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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Louisville, Kentucky) Condition of William Schroeder after receive artificial heart yesterday reported; films shown. [Margaret SCHROEDER - Melvin SCHROEDER - are optimistic.] Jarvik 7 heart implant discussed. [Dr. Allan LANSING - describes Schroeder's current condition.] Necessity for second operation due to complications mentioned. [Linus BREITWIESER, Jim HOWE - consider both Schroeder and Barney Clark heroes.] Clark's experience as first recipient of artificial heart recalled. [Una Loy CLARK - believes husband felt gratified helping future recipients.]
REPORTER: Ned Potter
(DC) Controversy over Clark's artificial heart implant, centering on need and cost issues, recalled; similar questions said raised with Schroeder's surgery. [Harvard spokesperson Harvey FINEBERG - considers artificial heart device an expensive means of saving lives.] Clark's hospital bill mentioned. Issue of Clark's physician Dr. William DeVries' decision to leave state hospital for Humana Corporation with promise of corporate funding for 100 artificial heart operations discussed. [Humana Incorporated spokesperson David JONES - defs. profit motive.] [Stk. analyst Todd RICHTER - agrees.] [Dr. George MACOVERN, "New England Journal of Medicine" spokesperson Dr. Arnold RELMAN - fear future health care will be determined by ability to pay rather than need.]
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
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(Studio) President Reagan and deputy Iraq prime minister Tariq Aziz reported meeting at White House to announce full resumption of diplomacy relations; background to severed relations recalled. Films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Treasury Scy. Don. Regan's proposed tax reforms, presented to President Reagan today, outlined on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) President Konstantin Chernenko's goals for next year's US-USSR arms talks, presented during Moscow meeting with Britain's Labor party leaders Neil Kinnock and Denis Healey, outlined, films shown. USSR noted planning to match any West ballistic missiles pending new arms reduction agreement.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Navy Secretary John Lehman reported deciding against cancellation of existing defense contracts with General Dynamics, Newport News Shipbuilding, General Elec. and Westinghouse, despite investigations into their gifts to Admiral Hyman Rickover; Lehman reported also awarding new contracts to General Dynamics and Newport News. Details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(USS Georgia) Trident submarine program examined; films shown. [Captain West Gordon LANGE - praises stealth of Trident.] Trident's missile superiority described. [Captain Mike GRAY - praises ship.] Potential offensive capability of Trident noted. [Representative Thomas DOWNEY - thinks Trident poses incrd. danger to US; explains.]
REPORTER: David Martin
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(Studio) General Motors' recall of 1978-1980 midsize cars due to rear axle defect reported; details given. Ford's recall of 1984-85 Tempos and Topazes explained. Chrysler's recall of 1984-85 models with possibly defective fuel supply system mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Latest drop in prime lending rate reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Huntsville, Texas) Texas penal system's bureaucratic foul-up resulting in several prisoners being released or paroled earlier than technically eligible and rejailing of them examined; Bonnie Fawcett's case cited as example [FAWCETT - explains reason for robbing store; feels reimprisonment is unjust.] Fawcett noted both model prisoner and parolee while free; details given. [Texas parole board dir. John BYRD - notes prisoners rejailed were all doing well on parole.] [Inmate Joe GRAVES - questions logic behind imprisoning him when he was functioning appropriately in society.] Graves' case outlined; Steve Campos' similar success while briefly paroled described. [CAMPOS - recalls reaction of parole board member to his rejailing.] [Parnell BARRETT - describes job as parolee.] Authorities' rationale noted based on law, not justice. [Warden Linda WOODMAN - is fatalistic about mistake.] [BYRD - comments.] Parole board's push for governor to commute sentences of many of those mistakenly paroled noted. [FAWCETT - wants to try for the second time.]
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg
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(Studio) Car bombing of United States embassy in Bogota, Colombia, reported drug related; recent evacuation of United States dipls. and dependents due to threats from drug traffickers recalled. Films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Mil. rule in Uruguay reported ending with weekend election of Julio Maria Sanguinetti.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) World Court reported rejecting United States claims of exemption in Nicaragua's case against it; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) United States and North Korea reported accusing each other of starting Friday's shoot-out when USSR citizen defected in Panmunjom; details of incident reviewed, audio tapes played, illustrations shown. [DEFECTOR - claims he crossed into South Korea of his own free will.] Death and injury toll from exchange recalled; condition of wounded United States Army Pvt. Michael Burgoyne mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#294544
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Commentary concerns outbreak of violence against homeless in Santa Cruz, California; incidents noted coinciding with sales of "Trollbuster" t-shirts, patterned after "Ghostbusters" movie and reflecting local slang name for transients and street people. Attacker's rationale for setting transient afire reported Similar mindless acts of violence against gays noted. Planned Parenthood clinics, 1920's paranoia of Red Scare, anti-evolution crusades of religious fundamentalists, reemergence of Ku Klux Klan, 1950s McCarthyism recalled.
REPORTER: Bill Moyers
#294546
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Sioux City, Iowa) Case of mistaken identity resulting in burial of Shawn Lake as Patricia Noonan following auto. accident examined; circumstances surrounding situation reviewed. Films, photos shown. [Karmen NOONAN, aunt Betty EVERINGHAM - recall factors involved in identification what was believed to be Patricia's body.] [Paula LINDNER - considers friend's recovery a miracle.] [Karmen NOONAN - comments.]
REPORTER: Frank Currier
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