Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1983-05-29

This program is 17 minutes long

• Introduction Morton Dean (New York City)

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  06:10:00 pm — 06:10:10 pm

• Williamsburg Summit

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  06:10:10 pm — 06:13:00 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

  (Williamsburg, Virginia) Delay in summit session here while Helmut Kohl souvenir shopped noted; films shown. Group's apparent reaction to President Reagan's request for summit statement on arms control discussed; criticism of United States interest rates and deficits by Francois Mitterrand and Amintore Fanfani outlined. Snags arising in Reagan's goal for summit considered.
  REPORTER: Lesley Stahl

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Taster's Choice Coffee; General Motors Service.)

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  06:13:00 pm — 06:14:10 pm

• Lebanon / Marines

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  06:14:10 pm — 06:16:10 pm

  (Studio) Replacement of United States Marine contingent in Beirut, Lebanon, with fresh troops reported; sporadic exchanges between Israelis and Syrians in region noted.
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

  (Beirut, Lebanon) Troop rotation of Marines here examined; films shown. Syria's criticism of Marine presence and Marine spokesperson's reaction reported Syrian- Israeli presence in Bekaa Valley discussed.
  REPORTER: Doug Tunnell

  (Studio) Upcoming item announced.
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

• (Commercial: Visa; Listerine Mouthwash.)

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  06:16:10 pm — 06:17:40 pm

• Lebanon / Israel-Syria Relations

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  06:17:40 pm — 06:19:10 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

  (Israeli-Lebanese border) Apparent easing of tension between Israeli and Syrian mil. forces in Lebanon examined; films shown. [Cabinet spokesperson Dan MERIDOR - notes Israel's continuation awareness of situation.] Issue of continuation of Israeli alert considered.
  REPORTER: Bob Faw

• PLO Revolt

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  06:19:10 pm — 06:19:30 pm

  (Studio) Revolt against PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) chairperson Yasir Arafat thought intensifying; details of latest mutiny outlined.
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

• West Germany / Flooding

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  06:19:30 pm — 06:20:00 pm

  (Studio) Major flooding along Rhine River in West Germany reported, shown.
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

• (Commercial: Valvoline Motor Oil; Whirlpool Dishwashers.)

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  06:20:00 pm — 06:21:00 pm

• Democratic Telethon

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  06:21:00 pm — 06:21:50 pm

  (Studio) National Democratic party reported accusing national Republican party of disrupting Democrat telethon; details given. Democratic national chairperson Charles Manatt's criticism outlined.
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

• New York / Otis Elevator Co.

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  06:21:50 pm — 06:26:30 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

  (Yonkers, New York) Closing of Otis Elevator Company elevator plant here examined. [Plant manager William DRUMMOND - notes plant is technologically outdated.] Work noted being done overseas. [Employee Joseph PRUNELLA - thinks work should remain in US.] Opposition to plant closing and city's efforts to aid company described. [Mayor Angelo MARTINELLI - claims United Technologies never intended to keep plant open after purchase; considers city defrauded by United Technologies.] Martinelli's suit against company to recover town's investment cited. [Harvard professor Charles HAAR - believes contract was implied, notes legal basis of such implicit understandings.] [Representative Mario BIAGGI - opposes such action by company] Biaggi noted introduction legislature concerned with situation. [IUE local president Ron POWERS - criticizes company's lack of employee involvement.] [DRUMMOND - defs. business decision.] [Employee John EARL, former employee Andy RIZEK - criticize company] [MARTINELLI - considers company action un-American]
  REPORTER: Chris Kelley

• Indy 500

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  06:26:30 pm — 06:26:50 pm

  (Studio) Tom Sneva reported winning Indianapolis 500; details given.
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

• Good Night

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  06:26:50 pm — 06:26:50 pm