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(Studio) Reagan campaign said trying to distance their candidate from controversy surrounding CIA's manual on political assassination and terrorism given Nicaraguan guerrillas and from White House economy's criticism of Mondale's comparable worth pay proposal.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Reagan said calling for investigation of CIA training manual; deputy press secretary Larry Speakes' assertion that administration opposes political assassination quoted on screen. Admin. officials reported later claiming manual was not approved by CIA, but work of low-level employee. [Representative Thomas O'NEILL - demands CIA director William Casey resign.] [Council of Econ. Advisers spokesperson William NISKANEN - attacks Mondale's proposal for comparable worth pay scale for men and women.] Niskanen's rationalization of pay inequity as being due to women disrupting their careers for marriage and children noted. [NISKANEN - doesn't believe equal-pay-for-equal-work is appropriate.] [MONDALE - laughs; feels admin.'s attitude toward justice and equality for women is hopeless.] Admin. reported ordering Niskanen to refuse all interview requests; White House mentioned expecting Mondale to bring up CIA manual issue in Sunday's debate.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
(Studio) Reagan's defense of CIA quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Second near miss of Vice President George Bush's campaign plane with private craft detailed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(London, England) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) reported calling emergency meeting to deal with oil price war begun by Britain and Norway; similar reduction by Nigeria noted. Implications for United States considered. [Energy Secretary Don. HODEL - explains benefits for US.] Last oil price war reviewed. ["Petroleum Intelligence Weekly" spokesperson Peter BILD - acknowledges possibility of price war.]
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
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(Studio) Death and injury toll in Paterson, New Jersey, hotel fire reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Paterson, New Jersey) Arrest of Russell Conklin for arson in with regard to hotel fire reported; apparent circumstances of tragedy examined. Films shown. [Alfred MITCHELL - describes experience.] [Richard BENNETT - notes fire doors were locked.] Owner mentioned denying doors were locked.
REPORTER: Harold Dow
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(Studio) Record snowstorm hitting Salt Lake City, UT, discussed; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Palermo, Sicily) Mafia murders here in apparent gang war examined; films shown. [MAYOR - comments in Italian.] Mafia's long-standing impact on Sicilian society and psychology discussed; school system's approach to organized crime considered. Student (named in report) quoted. [Teacher Elia DiGIORGI - calls for war against Mafia.]
REPORTER: Richard Roth
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(Studio) FBI raid on New York City members of New Afrikan Freedom Fighters for alleged robbery conspiracy and jail break of colleague detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Personal spending and income for September reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Earthquake centered in Wyoming reported hitting several west states; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Warsaw, IN) Indictment of Faith Assembly sect leader as accessory to reckless homicide in allowing death of teenage member due to cult's rejection of medical treatment examined. [Prosecutor Michael MINER - describes girl's death.] Parents mentioned indicted as well; number sect members dying since 1973 reported Legal implications of IN case considered. [Prosecutor David LAUR - explains state's position.] Status of convictions of cult members mentioned.
REPORTER: Ned Potter Artist: Carmen Nicklin
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(Studio) Clarification and update of report earlier in week on investigators' desire to question Caroline Kennedy and other family members in death six mos. ago of David Kennedy outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) James Alan Day reported murdering his six children before killing himself; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Boston Univ. researchers reported discovering drug which promotes growth of new blood vessels; "Journal of American Med. Association" article outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Iran reported claiming beginning ground offensive against Iraq; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Tokyo, Japan) Search for extortionists using poisoned candy to destroy Morinaga candy company examined; psychological impact on public described. Indivs. named in report Tylenol poisonings in Chicago recalled. Social implications for Japanese culture of situation discussed; extortionists' taunting of police described, shown.
REPORTER: Wyatt Andrews
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(Studio) Nobel Prize for econs. reported awarded Sir Richard Stone; details given. Stone recalled former aide to John Maynard Keynes.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Return to South Africa of 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu reported; his criticism of Reagan administration quoted. Films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) "Washington Post" recalled claiming United States government was aware of terrorist plans to bomb United States embassy annex and ambassador's home in Beirut just prior to bombing last mo.; Vice President George Bush's response today reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, last year recalled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Beirut, Lebanon) Circumstances of bombing reviewed, questions raised by incident discussed; films shown. [President REAGAN - won't withdraw Marines while mission remains.] Marine pullout four mos. later recalled. [REAGAN - claims Lebanon has rebuilt its army.] Disintegration of Lebanese army shortly after President's remarks reviewed; President Amin Gemayel's lack of power described as limited to presidential palace. [Former president Camille CHAMOUN - thinks nothing came out of experience.] Lebanon's current economy status, Syria's continued role despite United States motives discussed. [REAGAN - calls for preventing Syrian takeover.] [Banker Elias SABA - notes Syria has taken over at cost of US lives.] Lebanon mentioned finally having strong leader in person of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. [Restaurant owner Henry HADDAD - notes resistance to accepting reality of fact that Syria kicked United States out of Lebanon.] [Former ambassador to US, Charles MALIK - attributes American failure in region to lack of experience.] [SABA - feels United States made mistake in Lebanon.] Similarity between United States failures in Lebanon and Vietnam considered. [REAGAN - doesn't want to tell slain Marines they wasted their sacrifice.] [MALIK - believes Marines died in vain.] [CHAMOUN - agrees.]
REPORTER: Bob Simon
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