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#294615
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(New Delhi, India) Prime Min. Indira Gandhi, assassinated recently, reported buried today; fear of further Hindu mob violence against Sikhs examined. Films shown. Hindu censorship of photographer Derek Williams' effort to film truckload of Sikh bodies shown. Prime Min. Rajiv Gandhi's role in mother's funeral ceremony described.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
(Studio) Rajiv Gandhi's effort to halt violence and warning of his assassination from exiled Sikh leader in London reported; Gandhi's meeting with Secretary State George Shultz thought focusing on Indian criticism of United States arms sales to Pakistan. Shultz's later meeting with USSR prime minister Nikolai Tikhonov to attack Moscow's allegation that CIA was involved in Indira Gandhi's assassination mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#294616
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Warsaw, Poland) Funeral here today for slain pro-Solidarity priest Father Jerzy Popieluszko, abducted and murdered by members of secret police, examined; films shown. Popieluszko's role in Solidarity movement and relationship with government reviewed. Significance of his martyrdom and public's perception of him now as patron saint noted. Lech Walesa's eulogy quoted; reception given his former deputy Andrzej Gwiazda, recently released from prison, shown.
REPORTER: John Sheahan
#294618
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Iowa) President Reagan's final campaign push examined; films shown. His standing in Arkansas polls mentioned. [REAGAN - denies plans for tax increases] His symbolic visit to John Wayne's Iowa birthplace noted. [REAGAN - jokes about Wayne's probable response to Nicaragua; denies that CIA manual instructing anti-government guerrillas in Nicaragua discussed political assassinations; rationalizes manual's semantics; responds to USSR allegation that United States was involved in Indira Gandhi's assassination.] President noted blaming grain embargo and thus Iowa's economy problems on Carter administration
REPORTER: Bill Plante
(Mt. Clemons, `41) Walter Mondale's last campaign efforts examined; films shown. [MONDALE - anticipates major victory; thinks Reagan administration has lost sight of common people; calls for farmers to raise hell; urges voter support.] His reference to Harry Truman mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Van Sant
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Green Bay, WI) Geraldine Ferraro's final campaigning featured; films shown. [FERRARO - believes voters will prove polls wrong; doesn't think Ronald Reagan, the "surprise President," can be trusted; claims Social Security is in jeopardy with current administration] Extent of Ferraro's campaign and apparent strategy explained, illustrated on map.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
(DC) George Bush's last campaign push examined; films shown. [Yesterday, BUSH - uses term "idiots" in with regard to those disagreeing with Reagan administration] His later rationalization of remark outlined. [Today, BUSH - attacks Mondale's criticism of President] Crowd's booing of him described, shown. Latest Republican poll indicating Mondale's advance in Pennsylvania noted. [BUSH - responds to hecklers.]
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
#294620
(Studio) Sec. precautions at Capitol said allegedly not in response to terrorist threat, according to FBI and Secret Service; films shown.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#294621
(Studio) Tomorrow noted anniversary of seizure of United States embassy in Tehran, Iran; yesterday's report of Pro-Iranian terrorists' desire to strike United States facility overseas before election day recalled.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#294622
(Studio) No. arrested today at White House demonstration protesting President Reagan's policy on homeless reported; details given, films shown. Hunger strike by some members of Community for Creative Non-Violence mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#294623
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Managua, Nicaragua) Tomorrow's national elecs. in Nicaragua, assumed won by Dan. Ortega, previewed; films shown. Question of election's legitimacy in light of harassment of opposition cands. such as Arturo Cruz discussed. [Sandinista Vice Presidential candidate Sergio RAMIREZ - defs. election] United States criticism of election mentioned. [MAN - doesn't believe election is free since freedom of speech and press don't exist.] Ortega's campaign speech outlined.
REPORTER: Richard Wagner
#294624
(Studio) Murder of Peace Corps vol. Lessa Sanflabin in Lesotho Tuesday reported; details given. No. Peace Corps vols. murdered so far this year and their locations noted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#294626
(Studio) Oil spill from wrecked tanker off north California detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#294627
(Studio) FBI reported breaking up drug smuggling ring with arrests yesterday in several states and Canada
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(San Juan, PR) Indications of increase drug smuggling operations based in PR examined; films shown. [DEA spokesperson John SUTTON - acknowledges significant cocaine and marijuana smuggling from PR.] PR's proximity to both Colombia and US and other factors benefiting smugglers explained. [US Customs spokesperson Jaime ECHEVARRIA - notes lack of air coverage in PR.] [Customs pilot Roger GARLAND - explains difficulty in his job.] White House rationalizations for not increase efforts in PR, despite nationally announced war on drugs, noted. [Representative Glenn ENGLISH - believes lack of government effort accounts for no major seizures in PR.]
REPORTER: Richard Schlesinger
#294629
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(France) Claims of 3 villages to be exact center of France examined; films shown. [VILLAGERS - (in French) note idea attracts tourists.] National Geographic Institution's findings, placing exact center at fourth village, discussed.
REPORTER: John Blackstone
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