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(Studio) President Reagan's campaign efforts today said sidetracked by apparent conflict within administration over policy on terrorism; Secretary of State George Shultz's claim admin. supports quick military retaliation despite potential loss of innocent lives quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Hackensack, New Jersey) [REAGAN - supports Shultz's speech on terrorism; remarks transcribed on screen.] [Vice President George BUSH - disagrees with Shultz; explains.] [REAGAN - backs off earlier blanket support of Shultz's statement] White House spokesperson said later endorsing Shultz's speech as reflecting administration policy in full; possible effect on President's reelec. efforts mentioned dismissed by his campaign aides. Reagan's courting of Jewish vote, moving away from him due to his stance on Church-State relations, said include veiled reference to Jesse Jackson. [REAGAN - attacks Democratic party `s lack of resolution condemning anti-Semitism.]
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigation's conclusions on latest terrorist bombing of United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, quoted on screen; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Des Moines, Iowa) Walter Mondale's response to aides' alleged belief that President Reagan is unbeatable examined. [MONDALE - dismisses polls; anticipates elec. victory.] [campaign. chairperson James JOHNSON - denies telling Mondale he'll lose; explains.] [Geraldine FERRARO - dismisses situation.] [Vice President George BUSH - criticizes Mondale's staff's display of lack of loyalty.] Turnouts for Mondale's rallies noted, shown. [MONDALE - claims voters, not polls, will decide election] Indications of Mondale's incrd. campaign enthusiasm described, shown. [MONDALE - attacks Reagan's lack of compassion.]
REPORTER: Susan Spencer
(Studio) Confusion presented American public by contradictory polls examined; recent Harris, NBC News, "USA Today", CBS "News-New York Times" findings cited as example Figs. listed on screen. [Gallup Org. president Andrew KOHUT - notes historical accuracy of polls taken in last days of campaign] Poll data collection techniques explained, demonstrated. [KOHUT - discusses factors affecting poll results.]
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) President Reagan's praise of United States mercenaries fighting to overthrow Nicaraguan government quoted in Scripps-Howard newspapers interview; his reference to actor Robert Montgomery's World War II stint as ambulance driver noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Rome, Italy) Judge Ilario Martella's indictments against Oral Celik and others for their role in Mehmet Ali Agca's would-be assassination of Pope John Paul II in 1981 examined; photos, films shown. Evidence indicating second gunman and authorities' conclusions of conspiracy between Bulgarians and gunmen explained; Sergei Antonov noted formally chgd. today as Agca's accomplice.
REPORTER: Richard Roth
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Houston, Texas) Flooding here due to unusually heavy rains and predictions of more inclement weather noted; community's effort to recover examined. Films shown. [PEOPLE - describe experience, damage.]
REPORTER: Martha Teichner
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(Studio) President Reagan's comment on "Doonesbury" comic strip quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Premature death rate among cigarette smokers noted; Environmental Protection Agency study, claiming relationship between lung cancer among nonsmokers and smoke from others' cigarettes, examined. Details outlined on screen. [EPA analyst James REPACE - claims smokers present cancer risk to nonsmokers.] Various carcinogenics regulated by government listed on screen. [Action on Smoking and Health spokesperson John BANZHAF - claims cigarette smoke is major pollutant.] [Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett KOOP - feels nonsmokers' militancy is result of health concerns.] Tobacco ind. ad shown. [Ind. spokesperson Walker MERRIMENT - denies credible evidence that tobacco smoke causes disease in nonsmokers.] [BANZHAF - opposes smokers playing Russian roulette with lungs of nonsmokers.] [MERRIMENT - thinks smokers are only minority left in country safe to hate.]
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg
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(Studio) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) reported recommending rejection of agency approval of depoprovera as birth control drug due to possible cancer risk; response of manufacturer Upjohn noted. Details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Federal Communications Commission reported ordering Syracuse station WTVH-TV to offer time for airing of views opposing station's recent statement on nuclear power plants; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Commentary concerns breakdown of families and implications for society; Melvin Lilly's childhood in Harlem cited as example [LILLY - describes reliance on crime to survive.] ["Manchild in the Promised Land" author Claude BROWN - considers implications of Harlem child's ambition.]
REPORTER: Bill Moyers
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Popularity of sneakers among American business women featured; films shown. [WOMEN - explain shoes.] [Shoe designer David EVANS - is outraged.] [PEOPLE - agree.]
REPORTER: Charles Osgood
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