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(Studio) Govt. commission's study of United States education standards reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Scathing report on United States public education detailed. [Principal Frank TRACEY - admits failures.] Remedial measures listed. Commission said calling on state, local govts. to bear expense of improved system. [President REAGAN - speaks of federal government role.] [Education Secretary Terrel BELL - believes public is willing to bear expense of better education.] School scenes shown.
REPORTER: Susan Spencer
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(Studio) Optimistic outlook for economy noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Dow Jones average reported closing at all-time high. [MEN - praise bull market] [Smith Barney spokesperson Robert COLBY - predicts market will continue rise.] Graph of market shown. GM, IBM, Sears Roebuck increases shown. Continue rise predicted.
REPORTER: Ray Brady
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(Studio) Item introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) House subcommittee reported halving President Reagan's request for El Salvador aid. Senator closed hearing on Nicaragua reported President said promising Senate committee special envoy to Central America, probably Richard Stone. $30 million said okayed for El Salvador. [Representative Bob LIVINGSTON - warns against too little aid to El Salvador.] [Representative William LEHMAN - says more military aid to El Salvador is dangerous.] [Senator Christopher DODD - says United States violates spirit of Boland amendment.] Presence of Richard Stone noted, shown. President Reagan's address tomorrow night anticipated. Conflict between Reagan and Congress predicted.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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(Studio) Memorial services reported held in Cairo, Egypt, for victims of Beirut embassy bombing. Scene shown. George Shultz's remarks summarized. Cairo said 1st stop on Shultz's tour of Mideast negotiating for withdrawal of all foreign troops from Lebanon. Shultz's meeting with Hosni Mubarak anticipated. Scenes shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Top secret covert unit run by United States Army, called Intelligence Support Activity, said confirmed by Pentagon and CIA.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Purpose of unit explained. Scenes in Iran shown. Unit said originating in effort to free United States hostages held by Iran in 1980s. April, 1980, scenes of failed hostage rescue mission shown. Congress cmtes. said discovering existence of unit during investigation of activities of Bo Gritz. February, 1983, Thailand scenes involving Gritz shown. [During Gritz congress investigation, Representative Stephen SOLARZ - questions Gritz.] [GRITZ - answers questions referring to secrecy with regard to chief authority for his activity.] File tape of unit training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, shown. Assignments of unit detailed. Some said believing unit set up to sidestep the now heavily monitored CIA. Others said citing it as evidence of weakened CIA.
REPORTER: David Martin
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(Studio) Walter Mondale said blasting Reagan defense policies. Mondale quoted with regard to his belief President exaggerates threat of USSR .
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Sweden said warning USSR that future submarines violating Swedish waters will be destroyed. Scenes of meeting of USSR and Swedish diplomats shown. Prime Min. Olof Palme's warning to USSR reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Late Floyd Collins recalled. 1925 scenes of cave tragedy shown. Happy ending to 1983 Kentucky cave crisis noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Livingston, Kentucky) Situation of trapped cave explorers explained. [MAN - announces all 8 of trapped explorers are fine.] Diagrams of cave exploration shown. [Caver Jill VEDDER - tells of experience.] [Jack HISSONG - considers possible errors made and possibility of having to bear rescue costs.]
REPORTER: John Sheahan (WKYT-TV tape)
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(Studio) Situation of farm slavery said discovered in North Carolina.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Raleigh, North Carolina) [MAN - tells of being captured.] Raleigh, North Carolina, scenes shown. Joseph Sims kidnapping described. [SIMS - tells of beatings.] Farm Workers Network said claiming farm slavery exists in South WTVD tape of workers shown. Farm Workers Network said lobbying for law making such slavery a state felony. Farm Bureau said opposed to such action, saying federal protection sufficient. [North Carolina Farm Bureau spokesperson Robert BROUGHTON - says federal statutes adequate.] [Farm Workers Group spokesperson Chip HUGHES - chgs. Farm Bureau seeks to protect practice.] No state law against slavery said to exist. North Carolina, SC, Florida cited as states where such cases have been prosecuted. Farm Workers Network protest shown.
REPORTER: Wyatt Andrews
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(Studio) Interior Department auction of offshore oil leases on E. coast said drawing little activity. New York, Missouri, and Washington said suing James Watt in effort to stop auction of sites off those states.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) California customs officials quoted with regard to Oakland seizure of large heroin supply there. Scenes shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Alleged fraudulent sale of gold reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Report concerns International Gold Bullion Exchange, Incorporated [At opening of new building 2 years ago, President IGBE William ALDERDICE - presents check for crime fight.] IGBE characterized. [Florida assistant attorney general Leonard ELIAS - chgs. IGBE with consumer fraud.] IGBE practice described. Chgs. and complaints against company by California, Illinois, New York, Texas, Florida noted. [WOMAN - says she has been cheated out of her money.] [Bob OLIVER - speaks of losses.] [Elizabeth RANEY - cries over her loss.] Owners William and James Alderdice said discovered to have criminal records. [Former IGBE employee Matthew ROSENGARTEN - tells of having his arm broken by management] Officially IGBE said refusing interviews. Bankruptcy said expected. [Court curator William LEONARD - says no precious metals in company's vault.] Scenes of distressed investors shown.
REPORTER: Steve Kroft
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(Studio) John Elway reported drafted by Baltimore Colts. Elway's baseball prospects considered. [ELWAY - says he will probably choose baseball instead of football.] Other clubs draft choices noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Owners of Three Mile Island nuclear plant said ready to start one reactor by July. NRC action noted. Supreme Court ruling with regard to possible anxiety caused by start of reactor noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Popularity of American fast food in Japan featured.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Tokyo, Japan) television commercial for McDonald's shown. [JAPANESE - praise hamburger.] television commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken shown. Pizza Hut, Dunkin' Donuts, First Kitchen, Shakey's Pizza also noted. Change in Japanese eating habits said product larger bodies. [National Institute of Nutrition spokesperson Isao HASHINOTO - fears American digestive problems.] Popularity of American style convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven, also noted. American style exercises classes said on rise.
REPORTER: Gordon Joseloff
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