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(Studio) Severe flooding and mudslides in Utah and Nevada reported.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Farmington, UT) Major mudslide in Farmington, UT, examined; films shown. [Bob CHRISTIANSEN, Jeanna SMITH, Mary THON, Kelly CHRISTIANSEN - describe experience.] [Representative James HANSEN - notes severity of catastrophe.] [UT Geological Survey spokesperson Bruce KALISER - anticipates further such slides.] Current status of situation described.
REPORTER: Gary Shepard
(Studio) Flooding and mudslides near Salt Lake City, UT, detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Reno, NV) Major mudslide in Washoe Valley yesterday recalled; survivors' efforts to cope with ordeal examined. Films shown. [Tom REED, Keith BEEBE - comment on losses.] [Department of Geography, UCLA, spokesperson Doug POWELL - anticipates further slides.] [REED - notes impact of friend's death.]
REPORTER: Meredith Vieira
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(Studio) Major flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889 recalled.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290665
(Studio) Syria's allegation that United States is preparing Israel for war with it in Lebanon outlined.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) Pentagon's efforts to diffuse war threats between Syria and Israel by passing on information gathered by U-2 reconnaissance flights over region to both ntns. examined; Defense Department film shown.
REPORTER: David Martin
#290666
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) Conclusion of Williamsburg economy summit and President Reagan's obvious pleasure in its outcome noted; films shown. His assessment of future US-USSR relations, arms talks, Central America, replacement of ambassador Deane Hinton outlined on screen, discussed. [REAGAN - claims reports of hardening his Central American policy have been blown out of proportion.]
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) Poland's communist party leadership said calling for greater effort against Solidarity union; General Wojciech Jaruzelski's remarks outlined. Films shown.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Peru reported suspending civil rights in alleged effort to counter anti- government activity; President Fernando Belaunde's declaration of state of emergency outlined.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Index of leading economy indicators for April reported.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(NYC) Implications of index for nation's economy recovery examined. [Economics Editor YARDENI - believes recovery is solid.] Details of index outlined on screens discussed. [Clothing manufacturer Harvey ROSENZWEIG - notes consumer confidence.] [Travel agent Walter GROUX - agrees.]
REPORTER: Jane Wallace
#290672
(Studio) Environmental Protection Agency proposal for more accurate miles-per-gal. reading on United States autos explained.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290673
(Studio) Discovery of another fatality from United States rock music festival in Devore, California, reported; details given.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290674
(Studio) Class action suit reported filed in North Carolina in effort to halt Army's use of test to detect marijuana in urine; details given.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290676
(Studio) Supreme Court reported rejecting appeals of former Representatives Raymond Lederer, Michael Myers, John Murphy and Frank Thompson, convicted in Abscam investigation. Court's decision on conviction of Brooklyn man for robbery and racial composition of jury mentioned. Ruling on forced sale of home of married couple to pay back taxes owed by only 1 partner reported.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290677
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Kalamazoo, Michigan) Walter Bergman reported winning suit against FBI stemming from beating he received as Freedom Rider in 1961; films shown. [BERGMAN - hopes judgment implies better nation] Background to case involving Bergman's beating in Alabama recalled. [May, 1981, BERGMAN - describes experience.] Presence of FBI informant Gary Thomas Rowe with Ku Klux Klan during event noted; ruling of Judge Richard Enslen quoted on screen. Actual damages said determined at later hearing. FBI's response mentioned.
REPORTER: Ned Potter
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(Studio) Reverend Joseph Lowery, president of SCLC, reported criticizing Reagan administration's stance on civil rights during meeting with Attorney General William French Smith; details given, film shown. Justice Department spokesperson's response noted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290679
(Studio) Award given Isidore Zimmerman in his suit against New York state for wrongful imprisonment reported; details given.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290680
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Los Angeles, California) Dan Rather reported completing testimony in slander suit against CBS News and "60 Minutes" stemming from 1979 report linking Dr. Carl Galloway to insurance fraud scheme; background to suit explained. [GALLOWAY - notes network's obligation to check facts prior to broadcast] [RATHER - testifies; uses duck analogy.] Possible significance of network outtakes for Galloway's case discussed; portions shown.
REPORTER: Jerry Bowen
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#290682
(Studio) Census Bureau's analysis of nation's ethnic background outlined.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290683
(Studio) Last night's report on gene splicing and agriculture recalled; company involved in such research identification as Agragenetics Corporation
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#290684
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Hawthorne, California) Dan. Freeman Hospital prog. bringing mentally and physically handicapped together for mutual support and aid featured. [PEOPLE - discuss loneliness.] Dan. Whitbeck and Mary Murphy's situation cited as example [MURPHY, WHITBECK - praise rel.] Similar experience of Elsa DePalma and Sandy Archbald noted. [DePALMA and ARCHBALD - praise each other.] [Program coordinator Wendy WOLFE - explains advantage of program.]
REPORTER: David Browning
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