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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Seattle, WA) President Reagan reported encountering boycott by public HS bands, Mondale-Ferraro demonstrations and hecklers during northw. campaign swing today; films shown. [REAGAN - chides hecklers; criticizes Mondale's tax program.] President said not mentioning anniversary of Beirut bombing, avoiding questions on subject from reporters as well. Reagan shown falling on plane steps.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
(Ann Arbor, Michigan) Mondale's appearance with Gary Hart in Ohio's steel belt featured; films shown. [MONDALE - promises region improvements.] Mondale noted reading 1960 letter from Reagan to Richard Nixon comparing policies of John F. Kennedy with those of Karl Marx and Adolf Hitler; letter shown, quoted. [MONDALE - defs. Kennedy.] Reagan television commercial featuring Hart's criticism of Carter-Mondale administration shown, discussed.
REPORTER: Susan Spencer
(Studio) television commercials of Mondale and Reagan in final leg of campaign shown, discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Contd. heavy rains and floods in Louisiana detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Manila, Philippines) Govt. commission investigating last year's assassination of Benigno Aquino noted split on findings; minority report presented dictator Ferdinand Marcos today by commission chairperson Corazon Agrava noted differing from tomorrow's majority report Both reports discussed; majority report said naming Marcos aide General Fabian Ver as chief conspirator in assassination plot. [Opposition leader Salvador LAUREL - accuses Agrava of trying to protect Marcos.] [General Luther CUSTODIO - denies conspiracy.] Marcos' response to Agrava's report described; political implications for him with tomorrow's report explained.
REPORTER: Wyatt Andrews
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(Studio) Latest South African government police raid on black township detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Australian state parliament's move to allow future adoption of orphaned frozen embryos reported; background to case recalled. Films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Memorial services nationwide, include one in Arlington National Cemetery, for Marines killed in terrorist bombing of their compound in Beirut, Lebanon, last year reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina) Memorial services here featured; films shown. [D.S. McNEILLY - describes difficulty in coping with son Tim's death.] [General Paul KELLEY - quotes Bible.]
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
(Studio) Beirut bombing noted highest single-day death toll of United States troops since World War II.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Beirut, Lebanon) Legacy of Marine presence and withdrawal here examined; films shown. [Banker Elias SABA, Shiite leader Ghassan SIBLINI - note Lebanon's unfulfilled expectations.] [STUDENTS - cite United States failure to help.] [Shiite leader Tammam SALAAM, DRUSE - agree.] [SABA - discusses partisan nature of Marines presence.] [Druse leader Walid JUMBLATT - claims fighting has incrd.] [Former ambassador to United States Charles MALIK - considers situation bleak.] [Restaurant owner Henry HADDAD - hopes Reagan will still rescue Lebanon.]
REPORTER: Bob Simon
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(Studio) General William Westmoreland's attorney's use of videotaped interview with Colonel Gaines Hawkins (ret.) in libel suit against CBS described; Hawkins said admitting falsifying enemy troop strength figs. Details given. Response of CBS attorney David Boies outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Trans. Department reported ordering fire retardant seat covers in US airlines within 3 years; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Findings of New York survey of high school and junior high school students' addiction to alcohol outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Impact of society's pressure on its children, evident in drug and alcohol use among youngsters, examined. [STUDENTS - state their future goals.] Findings of "Weekly Reader" noted. [STUDENTS - discuss marijuana use, pressure to use drugs.] [Families in Action executive director Sue RUSCHE - describes drug paraphernalia designed to appeal to young children; cites example; attributes incrd. peer pressure in drugs to latch-key syndrome.] "Carl's" case described as example [CARL - acknowledges fear at times when alone.] [American Univ. spokesperson Lynette LONG - describes technological isolation of latchkey children.] Kidsline hotline service for children in Chicago described. [Kidsline executive director Lorraine LaSUSA - describes emergency calls from pre-schoolers.] Rise in child abuse discussed as related to economy pressures. [WOMAN - describes her experience with children, with program she entered.]
REPORTER: Bill Moyers
#293993
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Huntington Center, VT) Econ. importance to Vermont of fall tourism noted; films shown. [Maud SHADDOCK - praises this fall's leaf foliage.] State's telephone foliage hotline, using volunteers such as Shaddock, mentioned. [SHADDOCK - reads her report]
REPORTER: Steve Young
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