Ship Sheffield recalled; Sheffield and Argentine ship Narwal said totally sunk today. Details given. Her (His) Majesty's Ship Bristol said leaving British port today Henry Kissinger noted meeting with Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher today. [KISSINGER - notes determination of Thatcher.] British response to optimistic United Nations reports noted.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Buenos Aires, Argentina) Possibility that Argentina is softening its diplomatic stance, especially over sovereignty issue, examined. For. min. Nicanor Costa Mendez's appearance on "Face the Nation" yesterday recalled, discussed. Indications of flexibility on sovereignty issue by junta considered; Argentine media's coverage of war discussed, shown. British assault on Port Stanley and Darwin considered; films shown. Photos of General Belgrano sinking shown, discussed; number crewmen still unaccounted for mentioned. Extent of public acknowledgement of British assault on Argentine ships considered.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Studio) Role of Ascension Island in British efforts noted; its expansion of war zone around Ascension Island reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Democrat response (presented by Representative Jim Jones) to Republican budget battle, as presented by President Reagan compared on screen, discussed. Econ. adviser William Niskanen quoted with regard to his perception of relationship between inflation and unemployment; response of press spokesperson Larry Speakes noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Chicago, Illinois) President Reagan's trip to all-black parochial high school here said stemming from results of poll taken immediately after his trip to Barbados; details given. [REAGAN - comments on his tax exemption for segregated schools; recalls black Vietnam hero.] His response to call for Martin Luther King, Junior, birthday holiday noted.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) USSR news agency Tass said not reacting today to President Reagan's call for strategic arms reduction talks (START) beginning in immediate future. [Yesterday, President REAGAN - notes goal of United States policy towards arms reduction.] His perception of future US-USSR arms reduction talks outlined on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Soledad Prison, California) Sirhan Sirhan, convicted assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, noted continuing parole hearing; argument of assistant district attorney Larry Trapp outlined. [TRAPP - notes risk of setting precedent.] [SIRHAN - claims remorse.] Choices board has to consider noted.
REPORTER: Linda Douglass
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(Studio) Census Bureau assessment of United States residents' link with German, Irish and English ancestors reported; details given. Spanish, German and Italian said leading list of mother tongues.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Recent report on strike called by Chattanooga, Tennessee, construction workers in support of secys. recalled; films shown. Results of conflict reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Poland's martial law regime reported expelling United States science attache and cultural affairs ofr., chgd. with recing. sensitive materials; response of United States ambassador in Warsaw, noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Possibility that Philip Habib will restart diplomatic efforts in Mideast among Palestinian guerrillas in south Lebanon reported; Israeli raids on guerrilla strongholds there yesterday recalled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Commentary concerns focus of United States television newscasts; Saul Bellow quoted.
REPORTER: Bill Moyers
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(San Antonio de Areco, Argentina) Intact of Falkland Island conflict with Great Britain on town examined; films shown. [RESIDENT - notes feeling of national unity.] Sentiments of farmhand Bartolo Scanci and Don Luis Stuggins noted; Don Luis' recollection of visit by Prince Philip described. [Don Luis STUGGINS - is disappointed with US.] Residents' assessment of Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher noted; singer quoted.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
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